Hello Antonis,
I would like to ask about the formations, because it seems lots of other mods use the exact same, and they are kind of unresponsive.
So, in theory, how should the formations work?
I ask because no matter what I tried to do, the troops don't follow orders. What usually happens:
- I tell "everyone" to hold position
- infantry lines up to the left from hold position
- archers line up ahead of hold position
It is quite difficult to tell what the troops will actually do, for example holding a riverbank is almost impossible. I check what is a good place, go to the right of that place, and tell the troops to hold ground. Unfortunately, sometimes they and up in the river, because I cannot judge where they will actually end up (somewhere to my left, but where?).
Even worse are the archers and skirmishers, who take the suicide place in the front, and don't listen to my orders. (which would be hold position 10-20 meters behind my infantry, on the left flank).
Additional problem: even when I create multiple units, they respond to the same "infantry" selection. Eg. if you want two infantry types, for example spearmen on the two flanks, both will advance (even if you would prefer the left to fall back, and the right to advance.)
Additional problem 2: it seems that the battle line is filled in a strange way. For example in a battle all of my heavy infantry was on the right flank, and all of my new recruits in the middle and left. Not bad, but in an other event it was different (heavy in the centre, light on the flanks).
Additional 3: well, this is not strictly related to formation, but during a battle it is very hard to distinguish your units from the enemy. They all wear very similar outfits. I was not aware of faction color codes, but I start to see their use. If you plan on updating the troops, will you consider adding a color scheme to the troops? (this mod is not bad at all from this point of view. In the weekend I checked Viking Conquest and there, literally every faction except the picts use the same tunics. I didn't know who to stab )
Now, the easiest for me was to turn this feature off. I put spearmen in infantry units, archers in archer units, and shock infantry in cavalry. Infantry hold ground + advance 10 steps, archers stay put, cavalry (shock infantry) on follow me, as a reserve. That works, but you have to manually set this up every time.
So, if you could write a short summary what can be expected of the formation submod you use, and how to set it up in game, it would be really appreciated.
I would like to ask about the formations, because it seems lots of other mods use the exact same, and they are kind of unresponsive.
So, in theory, how should the formations work?
I ask because no matter what I tried to do, the troops don't follow orders. What usually happens:
- I tell "everyone" to hold position
- infantry lines up to the left from hold position
- archers line up ahead of hold position
It is quite difficult to tell what the troops will actually do, for example holding a riverbank is almost impossible. I check what is a good place, go to the right of that place, and tell the troops to hold ground. Unfortunately, sometimes they and up in the river, because I cannot judge where they will actually end up (somewhere to my left, but where?).
Even worse are the archers and skirmishers, who take the suicide place in the front, and don't listen to my orders. (which would be hold position 10-20 meters behind my infantry, on the left flank).
Additional problem: even when I create multiple units, they respond to the same "infantry" selection. Eg. if you want two infantry types, for example spearmen on the two flanks, both will advance (even if you would prefer the left to fall back, and the right to advance.)
Additional problem 2: it seems that the battle line is filled in a strange way. For example in a battle all of my heavy infantry was on the right flank, and all of my new recruits in the middle and left. Not bad, but in an other event it was different (heavy in the centre, light on the flanks).
Additional 3: well, this is not strictly related to formation, but during a battle it is very hard to distinguish your units from the enemy. They all wear very similar outfits. I was not aware of faction color codes, but I start to see their use. If you plan on updating the troops, will you consider adding a color scheme to the troops? (this mod is not bad at all from this point of view. In the weekend I checked Viking Conquest and there, literally every faction except the picts use the same tunics. I didn't know who to stab )
Now, the easiest for me was to turn this feature off. I put spearmen in infantry units, archers in archer units, and shock infantry in cavalry. Infantry hold ground + advance 10 steps, archers stay put, cavalry (shock infantry) on follow me, as a reserve. That works, but you have to manually set this up every time.
So, if you could write a short summary what can be expected of the formation submod you use, and how to set it up in game, it would be really appreciated.