Quote Originally Posted by NeonGod
Ah...so a unit can't have two close-combat weapons unless it has the phalanx ability? Not even if you take the time to hold the alt key?

Not quite, infantry units can only have one melee skeleton if they don't use phalanx formation. So if they want a spear and a sword they have to either use phalanx or use the same animation for both weapons. Basically we can a spear and a predominatly thrusting sword without too much trouble but not a predominatly slashing sword, which the longsword was.