Quote Originally Posted by Kadagar_AV View Post
Uh...

1. pikemen are bugged, still, after sooooo many patches.

2. pikemen = worthless.

3. only use is to use with gunpowder, ratio 2-3... 2 gunpowder (2 ranks deep) with 3 pike units behind. This is however very inflexible and only works against the (non existant) AI.


Don't get me wrong, I applaud your effort.... It's just that, well, they are bugged, and I dont see any patch coming anytime soon.
1. If you want to get a feel how pikemen is properly used in M2TW, even without patches, try use them as static phalanx, and always keep some good spearmen / heavy infantry to defend their flank... of course, if you play Scots, you have a good option using noble pikemen in the flank as well. (notice: even works well without any formations mod, but giving denser formations sometimes help too.)

2. If you want to try them on offense, you must learn how to order them to stop everytime the enemy is about to near with you, that way, the spear-wall will be presented and your enemy impaled, that's it.

3. Inflexible? Just try to press "alt" everytime you move them, and they move in formations very nicely...