2 Questions

[gollum]

And you dismount them by right clicking on them (before the battle) and choosing the option dismount, that you will be given. Some such units can dismount in siege battles only, while others can dismount in all battles.

Welcome to the org, by the way, enjoy your stay

[VersusAllOdds]

OS: Windows XP
Vid Card: GeForce 8600 GT

Thanks for help guys!

[gollum]

You're welcome VersusAllOdds.

One of the must dismount units is the dismounted chivalric knights. It is a unit that is heavily armoured and has phenomenal armor piercing attack, very good defence and sky high morale. It is best suited for guarding other units from heavy cavalry charges, for assaults/defence on bridges and for castle assault/defence. Its only deficits are the small number of men, and the slow speed/stamina - hence they are best in closed spaces and/or static defensive roles - say protecting your crossbowmen from enemy cavarly charges, while they rain death on the enemy.

The crusader knights that you get by crusading (Templars, Teutons, Santiago) also dismount to that unit iirc - however the Hospitalers dismount to Hospitaler Dismounted Knights - a very cool looking unit that is not too shabby on the battlefield either...

Enjoy ;)

PS You may want to check out this:
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showt...War-Unit-Guide
as it has a considerable wealth of information about tactics and proper use/role of all units in MTW (and STW/MI), including what dismounts to what.

[m52nickerson]

Druzhina cavalry can dismount anytime and become Feudal Foot Knights. These seem to show up as mercenary units early in the game.

[caravel]

OS: Windows XP
Vid Card: GeForce 8600 GT

Thanks for help guys!

Unfortunately you won't be able to play battles correctly with that graphics card due to a known bug. The 7xxx/8xxx/9xxx series Nvidia cards are all affected. The solution for 7xxx series and a possible solution for 88xx series is to use earlier drivers.