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11-28-2014, 06:48 PM
Turn 3 was sent out on time. Only one person missed their turn. Turn 4's orders are due Tues Dec 2 at noon EST.
Some interesting events took place on turn 3. Nearly had a sea patrol battle which would have been interesting to see the outcome since navies are still at their fairly low strength levels. Remember, you can supplement your naval forces with special abilities like Reinforced Hulls that last throughout the game once purchased. Info on the new order (# 630) is at: http://kingdomsofarcania.net/forum/showt...1#pid24301
To Acererak (Nomad player), before you send a note that the game software isn't working properly because a Giant group just appeared out of nowhere and attacked you on turn 3, I verified that the software and events are working properly in the game. You just fell into some really bad luck where the Giant player laid a trap for you in the game.
It's unusual in Exploratory mode for a Giant player to find a pc on turn 1, sit in ambush and hope that another would land on the exact same pc on turn 2, to surprise attack on turn 3 but that's exactly what happened. Your Nomad leaders/wizards weren't high enough to detect the ambushing group last turn so the Giant group remained hidden.
Being surprised in battle now has some really nasty negative effects: leaders are only 50%, troops fight at 70%, no defensive bonus, and triple retreat losses can end up being devastating for a group. It's better to issue the new Entrenchment order (# 121) if you suspect an invisible/ambushing group nearby. I re-ran the battle scenario with the Nomad group being entrenched and it ended up being a completely different outcome.
Since this is only a test game, I'll post the battle report below so others may see just how devastating being surprised is now in the game. Most of the Nomad's casualties came from having a bad die roll during the retreat phase (nearly the max) which was then tripled due to being surprised.
BATTLE BETWEEN THE 3RD GIANT DIVISION AND THE 1ST NOMAD SMALL ARMY IN THE PLAINS OF AREA WZ:
______GIANT__________________________________________NOMAD
CAPTAIN II FINEGHAL__________< COMMANDER >_________GENERAL I NOURA
______N/A__________________< RANKING WIZARD >______POWER-1 RAMHORN
6700 MEDIUM/HEAVY/GUARDS_____< INFANTRY >_________10300 LIGHT/MEDIUM/GUARDS
_______0______________________< CAVALRY >__________2100 LIGHT/MEDIUM
_____300 EXPERT_______________< ARCHERS >__________2600 SKIRM/BOWMEN/HORSE
_______1_______________< KINGDOM-NAMED BRIGADES >______5
______0/0_______________< RECRUIT/VETERAN BRIGADES >____0/1
____3 OGRES______________< OTHER BRIGADE TYPES >_______N/A
______N/A_____________________< OTHER >_____________GOOD LEADERS
_DETERMINED ATTACK_______< TACTICAL SELECTION >_______SURPRISED
