BI vs Alex EB

[Smeel]

Alx does have a better battle AI. However, it does not implement naval AI very well. Moreover, a lot of features implemented in BI were left out of Alx. Newer doesn't always mean better.

Seriously, the only new feature in BI that works as intended is swimming. The shieldwall is so broken it's not even funny, and schiltrom is just unnecessary. In this instance, newer really does means better.

[Ferromancer]

Seriously, the only new feature in BI that works as intended is swimming. The shieldwall is so broken it's not even funny, and schiltrom is just unnecessary. In this instance, newer really does means better.

I think you have it switched around. Schiltrom is broken (AI doesn't use it properly) and shieldwall works fine--though the EB team implements it using unit spacing in RTW.