BI Multiplayer

[Puzz3D]

Have they fixed the alt-click so that I can move selected units and keep formation?

Alt-click is questionable. Sometimes it does what you want and sometimes it doesn't. The formation AI can decide that your custom formation is disorganized and will change it to a simple formation (usually a line) when you issue the move command. Also, you have to wait until units arrive at their destination before issuing a new move order if you want to preserve your custom formation. Rather than fight this I just go with what formation the AI deems acceptable. Then I can give movement orders while my men are moving as long as it doesn't involve a rotation. You have some control over these standard formations with the double line, triple line, etc. formations.

So, the rate of battle has slowed? this was my major problem I guess, as it seemed like the battles were too dependent on initial conditions, ie army compositions.

Well, I have yet to try a 12.5k game. I played a 30k game, and the fighting time was slow enough to issue lots of individual movement orders to my units and for them to come to the assistance of fighting units.

My vow not to buy BI after the disappointing 1.2 patch is seeming to become strained, especially after I am getting sick of WoW.

You don't have to buy BI. You can download the free RTW v1.3 patch and try that. You just won't be able to play BI which is a separate executable.[/QUOTE]