JUST BEFORE DAWN THE GIANT DIVISION ADVANCED UPON THE NOMAD SMALL ARMY COMMANDED BY GENERAL NOURA. BEING SURPRISED BY THE SUDDEN ONSET OF BATTLE, THE DEFENDER'S LEADERS WERE UNORGANIZED IN ISSUING THEIR ORDERS AND THE TROOPS WERE GREATLY DEMORALIZED WHICH DIMINISHED THEIR DEFENSIVE CAPABILITIES. DUE TO THE FACT THAT THEIR NATION HAS MADE THE GIANT KNOWN AS HOSTILE TO THEIR KINGDOM, THE NOMAD TROOPS WERE INVIGORATED AND HAD THEIR MORALE RAISED AS THEY PREPARED TO MEET THEIR DECLARED ENEMY! AS THE MOST SIGNIFICANT GROUP OF THEIR HISTORY THE TROOPS ARE VISIBLY EMBOLDENED BY BEING UNDER THE FIRST NOMAD'S COLORS! AS THE ATTACKERS ADVANCED THROUGH THE PLAINS THE FIRST MISSILES SANG OUT. THE GIANT SKILLED ARCHERS INFLICTED LITTLE OR NO DAMAGE TO THEIR OPPONENTS LINES. THE NOMAD SKILLED ARCHERS INFLICTED LITTLE OR NO DAMAGE TO THEIR OPPONENTS LINES. THE NOMAD WIZARDS RAMHORN AND AKLAFAR DISMOUNTED PAST THE DEFENSIVE MISSLERS ON THE BATTLEFIELD. THE NOMAD RAMHORN (POWER-1) WAS NOT A FACTOR IN THE BATTLE. THE NOMAD AKLAFAR (ADEPT) WAS NOT A FACTOR IN THE BATTLE. THE GIANT ENLIGHTENED MAGES DEALT OUT LITTLE OR NO DAMAGE TO THEIR FOES AS THE NOMAD EMPHATIC MAGES CAUSED LITTLE OR NO LOSSES TO THE GIANT RANKS. BOLTING AHEAD TO MEET THE CAVALRY OF THEIR FOES WERE THE GIANT FORCE AND THE NOMAD CAVALRY. THE GIANT CAVALRY DEALT OUT LITTLE OR NO DAMAGE TO THE NOMAD LINES. AS THE NOMAD CAVALRY IMPOSED LITTLE OR NO DAMAGE TO THE GIANT RANKS. STALWART INFANTRY NOW CHARGED AHEAD. GIANT FORCES INFLICTED CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE WHILE NOMAD TROOPS DEALT MINOR DAMAGE. HOUR AFTER HOUR PASSED, YET NONE COULD TELL WHICH SIDE WOULD BE THE VICTOR SINCE BOTH FORCES WERE EVENLY MATCHED. DESPITE ALL THAT HAD PRECEEDED AT THIS MOMENT, THE BATTLE OUTCOME WAS STILL IN DOUBT. NOW ALL REMAINING TROOPS OF ALL TYPES HURLED THEMSELVES INTO THE THICK OF BATTLE TO SETTLE MATTERS IN DECISIVE FASHION. THE GIANT KINGDOM CAUSED AVERAGE DAMAGE WHILE THE NOMAD KINGDOM COUNTERED BACK BY INFLICTING LIGHT DAMAGE. NOMAD CASUALTIES HAD NOW EXCEEDED ACCEPTABLE LEVELS IN THE JUDGEMENT OF GENERAL NOURA SO HE ORDERED THE RETREAT BE SOUNDED. BEING SURPRISED BY THE BATTLE, THE DEFENDERS SUFFERED GREATER LOSSES DURING THEIR WITHDRAWAL. THE NOMAD LEADERS FOUND IT DIFFICULT TO EXIT THE FIELD EFFECTIVELY AND THE OPPOSING FORCES INFLICTED A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF CASUALTIES. GIANT CASULTIES WERE PUT AT 4,314 TROOPS. GIANT LEADER CAPTAIN II FINEGHAL WAS SLAIN IN BATTLE. A NEW LEADER, CAPTAIN BALIFOR HAS EMERGED AS A COURAGEOUS LEADER OF MUCH PROMISE. THE INDISPUTABLE NATURE OF THE GIANT FORCE'S VICTORY HAS GREATLY INCREASED MORALE. NOMAD CASULTIES WERE PUT AT 11,984 TROOPS. NOMAD LEADER GENERAL I NOURA WAS SLAIN IN BATTLE. NOMAD LEADER CAPTAIN II HAGALAZ WAS SLAIN IN BATTLE. NOMAD WIZARD POWER-1 RAMHORN WAS SLAIN IN BATTLE. NOMAD ADEPT AKLAFAR WAS SLAIN IN BATTLE. LOSSES SUFFERED IN THE EFFORT AND DEPRESSION OF DEFEAT HAVE GREATLY REDUCED THE NOMAD'S MORALE.
The reason why the battle was so deadly for the Nomad leaders/wizards was because the figure death calculation also factors in the percentage of damage that was inflicted upon the group. So the greater damage that your group takes in battle, the higher the chances that your group's figures will die as well.
