Guard mode for pikemen

**JaM** · February 10, 2009, 09:56 AM

Does anybody know how can I force pikemen to be in guard mode? If I remember correctly i can be done by adding something to Battle config files,but i cant find what..... thanks for any response

looks like i found it:

in formation_ai to have all appearances of phalanx in melee_default_state set to defend

(0.00001 for phalanx time in battle_ai_config should help phalanx forming)

**JaM** · February 11, 2009, 06:27 AM

strangely as it sounds, i kinda cannot find the proper way how to use that defend stance.... looks i will have to dig more about this...

**Taiji** · February 11, 2009, 07:54 AM

What do you need to know?

**JaM** · February 11, 2009, 08:06 AM

how to actually implement it... because so far i was not able to put it in formation file - it just always CTDs..

**Gigantus** · February 11, 2009, 11:10 AM

Did you try this line from the EDU?:
attributes sea_faring, hide_forest, can_withdraw, pike
Comes together with this line:
formation 1.2, 1.2, 2.4, 2.4, 8, square, phalanx

**Taiji** · February 11, 2009, 12:02 PM

Uh?? JaM, this is confusing for me... I repped you for your OP because what you said worked perfectly! I'll upload the formations_ai file if you like.

@Gigantus, he means getting the AI to use stand ground with phalanx units. I thought it was disabled in kingdoms and was grumpily putting up with the AI being crap with pikes but then JaM just solved it for me completely. What a hero!

edit:

I just uncommented all the "default_melee_state defend" lines under "unit_type<3 tabs here>phalanx" in formation_ai and now pikes are working properly again

Oh btw there are typos in your first post, mate. "melee_default_state" should be "default_melee_state" for one.

Hope that helps

**kuo0426** · December 13, 2011, 09:17 AM

Taiji:

I can't find this line "default_melee_state" which is referred to pikemen in the descr_formation_ai.txt.

could you help me or upload the formations_ai file? thankyou!