Having a Problem with Formations

[EasyCo506]

As said, I'm having a problem with troops in formation. I put my infantry in ranks, and told them to hold in front of the archers. When I did that, they started moving to the side, still in formation. No matter what I did, they would not listen. If I told them to charge, they started to move away, again still in formation.

Is this a bug? Since until I figure out what is going on, I'm keeping formations off.

 

[EasyCo506]

If it helps any here is a picture (which I can't figure out how to enlarge).



When I told my infantry to form ranks, they moved off a little way to form up. Then when the enemy came up, they started to move away. I disbanded the formation and told them to stand closer, but again they started to back off when the enemy approached. I'm about to try the same battle, only this time with morale and formation disabled.

Edit: Alright, I just fought the battle with morale and formations disabled, and it worked. I can't fight with infantry in ranks, but at least they stay where I tell them to. I don't know if it's a bug with morale or formations or both, but I suspect both. Morale could explain why they kept backing off for no reason, while formation would explain why they form up far away from where I tell them to hold position.

 

[Buziah]

If it helps any here is a picture (which I can't figure out how to enlarge).



When I told my infantry to form ranks, they moved off a little way to form up. Then when the enemy came up, they started to move away. I disbanded the formation and told them to stand closer, but again they started to back off when the enemy approached. I'm about to try the same battle, only this time with morale and formation disabled.

Edit: Alright, I just fought the battle with morale and formations disabled, and it worked. I can't fight with infantry in ranks, but at least they stay where I tell them to. I don't know if it's a bug with morale or formations or both, but I suspect both. Morale could explain why they kept backing off for no reason, while formation would explain why they form up far away from where I tell them to hold position.

Yeah, that's all I could think of

 

[vonmistont]

Morale could explain why they kept backing off for no reason, while formation would explain why they form up far away from where I tell them to hold position.

The same explanation spring to my mind. As I stated many many times since the beginning of mod creation I didn't want to put morale in SoD (and I didn't for almost a year, and actually even when SoD got morale It wasn't me who implemented it ) because I think the way it is done now it has absolutely no sense.

Now it seems just like a cheat. Player usually finds battles where he has adventage so soon morale of his enemies break. They start trunning and deal even less damage to player army. It WOULD have sense if they actually COULD run away. If they could run away from battlefield and then from the player.
That is why I always play without formations and morale.

 

[dzorro]

vonmistont i thought i remember a mod that when you where winning a force surrender menu pops up. i don't remember if it was for 1.011 or earlier version. i will have to look it up. if you could implement something like that it could replace the current system completely.

 

[Cyclohexane]

Morale could explain why they kept backing off for no reason, while formation would explain why they form up far away from where I tell them to hold position.

The same explanation spring to my mind. As I stated many many times since the beginning of mod creation I didn't want to put morale in SoD (and I didn't for almost a year, and actually even when SoD got morale It wasn't me who implemented it ) because I think the way it is done now it has absolutely no sense.

Now it seems just like a cheat. Player usually finds battles where he has adventage so soon morale of his enemies break. They start trunning and deal even less damage to player army. It WOULD have sense if they actually COULD run away. If they could run away from battlefield and then from the player.
That is why I always play without formations and morale.

It should definately not be left default on.  I'm not sure why anyone would want this but the ability to turn it on (not turn off) should be in place.  I am really not even sure what the new formations are because that moral feature is so aggrivating.  It really takes away a lot to battles.