[Official Testing] Updated EDU with all the "unofficial" fixes and many others

[QuintusSertorius]

Which battle difficulty setting are the EB2 settings balanced for? I usually play with H battle but my results will not be very meaningful if you are using M or VH.
Regards
Vermin

I always assume M, and that's what I always play on. The AI getting hardcoded bonuses isn't necessarily very helpful, testing-wise.

[QuintusSertorius]

EDIT6 is up - wholesale changes to infantry speeds; phalanxes are untouched; non-phalanx non-skirmish infantry have a uniform speed, skirmishers are faster. Additionally, new values for testing for Akontistai, Sphendonetai and Thanvare Parsig (Persian Archers) - I'd appreciate particular observations on how those three do. Also a new descr_projectiles.txt, make sure you get that too.

Given the testing nature of those three units as stand-ins for their type, I'd recommend not using this one for a campaign.

[Ibrahim]

I would also add to please test them from all angles, and to note the direction of the shot, if the frontage of your missile-men is wider than the enemy formation, etc.

[QuintusSertorius]

As a concession to those who do want to play a campaign with the updated EDU, I've done a version with unmodded test units - ie Akontistai, Sphendonetai and Persian Archers are back to their usual values in this one.

EDIT 7A:

This gives an equally balanced play experience for all units, but won't let you test our new thinking on how to do skirmishers, which isn't consistently applied across all units.

[Chap]

I'm using MOROS FASTER BATTLES

Speed of skirmishers feels nice. Now i can put them in front of my battle line and not feel like they will just get charged. Skirmish mode is a bit more reliable now. At first it feels strange to see that kind of speed for infantry, now i enjoy the faster skirmisher tactics.

The 3 new idea units have more reliable casualties per volley and more total casualties inflicted.
The old idea units have varying casualties per volley and less total casualties inflicted.

'Casualties inflicted' test results - first type is from behind a battle line. Second type is a typical chaotic battle.

Edit6 test.txt

[QuintusSertorius]

I'm using MOROS FASTER BATTLES

Speed of skirmishers feels nice. Now i can put them in front of my battle line and not feel like they will just get charged. Skirmish mode is a bit more reliable now. At first it feels strange to see that kind of speed for infantry, now i enjoy the faster skirmisher tactics.

The 3 new idea units have more reliable casualties per volley and more total casualties inflicted.
The old idea units have varying casualties per volley and less total casualties inflicted.

'Casualties inflicted' test results - first type is from behind a battle line. Second type is a typical chaotic battle.

Edit6 test.txt

Very interesting, particularly that the effect of the changes on archers and javelineers is pretty big, but on slingers is quite small (I suspect the removal of ap has something to do with that - though javelineers lost ap too).

[Chap]

javelineers are 240 per unit

slingers are 120 per unit

that might have something to do with it