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...
My name is Lord Fuckwad and I'm at war with 3 realms. This is my story. I was defending Dhirim for about the 20th time. The King finally granted it to me after about 15 successful defenses and now I can garrison more than the 30 men that were in there to begin with. They never got a chance to replenish. Everybody wanted it and they didn't care who they had to fight to get it. It changed hands more times than the village tart. It's at the front so it takes a pounding, much like the tart, and I'm apparently the only lord in the entire realm who gives a shite. Waiting inside for the siege to start, I got a message from the King and I accepted being the Marshall. The battle started seconds later and I kicked arse for about the 20th time because Swadian Knights don't take kindly to 800 uppity little bitches kicking in their front door. I saved my game, ready to repel the next half a dozen sieges, then moved about 2 paces and lost my title. I should have stayed on th...