Really unlogical tech tree and AI

[Rhyfelwyr]

Preatorian, are you trying to rival the great Aboxix? (see my sig)

It is strange how barracks are required just to dismount the noble units though. I think it may be to focus eastern factions like Poland and Russia towards cavalry armies, whearas factions like Scotland and Sicily get dismounted nobles just from the castle buildings. Makes the stable line of buildings pretty pointless for some factions.

[ReiseReise]

Hijack. Caledonian's sig links to THE funniest thread I have ever read, and in the top 5 funniest thing I have ever read anywhere. I could still breathe while laughing, but I did have a few tears well up, so I give it an 8 out of 10. It is all over the place - zippers, cheese and poutine, and possibly the greatest insult of all time, all on the first page.

[Jason X]

for me, the greatest insult of all time is "yo momma is so dry that even the crabs wear desert boots"

[sapi]

Hijack. Caledonian's sig links to THE funniest thread I have ever read, and in the top 5 funniest thing I have ever read anywhere. I could still breathe while laughing, but I did have a few tears well up, so I give it an 8 out of 10. It is all over the place - zippers, cheese and poutine, and possibly the greatest insult of all time, all on the first page.

*goes to delete post, accidentally clicks link, is too busy laughing to do anything

But now now folks, back on topic

[Old Geezer]

Nobles don't dismount - ever - unless they're from the mountains and distrust horses like the Scots. (Actually we are too cheap to buy and feed them. We'd rather feed our peasants because we are so noble. It's hard enough just to find a staight stick over 10 feet long in the highland. That's why most of us left, twas to find sticks to whack the English with.)

[Rhyfelwyr]

From what I hear the English, at least just after the Norman Conquest, were pretty keen to dismount and formed a sort of shieldwall/phalanx with their lances.

At that point in time knights were not existent in Scotland. The dominant force were the Gaels who preferred to fight on foot or on little ponies, thier vassalls in the lowlands weren't even allowed to recruit their own troops. So there were no knights to dismount.