Re: Phalanx V-formation...exploit?
nice reply man.
so then for anyone who has done any testing (i'm playing rome right now nad don't use a ton of cav)
how does cavalry fare against non phalanx/heavy spear units in a frontal charge?
is it fair to say they SHOULD be able to penetrate fairly deeply into a line of een well trained swordsmen?
Re: Phalanx V-formation...exploit?
By my somewhat limited experience on the topic they do. Then again, the heavy types tend to push lighter spearmen around a lot too. Anyway, as non-spear infantry lacks the anti-cavalry bonus from the "light_spear" attribute and its limited "charge reflection" effect they by rights should have a comparatively harder time taking a cavalry charge. 'Course many "sword" infantry are pretty tough customers, and often enough have nasty AP weapons to boot, so what happens after the charge really depends more on the specific units involved.
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Re: Phalanx V-formation...exploit?
so it seems everything is wrapped up in a neat little package then.
Re: Phalanx V-formation...exploit?
most of this thread is nonsense, because horses will NOT charge into a wall of spears!
Re: Phalanx V-formation...exploit?
but, that's the thing about tw.
you can.
it's all well and good what can/did happen.
a unit of conscript skirmishers would probably never charge headlong into elite cohors.
the TW engine allows this to happen. if everything were binded by "what actually happened" then we wouldn't have a game or simulation. we'd just have a bunch of computer generated models fighting each other according, explicity, to historical accounts.
Re: Phalanx V-formation...exploit?
Normally, they flatly refuse to charge a wall of men anyway spear or no. Them's the breaks with using what are basically giant rabbits as war mounts. But you don't apparently need much of a gap or disturbance in that (for the animal) solid obstacle for it to be willing to try entering.
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Re: Phalanx V-formation...exploit?
we are graced with the ability to "right click, right click, right click GODDAMMIT RIGHT CLICK"
Re: Phalanx V-formation...exploit?
it would be interesting if in the future we were given less control of the units and were left simply to delegating orders. the problem with this of course is i don't think AI technology is quite good enough to support this without alot of bizarre outcomes and "inaccuracies"
Re: Phalanx V-formation...exploit?
Aye. Back in the day commanders didn't have the luxury of button-mashing for effect.Originally Posted by runes
Last edited by Watchman; 11-01-2007 at 16:45.
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