Slitherine

Amongst the many impressive features of FOG 2 are the great terrain effects. Here is a North European Hilly battlefield providing the arena for Ligurians fighting Gauls.

I agree in the main though the issue of an impassable river running the length of the map making 25% of the map redundant will need to be sorted out...

I like how the new RNG map generator adds obstacles which give directional combat advantage. Never was the case in open battles before this game.

Hey, those are my Ligurians!

The terrain does them proud.

Please get your warbands off my hill. Thanks.

Ironclad wrote:Amongst the many impressive features of FOG 2 are the great terrain effects. Here is a North European Hilly battlefield providing the arena for Ligurians fighting Gauls.

As a pike fanatic, my favorite battlefield is Middle Eastern Agricultural!
What is this 'terrain' you speak of? I fight on an endless two dimensional plain!

devoncop wrote:I agree in the main though the issue of an impassable river running the length of the map making 25% of the map redundant will need to be sorted out...

That isn't a bug. The only reason it is there at all is for that exact purpose - because armies often did use rivers to protect one flank.

Oh...okay.I stand corrected. I do feel a bit sorry for one of my current opponents who has placed about 15% of his force on the wrong side of an impassable river ☺

devoncop wrote:Oh...okay.I stand corrected. I do feel a bit sorry for one of my current opponents who has placed about 15% of his force on the wrong side of an impassable river ☺

A mistake he will only make once.

devoncop wrote:Oh...okay.I stand corrected. I do feel a bit sorry for one of my current opponents who has placed about 15% of his force on the wrong side of an impassable river ☺

Almost as bad is to put your chariots on a hill with difficult terrain slopes.

rbodleyscott wrote:

devoncop wrote:Oh...okay.I stand corrected. I do feel a bit sorry for one of my current opponents who has placed about 15% of his force on the wrong side of an impassable river ☺

A mistake he will only make once.

this might not be the game for me...i've already done that twice

rbodleyscott wrote:

devoncop wrote:Oh...okay.I stand corrected. I do feel a bit sorry for one of my current opponents who has placed about 15% of his force on the wrong side of an impassable river ☺

A mistake he will only make once.

Might be a case in the odd game for a couple of units of archers there to shoot from safety - 15% of your army could be a mistake though

nikgaukroger wrote: Might be a case in the odd game for a couple of units of archers there to shoot from safety - 15% of your army could be a mistake though

If the terrain is such that you can force the enemy to fight you near the river bank, having a whole bunch of archers on the opposite bank would be devastating.

Indeed...though in the game I am referring to the units are largely superior Lancers