Only massed arrow fire or catapults can do that. Archers really come into their own during sieges, so you may want to reorganize your army a season or two in advance of a siege, so that you'll have more of them.īefore you can hope to storm a castle, you must thin out the ranks of the defenders. True, most sieges climax with a desperate melee inside the castle walls, but you'll usually spend much more time trying to breach those walls or prevent the enemy from doing so. Whether you're planning to storm a castle or defend one, you must plan siege operations carefully and methodically. Whereas conventional battles tend to be resolved rather quickly, sieges will take several seasons to conclude, successfully or not. When you move from the open battlefield to siege warfare, be prepared to shift your whole attitude.