AI and Bigger NTW units

I recently upped the unit size to 1.2 in my preferences file bringing my ultra size from 160 to 192. Since in ETW, 1.3 and 1.4 didnt work, i guess the next stop is 1.5. This would create ultra units of 240 (160+80). It wuuld look great but I am wondering if the AI would have trouble handling the pathfinding. Have any of you increased troop strength this way? have you noticed a difference in AI?

Originally Posted by mikeCK

I recently upped the unit size to 1.2 in my preferences file bringing my ultra size from 160 to 192. Since in ETW, 1.3 and 1.4 didnt work, i guess the next stop is 1.5. This would create ultra units of 240 (160+80). It wuuld look great but I am wondering if the AI would have trouble handling the pathfinding. Have any of you increased troop strength this way? have you noticed a difference in AI?

try darthmod it increases unit sizes by almost 2 and the AI works better then in vanilla

Originally Posted by Ulan1990

try darthmod it increases unit sizes by almost 2 and the AI works better then in vanilla

Bull. The units criss cross like some giant large scale military ballet with units shooting each other in the back.

I have it on 1.8 and in my experience the ai still gets stuck together, charges rather than fires, and cavalry doesn't have that great of an impact.

Uh, that's what he's asking. on the normal "ultra" setting the AI keeps its units in rank and order properly for the most part.

Well, I found darths AI to be sufficient for 300 man units...there is no darthmod for napoleon however.

Originally Posted by mikeCK

Well, I found darths AI to be sufficient for 300 man units...there is no darthmod for napoleon however.

The AI behaves the same with larger units.

I have upped my unit size to use 400 man line infantry units, and 150 man cavalry units. and the AI is the same. Equiviliant pathfinding, equiviliant behavior, everything just looks and feels more epic.

If your machine can handle it, go for it and make the jump to 2.5

I agree with Thoragoros, My Line Infantry are at 320 per unit but I don't see any issues, still forming lines and everything.

a quick one here

where is the prefrence file locatet

Edit. dont remember, drinking to much

People ,what line you change and which values you put to have 300 soldiers?

Follow Thoragoros's great little tutorial here: http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=335867

Indeed I am playing with 350 men per line and the AI is the same as it was wielding 160..