Using pause during battles

[mr mojo risin]

As i am bulding the battle AI This intrigues me ...., how many of you use pause to survey battles ... during the battle?

[Doulkus Pontikus]

I do almost every time. Most units don't "follow orders" unless you give them repeatedly so the only solution is pause.

[Yayattasa]

I do almost every time. Most units don't "follow orders" unless you give them repeatedly so the only solution is pause.

*Most unit being hacked with swords act the exact same way they would in real life when you order them to give their backs to the enemy.

[Hummer]

Quite often. Probably 5 times per battle.

[Theo]

It's the only way to find good screenshots. That and the middle mouse button. I don't give orders while paused though.

[Simpelicity]

It's the only way to find good screenshots. That and the middle mouse button. I don't give orders while paused though.

Why not?

[Theo]

Why not?

Because I don't need too (gah, why is there no :smug: smiley?). Select group (or ctrl A), Alt + right click. Then individually tell each unit what their target it. Micro cavalry and maybe archers. Charge. If the enemy didn't rout pull back cav and charge again. GG.

[QuintusSertorius]

I pause and accelerate time all over the place during battles. I accelerate to get to contact, pause when the lines get within skirmish range, again whenever I need to leap to a different part of the fight, and so on.

[Ballpoint202]

I pause and accelerate time all over the place during battles. I accelerate to get to contact, pause when the lines get within skirmish range, again whenever I need to leap to a different part of the fight, and so on.

I do this.

[Simpelicity]

Alright. I'd think you'd probably get more precision with pause for some of this, but that's up to you. I understand you though, one could constantly pause to give orders, but most of the time I don't because I don't feel the need to. You just don't feel the need even less than I do.

[Burebista24]

Well I mainly pause when I have a large army under my control so I can jump from one side to another of the field , and when one of my lines is weakened and it needs reinforcements

[Rad]

I only use pause to have a nice moment to enjoy the carnage
Giving orders during pause ruins the fun for me.

[Col.KanKrusha]

I accelerate quite often. I try to avoid pausing but sometimes I have to when things have been running at 6x speed and got out of control. I never pause at 1x speed, feels like cheating

[Walincas]

Not using pause on purpose, but sometimes at 6x speed the enemy cavalry suddenly charges and I have to slow down, I sometimes accidentally pause the game, but immediately put it back on 1x.

Only used pause during my first 1-2 battles of total war game back in the day - these days, in Rome 2, you can't pause at all on legendary, so im not really giving it much thought, except when playing mods, and accidentally pausing.

[rovert]

this , I hate when that happens I think my game froze

[Anubis88]

I never do it... Too me if a unit misunderstand or doesn't comply to an order is only a good thing. There's no way that in a battle of 10,000 men every order was executed perfectly in the heat of the battle, so the pause imho has no use at all

[Moros]

Perhaps a poll is a good idea?

[Architect of Doom]

I always pause to give orders. If I didn't pause, then at the the same time I'm selecting the unit, choosing a place for it to go or choosing an enemy for it to attack, the enemy troops are already moving and I would be wasting time.

[Suite]

I use the pause to look around, representing a brief phase of recognition of my leader (I play with General's Camera enabled). No orders though. Gives you quite the feeling of the difficulty for real warleaders back in the time.

[QuintusSertorius]

I use the pause to look around, representing a brief phase of recognition of my leader (I play with General's Camera enabled). No orders though. Gives you quite the feeling of the difficulty for real warleaders back in the time.

Not really; real warleaders of the time would have briefed their subordinate commanders with a general plan for the battle, and would have messengers to send to them during the conflict in order to change things.