Scripted legion raising...

stalin · 07-01-2006, 22:40

I play on medium battle difficulty and the battles last for 10-20 minutes with enemy units fighting to 10-20 % of strength. Dayve you forgot to install the last patch with balanced unit stats ROFL

**GiantMonkeyMan** · 07-02-2006, 11:23

i always wanted scripted legion training, it was something that we of zulu:tw were going to do to simulate the way that the africans recruited their troops and the arrival of new regiments for the euros
the idea is sound, but for EB i don't think it would be the best choice considering EB's complexity and the fact that the AI wouldn't use it to their advantage like a human player would

**Dayve** · 07-02-2006, 23:22

If the AI would use it to their advantage to give the human player a hard time then WHOOPIE A CHALLENGE!

If a human player exploits it then like i say, he/she shouldn't be playing EB. EB is for people who enjoy historical accuracy and a challenge. If you're going to use armies of triarii and exploit bugs for an easy game then you might as well just play vanilla.

**Scott** · 07-03-2006, 20:56

If scripeted legion raising you should also be able to recurit a general with a legion.
There should also be somthing where you can recurit half a legion(and probally with no general) that will cost alot less and take half the time to recurit.

**Kralizec** · 07-03-2006, 21:34

Yeah, a general attached to a unit of triarii would be perfect IMO. That way you can still hire mercs and build forts. There should be a morale penalty for such generals though, so it's still beneficial to add a family member to the stack (the stack should have by default 19 occupied slots for this purpose)

The only annoying thing about that would be that the triarii would dissapear if the general dies.

**Scott** · 07-04-2006, 02:38

If you have a full legion why would you need merchs? A general should be with calvary not infantry. I think having it on calvary it's good for a few reasons:
1. You can quickly move the genral out of danger of emeny infantry
2. You can quickly move the genral to an area where your troops moral becomes low so you can ralley them
3. Good powerful reserve unit. My general does make a good powerful reserve that can always seem to help reinfroce units(escipally infantry) while there fighting tough emeny's and can be important in flanking attacks.

**Trithemius** · 07-04-2006, 04:35

Originally Posted by Scott

If you have a full legion why would you need merchs? A general should be with calvary not infantry. I think having it on calvary it's good for a few reasons:
1. You can quickly move the genral out of danger of emeny infantry
2. You can quickly move the genral to an area where your troops moral becomes low so you can ralley them
3. Good powerful reserve unit. My general does make a good powerful reserve that can always seem to help reinfroce units(escipally infantry) while there fighting tough emeny's and can be important in flanking attacks.

There is some justification for the general being on foot, however - tactical benefits of being mounted aside.

I don't think many people would argue that heavy cavalry is not useful. ;)