Cantabrian Circle quirks

[BeeSting]

yeah, I saw those... kind of inspired me to play the moors. A good thread, Doug.

[Shahed]

Thanks.

Hey while looking over the Moors thread I saw I already posted a shot of Cantacircle.

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Those 3 on the horizon are in cantabrian circle. I'll get some more shots up eventually.

[baron_Leo]

I thing they only start the circle when under fire, or attacked. As long they are safe they are just standing...

[Musashi]

I still wish there was an automatic "Run in a circle around the enemy shooting arrows into them like Indians in an old western movie" formation.

[Shahed]

I'd love it if they could move around while maintaining Cantabrian Circle. True Hollywood GLORY !

I simulate that with waypointing and micromanagement. :)

[Kobal2fr]

Sinan : Wow. Just... just wow.

These shots and your methods make me wanna cry, honestly. I'll never be *that* quickthinking nor quickclicking, ever :}

It's a bit like painfully struggling to learn how to play (badly) a Nirvana tune, then listening to Ten Years After - Going Home. Makes you feel very, very Tiny Grasshopper-y.

[Shahed]

Thanks.

Actually the subconcious intention was more, to inspire than anything else. I'm not really that good, there have been and are much better all cavalry players, and always will be. I would'nt play all cavalry with say HRE, but with the Turks, it's awesome. I guess the same goes for Egyptians, Mongols, Timurids, maybe Russians etc.. Maybe Egyptians are more flavorfull with their finer Mamluks, as standard horse archers compared with Turcomen.

I've taken a few more shots, with great difficulty, since I find it hard to take screenshots in those moments when you have to be everywhere at the same time. But I think I got a few more ok ones, which should be more demonstrative, will post them when I can.

Did you try again ? Did it work now ?

[Orda Khan]

Nice screenshots,Sinan, but there again, I seem to remember you have always posted artistic shots. Your post offering CC advice goes to prove that this feature still works and works well.
The Cantabrian Circle is not something for those players who leave their HA to look after themselves as their skirmish ability is directly affected, they still circle and can therefore be easy pickings for light cav. I generally switch off FAW and skirmish and rely entirely on micro management. I particularly enjoy targeting a unit and waypointing on the run as this lets the HA pump some arrows into the unit as they pass it. Harrying tactics like this are a tremendous way of demoralising the enemy and disorganising their lines. I generally have some shock cav support in strategic places, any venture by enemy cav is dealt with by these and/or the HA themselves. Pure steppe tactics, wonderful!

I still wish there was an automatic "Run in a circle around the enemy shooting arrows into them like Indians in an old western movie" formation.

The Cantabrian Circle never worked this way, it was like a tornado either at flanks or even in front of enemy lines. The individual HA would begin at the centre, gradually moving outward and picking up the pace. At the outside of the formation he would charge towards the enemy, loosing arrows as he went. At a given range he would turn left or right (the Huns would often employ two circles simultaneously) gallop along enemy lines while still firing and return to the circle shooting back over his mount. Circling a static formation (circle of wagons) is fine but a cav charge or two at different points from this formation would cause problems for the HA

......Orda