BI Multiplayer

[Kanamori]

Wasn't there a program that alioven or mordred made for that?

[Loinnreach]

RTW is ok if you relegate yourself to using the simple formations the AI considers to be organized formations, but that means I can't use most of the tactics I used in STW/MTW because they are formation based.

I'm assume that you can. (don't hold me for word) I'm refering to BI here (1.4), so I don't know how RTW 1.3 has this managed.

I even tried a simple grouped formation of 4 infantry in a line with 1 cav out front. When I rotated the group the AI changed the formation to a single line with the cavalry unit spaced way out to one side. The units were in a single group!

It would be best if you experiment in custom a bit. I haven't encountered this problem yet in BI. No matter how I group units or how I move them, they don't change formations. (BI in mind)

There is something else messed up as well. Try countermarching a line using ALT click so that the units will turn back to their original facing after they finish marching. You'll find that the units change sides. The units to the left go to the right and the ones on the right go to the left as though you rotated the line. It produces a huge mess and takes a huge amount of time to complete the maneuver. The alternatives are to not use ALT at all, march your units back further than you want and then countermarch them again to reverse the facing or to drag the line, but I didn't drag lines in STW/MTW if I didn't have to because it's less efficient.

Why to be less efficient? (asking for BI here)
I've as well tryed this sometimes in MTW but worked ok everytime. It seemed efficient enough.

[Puzz3D]

It would be best if you experiment in custom a bit. I haven't encountered this problem yet in BI. No matter how I group units or how I move them, they don't change formations. (BI in mind)

The formation is preserved in RTW v1.3 if it's a single group and I always drag and drop. You can redraw it as many times as necessary even while it's moving. So, I'll switch to using drag and drop all the time rather than point and click.