Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition

Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition

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Forgot a Batu

Forgot a Batu

Kill double the enemies as Batu when assaulting the bridge in the Battle of Mohi.

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How to unlock the Forgot a Batu achievement in Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition - Definitive Guide

This achievement can be acquired during the 6th mission in the Mongol campaign called the Battle of Mohi. The goal is to kill 2x times more enemies as your ally that will cross the bridge either after the 15 minutes are up or after you flank them. I did this on the easy difficulty because with this strategy you will not be having Batu's support.

I found a pretty good tactic that always guarantees that I get way more kills than Batu and his army. After you build a pretty decent-sized army (I had 11 Lancers and 44 Mangudai) have a few villagers build two towers right in front of the bridge on your side of the river. Next, build a siege workshop right in front of the two towers. Here's the most important part. Before Batu Khan attacks, make sure you have built 3-4 Mangonels and have them placed on the bridge ready to fire. This will prevent Batu and his army from getting across the bridge. Make sure they are lined up and block access. If you want to test if the bridge is completely blocked before Batu attacks take a villager and try to have him cross. If done correctly the villager will keep zigzagging and not move past the Mangonels.

(BEFORE GOING ANY FURTHER MAKE SURE TO SAVE YOUR GAME. That way once you get your achievement you can have the option of loading it back so your army isn't the only one that took heavy losses).

You can either wait for the timer to go down or attack their flank when you're ready. While you get your kills, Batu will do nothing but watch on the other side of the river. Guaranteeing that you get way more than 2x the kills than he does.

The achievement will unlock once you have defeated enough Hungarian troops. This may take a while and will involve you pushing even further North until you have met the required amount of kills. Mine unlocked as soon right before I had completed the "Drive the Hungarians back to their camp" objective.

Tip: If you're unsure how to deploy the Mangonels, simply select one and press attack move. Wherever you click they will move there and then finally transform and be able to attack. I suggest also building a market to sell all the excessive meat you gather in order to have enough gold to build mangonels (unless you're directly mining for it).

If you're satisfied with the achievement and want to continue the mission, I suggest moving the Mangonels and destroying the towers so Batu and his army can get moving. It will take a few seconds for the AI to learn that the path is free and will eventually cross the bridge.

Cheers
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02 Nov 2021 04:34

21 Comments
Great tip with blocking the bridge! I used two siege rams. laugh
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By Lockie on 11 Nov 2021 02:40
+1 for siege rams. One note though. Even though it says double the enemies, you're fine if Batu kills zero. I was worried that I may not get it if his units don't get a single kill (since x/0 would give us an error).
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By Mikasz on 25 Nov 2021 16:29
Good point! Thanks for mentioning it just in case.
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By Jagd Gray Wolf on 25 Nov 2021 21:59
All you need is two mangonels on the bridge. Rams do not work as they will allow your allies to pass.
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By bvrgvndy on 01 Dec 2021 23:48
Rams will work but they have to be in the stance for not moving.
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By Mikasz on 04 Dec 2021 18:43
Great strategy! Credit to Mikasz for the correct math.
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By Tozi Tiberius on 06 Dec 2021 21:36
Very important: make sure that you have your mangonels set to stand ground. This way they will not move out of the way when allies try to pass them
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By OJLean on 16 Dec 2021 02:55
If the mangonels are set up and ready to fire they won't move regardless lol. They also get bigger if they're set up so they block the bridge better. But its still another strategy to use if so thanks for mentioning it.
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By Jagd Gray Wolf on 16 Dec 2021 04:49
I tried the mangonel-on-bridge trick, but accidentally moved them when I ordered my army to go around roll still managed though with a large army
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By FellOmen on 04 Feb 2022 21:15
That's good to hear! I think as long as you get a head start on the kills you should be okay.
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By Jagd Gray Wolf on 05 Feb 2022 23:18
Think there may be some bugginess with this one. Did the whole mission, Batu didn't get a single kill but no achievement.
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By Tucky90 on 29 Aug 2022 22:27
Hmm weird. I think when I did it, it took me two tries. Did you block the bridge and just tried to take the enemy on yourself? You could try it on the easier difficulty and attempt it this way.
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By Jagd Gray Wolf on 30 Aug 2022 02:00
Yeah the achievements for this game glitch out when you do a save midgame. I'm not sure why but it will void out the achievements unless you reboot or restart the mission and play them without saving. Glad to hear it popped finally.
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By Jagd Gray Wolf on 30 Aug 2022 15:46
Great strat! That's absolutely not true about achievements not popping if you save mid-game, at least as of December '22. I have saved mid-game it on 20+ achievements, including this one, both skirmishes and 1P campaigns.
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By ZRedBaron on 12 Dec 2022 15:58
They must have patched it up then. This was a big issue when the game first released. Thanks for letting me know.
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By Jagd Gray Wolf on 12 Dec 2022 16:32
Bonjour j'ai essayé de bloqué le pont mais l'autre armé et passé , de plus les 2 tours tu les mets de ton coté mais l'ennemis quand je reviens en arrière ils rebrousse chemin , une idée de se que je dois faire !!!
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By KingDrygons on 26 Sep 2023 14:33
Hello! Its been awhile since I played this but what do you use to block the bridges? I think you have to use siege units to block the bridge so that Batu's units make an attempt to cross it but get stuck. Have you tried to just make an army quickly and then just start attacking the enemy on your own?
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By Jagd Gray Wolf on 26 Sep 2023 18:30
Salut , j'ai fait des cavalier avec des lance et des cavalier archer et je l'ai mis sur le ponts plus 2 machine de guerre
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By KingDrygons on 27 Sep 2023 13:53
j'ai trouvé plus facile , faire des cavaliers lanciers avec de l'or 20 , et cavalier archer 20 pnj a lancé l'attaque ( il s'est retiré car trop de perte ) et j'ai suivi Cool
Et j'ai le SUCCES
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By KingDrygons on 27 Sep 2023 14:21
Ahh perfect! Happy to see you finally unlocked it.
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By Jagd Gray Wolf on 27 Sep 2023 14:34
Yep, used the block trick which us very handy then just solo'd the mission. Will try again today as it was late last night.

Update - Yep something definitely wrong. Have done it multiple times where he has either no kills or a few stragglers and nothing. Really annoying as this is the only achievement that seems to be a problem.

Update 2 - I saw some people stating they were having unlock issues when saving mid mission. Personally hadn't myself but I tried the method but DIDN'T do a back up save and the achievement popped.
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By Tucky90 on 30 Aug 2022 09:14
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