I've noticed a lot of users and semi-professional reviewers complaining about the sudden change in battle balancing that's come with muskets. I thought we could discuss strategies to deal with the new combat system in this thread.
I've personally found that the old 'Fire and Advance' strategy prevalent in the era works well:
1) Make sure that you've bought enough mercenaries that you can afford to equip the whole lot with muskets - I find it's better to have 10 musket mercenaries than 20 melee because those melee will get shot to pieces during their charge
2) Order your men to spread out (press F2 and then F3) so that they'll form a line
3) Order your men to follow you (press F1 and then F2) to high ground
4) Order your men to hold position when you've got the high ground (press F1 and then F1)
5) Watch your musketeers blow holes in approaching infantry
6) Order your men to hold their fire (press F3 and then F2) when the enemy approaches
7) Order your men to charge the enemy (press F1 and then F3)
Now that the immediate melee enemies have been attacked in melee return to step 3
I've found this wins battles most of the time. What doesn't work anymore is charging in on horseback like a hero and trying to take out hundreds of enemies solo.
Disclaimer: Sorry if this has been done, but search function is down. Let's have no 'fix the fecking muskets' suggestions either, we're discussing strategy.
I've personally found that the old 'Fire and Advance' strategy prevalent in the era works well:
1) Make sure that you've bought enough mercenaries that you can afford to equip the whole lot with muskets - I find it's better to have 10 musket mercenaries than 20 melee because those melee will get shot to pieces during their charge
2) Order your men to spread out (press F2 and then F3) so that they'll form a line
3) Order your men to follow you (press F1 and then F2) to high ground
4) Order your men to hold position when you've got the high ground (press F1 and then F1)
5) Watch your musketeers blow holes in approaching infantry
6) Order your men to hold their fire (press F3 and then F2) when the enemy approaches
7) Order your men to charge the enemy (press F1 and then F3)
Now that the immediate melee enemies have been attacked in melee return to step 3
I've found this wins battles most of the time. What doesn't work anymore is charging in on horseback like a hero and trying to take out hundreds of enemies solo.
Disclaimer: Sorry if this has been done, but search function is down. Let's have no 'fix the fecking muskets' suggestions either, we're discussing strategy.