Request: Switching to auto battle resolution during a 3D battle

**mavyalex** · February 21, 2015, 10:10 AM

Hi,

I noticed that in Total War the player can't switch from an already engaged 3D battle to auto resolution of battle back to the strategy map.

For example, you start a bloody battle but in the course of battle you don't want to command your troops anymore for a specific reason (it could be that you are losin and think that the AI will do a better job at finishing the battle and avoiding too many losses).You want to let the computer (AI) finish the battle automatically. That's not possible currently.

I understand that this would be difficult to implement technically because of all the mathematical calculations needed (position of the troops when clicking on "Auto-resolution of battle by computer", casualties, tactical situation, etc).

But sometimes I feel that the computer is better at winning battles than the human player. Is there a study about the effectiveness of automatic AI battle resolution versus realt-ime 3D battles played by human player for the same army configurations?

On a second point:The Agressive, Equilibrate, Defensive battle modes are good innovations but could be refined too in many ways I think.

For example the player could choose the melee formations and let the AI do the rest. I am talking about levels of refinement in the category modes (again, Agressive, Equilibrate, Defensive).

I would recommend adding a fourth "Reckless" battle mode, which is even more agressive than "AGressive mode". Barbarians and vikings were good at that and this mode could significantly change the course of a battle.

On the other end of the spectrum, the "Retreat" mode is not available anymore during a 3D battle or am I mistaken? Where is the button on the interface please to retreat a whole army quickly?

**mavyalex** · February 22, 2015, 12:10 AM

Sorry for relaunching this thread but I feel it is important...

**Yerevan** · February 22, 2015, 02:51 AM

But you can ask the AI to command a group of units. I remember I did it for a while in R2, because the game was too fast to my taste. For example, in an attacking greeck style situation, I was commanding two groups of attacking or flanking units myself, while setting the AI to take command of two other groups of units that would hold my line.

So, basically, if this feature is still in Attila, its possible to ask the AI to command your whole army and watch it fight for you. But you have to order it to attack or to defend an area.