Is there a test to follow up

[Cunningcairn]

Is there a test to follow up? If a unit of shock troops initiates combat and wins will it always follow up or is there a test? I have initiated combat with a drilled, superior offensive spear with the CinC attached. I won the combat and then followed up yet in earlier games I have had a Zealot initiate combat with one of my units win and not follow up.

[rbodleyscott]

Haven't we had this conversation before?

Do you mean follow up a pushed back enemy or Pursue routing enemy? The rules are not the same for each of these.

Zealots don't Pursue routers because they are not Warbands.

Is there a test to follow up?

No

If a unit of shock troops initiates combat and wins will it always follow up or is there a test?

It will always follow up. (But only Pursue routers if Warbands or Raw troops)

[Cunningcairn]

Haven't we had this conversation before?

Do you mean follow up a pushed back enemy or Pursue routing enemy? The rules are not the same for each of these.

Zealots don't Pursue routers because they are not Warbands.

Is there a test to follow up?

No

If a unit of shock troops initiates combat and wins will it always follow up or is there a test?

It will always follow up. (But only Pursue routers if Warbands or Raw troops)

We have had this conversation before but I don't think I was clear on what happened and in the end just let it go. I understand from your response that there is no test for follow ups after pushback and that all shock troops will follow up if they have initiated combat. This answers my question of why my drilled, superior offensive spear with the CinC following up but then why did the Zealots (my initial query some time ago) not follow up against my warband when the Zealots had initiated combat. I'm talking about follow up and not pursuit.

[rbodleyscott]

Haven't we had this conversation before?

Do you mean follow up a pushed back enemy or Pursue routing enemy? The rules are not the same for each of these.

Zealots don't Pursue routers because they are not Warbands.

Is there a test to follow up?

No

If a unit of shock troops initiates combat and wins will it always follow up or is there a test?

It will always follow up. (But only Pursue routers if Warbands or Raw troops)

We have had this conversation before but I don't think I was clear on what happened and in the end just let it go. I understand from your response that there is no test for follow ups after pushback and that all shock troops will follow up if they have initiated combat. This answers my question of why my drilled, superior offensive spear with the CinC following up but then why did the Zealots (my initial query some time ago) not follow up against my warband when the Zealots had initiated combat. I'm talking about follow up and not pursuit.

I don't know, but I would need to see a screenshot of the situation - e.g. were multiple units involved.

And just to be 100% clear, "initiating combat" means charging, not clicking the activate melee icon.

[Cunningcairn]

We have had this conversation before but I don't think I was clear on what happened and in the end just let it go. I understand from your response that there is no test for follow ups after pushback and that all shock troops will follow up if they have initiated combat. This answers my question of why my drilled, superior offensive spear with the CinC following up but then why did the Zealots (my initial query some time ago) not follow up against my warband when the Zealots had initiated combat. I'm talking about follow up and not pursuit.
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I don't know, but I would need to see a screenshot of the situation - e.g. were multiple units involved.

And just to be 100% clear, "initiating combat" means charging, not clicking the activate melee icon.
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Are you saying that the follow up only occurs in the turn combat is initiated? I don't know how to enter combat by pressing an "activate melee" icon. My understanding of what you said previously is that if a shock troop unit initially charges another unit they will in subsequent bounds follow up if their opponent is pushed back. It is that understanding that I am questioning as the Zealots did not do this and I have just had an instance where my legionary charged an opposing legionary pushed it back and did not follow up. In this same game an opposing legionary charged my LF caught it in evade, won the ensuing combat, pushed it back and then followed up. What am I missing?

[rbodleyscott]

It is hard to tell without screenshots of the situation. They should follow up if they were the unit that intially charged.