[Discuss] Archers in battle

[psymann]

Tom Vogt wrote:
> 
> Am 10.06.2008 um 10:13 schrieb psymann:
> 
>> Here is the enemy (infantry) in column 5, and my archer unit in column
>> 7.  What should happen if I have a range of 2?
>>
>> - I fire?
>> - I advance to get better shots?
>> - I retreat away from close combat?
>> - I hold my fire?
> 
> 
> Any of those, depending on circumstances. You simplify too much. The 
> combat system in BM isn't like chess where every piece always moves in 
> the exact same predictable pattern.

Can either you, or Chung, elaborate a little, other than "it depends"?

I see archers advancing forward to get better shots when there seems no 
reason for them to do so - but I can't report that as a bug unless I 
understand the intended movement in the first place.

Why, for example, does an archer unit with a range of 3, which is 3 
columns away from the enemy, move forwards?

psymann


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