trenches/stakes not working right?

[pevergreen]

As for the specific issue , they really seem to not want folk playing at the unit scales that are possible {300 men per unit seems to be confirmed by one mod thus far}

Yes to the first part.

The largest unit size I've seen is about 12000. In a single unit.

[Mr Frost]

Yes to the first part.

The largest unit size I've seen is about 12000. In a single unit.

I've seen a picture of 5 or more "Megaunits" with 9,500 men {line infantry} but I though they were only C.A. specials for publicity .

If the maximum limit is now gone {or so high , it might as well be} that could be very interesting for the more powerful computers and bode especially well for E.B. III {which would benifit from playing on the certainly far more powerful machine of several years from now} as the more you increase the troop numbers/unit sizes in a battle , the more realistically that battle plays {especially when the stats and movement speeds are modded to more realistic values} .



P.S. I wonder if the size of battle field is moddable ? They certainly could do with being a bit bigger {absolutely so for naval battles with realistic ship handling and ship resilliance as currently both fleets would end up mashed against the leeward edge of the map} .

[Didz]

How do you change unit sizes?

It used to be in the graphic options, but I can't remember seeing it there in this version.

[Prussian to the Iron]

it is still in graphic options, but rather than "huge" it is replaced with ultra.

[JRCDave]

I am playing on ultra with 160 men in the line units. My stakes do not cover the whole unit if I use them. I usually put some horses on the wings to cover flanks and with rank fire, I can usually decimate a cavalry charge. I had two line units stop two 60 men cavalry units easily before they came into melee range. I mean wiped out to less than 5 men each. I usually pull the Longstreet tactic of finding the best high ground and make them come to me. Works well if you are outnumbered.

[Prussian to the Iron]

i have found the rank fire tactic to be extremely useful. i had 1 unit of line infantry versus i think 7 or 8 austrian 200 man line infrantry. needless to say my entire unit was decimated, especially because i had no trenches, but every man i had killed 1 man, and 6 klled 2. in the 18th century thats a damn good ratio, especially considering 23 survived.