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    Default Charging without breaking the formation

    How do I charge my mass of infantry without breaking their formation? Everytime I group them and make them charge they only target one enemy unit, thus becoming unorganized, and without flanks guarded. I know marching without change in formation is ALT+left mouse, but how do I make them attack?

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    Default Re: Charging without breaking the formation

    Well sorry if i dont get what you mean but i think that all u need to do is hold alt and double left click to thier location and they will all charge in formation
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    robotica erotica Member Colovion's Avatar
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    Yeah that annoys me as well - I guess you could Alt and then when you're ready to charge then click behind the enemy's battle line...
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    Default Re: Charging without breaking the formation

    In single player game, you can press 'p' for pause and make them each unit charge the enemy unit opposing them.
    Or, like said before me, hold down alt and double click on the ground. It's still a charge.

    I have found it to be rather clumsy to try to maintain strict formation, it's better to let units stay in rear and try to flank and so on.
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    Clan Takiyama Senior Member CBR's Avatar
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    Default Re: Charging without breaking the formation

    Depends what version. Viking invasion 2.01 has removed the automatic charge by just running forward.

    But MTW 1.1 and VI 2.0 you can alt double click behind enemy or drag your line behind the enemy and start running.

    In VI (patch 2.01) you have to manually click to attack for each of your units.


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    Default Re: Charging without breaking the formation

    Quote Originally Posted by CBR
    Depends what version. Viking invasion 2.01 has removed the automatic charge by just running forward.

    But MTW 1.1 and VI 2.0 you can alt double click behind enemy or drag your line behind the enemy and start running.

    In VI (patch 2.01) you have to manually click to attack for each of your units.


    CBR

    Well thanks for the 2.01 update as I had used this tactic a lot and now know I am only hurting myself, unless I accidentally want a unit of spears to accidentally smash into the side of some skirmishing cavalry
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    Research Shinobi Senior Member Tamur's Avatar
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    Default Re: Charging without breaking the formation

    Yes, same problem here. What I've done is set up groups in formation (group spears, then Ctrl-P, 1 to set them in a line, etc) and then click about the map as need be. If you want a mass charge in formation, then Alt-ing is the way to go.
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