Dwarven ranged units not firing

[Feelgood Citrus]

I'm starting to get really angry about this. I don't understand why my dwarven ranged units absolutely refuse to fire even when they have a perfect line of fire. They just stand there.

[Saint Landwalker]

Picture?

[Swords]

They'll shoot better if you maneuver them to shoot into flanks. It's a bit finicky.

[Feelgood Citrus]

Originally posted by Detroit Jones:

They'll shoot better if you maneuver them to shoot into flanks. It's a bit finicky.

I just dont understand why they're not firing. They can stand behind my shieldline, and no matter what distance i place them at they don't want to fire on the units fighting my shieldline.

What are the parameters on which they fire and don't fire?

[Triggerhippy]

Manually start them firing, by selecting the unit then clicking the unit to shoot at. Then once they've fired once switch 'fire at will' off and back on again and they should be ok after that.

I know it's more micro management and just a workaround but at least it gets the job done.

[goumindong]

Originally posted by Dreamlicker:

Originally posted by Detroit Jones:

They'll shoot better if you maneuver them to shoot into flanks. It's a bit finicky.

I just dont understand why they're not firing. They can stand behind my shieldline, and no matter what distance i place them at they don't want to fire on the units fighting my shieldline.

What are the parameters on which they fire and don't fire?

Thunderers? They can't shoot over the head of your shield line. They are not firing because they don't want to shoot their allies in the back

Quarrelers can but they aren't armor pericing.

[Abear]

If you select them does it say, "Obstructed"?

Generally, they won't fire if there are units of their own in the way. It's the same as in other TW games.

They'll fire if there's a flank as other people mentioned.

But they won't fire if theres a friendly unit between them and the person they want to shoot.

[Feelgood Citrus]

Originally posted by goumindong:

Originally posted by Dreamlicker:

I just dont understand why they're not firing. They can stand behind my shieldline, and no matter what distance i place them at they don't want to fire on the units fighting my shieldline.

What are the parameters on which they fire and don't fire?

Thunderers? They can't shoot over the head of your shield line. They are not firing because they don't want to shoot their allies in the back

Quarrelers can but they aren't armor pericing.

That'd explain it.

[Simple Kind of Man]

lol a why arent my guys not killing there buddeys.

[DecayWolf]

Unless they're fighting another dwarfs, the enemy lines should be bigger sized than the dwarf front line, which would give a clear shot to chest/head of the adeversary.

[Abear]

Originally posted by DecayWolf:

Unless they're fighting another dwarfs, the enemy lines should be bigger sized than the dwarf front line, which would give a clear shot to chest/head of the adeversary.

Bruh. That is so incredibly unsafe. I would be one pissed off front line dwarf if my buddies were shooting over my head at the enemies.

NEW ANTI-DORF TACTIC: Pick the Dwarf up at your head/chest level! His buddies will shoot him up!

[deathmaster snikch]

Originally posted by Dreamlicker:

Originally posted by Detroit Jones:

They'll shoot better if you maneuver them to shoot into flanks. It's a bit finicky.

I just dont understand why they're not firing. They can stand behind my shieldline, and no matter what distance i place them at they don't want to fire on the units fighting my shieldline.

What are the parameters on which they fire and don't fire?

IKR is not like Orks are smaller than Dwarfs :S but dont let this bring you down the IronDrakes (Trollhammer Torpedo) can shoot above your own troops even at point blank!!! and they have no Friendly Fire

[Alex]

I thought Iron Drakes had friendly fire.

[Abear]

Originally posted by Alex:

I thought Iron Drakes had friendly fire.

They definitely have friendly fire. I was trying this awesome "Full Zombie Stack vs. Iron Drake's" to epitomize the idea of, "KILL IT WITH FIRE!"

But it did not go well. And they definitely burned their buddies from behind.

[deathmaster snikch]

Originally posted by Alex:

I thought Iron Drakes had friendly fire.

Originally posted by Abear:

Originally posted by Alex:

I thought Iron Drakes had friendly fire.

They definitely have friendly fire. I was trying this awesome "Full Zombie Stack vs. Iron Drake's" to epitomize the idea of, "KILL IT WITH FIRE!"

But it did not go well. And they definitely burned their buddies from behind.

I meant the Irondrakes (Trollhammer Torpedo)