-ian Switch

Question du jour -

I was playing around with MTW this weekend, developing a "training ground" map so I can get better/faster with commands and coordinating movements. As part of this process, I thought I'd mess around with the -ian switch. My understanding is that it allows you a lot or little control over both sides depending on what you want - that you can let the AI control both armies, or none at all, and that your camera becomes unlocked so you can go anywhere in the map..

I poked around online and got the standard set of instructions, which are VERY vague, and tried them out in a custom battle, but without success. Most noteably, the commands seemed to be superceded by the regular controls, so if I hit "H" (which is supposed to do something to the AI), my units went into "Hold Position Mode"

I may have screwed up turning on the switch, but either way, I was hoping some people in the forums could throw in their $.02 about using the -ian switch.

Specifically: what commands exist? How do you implement them?

Thanks,
Shrike

Well I know that in the options you can change where you can move everywhere on the map at the beginning and while your in battle. As for the -ian command I never really figured that out myself.

My understanding of the -ian command is that is allows you to switch between factions during campaign play.

So you could make a move as the English and then switch to the French and make the French moves.

Quite good when you want to play multiplayer campaigns and pass the save file around your group.

Only problem is that the AI seems to mess things up a little and sometimes cancels your commands for previous factions.

Shrike, the commands such as "H" or "G" only work on the campaign map, not in battles.