Any tips on these awful forest battles?

**gorpfelch** · May 15, 2018, 07:49 PM

I love everything about this mod except the forest battles. Not only can I not see the enemy half the time I can't even make out my own damn troops. Do you just have to suck it it up and do everything from your units "eye level"? These battles in the heavy woods are not the least bit fun

**Jorlaan** · May 15, 2018, 08:41 PM

It seems to be a curse of this game to be in a forest for 90% of field battles.

**Celtic Magister** · May 15, 2018, 08:46 PM

Unfortunately, you will indeed have to do everything at eye level. There's a reason this type of forest map was removed from Med 2 and has not returned to my knowledge in future titles.

**gorpfelch** · May 16, 2018, 07:18 AM

I would just assume use auto-resolve on these forest battles but EB has the absolutely worst auto-resolve results of all these games. Use auto and you will either lose a battle you should win or your General, cavalry, and upper tier units die a horrible death against peltasts and light infantry.

**ringos** · May 17, 2018, 06:50 PM

Here you have a climate map. Every colour means other climate.
File: http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php...24675407493386
Info how to: https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showt...he-giant-trees
This file removes all huge trees on the battle map. It should help a bit.

**gorpfelch** · May 19, 2018, 07:46 AM

Originally Posted by ringos

Here you have a climate map. Every colour means other climate.
File: http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php...24675407493386
Info how to: https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showt...he-giant-trees
This file removes all huge trees on the battle map. It should help a bit.

Hey thanks man, I'm gonna try the tree removal thing

**Jorlaan** · May 19, 2018, 12:59 PM

Let me know if that still works and I'll try it out.

**ringos** · May 30, 2018, 03:09 PM

Yeah, did you manage it?

**hinabutt** · May 30, 2018, 03:32 PM

Originally Posted by gorpfelch

I love everything about this mod except the forest battles. Not only can I not see the enemy half the time I can't even make out my own damn troops. Do you just have to suck it it up and do everything from your units "eye level"? These battles in the heavy woods are not the least bit fun

I know right. Happens to me all the time

**hinabutt** · May 30, 2018, 03:33 PM

Thank Celtic. That sounds awesome!

**King Agis** · July 16, 2018, 09:06 PM

Ugh, ikr?
Now you know how Varus felt...

**moriluk** · August 12, 2018, 06:57 AM

Originally Posted by gorpfelch

I love everything about this mod except the forest battles. Not only can I not see the enemy half the time I can't even make out my own damn troops. Do you just have to suck it it up and do everything from your units "eye level"? These battles in the heavy woods are not the least bit fun

Use RS environments for eb. There will still be trees but all pine trees have been removed. It changes both the map graphics and battle graphics but does not interfere with gameplay. It is compatible with 1.2, 1.3, and all minimods.

https://www.moddb.com/mods/europa-ba...ents-for-eb-12

**yoo0o0o** · September 29, 2018, 04:08 AM

All of the links for the giant thees fix are dead. Can someone upload it again, please?
The fix should be save game compatible, right?

**ARK93** · September 29, 2018, 03:14 PM

Not sure about the remove giant trees mod but I recently downloaded and installed the RS2 Environments for EB mod from this thread http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showt...onments-for-EB

Not only did it make forest battles much easier but all vegetation on the map looks much better. I think I used a media fire link quite far through the thread as many of the older links were no longer valid.

**yoo0o0o** · September 30, 2018, 10:47 AM

Originally Posted by ARK93

Not sure about the remove giant trees mod but I recently downloaded and installed the RS2 Environments for EB mod from this thread http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showt...onments-for-EB

Not only did it make forest battles much easier but all vegetation on the map looks much better. I think I used a media fire link quite far through the thread as many of the older links were no longer valid.

Yes, I would definitely try for my next campaign but unfortunately it is not save game compatible. Right now I want to finish my current campaign but those trees make battles in some regions really tedious.

**ARK93** · September 30, 2018, 01:24 PM

Originally Posted by yoo0o0o

Yes, I would definitely try for my next campaign but unfortunately it is not save game compatible. Right now I want to finish my current campaign but those trees make battles in some regions really tedious.

I see. I wouldn't want to lose a save either. If you can't find a download for the no more giant trees mod one trick I used to use in forest battles was to turn vegetation detail right down. Makes the trees less 3D so you can see a little further. Hope it helps a bit.