EDU - How to activate/deactivate Skirmish ability?

[Gäiten]

Hello altogether,

where in the text can I define of the unit can skirmish (or deactivate it)?

Best regards
Andreas

[Athenogoras]

There are two ways

1, Non-missile

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type barb warguard gaul
dictionary barb_warguard_gaul ; Chosen Swordsmen
category infantry
class missile
voice_type Heavy_1
soldier barb_warguard, 40, 0, 1.5
officer barb_standard
attributes sea_faring, hide_improved_forest, hardy, warcry
formation 1.2, 1.2, 2.4, 2.4, 3, square
stat_health 1, 0
stat_pri 13, 4, no, 0, 0, melee, simple, piercing, sword, 25 ,1
stat_pri_attr no
stat_sec 0, 0, no, 0, 0, no, no, no, none, 25 ,1
stat_sec_attr no
stat_pri_armour 7, 5, 5, metal
stat_sec_armour 0, 0, flesh
stat_heat 5
stat_ground 2, -2, 3, 2
stat_mental 12, impetuous, untrained
stat_charge_dist 40
stat_fire_delay 0
stat_food 60, 300
stat_cost 1, 680, 210, 70, 110, 680
ownership gauls

Now this non-missile unit will have skirmish-ability. Either set the class to missile or skirmish(although I heard there is an AI-recruitment problem if it is set to skirmish)

2,Missile

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type roman legionary cohort ii
dictionary roman_legionary_cohort_ii ; Legionary Cohort
category infantry
class heavy
voice_type Medium_1
soldier roman_legionary_cohort_ii, 40, 0, 1.3
officer roman_standard
attributes sea_faring, hide_forest, can_sap, hardy
formation 1, 2, 2, 3, 4, square, testudo
stat_health 1, 0
stat_pri 13, 3, pilum, 35, 2, thrown, blade, piercing, spear, 25 ,1
stat_pri_attr thrown ap
stat_sec 9, 3, no, 0, 0, melee, simple, piercing, sword, 25 ,1
stat_sec_attr no
stat_pri_armour 12, 5, 5, metal
stat_sec_armour 0, 1, flesh
stat_heat 5
stat_ground 2, 0, 0, 0
stat_mental 10, disciplined, highly_trained
stat_charge_dist 30
stat_fire_delay 0
stat_food 60, 300
stat_cost 1, 740, 210, 80, 120, 740
ownership romans_julii,romans_brutii,romans_scipii,romans_senate

Removed the "prec"-line of the primary weapon. Now this legionary are an elite skirmisher(despite that the class is heavy)

This applies to both infantry, cavalry and chariots. You cant have skirmishing elephants though

[Gäiten]

Thank you very much. That helps a lot (got almost crazy).

So if I either add or remove PREC attribute for the primary weapon (if it can be thrown or shot) the unit will be using either skirmisher mode or not ?

[Athenogoras]

So if I either add or remove PREC attribute for the primary weapon (if it can be thrown or shot) the unit will be using either skirmisher mode or not ?

Correct. If you remove the "prec" the unit will skirmish(and the skirmish-buttons on the battleinterface will appear). If you add prec it will not skirmish.

[Gäiten]

Thank you again.