Quote Originally Posted by desdichado
Also some cav grouped by itself somehow attached themselves to this infantry group and would only follow instructions given to the infantry. I could not give the cav group an order they would follow by themselves. Had to ungroup everybody and redo. Not major but it through my whole battle line into chaos while I sorted out. This was not in a city btw.
Yes, i've seen this a lot. Grouping seems to be really screwy, especially in siege battles. My common tactic is to group all units with siege equipment into one group, and all the other units into a second group. I firstly give the first groups' units (ones with the siege equipment) orders to attack the walls, and off they go to do their thing. However if I then select the second group and order them to move up closer to the walls, the first groups' units stop their advance, and turn around to head for the same destination as the second group. Basically, both groups were receiving the same orders!!! I find this happens a lot in battles, and I simply CANNOT use groups at all, especially during sieges.

Anyone wishing to should try it out... you'll see what I mean.

Colt.