advantage of various formations

[Pershing121]

what is the advantage of the wedge over the line formation and what exactly does the get in ranks command do?

[Adorno1]

You need to be playing Total War some more

The wedge is mostly for cavalry charge against infantry;
line formation is good for archers, so they don't shoot eachother,
and forming ranks is good for infantry so they don't get run down by the cavalry.
You just play around with the formations a bit and find some good tactics with them.
But never forget the landscape - It's no use having cavalry in wedge if they're charging up hill, and such...

[Pershing121]

what's a good way to attack with calvary with the wegde? In the middle of the enemy troops or form the sides on the edge circling them or how?

[Adorno1]

I think cavalry charge is always best from the flanks, but there may be exceptions.

[Pershing121]

What formation to use against cavalry charge against other cavalry?

[Adorno1]

He, cavalry against cavalry? I'd still say the wedge formation - head on.
But ideally spearmen would be best against a cavalry charge. Only, that's not always how it works in M&B

[Pershing121]

a wedge spread out or close trogether?

[Adorno1]

Wedge is a triagle 'pointing' towards the enemy

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[Armatus]

there's wedge?

[Adorno1]

Yes, done by modding - columns and wedges

[Armatus]

ooo which mods?

[Adorno1]

Well, I like Brutality

Read:
http://forums.taleworlds.net/index.p...c,51467.0.html

Look:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSosq...eature=related

[Armatus]

oh yeah I was going to post that video. cool.

[ivan_the_terrible]

Wow that was an excellent video!! Very professional. Looks like some kind of graphics mod, yes?

[Adorno1]

That's pretty much how the mod looks like. Not sure what has been used. The description says:

- The textures have been changed to give a much darker and grittier look to the game...

How to use formations:

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

(Quoting Mirathei) "Controlls: use the default native controlls to select cavalry, infantry, or archers. Use j to order your troops to form ranks, k to order a wedge, u to bring them out of formation, or p to order them to form a line. Use the default native commands for movement (ie. hold, follow, charge, advance), including the tactical minimap."