Attacking cities

Cp. Kain · Gunner Posts: 535 **4815 Gold** -

- That's not what i meant. Sorry. Must be my accent Twisted Evil

- E.G.
- I have my officers attack with the first move. Then they seem to randomly can or can't use their second move...
- I presume it's moral that counts.
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Wolfwood · Boatswain Posts: 2527 **33917 Gold** -

I think it is either the moral or the whole well-being of your unit. Perhaps it even depends on the difficulty of the first melee: if you beat a weak group of enemies, you get to use your second move to attack again...

Guesses all of them... Question

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Cp. Kain · Gunner Posts: 535 **4815 Gold** -

- That may be it, as well...
- Wanna have fun?
- Put one pirate unit on a high hill near the bushes when fighting Monty...
- The stupid indians kept attacking it head-to-head while coming out from the bushes...4 units of axe-guys seemed to have "crashed" into them... Twisted Evil

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jbsmith · Cutthroat Posts: 285 **835 Gold** -

perhaps if we built a large wooden badger,,

whats this?my tankard is Empty!must get more ALE!

Neon_Pirate · Powder Monkey Posts: 45 **257 Gold** -

Officers
Well having taken almost 50% of the carribean for the dutch and tking almost anything in site my best tactic is to first get your officers in to the trees.. sure they move slower but hey they dont take much dameg. always stay 2 spaces in so theres one forest between you and the feold that way the enmy inless its a weak indian unit cant reach you in one turnthen spot your target dash out from the side and get a flank attack.

pirates
pirates can offten provide a good distraction for your officers to sneak in and wreak havic but work the same way if not being used as a distraction

buccanears
the bucanear being weak must take advantage of the terrain place him behind some rock terrains and near some trees if possible as the rocks keep the ifantrys meele attack a bay and the trees provide cover when under fire but you should be the only one fireing
Remember that the buccanear can also double the ranged attack aswell all you need is to fire at the enemy from the side or back

and remember you still need a good group to win even with my tactic or else

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how do i get my self into these messes

Dreadpirate Roberts · Powder Monkey Posts: 37 **1084 Gold** -

It's useful to keep in mind that the enemy never considers waiting - thus you can always play a very defensive game and pick them off from good defensive positions

Dreadpirate Roberts · Powder Monkey Posts: 37 **1084 Gold** -

Further to my last post on defensive fighting.

Try and force the enemy to round a corner of rocks before they can attack you. This gives you an excellent chance to fire on them for a while, reducing their morale. It's also a good chance the exploit the enemy's lack of patience:

Namely, when enemy units are moving and one of their comrades is in the way, they always choose to walk around them rather than wait until the next turn. Therefore when a large force is rounding a corner, they invariably swing very wide in an attempt to get around the corner, moving in a very inefficient manner and spreading out their forces a lot.

So a clever trick can be used here. When you've fired on the leading unit such that the next shot you take at him will cause him to flee, start firing on the unit behind him. Of course, you'll take some damage from the first unit, but seeing as he has already been greatly damaged, it will be a small amount. But the advantage of this is that the stronger unit behind the first will then be blocked from moving in to attack. At the worst, he will try and move around the first unit, at best he won't be able to get past the first unit and will have to sit there taking fire! It's a good way to slow down a large incoming force, especially when you only have a few buccaneers.

Eternal · Powder Monkey Posts: 47 **320 Gold** -

Artillery appears to be taken out of the game. I've never seen it and I read a guide that says it is not in the game.

Anyway here's what I do
1: Whenever you get a chance flank
2: Take out gaurds first (use buccaneers)
3: Stay in the woods when you think the enemy will use ranged attack
4: Protect your elite pirates (if they run you don't win "completely"
5: Use ranged attacks as much as possible.
6: DON'T let anyone near your buccaneers.
7: Try to get buccaneers in the trees (the first row) or at worst behind rocks. An unprotected buccaneer is a dead buccaneer.
8: Remember that the AI seems to prefer using ranged attacks to straight out rushes.
9: Try to keep your buccaneers together so they can unload on a single target taking it straight out.

Valus · Powder Monkey Posts: 13 **295 Gold** -

If you put your buccaneers in the woods and you attack cavalry thats also in the woods it can happen that you win easily. thats because of the sharp knifes at the end of the buccaneers musket. they jave put this in game to as i had 12 buccaneers being attacked by cavalry with attack 8:3 against buccaneers with only 1 defense and they won.

sk8erkillinu · Swabbie Posts: 122 **838 Gold** -

I have found that these work:
-always keep your pirates in under cover unless attacking
-soften the city up with Indian or pirate raids
-try to flank when ever possible
-buccaneers can NOT fire while in cover at least thats what i have found
-put your pirates up against the Indians and infantry let the buccaneers handle the guards and tougher units
-i have never seen artillery somebody please say something if they have Exclamation

i hope these work for you they work for me Smile

Dave the Knave · Rigger Posts: 1210 **22948 Gold** -

Your advice is sound, sk8er. If I'm short of men, and I decide that a city has to be weakened, I have no choice but to go to scurvy unprincipled rascally pirates, and wrathful natives with long memories...the city becomes weaker and poorer, but I gain a better chance to take it...

Marius Dobrique · Powder Monkey Posts: 42 **162 Gold** -

Would a more experienced lubber be so kind as to explain the difference in organizing some Indians or some other Pirates into attacking a town?

To me it seems as if when Indians attack a town they decrease the number of populace of said city, while when Pirate raiders attack the town they seem to decrease the wealth of said city.

Do both also decrease the number of soldiers in the town's garrison? Are Indians more effective in wiping out soldiers than pirates, since to me it seems as if Indians focus on attacking the people in the town, while pirates are after the gold?

In land battle terms, to me it seems as if Indians go for the "kill all soldiers" tactics, while th epirates go for the "backdoor assault" tactic in assaulting a town.

By the way, as previously said, if you wish to attack a town that has a lot of soldiers in its garrison, it is sometimes useful to ask some Indians and pirates to attack the city first (if you only wish to conquer the town). If you're after the ransom, it is better to send Indians.

So, if anyone took some more detailed notes about the difference between these two groups attacking a town, pray, stand and deliver 'em here!

Also, what exactly happens when an enemy Invasion Force attacks a city and they dont manage to win? Does the number of soldiers and wealth of the city decrease on an unsuccessful attack by an Invasion force?

Captain Riddle · Swabbie Posts: 67 **2171 Gold** -

Generally, failed AI attacks of any type are far more likely to reduce the garrison than successful ones, but will not affect population or wealth. Native attacks are the best choice for softening up a target because they do not lower the wealth level and can actually increase the wealth rating of the town because it takes less to make a smaller town wealthier.
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Packman4 · Powder Monkey Posts: 9 **173 Gold** -

I wonce attacked a cavary with my bucaneeres and won!!!!!!????? Smile