My units can only retreat

[ssjos]

May not be a bug but I cant find anything on how to fix it.

I have a stack of catapults outside an enemy city and when i hover my right mouse over it it sais retreat chance: 87% and nothing more.
Ive attacked with about 10 catapults as well and all of them incured collateral damage but then immidiatly was destroyed or retreated without actaully entering combat.

Other units including chariots seem to work fine.

Version is latest version of BTS civ4.

Any tips on how to fix?

 

[Onagan]

artillery can't kill

there is a maximum damage for them, with difference between the various types of artillery.

If the unit they attack has lost that much damage, the attacker retreats, leaving the weakened unit alive.

 

[ssjos]

Ohh and this is new for BTS?

Because in older versions artillery has been able to kill units in straight combat

Thanks for help

 

[JujuLautre]

this is a change from BTS. Siege units cant' kill, only do damage up to a certain percentage of the opponent's health (depending on the siege unit used)

 

[r_rolo1]

Small correction: in BtS siege can't kill in offense ... they can still survive to a attack of course