Some interesting events took place on turn 3. Nearly had a sea patrol battle which would have been interesting to see the outcome since navies are still at their fairly low strength levels. Remember, you can supplement your naval forces with special abilities like Reinforced Hulls that last throughout the game once purchased. Info on the new order (# 630) is at: http://kingdomsofarcania.net/forum/showt...1#pid24301
To Acererak (Nomad player), before you send a note that the game software isn't working properly because a Giant group just appeared out of nowhere and attacked you on turn 3, I verified that the software and events are working properly in the game. You just fell into some really bad luck where the Giant player laid a trap for you in the game.
It's unusual in Exploratory mode for a Giant player to find a pc on turn 1, sit in ambush and hope that another would land on the exact same pc on turn 2, to surprise attack on turn 3 but that's exactly what happened. Your Nomad leaders/wizards weren't high enough to detect the ambushing group last turn so the Giant group remained hidden.
Being surprised in battle now has some really nasty negative effects: leaders are only 50%, troops fight at 70%, no defensive bonus, and triple retreat losses can end up being devastating for a group. It's better to issue the new Entrenchment order (# 121) if you suspect an invisible/ambushing group nearby. I re-ran the battle scenario with the Nomad group being entrenched and it ended up being a completely different outcome.
Since this is only a test game, I'll post the battle report below so others may see just how devastating being surprised is now in the game. Most of the Nomad's casualties came from having a bad die roll during the retreat phase (nearly the max) which was then tripled due to being surprised.
BATTLE BETWEEN THE 3RD GIANT DIVISION AND THE 1ST NOMAD SMALL ARMY IN THE PLAINS OF AREA WZ:
______GIANT__________________________________________NOMAD
CAPTAIN II FINEGHAL__________< COMMANDER >_________GENERAL I NOURA
______N/A__________________< RANKING WIZARD >______POWER-1 RAMHORN
6700 MEDIUM/HEAVY/GUARDS_____< INFANTRY >_________10300 LIGHT/MEDIUM/GUARDS
_______0______________________< CAVALRY >__________2100 LIGHT/MEDIUM
_____300 EXPERT_______________< ARCHERS >__________2600 SKIRM/BOWMEN/HORSE
_______1_______________< KINGDOM-NAMED BRIGADES >______5
______0/0_______________< RECRUIT/VETERAN BRIGADES >____0/1
____3 OGRES______________< OTHER BRIGADE TYPES >_______N/A
______N/A_____________________< OTHER >_____________GOOD LEADERS
_DETERMINED ATTACK_______< TACTICAL SELECTION >_______SURPRISED
