Explain Dogs to a noob

[Other Asterion]

What are dogs used for specifically? My understanding is that they're supposed to be used against lightly armoured targets, but wouldn't I just use cav? Also, for some reason my dogs keep having there morale break before they even get hit.....

[loki925]

Mostly used aginst routing troops very fast and hungry for dinner!

Originally posted by Admin:

What are dogs used for specifically? My understanding is that they're supposed to be used against lightly armoured targets, but wouldn't I just use cav? Also, for some reason my dogs keep having there morale break before they even get hit.....

[Pixels]

don't let the trainers attack just send the dogs. You can use a bunch of dogs to kill just about anything. If you spam dogs you will have many victories

[Gator]

Dogs can take slingers and cav, some lighly armored melee but they have some trouble with pikes. Dogs are OP and are good with anything really

[fred]

Basically, the idea is to get somewhat close to the enemy and then push the special ability button in the drop down tab for the unit. This will release the dogs to attack the nearest enemy unit. Alternatively, you can click on the unit that you want to attack and the handlers will release the dogs when they're in range.

In either case, once you release the dogs your best bet is to take those handlers and run for the hills. They're worthless in a fight and the dogs are gonna do what they're gonna do without any input from you.

Hope that helps.

[Other Asterion]

thanks for the help, but why does the unit break before the enemy? I mean 20 yards before a bunchh of troops for some reason my dogs just break and leave.

[Itharus]

They probably got slaughtered by ranged weapons fire. Dogs are only effective against lightly armored or unarmored troops such as slingers, early levies, archers, etc.

[The Hundredth Idiot]

1. Buy 5 units of dogs.
2. Wait until enemy slinger/skirmishers/light infantry are in the front of their own army.
3. Tell you're dogs to attack (Don't use the relese button beacuse it's broken and you're dogs will come back to their handlers and decide to be useless)
4. Watch the enemy army break.

[ROMKnight]

Fire and Forget pack of angry animals.

I'd rather them attack everything in front of them, but never break and be in fewer numbers - just freak the ♥♥♥♥ out and go savage. lol

[Berserk Slayer]

They are mostly kept as pets, useful for hunting/retrieval, herding sheep, defending/attacking humans, and countless other tasks related to their super-powered senses of smell and hearing/keen instincts, as well as playing fetch and hugging. They require regular feeding, exercise and contrary to popular belief should be given regularly replaced fresh water from a running source for optimal happiness and healthiness.

Groom them, but be aware they will smell. They love all things disgusting and putrid. They have hair attached mostly all over, they have two ends, one with a toothy grin where food enters the animal and another where the fecal matter exits the animal - it is important not to get the ends mixed up when you are leading the dog around for a walk, or putting food in the dog as failure to get the right end could result in injury to you, the dog or both.

They like meat, they are a good way of striking up conversation with boys/girls and if you give them beer (only a little!) it makes them fart. Do not fit blue lasers to them as while it looks awesome, they cannot be trusted to be responsible in where they point them, and blinding the neighbours' toddler with a dog-mounted laser is apparently antisocial now, because of political correctness.

They suck at computer games, except Rome II where mine has been able to consistently give the battle AI a drubbing.

Hope this helps.

[General Dogsbody]

Originally posted by Berserk Smurf:

They are mostly kept as pets, useful for hunting/retrieval, herding sheep, defending/attacking humans, and countless other tasks related to their super-powered senses of smell and hearing/keen instincts, as well as playing fetch and hugging. They require regular feeding, exercise and contrary to popular belief should be given regularly replaced fresh water from a running source for optimal happiness and healthiness.

Groom them, but be aware they will smell. They love all things disgusting and putrid. They have hair attached mostly all over, they have two ends, one with a toothy grin where food enters the animal and another where the fecal matter exits the animal - it is important not to get the ends mixed up when you are leading the dog around for a walk, or putting food in the dog as failure to get the right end could result in injury to you, the dog or both.

They like meat, they are a good way of striking up conversation with boys/girls and if you give them beer (only a little!) it makes them fart. Do not fit blue lasers to them as while it looks awesome, they cannot be trusted to be responsible in where they point them, and blinding the neighbours' toddler with a dog-mounted laser is apparently antisocial now, because of political correctness.

They suck at computer games, except Rome II where mine has been able to consistently give the battle AI a drubbing.

Hope this helps.

My dog just read this, and is now keen to meet your dog for a game!!!!!!!

[Ammianus Marcellinus]

Originally posted by General Quarters:

Originally posted by Berserk Smurf:

They are mostly kept as pets, useful for hunting/retrieval, herding sheep, defending/attacking humans, and countless other tasks related to their super-powered senses of smell and hearing/keen instincts, as well as playing fetch and hugging. They require regular feeding, exercise and contrary to popular belief should be given regularly replaced fresh water from a running source for optimal happiness and healthiness.

Groom them, but be aware they will smell. They love all things disgusting and putrid. They have hair attached mostly all over, they have two ends, one with a toothy grin where food enters the animal and another where the fecal matter exits the animal - it is important not to get the ends mixed up when you are leading the dog around for a walk, or putting food in the dog as failure to get the right end could result in injury to you, the dog or both.

They like meat, they are a good way of striking up conversation with boys/girls and if you give them beer (only a little!) it makes them fart. Do not fit blue lasers to them as while it looks awesome, they cannot be trusted to be responsible in where they point them, and blinding the neighbours' toddler with a dog-mounted laser is apparently antisocial now, because of political correctness.

They suck at computer games, except Rome II where mine has been able to consistently give the battle AI a drubbing.

Hope this helps.

My dog just read this, and is now keen to meet your dog for a game!!!!!!!

Your forgot.....they bark when teabagged

[☠ Darth Chocula ☠]

war dogs bite off nutsacks..that is the one, and only, use for this unit

[the dark wizard]

Originally posted by Admin:

What are dogs used for specifically? My understanding is that they're supposed to be used against lightly armoured targets, but wouldn't I just use cav? Also, for some reason my dogs keep having there morale break before they even get hit.....

Well I guess dogs are used against weak skirmishers, they are very fast moral sappers, that can engage skirmishers and break them so you got suppiority in range combat.

now I use cav as well, but cav is not as fast, and is best used in hammer and anvil strikes... you use them to hammer into the enemies rear or flanks when they are engaged with your infantry....

[OldMemes.biz]

Originally posted by Berserk Smurf:

They are mostly kept as pets, useful for hunting/retrieval, herding sheep, defending/attacking humans, and countless other tasks related to their super-powered senses of smell and hearing/keen instincts, as well as playing fetch and hugging. They require regular feeding, exercise and contrary to popular belief should be given regularly replaced fresh water from a running source for optimal happiness and healthiness.

Groom them, but be aware they will smell. They love all things disgusting and putrid. They have hair attached mostly all over, they have two ends, one with a toothy grin where food enters the animal and another where the fecal matter exits the animal - it is important not to get the ends mixed up when you are leading the dog around for a walk, or putting food in the dog as failure to get the right end could result in injury to you, the dog or both.

They like meat, they are a good way of striking up conversation with boys/girls and if you give them beer (only a little!) it makes them fart. Do not fit blue lasers to them as while it looks awesome, they cannot be trusted to be responsible in where they point them, and blinding the neighbours' toddler with a dog-mounted laser is apparently antisocial now, because of political correctness.

They suck at computer games, except Rome II where mine has been able to consistently give the battle AI a drubbing.

Hope this helps.

I'm dying, lol!