UNITS. you should be able to command troops in more depth than just their type

[Draya]

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Eh, is the fight itself and the tactics involved there in that are relevant.

YAY. this might be the most influential thing ive ever done. i mean i influenced somebody to make a wiki. holy crap.

and yeah when its 5 on 5 it dosnt matter, but they keep upping the number of troops with each version (plus theres always the  battle size changer smart one), and when it gets to be 100 on 100 tactics can really help

Heh not exactly, just a page- I found the wiki. Trying to foster the idea of using the wiki to store/shape ideas.

Not sure what size battles I'm fighting, but when I'm circling around packed infantry with my Khergit warriors, It'd be  nice if the odd one or two of them didn't run head-1st into the clump, or the enemy was smart enough to move out a little. I'm sure they're working  on/I haven't played enough.

 

[DanAngleland]

I think this is a very good idea, it could definitely be useful. Split the infantry up into 2 or more groups, if only to make a thicker line against cavalry, or have shield bearing/pike wielding troops in the front. Or even mixed groups of melee and archers. Plus, you could have two archer groups, one on each flank, with your infantry in the centre and set slightly forward. This way the enemy would probably head for your infantry and get peppered from both sides, or head for a group of archers and be shot in the rear. Having a group of cavalry on each flank would be useful as well. Hitting infantry from two sides could prevent cavalry getting mobbed after the charge.

Although there wouldn't be much point for skirmishes, many of us use the battle sizer and with battles of 200 men, separate groups could be very useful.

 

[HSharp]

I think this is a good idea and deserves to be in the King's Court as well as in M&B 2 or a new release if one is coming.