Musketeer behaviour

**myself006** · October 21, 2012, 09:47 AM

Hello,

One of my favourite tactics is the tercio tactic used by the spanish= musketeers supported by tercio pikemen.
The idea is to put your musketeers infront of you pikemen and to let them run between the pikes when in danger.
But the AI of the musketeers is ruining this because musketeers seem to run back and forth at will, so my entire line of musketeers suddenly is behind my pikemen shooting them instead of the enemy.
Or even worse grouped around my canons!

Is there any way to let them hold the line like you can do with archers without having them running around?

Thanks in advance.

Ps my first post :p

**Duncan III** · October 23, 2012, 02:04 AM

Try turning off skirmish mode?

**myself006** · October 23, 2012, 09:56 PM

Originally Posted by Duncan III

Try turning off skirmish mode?

Well it's not on...
When entering the battle musketeers are not on skirmish mode (atleast not with me).
they just move back when the enemy closes, which is pretty annoying.

**herne_the _hunter** · October 23, 2012, 11:28 PM

In the Kingdoms Americas campaign sometimes I've been finding it has been helpiful to have more personal control over my musketeers to get the best out of them. So I would agree that taking care of them out of skirmish mode helps. Also having a support melee unit helps

**myself006** · October 24, 2012, 06:22 AM

I don't think you guys understand.
My musketeers are NOT on skirmish mode but still run away.

So when the enemy closes my line is just shattered and some musketeers are behind my pikemen shooting at them.

So my question was if this was a known bug/feature and if something can be don' to fix it.

**Duncan III** · October 24, 2012, 06:21 AM

Try turning on guard mode?

**myself006** · October 24, 2012, 06:23 AM

And guard mode doesnt help either

**irishron** · October 24, 2012, 07:07 AM

It's probably a bug but the first time I've read about it.
Is this vanilla or a mod?

**myself006** · October 24, 2012, 07:16 AM

Vanilla, fully upgraded.
I just battled the timurids and with skirmish + guard mode on they kept the line :p.
They did move a bit but not as much as before, i hope this is the solution to this very annoying problem.