Dismounted Cavalry

[oudysseos]

Would it be possible (as it was in MTW) to have mounted units dismount before a battle? Say if the terrain was unsuitable for cavalry ops, or during a siege. You wouldn't have to create any new units necessarily- just find a close analog in existing units- horse archers becoming foot archer for instance. Not only would it be realistic (and cool), it would also give you more strategic flexibility.

I bet someone's gonna tell me it can't be done.

[Warlord 11]

I bet someone's gonna tell me it can't be done.

It can't be done.

[mattholomew]

couldn't this be represented by infantry with increased movement points on the campaign map?

[fallen851]

Or, we could just compromise and get some centaur units!

It would be way more accurate than like, say, putting the Aztecs in the game, I mean who would do that?

[We all need someone]

Silly goose.

MTW 2 has the Aztecs for a reason. It goes to 1580 or whatever(can't remember the press release- for shame), and as anybody knows, "In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue". Plus Cortez came over in the 1520s or so as I recall, but I could be way wrong on that.

And who doesn't want to have the option in diplomacy, "Send Diseased Blankets"? I can say I can hardly wait!

[Malrubius]

couldn't this be represented by infantry with increased movement points on the campaign map?

Not possible. The relationship between the strat map movement points of Infantry, Cavalry, and Artillery is hard-coded. You can increase or decrease all of them, but not individual units.

[Cheexsta]

couldn't this be represented by infantry with increased movement points on the campaign map?

You can't give individual units a different speed on the map. They're either cavalry, infantry or siege weapons in all parts of the game; you can't be infantry on the battlefield and be cavalry on the campaign map.

Not that I'm aware of, anyway.

[fallen851]

Too bad this was a good idea...