Originally Posted by
Athos187
I probably meant to write ctd issues, most people who have played my recent mods have experienced random campaign battle ctds. I'm still not sure what exactly causes them but I am working on a new beta for 1066 that doesnt have that issue. The issue always arises after I have spent months modding every little detail of the game so instead I am just working on simplifying my process and coming up with something much more simple for testing purposes and that I can then expand upon in later versions.
The new 1066 beta I am working on atm will have more factions in game but much more simple rosters (single cavalry, infantry and missile units will be made up from heavy, medium and light units ((this actually looks more realistic in some ways)), very basic family trees and it wont have a big complicated meta game like I usually come up with.
HRE will be playable in that.
I might as well expand on the new roster system since I plan on implementing it in most of my mods. So instead of having big block units with only heavy, medium or light troops I've come up with a ratio where each unit has 1 officer/1 sergeant/3 recruits/peasants. In addition to this the unit sizes will be increased to about 400 - 500 men, recruitment and upkeep prices will be increased and their ability to fight a sustained engagement will be increased. And since every faction essentially has the same unit it gives the battles a parity that the vanilla game lacks (the AI in vanilla always falls behind fast since they just recruit levy units).
A typical battle will have a very powerful and important bodyguard unit and only 3 - 5 melee units, which comprise the historical wings and center of the force.
While this might not sound as engaging as having 20 smaller units constantly maneuvering around it actually makes for much more interesting battles as you have to use every little tactical advantage you can in order to win. There are pretty much no more easy battles.
With the testing I've done it all just looks more real, kind of like watching a reenactment of the period since everyone is in a formation and pushing forward in a coordinated manner instead of just running around chasing archers or cavalry. I am finishing up the Normans right now and then once I get the English done I will post a video where you can watch this new system in action.