Fanatic’s First Cohort/Phalanx/Elephant/Chariot minimod

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But I also noticed (but this could be just me) the result is they are a bit over strengthened. Have they been given severe penalties when flanked. I realized they are still deadly even when sandwiched by several units, which makes me think that since they are now more tightly formed it would be difficult to use those long spears when flanked.

Head on, they are slightly better now thanks to shield stat (but this bonus is kept in check by lower armor and attack). When flanked (particularly by cavalry), they fight slightly worse than before. They are also slightly more vulnerable to missiles in the rear. These are my conclusions, taken from many tests.

Another thing I noticed is that some of them attack with their spears pointing in the sky but that’s not really important.

Yes, the rear ranks now point their spears upwards rather than stabbing their mates in the back. The occasional odd hoplite attacking with his spear in that manner is the price you must pay for the short_pike attribute. There is nothing I can do about it. Fortunately, they rarely do this unless flanked (and the rear ranks turn around to fight).

EDB file for those with city mod has been uploaded - check first post.

And thanks for helping Charge. :)

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I made the mistake of uploading the City Mod Compatible EDB file without testing it first. I forgot to remove praetorian cavalry entery, as Charge mentions. But it's fixed now.