Quote Originally Posted by oaty
Phalanx VS phalanx. Did a custom battle with both armies matching exactly with militia hoplites. Everytime the comp loses. The comp will march in a straight line and I did the same exact thing so fatigue would be equal. As soon as the lines clash the comp ends up with exposed flanks. What the A.I. tries to do is not hit the unit in front of them but the unit next to the one in front of it.
It seems to be trying to flank at the last moment...forgetting that it also has flanks... It also tries to do a leader on leader match up from what I've seen, but it waits until the lines have nearly closed to attempt this. Probably some of both aspects in play here.