I've done it

AndrewN · May 20, 2008

I've done it. They said it couldn't be done, but I have; you may all bow before my magnificence.

What you may be asking was my singular achievement? I managed to loose a battle where my odds of winning were 100% and the proof is in the picture attached.

The fight was between a fully fit Rifleman promoted to Drill 3 and an unpromoted, unfortified Spearman in a town. I know the spearman was unpromoted and unfortified as it was wipped last turn, quite why the AI is wipping spearmen when I have never controlled any horses is a question I can't answer :crazyeye:

I will be available for viewing for the next couple of hours and again tomorrow :king:

Supr49er · May 20, 2008

Hey, if they can beat tanks ... :lol:

TheMeInTeam · May 20, 2008

I was pretty sure the Civ 4 engine doesn't give 0% or 100% odds, instead giving <.1% or >99.9%.

Of course, the photo might not be the sole product of the civ IV engine.

Who knows, I might be mistaken.

AndrewN · May 20, 2008

TheMeInTeam said:
I was pretty sure the Civ 4 engine doesn't give 0% or 100% odds, instead giving <.1% or >99.9%.

Of course, the photo might not be the sole product of the civ IV engine.

Who knows, I might be mistaken.

You are

It most certainly does show 100% battle odds, you can test this with the worldbuilder. And the shot was from a game, if you want I can upload the save I made at the end of turn and you can scroll down the combat results. I waited until I burnt the town to the ground, although I didn't have much of an option about that as I am playing OCC.

CCRunner · May 20, 2008

Wow. I think the best odds I've ever lost at are around 97%.

Genv [FP] · May 20, 2008

I'm going to have to stone you to death for promoting your units wrong.

Death to other people's ideas! Mine is the only correct one!

Dubai Vol · May 20, 2008

AndrewN said:
bow before my magnificence.

We're not worthy!

Well done; I will never moan about the outcome of a battle again.

AfterShafter · May 20, 2008

CCRunner7 said:
Wow. I think the best odds I've ever lost at are around 97%.

You're not half as good at getting schooled as Andrew here

Balderstrom · May 20, 2008

Yah! Rock Paper Scissors combat mechanics :-)

say1988 · May 21, 2008

Now lets see you have a unpromoted warrior (we'll be nice and let it have full strength) attack across kill a mech inf with every promotion it can possibly get in a hill city with legendary culture and any other defensive bonus that would stack

I think my test of that used ~1000 warriors and didn't do any damage, they kept getting wiped out due to the first strikes (Drill I-IV, Woody III). After I took out the first strikes, I used several hundred more battles without a kill (but some did decent damage).

glaivemaster · May 21, 2008

Hence why they changed the odds to >99.9% in Warlords

Nonetheless, an achivement to be proud of

GIO888 · May 21, 2008

To think I threw a mad-dog rage losing at 97%

Hats, coats and accoutrements off to you, well done.

Altho' personally, Id've promoted said Dude against Melee and Archery units before Drill...

Soz about double post maybe the Gremlins wanted me to say it twice.............

GIO888 · May 21, 2008

To think I threw a mad-dog rage losing at 97%

Hats, coats and accoutrements off to you, well done.

Altho' personally, Id've promoted said Dude against Melee and Archery units before Drill...

Duuk · May 21, 2008

Bravo, sir!

a4phantom · May 21, 2008

AndrewN said:
I've done it. They said it couldn't be done, but I have; you may all bow before my magnificence.

What you may be asking was my singular achievement? I managed to loose a battle where my odds of winning were 100% and the proof is in the picture attached.

The fight was between a fully fit Rifleman promoted to Drill 3 and an unpromoted, unfortified Spearman in a town. I know the spearman was unpromoted and unfortified as it was wipped last turn, quite why the AI is wipping spearmen when I have never controlled any horses is a question I can't answer

I will be available for viewing for the next couple of hours and again tomorrow

Now if tomorrow you can bring peace the the Middle East and understand a woman, you'll have earned yourself an early weekend.

troytheface · May 21, 2008

The worst general and the worst troops of all time, perhaps if you disbanded any unit that has 100% odds before the battle you can add cowardice to the list or gift a unit to an enemy and add traitor.

kristopherb · May 21, 2008

Ouch, very unlucky "its better to be lucky than skilled anyday" i'm living proof of that and so's that spearmen.

AfterShafter · May 21, 2008

kristopherb said:
Ouch, very unlucky "its better to be lucky than skilled anyday" i'm living proof of that and so's that spearmen.

I'm pretty sure he was freaking good with that spear

oranges · May 21, 2008

That spearman had some otherworldly assistance :borg:

IagoAlberto · May 21, 2008

Hehehehe, well done sir! I had a similar incident in a recent game where one of my precious CRIII infantry, carefully husbanded, lost to a damaged, unpromoted, unfortified longbowmen . . . gah! Odds were >99.9%

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