Trees

[Scipio1st]

Really quick question:

When units are in cover, do trees still help cover them from arrows and help defend against cavelry?

For example is it good to have your archers in the trees, or would this only make the unit invisible for a limited time?

[Malaficus Shaikan]

If you are wood elves then tree's are a lifesaver.
For everyone else there horrible.
Constantly blocking arrow fire, cavelry movement, unable to see anything.

General speaking i use tree's to sneak troops around or force the enemy into melee with my infantry.
Otherwise i try to avoid them as much as possible.

[Crowkeeper]

Originally posted by Scipio1st:

Really quick question:

When units are in cover, do trees still help cover them from arrows and help defend against cavelry?

For example is it good to have your archers in the trees, or would this only make the unit invisible for a limited time?

What the guy above me said is mostly true; however what he missed is the fact that for factions who lack good missile infantry, or in situations where the enemy has missile superiority, trees can still be a life saver.

[Harmania]

Trees are actual obstacles that will absorb arrow fire, and slow down cavalry assuming the models are having to change directions to get around them.

In my experiences, regiments with small sizes do better in trees than bulky regiments.

It's also worth noting that a lot of Wood Elf units get bonuses for being in forests, and their archers generally have a rather high natural accuracy, making them better at shooting from tree cover, or into them.

[Gawain]

As Mocking Mary say, small regiments do well in trees. Heros and giants do too. Definitely a life saver for vamps/any elves/chaos factions. Avoid like crazy if dwarfs/lizard/men because shock value of ambush is also higher for them. Skaven are mix, but generally I'd avoid, exception being Queek as his forces have a lot more command than the other 2 skaven factions.

[Tenhys]

Originally posted by MilesNDavis:

As Mocking Mary say, small regiments do well in trees. Heros and giants do too.

"Forest" divide the speed and melee attack of "Large" units by five. So no, "Giants" do not enjoy being fighting in forest, except if you got the banner that gives the trait "Strider" (unaffected by terrain conditions.)