Quote Originally Posted by RomoR
I ask that someone tries this out and see if they get the same results, just in case I'm seeing things.
OK, it's late and I'm tired, so please excuse any bad spelling mistakes or grammatical errors, I typed this out as they occured so just think of me as your sportscaster. For a war game. But typing. Without using spellchecker.

Also please note I did NOT apply any scientific method to this, I just did these as they came to me, so take this as you will and with a grain of salt. The timings that I submit are simple estimations by me, I was not looking at my watch (I don't wear a watch anyway) nor did I have a stopwatch handy.

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Constant settings, unless otherwise noted.

- Map: Grassy flatland
- Difficulty: Medium difficulty
- Periods: All periods
- Weather: Unselectable on Grassy plain map
- Unit size: Huge size
- Time of day: Morning

Do not use speed adjustment controls.

Test runs, set 1. Myself as cavalry, enemy as infantry.

Procedure: Double click on enemy unit and let it go, do not place under AI assistance and do not issue any other orders... Do not reform units or reposition on battlefield during placement. Record result when victory screen displays. If given choice to continue or end, pick end.

1. Eng. Hobilars vs French pikemen, result Eng. general died after approx 3-5 seconds, English defeat, 32 men remain vs 116 pikemen, battle lasted approx. 10 seconds from contact

2. Eng. Mailed Knights vs French pikemen, result enemy general dead on impact, fight lasted approx 15 seconds. Eng victory, 50 men remain vs 71 french men remain.

3. HRE Mounted Sergeants vs Eng. Levy Spearmen, result Eng. general dead on impact, fight lasted approx. 3 seconds, HRE victory 77 men to Eng 36 men (ouch)

4. HRE Mounted Sergeants vs Eng. Heavy Billmen, result HRE victory, battle lasted approx 15 seconds, neither general died, HRE 54 men remain to Eng 8 men remain. They also charged me and did not brace to recieve the charge, unlike all other previous tests to this point.

5. French Merchant Cavalry Militia vs HRE Landsknecht PIkemen, result holy christ the French MCM got mulched on impact, down to 50, but they broke the formation of the pikemen, pikemen tried to march away and reform???, cavalry didn't follow them to attack (grrr), enemy general dead at 25 seconds, holy CRAP that was a good battle, lasted 70 seconds! French victory, victory screen shows French 15 men remain to pikemen 11 men, but I only had 3 horses left including my general when the enemy broke, I was positive I was going to lose that one.

6. Repeat of 5, result enemy general dead on impact, 25% french casualties, pikemen attempting to march away again, aww they broke, French victory battle lasted 40 seconds, 44 men remain vs 68 pikemen. Try tried to get away and reform but my cav had them hemmed in. Interesting results.

7. Eng. hobilars vs. French dismounted feudal knights, result damn the French knights took a beating, 50%+ casualties on impact, I took ~25%, WOW that was interesting, enemy general dead at 50 seconds, only my general was left and 3 knights, my general finished them off and was literally the last man standing. Result Eng victory, 13 men remain to 0 french. The dismounted knights tore up the cav in the standing fight.

8. Eng. mailed knights vs French dismounted feudal knights, result enemy general dead on impact, damn fight lasted 3 seconds, result Eng victory, Eng 68 men remain to 18 French knights.

General observations: Enemy infantry will generally stop to recieve charge, exception was the Eng. billmen and the dismounted knights, they would charge into my cav.


Test run set 2, me as the defender with infantry, cpu with cavalry.

Procedure: Remain in starting position, optionally select special infantry ability and close/loose formation. Do not reform units or reposition on battlefield during placement. Record result when victory screen displays. If given choice to continue or end, pick end.

1. Eng. levy spearmen vs. french merchant cavalry militia, result no special ability, close formation, result my general dead on impact, battle lasted less than 5 seconds, French victory, 17 eng men to 59 french men.

2. Repeat of 1, with loose formation on battle start. Result heavy losses both sides, they broke off and recharged with 27 to my 37, battle lasted 30 seconds, I lost. French victory 20 men on the field, results showed 12 eng men remain to 29 french men.

3. Eng. Armored Sergeants vs french mailed knights, result no special ability, close formation, hmmm 30 seconds they won't charge me, ok fine I'll charge him, they broke off and my unit autochased, result Eng victory, 115 men to 7 french knights, combat lasted about 45 seconds.

4. Repeat of 3, set Eng as defender. Result changing to loose formation doesn't provoke them, ok fine I'll charge them in loose formation. Enemy general dead at 15 seconds, battle lasted 17 secodns, result Eng victory, 135 eng men to 35 french knights.

5. Eng Billmen vs HRE mounted sergeants. Close formation. Result dammit they won't charge me! OK fine, charging them, DOH big mistake. My general dead on impact, battle lasts 5 seconds. Result HRE victory, 66 HRE men to 0 eng men.

OK I'm tired at this point.

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If I forgot to clarify anything please let me know.

Cheers!