Calvary, ect, ect

[Agent Smith]

I've always been a big fan of Medieval 1 and Rome: Total War. (Along with Shogun)


One thing that is sooooooo much different and really messing me up is calvary. I charge and my calvary are sliced to ribbons. They charge and I lose 60 men.


I just cant figure it out, only way I can kill Calvary atm is to sacrifice a unit and concentrate bowmen on them. (which doesnt help my unit fighting them, lol)

Around turn 110 with England, fighting 3 fronts with HRE/France/Denmark



Just started a port campagne because they have a unit that can do SpearWall, and I pray it'll make life easier.

M/M difficulty.

Cavalry have two forms of charges in M2TW. If you double click on the enemy, they will run to the opponent and, usually, attack with their secondary weapon or have a more limited primary charge.

If you single click on the enemy and let the cavalry go, they will automatically charge when in range. This is a formed charge, lances down, and the effect is, well, devastating

Hope that helps.

[Melock]

lol, I love double clicking... I'll have to try that single click. Same thing with infantry or not?

[Von Nanega]

lol, I love double clicking... I'll have to try that single click. Same thing with infantry or not?

Yes. Infantry walk up, then charge when in the radius.

[hrvojej]

Single click is not necessary. Walking just helps to maintain the unit cohesion and facing during approach. You can achieve the same results (devastating formed charge) with double clicking, it's just harder to do so if the enemy is on the move and/or the terrain is rugged.

[Agent Smith]

Single click is not necessary. Walking just helps to maintain the unit cohesion and facing during approach. You can achieve the same results (devastating formed charge) with double clicking, it's just harder to do so if the enemy is on the move and/or the terrain is rugged.

If I'm not mistaken, I think CA has come out and said that the mechanics are different for double and single click, with single clicking being more devastating.

I've double clicked into stationary units before and I don't get nearly the same effect at all as I do with a single click formed charge, but maybe that's just me.

[knoddy]

It should also be pointed out that CA toned cavalry down a bit and made it harder to get those massed charges, terrain unit cohesian, moving targets all have an impact. basically they were trying to avoid the RTW style battles with the massed cav charge wiping everything in its path away. Cav are still powerful when used well and properly they just are harder to use and take some more getting used too.

And yes CA did say they changed the charge mechanic,any unit if single clicked upon and enemy will walk to within a certain range then begin to charge.


Cheers Knoddy

[hrvojej]

Check the charge threads referenced in the FAQ. Different people have different experience with charge, and double click works perfectly for me if the conditions are right. Single click basically means the unit will be less likely to lose cohesion due to various other factors, and therefore more likely to do a formed charge.