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− | + | Enemies in [[siege]]s will often come mounted on other [[creature]]s, their '''mounts'''. These mounts can not only add to the attacks of those mounted on them, but also give their riders more battle ability: their mounts might be able to [[fly]], might be [[building destroyer]]s, they might be faster and fleeter then the creature would regularly be on foot, or they might just be plain scary in combat. | |
− | + | Mounts can arrive in one of the forms: as individual rides for a squad [[captain]], or with whole [[squad]]s mounted on them. Squads do not necessarily have to be mounted on the same unit; in fact, oftentimes they ride mixed mounts, which can be a blessing, as goblin bowmen on [[giant bat]]s will not path over your walls if some of their companions are riding [[elk bird]]s instead. Sometimes, particularly scary mounts will arrive without riders, in their own leaderless squads ([[cave dragon]]s and [[troll]]s arrive this way). The types of mounts that siegers will arrive on depend on the civilization: | |
− | + | * [[Goblin]]s will come on any underground [MOUNT_EXOTIC]: [[elk bird]]s, [[giant cave swallow]]s, [[giant olm]]s, [[giant bat]]s, and [[giant cave spider]]s, [[cave crocodile]]s, [[rutherer]]s, [[jabberer]]s, [[blind cave bear]]s, and [[voracious cave crawler]]s, to name a few. [[Cave dragon]]s and [[troll]]s can also appear alongside their sieges. | |
+ | * [[Elf|Elves]] will come on any aboveground [EXOTIC] [MOUNT_EXOTIC]: [[unicorn]]s are the most outstanding example. | ||
+ | * [[Human]]s will come on any above-ground "normal" animal, exotic or not. They tend to ride [[camel]]s (of both varieties), [[horse]]s, and [[grizzly bear]]s, and may bring along squads of trained war animals, like [[giant cheetah]]s. | ||
− | + | Dwarves cannot mount [[creature]]s, but as the information above tells, all other civilizations can and do. Beyond acting like a force multiplier, dead mounts can be butchered after the battle to feed your meat industry. A squad of cave dragons that is killed and hauled back inside will produce a ''lot'' of meat products, making mounted sieges convenient food resupplies, if you are prepared to handle them that is. Note that goblins only have a single animal trainer, their general; if he falls (or, because of a bug, leaves the map), you will never see mounted goblin units again. | |
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− | Beyond acting like a force multiplier, dead mounts can be butchered after the battle to feed your meat industry. A squad of cave dragons that is killed and hauled back inside | ||
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