thao
Member
posted 11-05-03 03:20 AM
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ronzilla, flanking only works when the units that you flank are fighting!
for example a line musketeers shooting at youre line muskets, now you can flank them. on the other hand units just standing cant be flanked, they can easy turn around cause theire not fighting.
G0dSpiral
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posted 11-05-03 12:41 PM
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For flanking and rear to work, you have to be attacking from multiple sides simultaneously. When you attack from behind, and then the enemy unit turns towards you, you are no longer attacking from behind (you only got the exta bonus on the first shot).
hairballxavier
Banned
posted 11-05-03 07:12 PM
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Don't forget that some units turn alot slower than others.And some units usually don't turn at all,they just depend on other units to protect them.That is why flank and rear attacks work so well against siege units.If the siege unit tries to turn it takes forever. So they just keep firing at their original target and make no attempt to turn.To turn or try to retreat would be futile.
daoneandonlybest
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posted 11-09-03 03:18 PM
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I hardly ever flanks well but when i manage: My mini cavalry will murder and enourmous infantry coz i tempt with horse archers... they run and i come from all side left right and front!! When this works their health bar just shoots down and u mow em down. In Mediveal TW this works better coz u can hide in the trees...