AI Sieges

[Chamboozer]

Does the AI/Lucky Nations receieve any hidden bonuses to siege time, as so far in HTTT i've never successfully waited out a siege to completion (I always give up after half a year or so of 0%), but the AI seems to be able to consistently get a siege progress event every month or so.

Is this just bad luck on my part or am I missing something here? :wacko:

 

[Dafool]

Half a year? I usually need a couple of months maximum to complete sieges. I don't seem to do much better than the AI, but 0% after half a year seems off. What type of army composition are you using?

 

[Chamboozer]

4/6 Cav/Inf ratio in stacks ranging from 12k-25k. AFAIK Army composition has never had anything to do with how fast a siege completes (not counting artillery), has this been changed at all?

 

[Heradite]

Pff. I don't wait. I just keep on assaulting until the siege is over. If that seems to fail, then I just bribe defenders.

 

[Darkrenown]

4/6 Cav/Inf ratio in stacks ranging from 12k-25k. AFAIK Army composition has never had anything to do with how fast a siege completes (not counting artillery), has this been changed at all?

Don't think so.

I'm surprised at your slow sieges though, I can't say I've noted them go any slower than the AI's, with the exception that the AI tends to assault more than I like to which obviously speeds things up.

 

[Dafool]

4/6 Cav/Inf ratio in stacks ranging from 12k-25k. AFAIK Army composition has never had anything to do with how fast a siege completes (not counting artillery), has this been changed at all?

I believe Cavalry have a much smaller effect on sieges, with infantry having an effect based on the amount there, and artillery adding modifiers in fixed intervals. If your army composition is bad, it could result in slower or less successful sieges. Unless this was changed in HttT, which I don't think it has from my experience so far.

 

[unmerged(138595)]

The manual says "cavalry is nearly useless at assault..."

 

[Darkrenown]

Assault isn't the same as siege thought. Cav will siege just fine, they cannot assault though. Having said that, it's worth having a few cavs with your assaulting stack just in case they get attacked when at 0 morale.

 

[unmerged(11600)]

Assault isn't the same as siege thought. Cav will siege just fine, they cannot assault though. Having said that, it's worth having a few cavs with your assaulting stack just in case they get attacked when at 0 morale.

This. I'm currently trying Austria, and Savoy had a 4k INF army in Tirol fail an assault. I attacked with a fresh 2k INF and obliterated them.

-Pat

 

[Flammehav]

Is the cities you're sieging at an unblockaded port? If it is, then there will not be a bigger chance to bring it down the 6th month then it was the first if it says 0%. If it's blockaded or inland the chance get a little bit bigger every month to make progress.

If it's a multilvl fort and you're sieging without artillery and/or a + siege leader it can be very hard to get it down. If the country in addition have a defensive slider, or advisors to boost defense it will take even longer.

You don't say anything about what age you play in, but high lvl forts in sea provinces is impossible to take if you don't have artillery/siege leader unless you blockade it. And even if it isn't that bad the chances can be very small. So try bring in some artillery. (I think it's 40times fort lvl, or was that EU2?), for a 3+ in siege bonus. Wich will increase you chance for progress with up to 30% point pr round.