Hi all!! A few weeks ago I asked here how you wanted your infantry to fight ( old post ). The top answer by far was "make them hold the line", so that's what I built. It was called Better Infantry AI back then, now it's Hold the Line , and it's out as a beta. Available in Nexus Mods. What it does: No more moshpit: soldiers keep their place in the line and step in and back a little instead of turning into one big blob. AI formations that make contact switch to a charge, so both sides fight the same way. Shields in the front rank: shield and spear first, then other shields, then spears and pikes, then everyone else. Works in shield walls too. No more falxmen eating javelins and arrows in the front while the shield guys wait in the back. Rear ranks fight with spears: the second rank thrusts past the guy in front instead of hitting their back and getting stunned. AI spearmen also keep the spear out more instead of always pulling the sidearm. Deep format...
Before 1.2.7, most of my starting troops defending the walls in a siege were elite tier troops and could wreck most enemies stepping off the ladders.
After 1.2.7, the game has 100% militia as my starting lineup; those brave fools get utterly wiped out by the elite tier enemies climbing over the walls. By the time my own elite troops show up as reinforcements, the enemy army is swarming inside the settlement and it's game over.
I rarely ever messed around with the sliders before a siege battle, so help a veteran noob: how do I get my elite troops at the start of a siege?
I'm on PC.
edit: 1.2.7, not 1.27
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