Command Delay

[SwordsMaster]

As most of you. I like the delay, except for the fact that the cavalry actually stops if you change the direction of their movement.

Dont like the fact that sometimes the units just ignore your orders (a really looooong delay, or you made up a unit out of the most stupid guys around?)

Love the Horn.

[Alexander the Pretty Good]

I love the idea, and don't mind the actual delay...

Though unit intelligence is about zero.

*cav unit*
"Hmmm. Since I'm about to crash into the enemy is a satisfyingly devastating manner, I should stop about two yards in front of them and beg them to attack me. Just because you ordered me to attack them again in your haste to end the battle.*

[Psyco]

How do you guys know, for sure, there's a "command delay"?
I say again, could it be your systems?

With 1 gig of ram? Right....

The fact that it is happening to so many people is proof that it is part of the game (IIRC, the CA said they were going to put it in).

The problem is that without individual unit intelligence, or the ablity to "tell" your units your plans beforehand, it is more annoying than anything else. If your units could charge on initiative (that would accually be a good feature. A toggle for "charge when enemies are _ away" [like fire at will]) the delay would be great and realistic. The fact that your units will only ever do what you precisely tell them (and sometimes they don't do that either) makes the delay bad for gameplay.

[andrewt]

I don't like the delay. Units in real life have actual brains and initiative. Units in RTW are braindead and you have to babysit them through every phase in the battle. The delay just makes it more frustrating, not more realistic.

[ToranagaSama]

With 1 gig of ram? Right....

The fact that it is happening to so many people is proof that it is part of the game (IIRC, the CA said they were going to put it in).

That's NOT the way to troubleshoot!

I take the alternative position, I and a couple of others have posted that *we* aren't experienced any "Delays". So, how do you explain this if "it is part of the code"?

Could anyone confirm that you all are aware that you NEED to use "ALT+Left Click" to make the Hasti charge IMMEDIATELY?

Is the "Delay", you're all experiencing, actually the Hasti stopping to throw their spears?

If that's not the case I suggest you all post your SYSTEM SPECS, as there is a distinct trend for Org members to have(...ahhh....TS shifts to PC Speak), less than optimum hardware, in which case it wouldn't be out of the ordinary what you're experiencing.

[I mean I'm having enough trouble acclimating to the new UI, and now you folks are saying there's some *delay* I'm not noticing? I thought the Archers were bad enough!!]

[fastspawn]

is command delay dependant on difficulty of battle?