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alamoes

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A Use for Flight in Combat?
« on: August 21, 2010, 07:43:37 pm »
I was in arena mode playing with a mod when I figured out floating swords can fly.  I figured to fly above the enemy reptile man and go down on top of him, hitting him instead.  He could not attack back, but could counter-attack. 
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rex mortis

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Re: A Use for Flight in Combat?
« Reply #1 on: August 24, 2010, 11:41:54 am »
Imagine how a flying archer will decimate melee troops?
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Re: A Use for Flight in Combat?
« Reply #2 on: August 24, 2010, 11:54:54 am »
Quote from: rex mortis on August 24, 2010, 11:41:54 am
Imagine how a flying archer will decimate melee troops?

Archers mounted on giant eagles.

Good thing those damn Elves never thought of doing that.
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Re: A Use for Flight in Combat?
« Reply #3 on: August 24, 2010, 12:24:44 pm »
Quote from: LizardKing on August 24, 2010, 11:54:54 am
Quote from: rex mortis on August 24, 2010, 11:41:54 am
Imagine how a flying archer will decimate melee troops?

Archers mounted on giant eagles.

Good thing those damn Elves never thought of doing that.
Dwarf have machinegun crossbow.
Else, we go higher.
Orbital magma cannon!
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One of the toads decided to go for a swim in the moat - presumably because he could path through the moat to my dwarves. He is not charging in, just loitering in the moat.

The toad is having a nice relaxing swim.
The goblin mounted on his back, however, is drowning.

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Re: A Use for Flight in Combat?
« Reply #4 on: August 24, 2010, 01:59:15 pm »
Quote from: sweitx on August 24, 2010, 12:24:44 pm
Dwarf have machinegun crossbow.

That's not so far from the truth...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repeating_crossbow
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