Originally Posted by
Flavius Gonzo
Is there anyway to tell Arty units to fire at will, but not to rotate guns to acquire a new target?
It's a challenge micromanage Arty units once the AI closes with your lines, and too often, leaving fire at will mode on means that a unit of Artillery will acquire a new target on your flanks and unload cannister shot down your line. If you end up needing to manage skirmisers or calvary on your flanks it's near impossible to manage both in real time (such as when the AI sends a unit of melee troops after your missle cav -- they will eventually be cornered at the edge of the map even with skirmish mode on.)
Marquis Roland mentioned on another thread that you can avoid this by targetting the ground -- I've experimented with this and it's better, but still, targetting the ground is something that needs to be micromanaged if you want a decent number of kills.
What I'd really like is to tell Artillery to fire at will, but not to rotate their guns. Is there no way to do this?
While I'm at it, has anyone noticed that when telling a cannon to attack an infantry unit with canister shot, the cannon seems to aim for the sides of the infantry formation, and not the center?
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