How do I stop looting a village to flee?

[edbzoso]

When I'm looting a village and a large enemy force appears, how do I flee?  I can't seem to do anything to stop the time lapse.

 

[Nikomakkos]

It's one of those features most lacking in the game, to be able to stop looting a village.  Maybe there's a mod that fixes it, don't know.  Anyone?

 

[edbzoso]

OK thanks.  I wouldn't mind it if the AI were under the same restriction, but they are able to run away if they want, while I am not.

 

[Riddle]

Yeah, it's pretty dumb. Not sure if there are any mods that fix it (I only play Diplomacy, and it doesn't). It doesn't make sense to me, since you can abandon a siege and flee from an opposing force, but you can't abandon a sacking?

 

[Nikomakkos]

There was a thread about this recently.

 

[Demonic Spoon]

In order for a change like that to be balanced they'd have to vastly reduce the rewards for looting.

 

[Riddle]

In order for a change like that to be balanced they'd have to vastly reduce the rewards for looting.

Actually, I think it would be pretty nifty to have a "sack" option, where you just wreck the village but don't get (m)any rewards for doing so, other than a burned, useless village.

 

[Caba`drin]

There's source code to change this that I've written. It can be found in the "Module System Code" link in my sig. It isn't an easy text tweak as the code is in different places, so there's no .TXT edit version, unfortunately.

 

[Cleomenes]

Okay imagine if you have 10 troops, killed all farmers and loot. When you see a party of army you flee. Thats dumb. If you get defeated then start all over again! Whats to loose. 10 troops? I lost 120 troops and I had to rebuild.

 

[edbzoso]

Ten troops fleeing from an army is dumb?  I guess I'll have to get that new edition of The Art of War.

Thanks for the heads up Caba'drin.

 

[Cleomenes]

Ten troops fleeing from an army is dumb?  I guess I'll have to get that new edition of The Art of War.

Thanks for the heads up Caba'drin.

I mean, if you reload its even worser than cheating. Of course you cant flee.[ Thank god]

 

[Tenser]

Actually, a raiding party of ten should have every opportunity to flee from a large (and usually slow-moving) army of 100, especially given the open nature of village borders.  Not having that option detracts from realism as I see it.  If you did flee you'd return to the world map where the chase would actually start.  If they are faster than you there, they have you for good.

 

[Captain_Octavius]

Whats to loose. 10 troops? I lost 120 troops and I had to rebuild.

Gear, a large part of your cash, and a lot of valuable time being a prisoner and after that needing to cruise all over Calradia to find all your companions again who ofcourse all hang out in taverns in enemy towns, where you need to sneak in and then get unlucky and get captured again.