destroying a barbarian camp as ranged .. that easy ??

[draedan]

Yes, as subject says, I do have only 1 archer and destroyed many barbarian encampment by just staying 1 hex away and attacking till they all die.

The barbarians do not spawn a melee or ranged attacker to fight back ?

Is it normal or AI is still silly enough at GAK ?

 

[Peacemongerer]

AI have been spawning archers at me regularly. The thing about the Barbarians is that they tend to stay in camp if they have only 1 unit, no matter how much damage they take, and that they spawn units regularly instead of when attacked.

 

[Callonia]

Its doable on raging barbarians but not always.

Encampment's guards sometimes shift out the badly damaged barb with a healthy one. It happens rarely.

And barbarians that spawn next to encampments is inactive for 2 turns always, no matter what. Always.

After 2 turns is up, they become active.

 

[Baron2]

For some reason, Barbarians don't fire back at a dromon most of the time.

 

[stefista]

You have to be careful barbarian farming with ranged when other AIs get active. They will make a melee attack or when the unit is weak or walk in when you've killed it. You can fix this by hunting with an archer and scout in tandem. The scout can do the final melee attack/walk-in

 

[Flying Mathias]

Barbarians in camps will never attack you, unless they're ranged. It's so you can't distract them with one unit, get them to leave, and then rush in and loot their camp with another.

 

[Kabloosh]

Barbarians in camps will never attack you, unless they're ranged. It's so you can't distract them with one unit, get them to leave, and then rush in and loot their camp with another.

They will leave the camp if you unit is weakened and on plains. They like to leave their encampment to attack scouts that are on plains as well.