Most dominant infantry in Europe

[fomalhaut]

i hate the ridiculous over maneuvering the AI sometimes does, it's just a huge waste of time.

and yeah, i've found Phalanx v Phalanx I always always lose, whether on offense or defense. I don't know what to do about it, i just take it until i can smash the AI Phalanx in the back.

[vartan]

i hate the ridiculous over maneuvering the AI sometimes does, it's just a huge waste of time.

and yeah, i've found Phalanx v Phalanx I always always lose, whether on offense or defense. I don't know what to do about it, i just take it until i can smash the AI Phalanx in the back.

There has been a study on this [1]. The AI phalangites will always be ordered to attack and will always remain in guard mode, that is for certain (I haven't seen a counter-example). Therefore your best bet is to do one of two things. If his phalangite is coming at yours, take yours off guard mode and do not order it to attack (it will auto-engage). If you are forced to move a phalangite to attack one of the AI's, turn guard on before ordering the attack. The former guard-off results in better results on average, but you have to be in a perfect position to receive the AI attack.

[1] https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B8p...ODM3ZjY5&hl=en

[fomalhaut]

wow, glad you linked that thank you.

[ximxim]

@athanaric No, I meant the kluddobro. Imannae are nice as well, but have a much more spread out formation, making them less good line-troops (which is what I'm using them for, don't have any use for skirmishers).