Jarl Bjorn Ragnarsson glitch and devastating troops

[Dinsdale]

I've been sent by the Danish king to help Jarl Bjorn Rangnarsson around Snotingham (love that name!). Bjorn sent me to get rid of some Saxon foragers, but there are none to be found anywhere. Looked A LOT! Any ideas?

Also, why won't my troops let me hold a town as a possession anymore? They used to. They just want to devastate towns I take. What am I missing? Once you devestate, you always have to? That makes no sense.

[Tuidjy]

The developers made it so that you cannot conquer towns outside of sandbox mode. I bet it was setting up situations that were messing the story flow somehow.

Once you finish the story line, you will be able to conquer stuff again.

[Dinsdale]

But I DID conquer a town earlier....

[Father Ribs]

Have you sworn fealty to a king? If you are between lords, you can't conquer even if you could before. If you join a faction (currently I am playing a pro-viking campaign using story mode), you can conquer towns, cities and forts.

At the risk of not providing spoilers, pretty soon after you make a certain decision, you will have the option to swear fealty and resume conquering.

I can't remember if the foragers were an actual unit on the map or if you had to go to a point on the map. Either way, it shouldn't be far from where that quest is issued.

[Legionary Guard]

Originally posted by Father Ribs:

Have you sworn fealty to a king? If you are between lords, you can't conquer even if you could before. If you join a faction (currently I am playing a pro-viking campaign using story mode), you can conquer towns, cities and forts.

At the risk of not providing spoilers, pretty soon after you make a certain decision, you will have the option to swear fealty and resume conquering.

I can't remember if the foragers were an actual unit on the map or if you had to go to a point on the map. Either way, it shouldn't be far from where that quest is issued.

The foragers are an actual unit, and should be marked such ('Saxon Foragers' or whereabouts), They spawn at a random point near Snotingaham (On one playthrough, they spawned in the southeast woods. Another time, they spawned just west of the Viking camp at the river, et cetera) and start patrolling around it. It should be about a sixty-someodd strong party, but with incredibly weak troops (A dozen or two archers and the rest are peasants). Try raising your spotting skill up if you can't see them..

[Dinsdale]

Great replys thanks