[vanilla] The Mechanics of Combat

[weregamer]

I've not seen more than 4, but perhaps I've not let any AIs get Arsenals built.

[Xiabed]

Thank you for this great article !

What about land ranged attacking naval and naval attacking land ranged ?
Does the "landed ranged vs ranged" rule applies in any case ?

[vexing]

Originally Posted by Xiabed

Thank you for this great article !

What about land ranged attacking naval and naval attacking land ranged ?
Does the "landed ranged vs ranged" rule applies in any case ?

i haven't verified but i think land based ranged units will get their 25% defense vs ranged attacks bonus against all ranged attacks (including naval), and naval units will be at their base defense; the naval vs naval penalty 60% penalty will not apply.

[weregamer]

(Gah, not logged in for some reason and saw an old message as new.)

You also can never bombard civilian units or embarked military units except with a city or air strike, that's the thing I still sometimes forget - usually leading to the death of the unit that was supposed to be shooting, not attempting to capture.

[vexing]

Originally Posted by weregamer

You also can never bombard civilian units or embarked military units except with a city or air strike, that's the thing I still sometimes forget - usually leading to the death of the unit that was supposed to be shooting, not attempting to capture.

false.
rather than using the shortcut right mouse button attack (which defaults to move for ranged vs civilian), click the bombard button then click the civilian unit.

[The Pilgrim]

Originally Posted by vexing

false.
rather than using the shortcut right mouse button attack (which defaults to move for ranged vs civilian), click the bombard button then click the civilian unit.

When you declare war by right mouse button clicking civilian unit the attack is ranged. I accidentally shoot CS workers all the time.

[Piousflea]

Are there updated versions of the equations for G&K, and does anyone have an idea of how air combat works? The formulae seem to be very different from either normal ranged or normal melee combat.