Infantry deploying in column formation

[♔Dignan♔]

I asked this in a different thread but does anyone else remember that the AI used to deploy in column formation, advance in column formation and then spread out into lines? Could this possibly be why the AI is having trouble with pathfinding now? I haven't noticed the AI do this after patch 1.5.

Does anyone know how to mod the AI so it's units deploy in column formation and deploy into "line" only when they reach musket range? I think this coudl go a long way in helping the poor BAI we have.

[Lazy Knight]

hmm. We tested some behaviour things a while ago but I cannot remember properly; I think the drill set "line infatry" or "grenadiers" causes the unit to advance in line formation... but as I said, cannot remember...

[♔Dignan♔]

hmm. We tested some behaviour things a while ago but I cannot remember properly; I think the drill set "line infatry" or "grenadiers" causes the unit to advance in line formation... but as I said, cannot remember...

I see. Interesting. Do you know which drill set makes them advance in column formation?

[Lazy Knight]

I told you, I think it was grenadier which did that. We did a lot of testing but we could not really influence the behaviour. All we could influence was if the unit approached in column or fanned out, so we dropped that...

[♔Dignan♔]

I told you, I think it was grenadier which did that. We did a lot of testing but we could not really influence the behaviour. All we could influence was if the unit approached in column or fanned out, so we dropped that...

Sorry, just got a little confused at first. Your other post said those drill sets made them advance in "line formation." I want them to advance in column.

I'll do some testing on my own. So just to understand, the "grenadier" drill set makes them approach in column formation, yes? Thanks for your help.

[Lazy Knight]

no guarantee. But I believe it was like that... Just try it yourself