Quote Originally Posted by MiniMe
Fotunately, just as you've stated, we don't see "Ze Awesome 'Dude, Where's My Army?' Cavalry Assault Strike" too often. I believe, stupid AI v. 1.2 was slightely improved in v. 1.5-1.6.
I guess there's something wrong with my game then, because the AI general is almost always among the first to reach my line. They don't flank or anything, just charge headlong into my line. The exception being bridge battles, where there isn't enough room
Is this possibly because i play with bi.exe?

Anyway, even if the generals did have a habit of suicide-charging directly into enemy lines, would all his soldiers instantly rout because of it? Firstly, most of them wouldn't even know about it for a while (unless the enemies got their hands on the body and displayed it, as sometimes happened), secondly, there are other senior commanders on the field, who'd at least keep most of the units fighting, right? I could understand the units routing if they're losing anyway, and then the general dies, but they do it like 1 minute after the lines have met and nothing's been decided, they could even have had an upper hand.