JUST BEFORE DAWN THE GIANT DIVISION ADVANCED UPON THE NOMAD SMALL ARMY COMMANDED BY GENERAL NOURA. BEING SURPRISED BY THE SUDDEN ONSET OF BATTLE, THE DEFENDER'S LEADERS WERE UNORGANIZED IN ISSUING THEIR ORDERS AND THE TROOPS WERE GREATLY DEMORALIZED WHICH DIMINISHED THEIR DEFENSIVE CAPABILITIES. DUE TO THE FACT THAT THEIR NATION HAS MADE THE GIANT KNOWN AS HOSTILE TO THEIR KINGDOM, THE NOMAD TROOPS WERE INVIGORATED AND HAD THEIR MORALE RAISED AS THEY PREPARED TO MEET THEIR DECLARED ENEMY! AS THE MOST SIGNIFICANT GROUP OF THEIR HISTORY THE TROOPS ARE VISIBLY EMBOLDENED BY BEING UNDER THE FIRST NOMAD'S COLORS! AS THE ATTACKERS ADVANCED THROUGH THE PLAINS THE FIRST MISSILES SANG OUT. THE GIANT SKILLED ARCHERS INFLICTED LITTLE OR NO DAMAGE TO THEIR OPPONENTS LINES. THE NOMAD SKILLED ARCHERS INFLICTED LITTLE OR NO DAMAGE TO THEIR OPPONENTS LINES. THE NOMAD WIZARDS RAMHORN AND AKLAFAR DISMOUNTED PAST THE DEFENSIVE MISSLERS ON THE BATTLEFIELD. THE NOMAD RAMHORN (POWER-1) WAS NOT A FACTOR IN THE BATTLE. THE NOMAD AKLAFAR (ADEPT) WAS NOT A FACTOR IN THE BATTLE. THE GIANT ENLIGHTENED MAGES DEALT OUT LITTLE OR NO DAMAGE TO THEIR FOES AS THE NOMAD EMPHATIC MAGES CAUSED LITTLE OR NO LOSSES TO THE GIANT RANKS. BOLTING AHEAD TO MEET THE CAVALRY OF THEIR FOES WERE THE GIANT FORCE AND THE NOMAD CAVALRY. THE GIANT CAVALRY DEALT OUT LITTLE OR NO DAMAGE TO THE NOMAD LINES. AS THE NOMAD CAVALRY IMPOSED LITTLE OR NO DAMAGE TO THE GIANT RANKS. STALWART INFANTRY NOW CHARGED AHEAD. GIANT FORCES INFLICTED CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE WHILE NOMAD TROOPS DEALT MINOR DAMAGE. HOUR AFTER HOUR PASSED, YET NONE COULD TELL WHICH SIDE WOULD BE THE VICTOR SINCE BOTH FORCES WERE EVENLY MATCHED. DESPITE ALL THAT HAD PRECEEDED AT THIS MOMENT, THE BATTLE OUTCOME WAS STILL IN DOUBT. NOW ALL REMAINING TROOPS OF ALL TYPES HURLED THEMSELVES INTO THE THICK OF BATTLE TO SETTLE MATTERS IN DECISIVE FASHION. THE GIANT KINGDOM CAUSED AVERAGE DAMAGE WHILE THE NOMAD KINGDOM COUNTERED BACK BY INFLICTING LIGHT DAMAGE. NOMAD CASUALTIES HAD NOW EXCEEDED ACCEPTABLE LEVELS IN THE JUDGEMENT OF GENERAL NOURA SO HE ORDERED THE RETREAT BE SOUNDED. BEING SURPRISED BY THE BATTLE, THE DEFENDERS SUFFERED GREATER LOSSES DURING THEIR WITHDRAWAL. THE NOMAD LEADERS FOUND IT DIFFICULT TO EXIT THE FIELD EFFECTIVELY AND THE OPPOSING FORCES INFLICTED A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF CASUALTIES. GIANT CASULTIES WERE PUT AT 4,314 TROOPS. GIANT LEADER CAPTAIN II FINEGHAL WAS SLAIN IN BATTLE. A NEW LEADER, CAPTAIN BALIFOR HAS EMERGED AS A COURAGEOUS LEADER OF MUCH PROMISE. THE INDISPUTABLE NATURE OF THE GIANT FORCE'S VICTORY HAS GREATLY INCREASED MORALE. NOMAD CASULTIES WERE PUT AT 11,984 TROOPS. NOMAD LEADER GENERAL I NOURA WAS SLAIN IN BATTLE. NOMAD LEADER CAPTAIN II HAGALAZ WAS SLAIN IN BATTLE. NOMAD WIZARD POWER-1 RAMHORN WAS SLAIN IN BATTLE. NOMAD ADEPT AKLAFAR WAS SLAIN IN BATTLE. LOSSES SUFFERED IN THE EFFORT AND DEPRESSION OF DEFEAT HAVE GREATLY REDUCED THE NOMAD'S MORALE.
The reason why the battle was so deadly for the Nomad leaders/wizards was because the figure death calculation also factors in the percentage of damage that was inflicted upon the group. So the greater damage that your group takes in battle, the higher the chances that your group's figures will die as well.