Anyone else cannot autobomabard?

[Punkymonkey]

Does anyone else find that their auto bombard doesn't work?

 

[Pfeffersack]

Yes, I also have the problem.Everytime I try to use auto-bombard, the next turn the unit has to be managed manually again.

 

[warpstorm]

If your unit is next to an enemy, autobombard will turn off if you have "cancel action on enemy unit" set.

 

[Punkymonkey]

thanks for the info but it works with ships and planes just not land artillery

 

[kmirt]

I also have that problem and it is aggravation. I hate having to shoot 50 cannons a turn during a war.

 

[warpstorm]

This is why a "Stack Bombard" command is needed. Seriously, Jesse, consider this.

 

[unscratchedfoot]

Originally posted by kmirt
I also have that problem and it is aggravation. I hate having to shoot 50 cannons a turn during a war.

Just make your cannons stronger like they are in reality (crank up the rate of fire a lot) and up the price by the same ratio you up the firepower. Then 5 cannons can do what 50 will do. Also make sure under 'preferences' that you deflag 'cancel orders next to enemy' and autobombard works fine. Works great in my game - no micromanagement.

 

[Commander Bello]

Originally posted by unscratchedfoot


Just make your cannons stronger like they are in reality (crank up the rate of fire a lot) and up the price by the same ratio you up the firepower. Then 5 cannons can do what 50 will do. Also make sure under 'preferences' that you deflag 'cancel orders next to enemy' and autobombard works fine. Works great in my game - no micromanagement.

Wouldn't that prevent the AI from building artillery at all?

 

[unscratchedfoot]

Just flag 'build lots of artillery' for each civ and the AI will put 3 or 4 of them in every city. If you do this, don't move loaded transports past AI coastal cities for obvious reasons. I lost 2 transports out of 6 to arty during a recent amphibious attack, resulting in failure to take the city. I got him back though in another follow-up battle.