Scouts

[DeletedUser3473]

Ok, so I finally got scouts. I build two, send one off with the farmers and one goes solo. Guess what? Both die! I always thought the only thing that could kill scouts was defending scouts, so does this mean somebody is spiking barbs with scouts or is there another explanation?

Confused of noobville.

 

[DeletedUser]

If you had bothered to read the settings you'd see you have to send 5 scouts for none to die.

 

[Nauzhror]

You need to send 4.

Fake limit itself enforces 5 when sent alone at players, but if sending scouts alongside your lc you can send 4 with them at players or barbs, and you can send 4 scouts alone when scouting barbs.

 

[DeletedUser6195]

does this apply to all troops where you have to send 4 or they will all die?``1``1

 

[DeletedUser3473]

It wasn't a case of "bothered", maybe I'm looking in the wrong place, could you enlighten me?

This is what I read...

Now I'm getting on a bit so perhaps I'm going blind but I can't see the bit about needing 5 scouts.

If it is the Fake limit that causes the restriction, how exactly does that work?

 

[Nauzhror]

does this apply to all troops where you have to send 4 or they will all die?``1``1

No. You need to send at least 1% of a village's points in troop pop, or for scouts the 4/5 rule as mentioned above. Reason scouts are different is otherwise at 10,000 points you'd need to send 50 scouts.

 

[DeletedUser3473]

Thanks Nauz. Where are these rules documented? As this doesn't appear to be in the Help pages.

 

[Nauzhror]

Thanks Nauz. Where are these rules documented? As this doesn't appear to be in the Help pages.

http://uk5.tribalwars.co.uk/help2.php?article=server_info

contains: Fake limit 1% of the villages points

The scout system though is vaguely described here: http://uk5.tribalwars.co.uk/help2.php?article=attack_spy

It's information is inaccurate though, it says you need to send 5 at all villages, when in reality you can send 4 at barbs, and send 4 with your lc when farming a barb or a player.