problems with gates

[Aurenian]

I've noticed that in warband you can now open the gates of castles. However when I order my troops to attack they all go over the wall.

Even if I try to personally lead them through the gate they turn back as if there is an invisible wall there.
The same thing happened when I tried to lead a prisoner out of a castle


Is this a bug? or am I missing something?

 

[Kazzan]

The AI mesh probably doesn't cover the passage trough gate.

 

[LastRoman]

Yeah, it is a feature from multiplayer, I think I've heard that in BugTracker.net someone posted about it and the respond was that instead of hardcoding they will remove it in the future.

 

[Seawied86]

I think they did already. I was sieging a castle today in 1.125 and the gate mechanism was removed

 

[Kellick]

Yeah, it's a shame.
It would be cool if when you snuck in if you opened the gate that it would start a siege battle with your men pouring in through the gate.

 

[Velax]

Heaven forbid you be allowed to get into a town any way other than one tiny ladder. Seriously, what sort of lame-ass besieging army builds just one frigging ladder?

 

[Archonsod]

What kind of siege is over in a few hours?

 

[Velax]

I guess it doesn't really count as besieging if you sit outside the walls for a few hours and then attack.

 

[Kellick]

I guess it doesn't really count as besieging if you sit outside the walls for a few hours and then attack.

No, technically that's an assault.

The problem with a proper siege is the game world moves too fast for that. The 60 ish hours it take to build a siege tower is like an eternity.
To sit for months in a siege wouldn't work, not to mention I don't think your inventory will hold enough food so you'd starve before the defenders.

 

[Dante Leonhart]

Did I read this thread correctly? Did a developer REMOVE a feature instead of FIXING it? That's a Game Development 101 no-no.

Wow.

 

[Kellick]

Did I read this thread correctly? Did a developer REMOVE a feature instead of FIXING it? That's a Game Development 101 no-no.

Wow.

I don't think it was ever intended to be a feature for single-player. It was strictly for multi and got left in as an oversight. At least that seems to be what they claim.

 

[Nameless_Terror]

Had my hopes up at the start of this thread. They really need more options for attacking towns and castle. I'd be happy if I could spend 2 weeks and tunnel under them as an option... Collapse the wall or something. Anything to added to a ladder.

 

[HitMoose]

Or even just an option to spend twice as long and have two ladders. Siege's and the whole siege system is something I that I would like to see an overhaul on.

 

[Falcon Critical]

Some towns (Suno?) have two ladders by default, but yeah its a shame the gates don't work.

 

[Aurenian]

could it be that the ai mesh doesn't extend under the gate?