Adding schiltron to pikes?

**.L.** · September 28, 2011, 07:39 PM

Would it be possible? Historically the Scots used pikes in a circular formation in the Battle of Falkirk, so could I add it here? Without disabling spear-wall of course.

**kevindrosario** · September 28, 2011, 07:43 PM

AFAIK you can't have two special formations available for a single unit.

**.L.** · September 28, 2011, 07:45 PM

I would assume that they would just toggle though........

**sumaznguy** · September 28, 2011, 07:49 PM

I tried adding it to pike units and the game crashes after a while. or was it pike formation to spear units. Well one of those two.

**kevindrosario** · September 28, 2011, 08:12 PM

I didn't realize units could toggle through multiple special formations. Sorry, disregard my post then.

**Bringer Of Storms** · September 28, 2011, 11:55 PM

I didn't know they could either. Is there a mod? I'd like an example please.

**tudor93** · September 29, 2011, 05:22 AM

Originally Posted by Bringer Of Storms

I didn't know they could either. Is there a mod? I'd like an example please.

see trebuchet (even in vanilla)

**Ishan** · September 29, 2011, 07:30 AM

Every unit can afford two abilities, like tudor said trebuchet with flame shot\rotten cow's carcass shot.

**PrestigeX** · September 29, 2011, 02:09 PM

You can add Schiltron, but I'm not sure that it will work properly at all -- unless you disable the pike's secondary weapons.

I may have tried this, just to see what it would do, along with shield_wall, and all kind of changes to formation for pikes in particular.

IF you were really set on the schiltron formation, you could set Pikemen to Square, Schiltron, or just Schiltron -- then remove the secondary weapon. Otherwise, they will stand there in a big circle and won't even level their pikes -- infact, a lot of them would die before they do anything, then all switch to swords. With no secondary, there is a greater chance they will individually poke with the pike - but won't be in unison as it is with phalanx.