Skip to main content

Posts

Beta Mod Release - Hold the Line: Infantry AI - No more moshpit

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...

Lets talk mods for a few, just what's new and what's going on with some existing mods.

I heard there's a new ASOIAF mod, I was personally always happy with the strict faction clashes of ACOK but the idea of using Viking Conquest as a base for the new intrigues me. L'Aigle has always looked fun to me, are there any other black powder mods out and about that rival it? What's it like to date? Has Medieval Conquests seen any significant updates lately? I loved 1257 but played MC early this year and loved the new weather system, graphic overhaul and the like, but noticed a few minor issues with incorrect faction uprisings and the like that irked me (being pretty well read in medieval history), nothing game breaking but minor annoyances if anything. Anyways, feel free to comment on any of the above or toss in any others! Submitted May 21, 2017 at 06:02PM by Hotspur_910 http://ift.tt/2qFelq2

I started my first game without cheating since 2013

I'm playing Viking conquest because I simply love that time period. This is the first game that I've been playing without any cheats at all since 2013, and it's made me remember why I fell in love with this game in the first place. It's not being super powerful and rich and unbeatable that I love. It's all the work that you put in towards getting there. For years, I couldn't start a game without at least using some cheats because I dreaded all of the grind that goes into this game, but it turns out that the grind is what makes this game fun in a weird way. Cheats ruined every single game that I've played with them. I was never able to get very far or finish any game with cheating. For a while, I was afraid that I simply did not love this game as much as I used to, but I was wrong. I still love this game. It's the cheats that we're ruining it. Submitted May 21, 2017 at 04:03PM by WhiteOrca http://ift.tt/2qM1zo9

Thanks GOG :)

I'm glad I got the email with the M&B promotion yesterday because without it, I don't think I would've gotten involved with this wonderful community. I just have a question-do M&B game should I purchase next? Submitted May 21, 2017 at 04:32PM by Soup44 http://ift.tt/2qLUILw

Questions for playing cavalry in Napoleonic Wars

I want to play as an Uhlan. What is better for aiming with the lance 1st oder 3rd person view? How can I train against bots alone? In the custom battle I can only play as this stupid general. Is there a mod for training? Any tips for cavalry? I usually die very fast by shots even if I play very carefully. Submitted May 21, 2017 at 02:07PM by Larysander http://ift.tt/2qEPcMa

Omg where has this game been my entire life?!

Sorry in advance for wall of text. I'm on mobile... I just randomly picked it up because it was free on gog, and I ended up playing it until 5am! I haven't got hooked by a game like this in so long I can't remember. I got up today and found this sub, which led me to get warbands since it was like $5. I'm seriously way too excited about this so I had to get on here and gush like a schoolgirl. I imagine there's a huge community dedicated to this masterpiece of a game, and I want to humbly ask for a few tips to get me started on warbands. First off, is it normal to get completely destroyed over and over? I mean, I kept leveling up, but I probably spent half the time captive to one faction or another. There's all these bandits hassling me every step, I can't even go to the next town without a fight. The only way I could make any money was in tournaments. For some reason I have no trouble in the arena, but in the real fights I'm outclassed easily. Submit...