The Stupidity of Simulated Battles

[Ruin]

This screenshot is the result from a simulated battle (auto-completed battle). And it shows how ridiculously broken the simulations are on main branch. Losing four medium-to-high level men to five low-to-medium tier bandits like this is just plain stupid. Its almost as if the simulation doesn't take into account the rank or skills of a unit at all and just random number generators the unit into the dead state at its leisure. Absolutely ridiculous.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2058969619

Also as a side note, I think Empire Legionary are plain bugged in simulated battles. Although it didn't happen in this one, I have had some simulated battles that legionaries just drop like flies. Way more than any other unit, even fresh recruits.

[FD_Stalker]

it could happen if your 4 poor souls got fly axe to the head

[Bordric]

Sea raiders can take out someone simulated or not. That being said I never Send Troops on real bandits. Try it with Forest Bandits... d'oh!

[Syllabus]

Originally posted by FD_Stalker:

it could happen if your 4 poor souls got fly axe to the head

Or a well placed javelin.

[Bordric]

Almost all my deaths have been instant death charging Sea Raiders and or the Forest Bandits who are not worth the fight to me.

[Miggy]

Dude, have ever experienced getting throwing axes or javelins in the face from a mile away? These sea raiders are just as good as bowmen when it comes to throwing weapons and those hit like a truck. I sometimes lose a Battanian Fian Champion or an Imperial Elite Cataphract when fighting these f*ckers even when leading my troops. F*cking javelins... >_>

[Ruin]

I honestly, even on realistic, rarely have issues like this with bandits or any ranged unit in small numbers like this since i am just used to having plenty of units to shieldwall and plenty of archers and cav archers to batter them with arrows

[Jetrel]

I agree, they throw stuff.. dont auto battle that.

[Jackrum]

I auto battled a group of looters, 59 cavalry vs 4 looters and I lost a Khans guard. Yea ♥♥♥♥ doesn't make sense sometimes.

[Miggy]

Originally posted by Jackrum:

I auto battled a group of looters, 59 cavalry vs 4 looters and I lost a Khans guard. Yea ♥♥♥♥ doesn't make sense sometimes.

You shouldn't be losing units against looters. Are you sure they aren't just injured?

[Ruin]

Originally posted by Miggy:

Originally posted by Jackrum:

I auto battled a group of looters, 59 cavalry vs 4 looters and I lost a Khans guard. Yea ♥♥♥♥ doesn't make sense sometimes.

You shouldn't be losing units against looters. Are you sure they aren't just injured?

Might have just been injured, but even then, there is no real reason for even a khan's guard to be knocked out by looters

[Miggy]

Originally posted by Ruin:

Originally posted by Miggy:

You shouldn't be losing units against looters. Are you sure they aren't just injured?

Might have just been injured, but even then, there is no real reason for even a khan's guard to be knocked out by looters

Probably got done in by rocks. Have you experienced the looters' rock throwing skills? I swear they're using aimbot :P

[Bordric]

Originally posted by Jackrum:

I auto battled a group of looters, 59 cavalry vs 4 looters and I lost a Khans guard. Yea ♥♥♥♥ doesn't make sense sometimes.

Don't believe that at all. They do not kill just wound.

[Ruin]

Originally posted by Miggy:

Originally posted by Ruin:

Might have just been injured, but even then, there is no real reason for even a khan's guard to be knocked out by looters

Probably got done in by rocks. Have you experienced the looters' rock throwing skills? I swear they're using aimbot :P

yeah all ranged units need to have their aimbotting turned down a little, but once you have the armor similar to the khans guard, you really shouldn't be dying from them ever unless you just sit there i suppose.

[Bordric]

Once I have armor and money I don't bother with them anyway.

[Ruin]

Originally posted by Bordric:

Once I have armor and money I don't bother with them anyway.

I only bother with looters if they are in armies of like 15+ or 20+ thats the only time it would even be worth auto-battling