New Unit Formations?

**zarasophist** · 03-12-2008, 01:48

Why are my units in new formations on the battle map?

Sometimes they are in a rectangle like in plain RTW; other times they are in squares. My missles troops are packed together sometimes and spread apart other times.

Is this new to EB? If so, why is not consistant, ie sqaure units; checkered placement in one battle; old school RTW units and formations the next battle?

**PershsNhpios** · 03-12-2008, 03:55

You know, you are rather narrow-minded for a zarasophist.

**Dhampir** · 03-12-2008, 04:04

On a somewhat related note... how come when I have a unit manning a battering ram and then I take them off it, they keep the battering ram formation?

**PershsNhpios** · 03-12-2008, 04:13

No idea, but if it was a hectic siege, something like that would put a real dhampir on the situation.

**lobf** · 03-12-2008, 08:43

I vote for a Giraffe-shaped formation.

**Memento Mori** · 03-12-2008, 09:05

Originally Posted by lobf

I vote for a Giraffe-shaped formation.

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=844

**Dhampir** · 03-13-2008, 21:35

Originally Posted by Glenn

No idea, but if it was a hectic siege, something like that would put a real dhampir on the situation.

wah wah wah.

**zooeyglass** · 03-12-2008, 17:04

Originally Posted by zarasophist

Why are my units in new formations on the battle map?

Sometimes they are in a rectangle like in plain RTW; other times they are in squares. My missles troops are packed together sometimes and spread apart other times.

Is this new to EB? If so, why is not consistant, ie sqaure units; checkered placement in one battle; old school RTW units and formations the next battle?

i would like to know the answer to this question too!

**zarasophist** · 03-13-2008, 02:56

Yes, so would I. I guess that is why I originally posted it.

**PershsNhpios** · 03-13-2008, 03:00

If you desire the answer, you must first become one with the question.

**zooeyglass** · 03-13-2008, 11:02

Originally Posted by zarasophist

Yes, so would I. I guess that is why I originally posted it.

i guess that is why you originally posted it also...

**bovi** · 03-13-2008, 18:00

I don't think we can randomize the deployment for each unit, even if we wanted to. Could you post screenshots of the initial deployment of a given unit where it's different from battle to battle?

**zooeyglass** · 03-13-2008, 18:03

Originally Posted by bovi

I don't think we can randomize the deployment for each unit, even if we wanted to. Could you post screenshots of the initial deployment of a given unit where it's different from battle to battle?

i have an example but not screenshot:

the sweboz core spearmen unit sometimes is arranged in ranks of 4 by 8 (i play tiny unit size), but on some battles they are arranged as 2 lines or 12 or so, and then a third shorter line behind them....