how does melee work now?

Autumn Demon · Post by **Autumn Demon** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 8:54 pm

Yeah, I know. I'm a noob.
For the past while in melee fights I've just been using shift double click to tell my melee to attack a single enemy melee unit among many enemy units. Then something made me think that this was wrong and that I was supposed to be using both shift and control to tell my melee to attack only one unit...
If I have a group of my melee selected, say... anything more than three... and I want to attack one enemy melee unit that's surrounded by other enemy units of the same type... what bottons do I have to press and how many times do I have to click?
I have TFL Mouse Actions selected in preferences... if that makes a difference.

I tried to find an answer to this question in the 1.6 read me, but was unsuccesful.

Baron LeDant · Post by **Baron LeDant** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 12:17 pm

Well I don't really know the implications of having 'TFL mouse actions' checked so I'll ignore it.

Shift double click will attack a single enemy, shift click will attack one unit type (remember units will auto after their original target dies!). I still suspect getting close to the enemy in good order and letting it auto pretty much is the best way. Just direct the few cowardly units at the back manually or they'll never fight.

Tireces · Post by **Tireces** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 1:56 pm

Argh, attacikng single unit never worked for me - is it shift+double click for sure ?

ozone · Post by **ozone** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 3:28 pm

hmm yah...

I just set up a map with a few warriors (team_0) and some thrall (team_1). I could not attack a single thrall with the warriors no matter what I tried. I also tried Shift dbl-click at various clicking speeds and still got nothing. So Im not so sure thats how it works...

myrd?

CIK?

iron?

anyone who knows?

Fury IX · Post by **Fury IX** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 4:53 pm

Well I know you can change the units in fear to attack in different styles so it could vary map to map. But as far as I know the regular style you can only target a single enemy with 2 or fewer melee at once, so you have to micromanage your men 2 at a time, starting in the back and working forward. Or if you position your troops facing the enemy and let them auto they will all attck the closest and then fight like smart people instead of idiots. Or catch a stray and use him as the start of your melee charge

Enculator · Post by **Enculator** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 11:18 am

shift double clikcing always worked for me...
I'm on pc, mb u r on a mac ?!!?!!

Tireces · Post by **Tireces** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 11:41 am

Hmmm Im also on PC and it doesnt work for me... or was it dissabled on 1.6 ?

The Elfoid · Post by **The Elfoid** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 1:59 pm

I doubt its a 1.6 change, 1.6 feels identical to 1.5.1 to me mostly.

Baron LeDant · Post by **Baron LeDant** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 2:13 pm

It still works, maybe its something on your end.

Or maybe you just need practice at double clicking noobs

Tireces · Post by **Tireces** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 4:13 pm

Stop hax0ring M2 Dant

, bah and I thought that this comet was effort of hard work and long years of polishing skillz

The Elfoid · Post by **The Elfoid** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 4:57 pm

lol, you thought rank was skill related? Father Xmas was Comet once

Baron LeDant · Post by **Baron LeDant** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 6:08 pm

Thats because he was the best player once.

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I couldn't type that and keep a straight face

The Elfoid · Post by **The Elfoid** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 11:19 am

Baron LeDant wrote:I couldn't type that and keep a straight face

Its ok Dant, its ok. We'll get through this. Together.

The Tain

how does melee work now?

how does melee work now?