Can we bring back this feature please?

[The Useless Member]

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Can we please bring back the feature to let the AI control reinforcements? So, should CA bring back this feature? Yes, or no?

[Anna_Gein]

AI reinforcement were fine in Kingdoms. You were able to give them simple order while you could concentrate your attention elsewhere.

So yes.

[Mincecraft]

Depends. If we're gonna be able to control a 40 unit stack then I don't think it's necessary.

[XxAndrewxX2525]

I say yes. Might has well have the option, at least.

[HappyGoodVibes]

There should be an option at any point in the battle to put a group of soldiers under the command of the AI, with simple orders to command the whole group of units under control. Reinforcing armies should just be included in the original deployment, having them walk in from another part of the field is tedious.

The larger the armies get, the more options we will need to place units under the control of the AI since we can't always be paying attention to them. It was an important Roman battlefield tactic at the time (they beat the greeks in some battle because of half of the army splitting off and doing it's own thing, which the Roman command allowed for). Even now, I lose track of units occasionally and they die simply because I do not have the time to micromanage them, when in reality they should have put up a fight or acted on their own without my attention (for instance, if I had a cav force, in real life a general would say "attack this position" and the cav would advance in whatever way their commander told them to, reacting to the circumstances on the battlefield accordingly until they got into position to attack).

I, for one, think a "battle plan" phase where you map out the way the army is supposed to advance and attack, with the option to step in and micro things when you need to, would be an excellent feature.

[Asterix]

In Shogun 2, can't you control the reinforcements directly and immediately? So if you had 2 armies of 20 units, you could deploy one, then the other would come in and reinforce you all at once, and you could control those units as you would any other ones? I distinctly remember me doing this...if I'm right, then CA should just keep doing that.

[AngryTitusPullo]

You have to options to control up to 40 units since FOTS. There's option whether to control it before every battle if you have more than 20 units (2 stacks). I assume not using the option to control those large armies means that you can control up to 20 (one stack) and the rest by AI (or am I wrong ?)

Now we have the option of controlling 40 units since FOTS! I personally prefer to control all these huge armies than just clicking on a simple button to make the army stay in a defensive or attacking position the way it was in Kingdoms.

[oppaiO_O]

my answer depends on how many units a stack can have is it still 20 like past total wars?? then i want it like fots so i could control up to 20 more units to have a 40 unit army on the battlefield but if the stacks get bigger and we get tiny unit cards on the campaign and we can control up to 40 without having two stacks side by side and you still have a reinforcing army beside you then a kingdom reinforcement system would be greatly appreciated since i'll probably have my hands full with a 40 unit army and i wont be able to control an 80 one

[Biggus Splenus]

Depends on how smart the AI is.

[General Dithrick]

I'd like to at least have the option to choose if I wanted them to be controlled by the AI or not.

[Noif de Bodemloze]

Absolutely NO! Since we have now 40 units control now. I have only bad experience when give AI control for your army. AI will order your reinforcement units toward enemy lines to suicide charge and enemies are killed your brainless AI mates and we are back at begin now . I don't wish come back.

[The Useless Member]

Absolutely NO! Since we have now 40 units control now. I have only bad experience when give AI control for your army. AI will order your reinforcement units toward enemy lines to suicide charge and enemies are killed your brainless AI mates and we are back at begin now . I don't wish come back.

Actually, I end up suiciding 4 regiments to the AI... on purpose.

Great distraction for your heavy infantry to charge the gates.

[petertel123]

the AI always loses me about 4 times as many soldiers as I would lose myself, so I wouldn't use it, never did in M2TW either

[torongill]

If they manage to make the AI use force concentration, so that more than one stack participates in the battle, I'd have one stack of infantry and two cavalry 1/5 of a stack to represent the cavalry on the wings. I want rudimentary controls, so that I can tell them to attack the opposite cavalry and hope they manage to rout the bastards while I fight the infantry battle in the center.

[magpie]

If the AI has improved on the battle field I see no reason not to have an option of useing them.
Tell me in these later games, Does one still get the message. your graphic,s/computer lacks the spec,s to have more men or word,s to that effect.

[Altimis]

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[windsupernova]

I don´t know why it was removed in the 1st place.

And yes!

Imagine 40 player controlled units plus another 40 controlled by the AI vs the AI army of 4 full stacks.

We all know 4v4s and 2v2s and 3v3s are the more awesome battles @_@

[Hannarr]

I don't see why it shouldn't be re-introduced. i never liked using it personally. i prefer micromanaging my battles. but some people prefer to focus on other things.

[Asuryan]

AIs usually acts stupid, I'd rather controlling everybody. But I don't mind if it's still around, make it optional at least.

[Altimis]

AIs usually acts stupid, I'd rather controlling everybody. But I don't mind if it's still around, make it optional at least.

acts stupid? if AI on early patch, yes its does

but they are not stupid now with recently patches, they really do something that surprises you sometimes