scouting

[J_O_E]

would it be possible to give an army the abilty to scout a battle field befor fighting so you could see the "lay of the land" befor you are committed to for battle this would be perfect if you have a defensive strategy and want to find the best possible place the fight

[Hengest]

I don't think it's possible

[AnthoniusII]

would it be possible to give an army the abilty to scout a battle field befor fighting so you could see the "lay of the land" befor you are committed to for battle this would be perfect if you have a defensive strategy and want to find the best possible place the fight

Ambuses and suden attacks make this "battle simulator" great!
Realism has it's costs!

[jmack]

dude if you just wana look around change that option so you can move your camera anywhere

[Subuatai de Bodemloze]

What would be realy nice.. is having the ability as a defender, to set your toorps up in your side of the battle map & setup defencecive positions.. have your archers and pikes behind ditches etc..

[jmack]

they can already do that

[Basil 11]

they can already do that

Yes, but you cannot set up ditches, for example...

[jmack]

what would you use ditches for? that would need a whole new engine

[Basil 11]

what would you use ditches for? that would need a whole new engine

Ditches would be very useful for a defender against cavalry - or even infantry.
I never said building them was possible on the engine...

[banzai_travis]

the closest i think you would come to digging in fortifications would be to allow more units to deploy stakes before battles.