Nr 1, I don't know, but
2...
Siege Battles (playe rattacks)
The 1:1 Byzantine(100% stack ) vs papal(90% stack)
City: Roma( Large walls)
2 ladders
2 siege towers
1 siege ram
Papal guard
Helberd militia
Spearmilitia
2 Generals
vs.
3 Varangien guard
3 Byzantine militia (swords men)
6 early pro-spearmen
3 Trebonzai archers
1 mercenary frankish knight
2 crossbowmen
2 Generals
All the enemy is disbanded among the city or stands among another gate. :S When I make contact with the wall, everyone runs back to the center of the city. Standing in one circle, very close and packed inside the flags. Archers run around and dance(move forward to shoot, but runs back again). Easy picking with the long range archers. Then devide all infantry and walk around the city. Easy walk towards the enemy plaza. Then run the last 5 meters to make contact. Enemy stand totaly passive.
Field battles are very good. I belive the javelines
should have a very quick reload time to counter the retardness, of not being able to shoot before enemy charge you. Like before.
Some field battles are very retarded: Another papal fight,
Army 4:3
papal army = rufly same as before, but this time without horses or generals.
Byz army= same as above^^ but damaged to about (70% stack)
Their army is relativly passive/defensive.
Enemy, pavise x-bow, go out in loose formation. I mow the, down with my general from the side. They retreat to their infantry and shoot from there.
I get my merc. Frankys knight to flank the large papal army: I charge 2 times, then 3 enemy infantry start to charge me from their right flank. I get my Frank.K out of the way, but the three units continue to march outwards. Half way out of no where, they stop in a line
. Standing there until the main enemy army is dead.
Another very good thing for the population of Byzantine, got nothing to do with BB: I have not been attack. Not even a single attack from any enemy force(except from rebel boats). This is going on for the last 65 turns. Even though I capture Rome. All the sicilian, Papal armys, milan, venetian, hungarien, turks, kiev, armenien, egypt, jerusalem. NO ONE.
This is getting on my last nerv.