How Moddable is Battle AI

[Akimov]

Assuming we get good tools to unpack/mod Empire Total War how moddable is the battle AI going to be?

In MTW2 modders had the AI form deep formations and protect its flanks (you send a unit round the flank, he sends one to meet you etc)

Would it even be possible to code it so it matched your movements and try to protect itself?

For example a basic move if facing 4 line units in one big line would be to send 4 units to meet it in one big line. For that to work it would need to have something telling it to keep the flank of each unit parallel to each other unit. (this would stop each unit criss crossing each other)

A more advanced move would be to try and stretch its line so its 3 units face the 4 and the other tries to flank.

[JaM]

right now, its not modable at all...