Unlimited men on the battlefield

**andfjel** · 09-30-2009, 10:14

Where do I change to this in the preferences?

Is there any limit on units you can control in a battle? I have noticed that when the list of units at the bottom of my screen i s full, some units wait as reserves outside the battleborder...

Thanx :)

**Macilrille** · 09-30-2009, 11:44

-There is no unlimited men.

-You can only control a fullstack yourself (if that is what you are asking).
Those waiting in reserve cannot under any circumstance be controlled by you. However, if they have a general with them and you do not uncheck it on the scroll coming up that you are attacked, or if they are commanded by a captain and you check it same place (there is a little square to check and uncheck in), the AI will control them.

This however is not recommendable, for as you have probably noticed from your enemies the AI is dumb as ****, it is even dumber when it is on your side.

**andfjel** · 09-30-2009, 12:39

Ok :) Thank you...that cleared things up.

**Celtic_Punk** · 09-30-2009, 14:15

like a thousand times as dumb if its FM led. they'll charge your precious hand-groomed 29 year old straight into the sarrissas of the enemy.

**Lysimachos** · 09-30-2009, 16:00

There is unlimited men, but in a different sense. Usually the game will keep reinforcements from joining the battle, if the number of men which has to be represented is so high that it could be bad for the performance. If you open the preferences.txt you will find a line: UNLIMITED_MEN_ON_BATTLEFIELD:FALSE
Change FALSE to TRUE in order to circumvent that mechanism. That means, all computer controlled reinforcements will join a battle, regardless how many men will take part. However, as said by others, you yourself can only control a maximum of twenty units, which cannot be changed.