Strategies against Barbarian Attacks

[DrSpike]

Now I feel bad. It was a joke dammit!

[War4ever]

nay, Geofelt has been around a long time.... i am sure has a good sense of humour

[rah]

I'm sure he found it funny too.
as much as I think Spike feels bad about it.

[War4ever]

spike doesn't feel bad, hes just getting his sympathy +1's in

[DrSpike]

Originally posted by War4ever
spike doesn't feel bad, hes just getting his sympathy +1's in

What's your excuse?

[rah]

Desperation

[DrSpike]

You two are well ahead of Mr P now. Perhaps there is more of a battle amongst yourselves than you care to admit.

[Hydey]

Yes I think they have a little bit too much friendly rivallry going on.

[rah]

It is fun to irritate him

[Hydey]

I must agree with rah on that point

[Ming]

Back on topic would be nice in this thread

[rah]

After years of chasing kings, just to see them disappear, it would be knice to know the logic for this. ANYONE want to take a stab at it. Or for any other barb vanishing.

I know barbs will dissapear on the artic.

[Elephant]

Conjecture:
(x) distance from nearest city or civ unit?
(y) number of turns after loosing accompanying military unit?

Seems like if I can keep close enough, and chase him into a nearby dead end, I can get him if I'm quick enough. Don't know exactly what the (x) or (y) is, though...

[rah]

I doubt x is important. Form experiences on large worlds after you've uncovered the whole map.

Y is infered in the manual. But I'm wondering if it's a set value or if it's a percentage throw every turn. My experience leads me to believe it's not a set value.

[Old n Slow]

I'll take a guess that barb leaders hang around longer at lower levels than higher levels -- or at least it seems to to me with the Prince level games that I often play.

But I agree, at the poles, they disappear their next turn without attacking, and at other times, it seems like a percentage chance per turn that they'll wander...and then perhaps beam themselves up. (Except when they discover an empty fort.)