PHALANX FORMING RIGHT ANGLES!

[Constantius]

1.DOES anyone know how to prevent this strange and a little annoyoing occurance .it happens when fighting another phalanx as they engage the enemy phalanx seems to form a right angle .the front half engages the rest just sticks out!!
2.when flanking a phalank they sometimes about turn to face and fight pretty impreessive for a couple of thousand men closly packed carrying 21 foot pikes

[Ludens]

1) Switching off guard mode prevents this from occuring.
2) Unrealistic, yes, but inherent to the engine. There is nothing that can be done about it.

[Constantius]

oh that was quick !! thanks alot . so turn off my phalanxes guard mode will stop it ?

[Andy1984]

It will make your soldiers try to close in on the opposing phalanx, which might give you more losses. It is also likely to break your phalanx-line, it might make your phalangites draw their swords, and it will tire your men. Therefore, I'm not so sure putting guard mode off is a really great idea strategy-wise, but feel free to do so.

[Flyboy]

True but annoying. Engaging it a close and realistic formation is always nice, especially for hoplites, phalanxes and romans. Usually for units like those, if I'm attacking, I just march them up to within a foot or two from the enemy and turn on guard mode. They'll charge anyway and I'll maintain formation.

[aznflea]

ummm you can move your phalanx behind the enemy instead of clicking the enemy to attack. press backspace when you need them to stop

[DraeKlae]

One of the things about phalanxes that the Rome engine does not cover well IMO is that the Macedonian style phalanxes, historically, were used as a single unit and approach the enemy with a line of spears. They'd fight like a wall of spears and fight in a single line.

[0N3]

just go in and out of phalanx mode and it will do it correctly=)
another problem is that if you manage to flank a phalanx the entire thing just turns around huge problem

[Constantius]

we 'er never going to truly get a macedonian phalanx battle apart from the very long line of phalangites they were also very deep!! but just want to find a way to control what we have got effectively .