I don't like the new routing system! Grrr

[Tamur]

In a way it's nice because that puts it beyond all doubt who's routing (unless you're playing the Carthaginians) but...

I have the solution! Make the routing banners be RGB 255/0/255! None of the factions will be confused with that. And Heinous Fuschia is so beautiful!

[Red Harvest]

I like the white banners to show they are routing. The problem is all routing units are white. We need an easy way to tell whose unit they are. Perhaps an "X" on enemy banners?

As for leaving your banner it's normal color with a duplicate white banner, I dislike the idea. Afterall, if I look down a section of the line and see my banner flying I assume they are still fighting. If I don't see my banner, but see enemy banners and some white banners, then I know the fecal material has hit the fan.

[Colovion]

An X on enemy flags would be good - true, and simple.

[andrewt]

I dislike that as well. They should do something different so that you know if it is you're soldiers that are routing or the opponents' soldiers. Losing their command group is also stupid. If I assign a unit to Ctrl-1, that unit should be in group 1 unless it is totally wiped out.

[MiniKiller]

I like have tha banners though, adds more color to the game.

I dunno if I'd like the "X" might look to bland, would be cool if the routers had no banners at all, like they dropped em since their fleeing. Multiple colors would work or perhaps invert the colors on their original unti flag, but might not work because it would have to be edited for each one.

[Colovion]

I like have tha banners though, adds more color to the game.

I dunno if I'd like the "X" might look to bland, would be cool if the routers had no banners at all, like they dropped em since their fleeing. Multiple colors would work or perhaps invert the colors on their original unti flag, but might not work because it would have to be edited for each one.

Yeah a simple X or maybe some kind of other symbol - haha, like a peace symbol for the enemy running away.

[Red Harvest]

I only proposed the "X" as an example of how simple it could be, yet easily distiguishable. Could also be another character, symbol, alternating gray stripes, etc. I figure the artistic types could find something recognizable, scalable and practical. I'll bet the graphic artists at CA can work out a good solution fairly rapidly if assigned to it.

There are a few other cases to consider: routing allies, multiple enemy army routers, non alligned rebels? Would be nice to have a system that was flexible enough to even show these differences (although not as important as simple enemy vs. friendly.)