Siege but troops are not attacking the second gate

[MrApocalyptic]

Hey guys,

So I have two siege towers and a ram that advance towards the walls and the gate but the problem with the ram is once they break the gate they all go to the siege towers while I actually want them to destroy the main gate, is there a way to give them the command to focus on attacking the gate? I tried different commands but they either just stand in the hallway doing nothing or they go to the siege towers instead.

Thanks guys :)

[Maelos]

The siege pathfinding is totally ♥♥♥♥♥♥ at the moment. I have the opposite problem on many sieges: my guys just go for the gate even though there's 2 siege towers available and already at the wall...

[MrApocalyptic]

Originally posted by Maelos:

The siege pathfinding is totally ♥♥♥♥♥♥ at the moment. I have the opposite problem on many sieges: my guys just go for the gate even though there's 2 siege towers available and already at the wall...

I see, thanks for the info mate :) I hope they'll fix this issue soon

[RSB]

Same here - they wait for the ram to destroy the gate, they push the ram and destroy first gate, then those ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ swarm ladders and ignore second gate.

[MrApocalyptic]

Originally posted by ;2144217924389303904:

Same here - they wait for the ram to destroy the gate, they push the ram and destroy first gate, then those ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ swarm ladders and ignore second gate.

I swear I need to make a meme out of this one :D

[Maelos]

Originally posted by Tritega:

Originally posted by ;2144217924389303904:

Same here - they wait for the ram to destroy the gate, they push the ram and destroy first gate, then those ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ swarm ladders and ignore second gate.

I swear I need to make a meme out of this one :D

Once we get an 'artwork' tab it'll be flooded with memes. EDIT: nvm it's already there.

[PlevisVesel]

For me it's random. Those dozy ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ sometime bash the second gate, sometimes they don't.
Siege towers are broken as ♥♥♥♥. The short ones have a bug at the platform that doesn't allow infantry to pass over the platform.
The long ones get your people suicidal. They reach the top of the ladder and either fall or get stuck there (I actually got stuck there once myself)
Oh and sometimes they use only one ladder or just completely ignore the whole ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ tower,
So far, the only consistent strategy has been the use of siege ladders. Just don't be the first one up the ladder

[Goffik]

I ended up at the top of a siege tower facing 50 enemies alone because of this issue. The idiots pushed the tower all the way to the walls, then ran off because the gate got destroyed!

[RSB]

Or they use only one ladder, making long-ass queues to it, despite having like 2 other ladders at this side of castle, and 3 at the other side of castle.

It is sometimes funny to watch.

[MrApocalyptic]

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[Praesi]

Its a complete mess. They dont use Siege Weapons correctly. They dont use all Ladders of a Siege Tower. They dont attack the second Gate. They cant get over the smallest obsticals. They just climb into death one by one. This is ridiculous after 8 Years of development. I know..its early access..but serious. A Key feature that ♥♥♥♥♥♥ up?

[BeerIsGood]

I came here looking for a good solution, as I've run into all of these problems as well. I'll share what's been working for me

Get the ram to break down the first door, then ride in on your horse with all of your troops following you (F1 -> F2). Then you can just break down the door yourself. It takes a long time, I've not tried an axe or something two handed to see if that works better.

It's important to be on the horse so your troops don't get in your swing radius. Then they all go through the gate rather than just getting stuck on the ladders.

Of course this all goes to hell if your ram gets destroyed...

[lowliability]

So I had this exact problem and this worked for me. I had my entire army on Follow Me so they were all crowded into the space before the inner castle door. Then i simply selected my infantry (1) and proceeded to melee the door. This, for whatever reason, made the troops attack the door. Hope this works for y'all.

[Halkrath]

@tritega lol

[Raific]

I agree. I am getting a bit annoyed at losing a pretty easy siege because my troops will not go up a tower or take down a door. Or for that matter, sometimes won't go through an open door. The would rather run up a meat grinder ladder.

Sometimes the Follow Me works but not always.

[Barry Burton]

Similar to Kove I was able to get them to attack the 2nd gate by doing F1 + Left click the second gate