

Normally, the "attacker" is defined as whichever side moves into a given province last, while the "defender" is whichever one was already occupying the area. The check on leader maneuver rating is performed daily, so a high maneuver leader can still swing the tide of battle even if he joins an engagement late. All crossing penalties are removed if the attacking leader has a higher maneuver rating than the defending leader.

This includes an attack from sea or a landing directly with ships at port.įor attackers that originate from multiple provinces, they will all receive the crossing penalty if any one of them would normally receive it alone. Mousing over this icon will show which neighboring provinces require a river to be crossed in order for an army to reach the province. The presence of a river in between a province and its neighbors is indicated in the province window, through a small river icon. Here is a list of the types of terrain and the modifiers which they grant.Ī crossing penalty that reduces all dice rolls is applied to the attacker under the following circumstances:

Some terrain imposes a movement speed penalty to armies traveling in the province in addition to a negative rough terrain modifier to the attacking army, with different types of terrain having different modifiers. Terrain shows a natural-looking map, while simple terrain color-codes each province by its terrain type both have tooltips showing terrain type, fort level, and the current winter, if any. Terrain for each province is shown in both the terrain and simple terrain mapmodes. Border pixels belong to the province to their southeast.
