Please remember, any change in arrow and artillery was included in Better Missile Pack, so if you guys want back to original version you can do it with simple tick on mod manager
Since most of us, more easy to understand from looking on video rather reading from people comment, i post some picture and several home made video, the quality is poor but its watchable and at least more the enough to satisfied some of your curiosity
Massive Battles
Oh yes its horror and very epic if your Pc can handle it
AI Vs AI
Langobard
Western Rebel
Glad i am not their neighbour, notice how fluid the AI reaction on attack and defence, they try counter each other movement like watching people play chess
Artillery Warfare and Balance Army Composition
Normal
Siege
Believe or not , if you able to complete all element for BAI like mele, artillery, archer, spear, the BAI use it very well. Since they are constructed to use this A type versus B type its help them greatly. In simple words if AI able to hold better army composition its will react very well. Similiar like play poker card, by having each type of unit, they can use any strategy in their arsenal
Anyways artillery will play important role, why ? Because if both AI vs AI (yes i let AI handle my army) is under each other artillery range, they will perform realy well, since AI work based on how much Area that covered for them, and artillery realy provide that. Its act like some shield radar for AI, so when both side have artillery its will like shield vs shield fight. Casuality is very high anyways
Improved Arrow trajectory and its impact
Day
Night
Its enabled you to make arrow loop into target, similiar like Medieval 2 arrow style. Both feature like artillery and Arrow you can found in Better Missile that already one whole package with Better AI. Including their specific version like Radious and Fall of The Eagles
The rule is very simple :
1.Normal standar Arrow
Each unit will shoot 2 missile at once, but its very poor on accuracy, perfect for shower highly dense area, good on quantity worse on quality. Can loop
2.Special arrow like whistling or fire
The more upgraded version of standart arrow, while its dont shoot as many as normal, but they have better accuracy and special effect they caused realy work best, its like jack of all trade. Can loop
3.Heavy arrow
The bane of any heavy armor units or light unit, they simply tear it apart, they cant loop but they have the highest accuracy and not mention very powerful shock effect that can render any units to stay on ground lots longer giving their extra time to maximize their potential. Very good if you can flank the enemy, or need some fire power to stop any cavalry movement.