Ambush battles in Campaign (single player)

[Gandd]

I have been trying to find out how the ambush stance work.So far the time i have done it either nothing happend and on rare occassions i have been stuck(due to being in range of town and not being able to change stance-unless i declare war)
or i have been discovered.
So my question is does the Ambush stance work in a single player or are they only to troll in custom battles?
Did you ever manage to ambush any armys in Campaign mod?
-if you did is it still standard mode battle or they walk accross valley etc?

[Chaunsey]

when you mouse over a piece of terrain it tells you the chance of success for ambushes.

if you try to use ambush stance on an open plain, chances are it will fail.

if you try to use it in a forest, its more likely to succeed than not.

[Kayeka]

The best way to lure an enemy into an ambush is to leave a poorly-staffed army within reach of your victim. The AI will take the bait for sure, allowing you to spring the trap.

[Gandd]

Początkowo opublikowane przez Chaunsey:

when you mouse over a piece of terrain it tells you the chance of success for ambushes.

if you try to use ambush stance on an open plain, chances are it will fail.

if you try to use it in a forest, its more likely to succeed than not.

Ok i should make myself clear i know that already,you would think i kind of figured that out after 200+hr of gameplay.

Początkowo opublikowane przez Kayeka:

The best way to lure an enemy into an ambush is to leave a poorly-staffed army within reach of your victim. The AI will take the bait for sure, allowing you to spring the trap.

Yes but how does this work do you catch them as they walk in the open?or is it like standard battle but maybe you spawn behind them?or standard battle but at night?

[Kayeka]

On the campaign map, your army has this red little sphere of influence the enemy can't walk past wihtout attacking. If you put your army in "ambush" stance, the army and their sphere is invisible to the AI. (well, as far as anything is invisible to the AI. At least it will pretend)

If an enemy army marche into your army's sphere, you get the option to spring the trap. If you do so, battle will commence. The enemy army will be marching in a mostly randomly determined line, and you get to deploy troops all around them, as opposed to just right in front of them as it would be in a normal battle.

Since the enemy army isn't in combat formation, and your units can charge in from all sides, you'll have a pretty great tactical advantage.

[Gandd]

thanks alot that clarify all:)

[Kayeka]

You're very welcome.

[Chaunsey]

the coolest part about ambush battles to me is that the enemy is forced to start the battle marching in column.

he cannot control his men until one of your units is spotted, so you can hide your men, wait for his men to march into the perfect spot, and then spring the trap.

i imagine having this happen to you would be scary, watching your men marching into a trap and you cant do anything lol.

[Xander Tyrann]

nervous for the atatcker too incase one of your units gets spotted early and ruins the trap :p

[Gandd]

Did any of you got ever ambushed by AI?
I play on hard and i have never been ambushed myself so dont know if the AI even can(another thing if the IQ lvl is high enough as we know by now its not:P)

[Xander Tyrann]

no, ive seen them place their armies in places that would be great for an amush, but then move them away next turn instead of setting the ambush....

[Gandd]

hehe ok well im not suprised tbh we know AI isnt the smartest in this game;)