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just a random battle, just trying to show what can be done just by "setting the pieces up correctly" ...

start of battle;


the AI just after starting the battle;


few seconds in battle, AI starting to reform;


watch my left flank(or the AI's right flank);


battle-engine doing its thing;


dont really enjoy heavy cavalry in my rear .....;


overviewing the battle;


8 seconds later and the AI launches a mass-assault;


I'm able to keep my right flank protected with the help of some triarii;


However the AI has an other surprise for me ... more cavalry ...;


Like my left flank is doing good, my general routs!;


This is where I stopped letting the AI call the shots or I most likelly would have lost;


After a minute I manage to get control over the right flank;


And am able to get the upper-hand, though the AI still shows some teeth by breaking my left flank ... or whats left of it;


Victory is sweet ....;




This was a battle on medium with the exact same army for me as the enemy, where I just say it out and countered the AI steps untill I could no less than act all human in order to win ...
I cant take any credit for any of this AI-behaviour as its all battle-engine...
Currently what seems to trigger to .. er .. most fun AI-behaviour is by putting up some dummy blocks in front of army wich changes size when formation changes, wich seems to be the cause of the AI randomly sending its cavalry to my flanks, I've seen it move its entire complement of cavalry circle around me and break me from behind, the AI won a battle from me on medium as I didnt counter them right away but gave them a few seconds being amazed by the "strange" behaviour ....
(cavalry actually form a formation of its own on my flanks, it is no longer part of the main formation, it seems ....)

Edit;
just to show you its not a freak thing, and rightaway show you the AI can commit its entire complement of cavalry to flanking you;




Edit2;
Getting somewhere, I've let the AI's cav creep up behind me before I engaged them at wich point the AI launched its assault...
Not my best of battles, but given this was on medium I'm rather impressed by the end results ... the AI actually won a fight ...




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