Annoying Macedonian Pikemen

**Spadicus** · August 10, 2006, 03:52 PM

Does anyone else get this? Macedonian pikemen, when moving in phalanx, go absolutely crazy and start waving their pikes around.

**wipeout140** · August 10, 2006, 04:39 PM

Originally Posted by Spadicus

Does anyone else get this? Macedonian pikemen, when moving in phalanx, go absolutely crazy and start waving their pikes around.

Could post a screenshot?

**Spadicus** · August 10, 2006, 05:04 PM

I will tomorrow, just turned my graphics capable computer off. Thanks in advance!

**wipeout140** · August 10, 2006, 05:16 PM

Originally Posted by Spadicus

I will tomorrow, just turned my graphics capable computer off. Thanks in advance!

Post Screenshot and i will look in to it tomorrow, now Darth is away

**Kozelbyzruki55** · August 10, 2006, 11:02 PM

I have noticed the same thing, it is kinda funny to watch when they march to attack thier enemy waving their daedly pikes. It happens sometimes, quite frequent actaully, especially when they change direction, but it does not bother me really. Do they do that when you move them forward, or when you put them in defensive stance. If they do, the there is something weird with your game. Other wise it is just a minor issue.

**Eird-Way** · August 11, 2006, 11:32 AM

I think you mean the phalanx switching on and off. This happens sometimes when the AI is trying to decide what formation to use. Are you using the very latest formation file? 16?

**Spadicus** · August 11, 2006, 01:25 PM

Well, here are the screenies.

It's only with the Macedonian phalanxes. It's fine when they're standing still, but as soon as a phalanx is told to move somewhere, or to attack another unit, it goes crazy.

And non-exclusive to Darthmod, but it nearly always happens with my Macedonian phalanxes in DM, unit scattering problems.

I'll try downloading the new formations file.

**wipeout140** · August 11, 2006, 01:54 PM

Originally Posted by Spadicus

Well, here are the screenies.

It's only with the Macedonian phalanxes. It's fine when they're standing still, but as soon as a phalanx is told to move somewhere, or to attack another unit, it goes crazy.

And non-exclusive to Darthmod, but it nearly always happens with my Macedonian phalanxes in DM, unit scattering problems.

I'll try downloading the new formations file.

First two screenshots possibly a bug needing a fix
Third screenshot is bug in RTW 1.5 nothing i can. only CA can fix that

**Spadicus** · August 12, 2006, 09:51 AM

I reinstalled Darthmod, and it happens much less now, but the units will still go crazy occasionally. It's not when they're turning, just when a phalanx is standing still and gets an order to move in a straight line, it will wave its pikes around crazily until it gets to the target location and stops again.

Probably some minor bug...thanks anyway!

**Jehuu** · August 15, 2006, 05:04 AM

When Macedonian phalanx unit is ordered to attack the enemy, they drop they pikes and engage the enemy with their swords and usually get slaughtered - when ordered to move to a spot behind the enemy unit they move until they come to contact with enemy unit. Is the pike dropping supposed to happen when engaging?

**Jehuu** · August 18, 2006, 03:52 AM

uhuu :sign0163:

**wipeout140** · August 18, 2006, 04:05 AM

Originally Posted by Jehuu

uhuu :sign0163:

Sorry for late reply, read when posted but had go out and forgot. think possibly RTW 1.5 Bug or possible bug in the sig Animations

**Jehuu** · August 18, 2006, 11:41 AM

Originally Posted by wipeout140

Sorry for late reply, read when posted but had go out and forgot. think possibly RTW 1.5 Bug or possible bug in the sig Animations

Not a problem anymore - been running more test and can't no longer produce the problem - phalanx units attack the enemy the way it should, engaging with pikes! had them on normal and protective formations, works just fine! Will do some more testing today I hope, if my wife allows it, it could have been that I had the problem when sieging a city!

Made a simple test this morning - sieged a roman city with three phalanx unit - and in wery tight places, where it was hard to manuver, they dropped their pikes and engagged with swords! When fighting in phalanx and I ordered them a second time to attack - they usually dropped their pikes an engaged with swords and were pretty fast slaughtered ofcourse!

Case Closed, I think - don't waste your time on it wipeout140!

**Jehuu** · August 18, 2006, 09:27 AM

Originally Posted by Jehuu

When Macedonian phalanx unit is ordered to attack the enemy, they drop they pikes and engage the enemy with their swords and usually get slaughtered - when ordered to move to a spot behind the enemy unit they move until they come to contact with enemy unit. Is the pike dropping supposed to happen when engaging?

Made a custom battle seleucids vs pontus with three phalanx unit on each side - engaging with pikes, no pike dropping. Made another custom battle macedonians vs pontus three phalanx units on each side - engaing with pikes, it seems to me that it is happening in campaign battles only!