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Can someone please just clarify for me how the volley-fire command actually work
Do you need to press to activate command then again later to fire -or is activating the command enough and unit fires one volley when ready.--Many thanks.

Basically when you press the volley button, you are ordering the unit to stop firing and load for a volley. Depending on the experience of the unit, it may take a few seconds, to several seconds for them to fire. If you press the volley button again (before the unit has the chance to fire) they will go ahead and fire off the volley, but it will not be as effective since not all units have had a chance to load.

I see it more as a hold fire command with the consequence of unleashing a volley when cancelled.

They will fire automatically when the enemy get close enough - but veteran units will hold fire longer to reduyce the range and maximise damage.

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Hey guys, sorry for diggin up this thread

im really looking forward to buy waterloo, however what bugs me (and i know its kind of a small thing) is how the volley command works. afaik i have to click it once to order my troops to reload, and then have to click again to unleash the volley. which is a bit too micromanagy for me. i would prefer to issue the order once so they continously fire themself. is there a way to achieve this?

HeinzFiction wrote: Mon Apr 25, 2022 12:54 pm Hey guys, sorry for diggin up this thread

im really looking forward to buy waterloo, however what bugs me (and i know its kind of a small thing) is how the volley command works. afaik i have to click it once to order my troops to reload, and then have to click again to unleash the volley. which is a bit too micromanagy for me. i would prefer to issue the order once so they continously fire themself. is there a way to achieve this?

The answer to your question is in the second post.

roy64 wrote: Mon Apr 25, 2022 2:35 pm

HeinzFiction wrote: Mon Apr 25, 2022 12:54 pm Hey guys, sorry for diggin up this thread

im really looking forward to buy waterloo, however what bugs me (and i know its kind of a small thing) is how the volley command works. afaik i have to click it once to order my troops to reload, and then have to click again to unleash the volley. which is a bit too micromanagy for me. i would prefer to issue the order once so they continously fire themself. is there a way to achieve this?

The answer to your question is in the second post.

Doesnt look like it work that way judging from videos and the game manual

"Volley(b). When clicked once, this orders all soldiers in
the unit to cease fire and reload. When clicked again, it
orders all soldiers fire a volley and then resume fire at will."

as it seems some players have made quite different experiences. i mean i get it when the ai decides to hold fire until enemys come closer. however when the enemys dont come closer, the ai is waiting forever and get slaughtered in the meantime. i didnt play the game myself so i cant rely on my own experience but it doesnt look like it works the way intended

HeinzFiction wrote: Mon Apr 25, 2022 3:19 pm
the ai is waiting forever and get slaughtered in the meantime.

That's one reason I stopped using the command. I think this was mentioned on the NorbSoftDev site along time ago & got fixed, I think.

NorbSoftDev site
https://www.norbsoftdev.net/index.php/kunena/index