Re: How to pillage like a man and how to protect yourself.

**Catman1975** · 03-27-2008, 06:01 PM

Originally Posted by AirTransRanger

Hey Mach, I know you've had your "pillage then burn" quote in your sig for a while now but it becomes very appropriate with this game.

Just a random observation...

Maybe that's why I'm not getting any loot, my army is following my "revised" 8th motto of "burn then pillage"

**Grimmfist** · 03-28-2008, 07:49 PM

I'm a bit confused. I sent three slingers to an inactive level 1 town on my island. The Military advisor had a combat report which stated the victor to be the inactive town. The town has no wall and no army. How did I lose?

**KillDaddy** · 03-28-2008, 07:59 PM

happened to me too, i lost one swordsman. dunno how that happened.

**Nero** · 03-28-2008, 08:23 PM

Originally Posted by Grimmfist

I'm a bit confused. I sent three slingers to an inactive level 1 town on my island. The Military advisor had a combat report which stated the victor to be the inactive town. The town has no wall and no army. How did I lose?

Yeah, I'd like to know more about how battles are actually worked out so that I know how many troops to secure a 100% (or close to) victory. The FAQ is a bit vague to help you work out what the odds are for you in battle. I started a thread on the official Ikariam forums about this, but haven't seen anything helpful yet. I'll let you know if anything more detailed comes up, I kind of doubt it though.

**Grimmfist** · 03-28-2008, 09:04 PM

Thanks, at least I know now that my fledgling army weren't the only ones that couldn't figure out what to do when let out of their own town!

**MDFubar** · 03-28-2008, 11:44 PM

Grimm, they may have had an army. the combat report should say what happened. I have a post about how I handled a battle with a high level town.

http://www.tacticalgamer.com/ikariam...scles-lol.html

**Rali3gH** · 04-01-2008, 09:40 PM

Treasure Report: Currently available in this town 156657

For the love of all that is holy, I need to know how to extract more gold from each pillage run cuz this guy is inactive on my island.

**KillDaddy** · 04-02-2008, 03:40 AM

what level town is he?

**Rali3gH** · 04-02-2008, 09:37 AM

Originally Posted by KillDaddy

what level town is he?

He's a level 4 on my marble island.

**KillDaddy** · 04-02-2008, 04:06 PM

not going to get much gold then. W6 made a post somewhere about the amount of gold you can receive from each city.

**KillDaddy** · 04-02-2008, 04:15 PM

In other news. I am flexing my heightened military muscle for the first time. That jackass that pillaged me on my original city has gone inactive so I figured it would be a perfect time to strike.

Sent 20 swordsmen, 20 phalanx, 6 archers and 2 battering rams at him.

It says the battle is still in progress, but I've only lost 2 swordsmen, 2 archers and one of my rams.

He only had 15 units stationed in town and has already lost 9.

BWAHAHAHAHA

EDIT: I lost 1 phalanx in the next round. He was left with 4 units. Plundered 1500 gold, 1300 wood, 200 marble, 450 sulfur. hehehe.

**Lord Van Matre** · 04-07-2008, 06:54 PM

Why does my blockade option not show up when I want to attack? And since its not there i attack with ground forces to only have them turn back around. This has happened a couple of times to different cities. I wanted to send 6 ships to blockade and rape what was left of the town. In stead a have a large war bill with nothing but seasick soldiers to show for it. What is going on and what do i need to do to have my happy finish?

**Scattershot** · 04-07-2008, 08:34 PM

Blockades don't seem to be available against inactive towns. I never get a blockade option with inactives.

**Lord Van Matre** · 04-07-2008, 09:16 PM

Then how do we get pass the boats to get what they dont want?

**Scattershot** · 04-07-2008, 10:20 PM

Besides colonizing which wouldn't be cost effective I don't think people from off the island can get to them.

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