Mounted Archers Get Slaughtered

[Odin]

If you set them to attack a certain target, it is possible that they in an attempt to get back into a distance where they can fire at the target, they got caught by enemy units. If you simply set them to skirmish they should not get caught otherwise cornered. It is also possible that the cavalry had poor stamina and got tired before the Ghulam cavalry?

This is what I am thinking as well.

[Noir]

I think that skirmish mode makes the skirmishing unit retreat from the unit it fires upon - and not from all others. That was the case eversince the older games (STW/MTW).

Noir

[WhiskeyGhost]

I think that skirmish mode makes the skirmishing unit retreat from the unit it fires upon - and not from all others. That was the case eversince the older games (STW/MTW).

Noir

I don't think its that, its that they try to advance to the target, but an enemy unit gets too close, forcing them to bounce until the enemy unit catches them. The HA keeps trying to get back into range, but can't do it without running into an enemy and skirmishing back, which results in the enemy unit eventually closing the gap. At least this is what i've observed happening under most circumstances.

[Viking]

In M2TW units reacts much slower to your commands. Playing more, it appears to me that they also react slower to their common sense....because even if you just set them (the horse archers) to skirmish, it is still possible for them to get caught by....infantry, even.