Enemy charge only

[sPOONz]

Ive progressed in my game now to the point where I can battle against enemies in armies of up to 160 men. But they only ever charge, never using a line formation. Is this normal? I figured the bandits use charge only but not enemy commanders. Im sure that was the case in native?

I have used the battle sizer to increase the battle size to 300 max, could this be causing a problem? Or is the charge always used by the a.i as a standard?

 

[Ser Pounce-A-Lot]

It would seem that they charge only if your men come to close or you have provoked them enough. At least that is my case.

 

[sPOONz]

Not for me, as soon as the battle starts they always charge. Mmmmm, any suggestions as it appears my game is not functioning as it should be? Could the battle sizer be the problem? Thats about the only thing Ive done that changes the game. I'll test it and see....

 

[sPOONz]

Nope, still the same. Reset the battle size to defualt 150 and they still only charge at me. Does anyone else have this issue?

 

[Mugatu]

No - Only one doing the charging is bandits and usually they just follow the bandit leader and take steps towards me.

 

[fortinbras_martel]

Actually I've noticed this as well. No matter who I'm facing they alway charge, Cavalry hitting my ranks first. They are annihilated. Then the infantry archer mix.

Because of this I don't get the chance to move up. As soon as the battle begins, I look for high ground that is relatively close and quickly form ranks and wait for the cavalry. (They arrive in less then a minute)

Come to think of it I did have ONE battle where they held on the other side of the map, and I actually had to move my troops up but I can't remember the circumstances.

Perhaps it's because of my army composition? Or Tactics ability?

 

[graycloak]

Seems random for me, I've had them sit across the field and do nothing and I have had them charge. I suspect it might be based on some calculation of force strength or which army initiated the fight?

 

[sPOONz]

Im not so sure on that. Over this weekend Ive played lots of this mod and have fought all kinds of battles. Always the enemy charges straight away. I cant think what Im doing that could always calculate the same response?

 

[Tiberius]

Sometimes when I fight bandits they make a line and wait for me to charge.

 

[sPOONz]

For anyone who has a similar problem, I fixed it by simply deleting the mod and downloading a fresh one. Wish I new more on the technicalities to explain what the problem was exactly but I havnt a clue.  Dodgy download presumably.

 

[ac/dc]

they're not supposed to charge? what are they supposed to do?
i didnt really notice anything cuz i just charge with ponies and kill everybody.

 

[ppga]

That's funny, they only charge me when I've but a few men.  As soon as I've about a dozen, they always advance in a line, leader out front.  I whack him, and they stop moving altogether, even if it's 50 frankish raiders. 

It's actually kind of a cheesy early strategy of mine, get 10 recruits, then go raider hunting.  I whack their leader when they're on flat land, ride around while they throw all their axes at me, then do an ever tightening circle of death with a kontos as they just sit there like ducks in a row, whacking the furthest man out on the line with every turn.  You don't even need armour, just a shield.  And when their morale breaks and they start running, my mounted companions can join in for free XP.  Great way to level up fast and get good loot,  I once leveled up twice during a battle and got another level when it was over.  I had four raider loricas before I was strong enough to put one on.

 

[Puritan]

they're not supposed to charge? what are they supposed to do?
i didnt really notice anything cuz i just charge with ponies and kill everybody.

I usually do that in native ^^

In BW I've been using all infantry. Usually they charge me when they have equal numbers or fewer numbers. It's a stupid move like someone else said, as thier cavalry usually dies against my shield wall before their infantry can move up, but I've also had the opposite happen, where enemy cavalry never really engages, and I'm chasing them down at the end of the battle.