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by Retreat_in_shambles
Tue Apr 27, 2010 8:09 am
Forum: Field of Glory Digital
Topic: No Prisoners! - The Victories of The Swiss
Replies: 80
Views: 13467

What exactly was it about Swiss pikes that made them so effective in their era? Was it that you just couldn't get close to them without ending up skewered? It seems like such an ungainly weapon - but it obviously worked.

What were the main reasons?
by Retreat_in_shambles
Sat Apr 24, 2010 12:33 am
Forum: Field of Glory Digital
Topic: Field of Glory Patch v1.2.5 Released!
Replies: 71
Views: 10395

The in-game help is working here on a test system. Is this help from the main menu or from within a game in progress? Keith The in-game help has not worked for me for about the last 3 patches. Just a brown field with close up the top - although if I invoke the Task Manager when I go back to it the ...
by Retreat_in_shambles
Thu Apr 15, 2010 1:21 am
Forum: Field of Glory Digital
Topic: Communication via the multiplayer system - an idea
Replies: 4
Views: 869

It's something we're looking at - as you say, sometimes it would be very useful. But coming up with a system which can be all things to all people is tricky. But it is on our todo list!
Great! Thanks for letting us know.
by Retreat_in_shambles
Thu Apr 15, 2010 12:25 am
Forum: Field of Glory Digital
Topic: Communication via the multiplayer system - an idea
Replies: 4
Views: 869

Communication via the multiplayer system - an idea

The elegance of the multiplayer system is great - but it would be nice to be able to communicate with a present or past opponent the same way. For various reasons it's good that email addresses aren't swapped and that it's done "blind" - but how about if when you are playing someone and af...
by Retreat_in_shambles
Wed Apr 14, 2010 10:35 pm
Forum: Field of Glory Digital
Topic: Any luck playing Marathon?
Replies: 19
Views: 3054

This is a tough one as the Greeks. The Persians peck away at you from a distance and by the time you get to pin them down you are very depleted. I finally won just by sweating out the attrition and being lucky with the rolls. I played as the Persians against a human. I was mainly trying to see if th...
by Retreat_in_shambles
Tue Mar 30, 2010 6:10 am
Forum: Field of Glory Digital
Topic: Routing BGs - recover test BEFORE or AFTER their run?
Replies: 3
Views: 888

As an answer to my own question, they test before according to what looks like an updated rules page (or I just missed it before).

http://www.hexwar.com/field-of-glory/he ... hases.aspx
by Retreat_in_shambles
Fri Mar 26, 2010 3:10 am
Forum: Field of Glory : Tech Support
Topic: Win or Draw quirk
Replies: 6
Views: 1257

I just finished a very fun MP game with routed units everywhere on both sides - and both of us over our limit. It said that I was victorious (should have been a draw, right?) - and there was no text in the Status field.

Think it's a bug.

1.1.2 - RoR.
by Retreat_in_shambles
Thu Mar 25, 2010 6:44 am
Forum: Field of Glory Digital
Topic: Routing BGs - recover test BEFORE or AFTER their run?
Replies: 3
Views: 888

Routing BGs - recover test BEFORE or AFTER their run?

As above, do the BGs first test and then if still routed keep running or is it the other way around? I mean after the turn they initially break on, of course.

Actually, do they test for recovery at all on the initial turn in which they break?

TIA
by Retreat_in_shambles
Mon Mar 22, 2010 8:02 pm
Forum: Field of Glory : Scenario Design
Topic: How to use RoR armies in Scenario Designer?
Replies: 6
Views: 1778

I click on "images" and can't find - for instance - any of the Later Jewish units in the selection box to the right. Does anyone know where they are?

Thanks in advance.
by Retreat_in_shambles
Sun Mar 21, 2010 9:35 pm
Forum: Field of Glory Digital
Topic: Pre-Order Storm of Arrows & Save 20%
Replies: 87
Views: 14132

Retreat_in_shambles wrote:From that screenshot it looks like an isometric view. Is that new ... or is it something I have missed in the current game? If it's already there, how do I do it?
Dumbest.Question.Ever.

Just realised that the units are deployed rotated that way.

