Bug, or did I get outplayed?
I just lost a 46 minute battle in a pretty pivotal fight. The AI preemptively declared a decisive defeat as the enemy has both reinforcements and 3x the numbers at 4800 strong. Little did they know: I had 300 elephants in my trunk.
After 46 minutes of herding cats (Rather, Tigers. Which hardly listen to my instructions as it seems). It came down to Mulu at 10% health and 40 cat herders. Up against us was 112 bowmen and another 56 elite spearmen. This whole time the little morale meter was only 10% in my favor.
I valiantly micro'd the enemy until my tigers ate their faces only to be left with....no victory screen.
I searched across the whole map for a good five minutes, I couldn't find a single breathing sole except an enemy controlled tower.
Finally, out of desperation and boredom, I figured I'd cap the tower. Tragically, the little deployable tower slaughtered Mulu as he approached, but the herders made it up and capped it. I was sure it was bugged at this point as it still didn't give the victory screen.
And then ... 114 fresh elite spearmen appear right in front of my troops and wipe out my remaining petty 30 men. They literally appeared out of thin air right in front of me. There was no tree cover or anything. They sadly put an end to the battle, so naturally I save scummed back 20 turns and executed their whole family.
Is this a bug or did I just get my ankles broken by the AI?