D'oh!
by Retreat_in_shambles
Sun Mar 14, 2010 8:34 pm
Forum: Field of Glory Digital
Topic: Support, what does it mean?
Replies: 7
Views: 1394

A supporting battle group in melee is defined (in the Combat Mechanism page of Help) as: Not attacking or being attacked in the current combat. This bit has me confused. There is only ever one BG attacking or being attacked in a combat. Why is it necessary to state this? At first I thought it meant...
by Retreat_in_shambles
Sat Mar 13, 2010 12:00 am
Forum: Field of Glory : Tech Support
Topic: NullPointerException Crash Report - Verulamium v 1.1.1
Replies: 6
Views: 1224

Got it with 1.1.1 in Clausium. Computer (Gallic) was ending its turn. NullPointerException 1.1.1 2010 03 12 {} gamelogic.s.RoutPath.movePathGrow o gamelogic.BestFirstMovePath o gamelogic.s.RoutPath i4i4 gamelogic.s.PlayLogicImp.Pursue o gamelogic.s.PlayLogicImp o gamelogic.DoEventDelegate o gamelogi...
by Retreat_in_shambles
Thu Mar 11, 2010 7:10 pm
Forum: Field of Glory Digital
Topic: Pre-Order Storm of Arrows & Save 20%
Replies: 87
Views: 14132

From that screenshot it looks like an isometric view. Is that new ... or is it something I have missed in the current game? If it's already there, how do I do it?
by Retreat_in_shambles
Fri Mar 05, 2010 11:58 pm
Forum: Field of Glory Digital
Topic: WOW!!! Rise of Rome is beyond expectations!
Replies: 10
Views: 2208

petergarnett wrote:Congrats to all concerned for this excellant expansion - been well worth the wait & with LOS still to come!
Ah - so LOS is not yet implemented? I was wondering - had a very quick look and couldn't see it in effect.
by Retreat_in_shambles
Sat Feb 06, 2010 1:53 am
Forum: Field of Glory Digital
Topic: When RoR comes out, will LOS mechanic be in play only ...
Replies: 3
Views: 954

iainmcneil wrote:Yes it will apply to all though may be an option you can turn on/off in settings.
Great! Will give some old scenarios a different flavour.
by Retreat_in_shambles
Tue Feb 02, 2010 3:28 am
Forum: Field of Glory Digital
Topic: When RoR comes out, will LOS mechanic be in play only ...
Replies: 3
Views: 954

When RoR comes out, will LOS mechanic be in play only ...

... for RoR battles, or all of them?

Thanks in advance.
by Retreat_in_shambles
Sat Jan 30, 2010 5:04 am
Forum: Field of Glory : Tech Support
Topic: FoG crashing almost every game since gfx card update OR 1.03
Replies: 20
Views: 3869

Bummer :( Hopefully they can come up with a fix, or you can replace the card without any hassles. Cheers Pip Of course not. :( I bought the card, went away for a while and then only came across the problem recently when I came back. The store I got it from doesn't accept a swap after 7 days. They'l...
by Retreat_in_shambles
Sat Jan 30, 2010 3:27 am
Forum: Field of Glory : Tech Support
Topic: FoG crashing almost every game since gfx card update OR 1.03
Replies: 20
Views: 3869

Well, hopefully this is what the problem is ... and hopefully they can fix it:- AMD has confirmed that a previously reported issue of grey lines or screens with certain Radeon HD 5000 GPUs affects both the 5700 and 5800 series. Earlier this week, it emerged that many 5000 series users were experienc...
by Retreat_in_shambles
Thu Jan 28, 2010 10:54 pm
Forum: Field of Glory Digital
Topic: Confusion about Support and shooting
Replies: 3
Views: 939

However the manual does not say you cannot shoot at adjacent BG - probably just an omission to state what they thought was obvious. Are you aware how shooting is handled in the impact combat, i.e. a BG with missiles gets more attacks to reflect their fire as the enemy charged towards them? Just cla...
by Retreat_in_shambles
Thu Jan 28, 2010 9:15 pm
Forum: Field of Glory : Tech Support
Topic: FoG crashing almost every game since gfx card update OR 1.03
Replies: 20
Views: 3869

That sounds like a video card issue, but the card is new, so it could be the slot on the motherboard? Is there any way to test your old card on another system. These kind of random wierd issues can be very hard to track down... Cheers Pip No - the other comp I have is ancient with an AGP slot. I th...

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