Various hidden unit formations

**Remo** · December 22, 2006, 05:48 AM

Theres are some formations that are disabled in the game. Heres is the list of them for infantry.

Shield_wall works for allmost every infantry unit i have added it to. Testudo i have yet to get it to work. I'll keep trying though...

If you want a unit to use the formation just add it to its formation list.

Code:

type             Dismounted Huscarls
dictionary       Dismounted_Huscarls      ; Dismounted Huscarls
category         infantry
class            heavy
voice_type       Heavy
banner faction   main_infantry
banner holy      crusade
soldier          Dismounted_Huscarls, 48, 0, 1.2
attributes       sea_faring, hide_forest, hardy, can_withdraw
formation        1.2, 1.2, 2.4, 2.4, 4, square, shield_wall
stat_health      1, 0
stat_pri         11, 3, no, 0, 0, melee, melee_blade, slashing, axe, 25, 1.2
;stat_pri_ex      0, 0, 0
stat_pri_attr    ap
stat_sec         0, 0, no, 0, 0, no, melee_simple, blunt, none, 25, 1
;stat_sec_ex      0, 0, 0
stat_sec_attr    no
stat_pri_armour  5, 4, 6, metal
;stat_armour_ex   5, 7, 0, 0, 4, 6, 6, metal
stat_sec_armour  0, 0, flesh
stat_heat        4
stat_ground      1, -2, 3, 2
stat_mental      9, normal, trained
stat_charge_dist 30
stat_fire_delay  0
stat_food        60, 300
stat_cost        1, 690, 150, 90, 70, 690, 4, 170
armour_ug_levels 2, 3
armour_ug_models Dismounted_Huscarls, Dismounted_Huscarls_ug1
ownership        denmark
era 0            denmark
era 1            denmark
;unit_info        11, 0, 15

Dismounted Huscarls in Shield-Wall Formation

Big thanks to Ahiga for bringing this to my attention. Hope this helps some modders...

**saapas** · December 22, 2006, 05:50 AM

Wonder why they disabled them in the first place.

**Remo** · December 22, 2006, 05:52 AM

Originally Posted by saapas

Wonder why they disabled them in the first place.

Maybe they decided it was better for the modders to use them. Or its the fact they rushed the game and didnt get to do the fine tuning.

**Garnier** · December 22, 2006, 08:18 AM

They are from RTW, as is a lot of other leftover code in the text files. Just to prove that M2TW is a mod of RTW...
But anyway, would shieldwall actually help the units fight? I mean... with the new combat system, where the battles are a lot of 1v1 affairs, you need to have them on hold formation to use sheildwall first of all. And then, will they be any more defensible? In RTW, shieldwall was effective, cause a unit fought as a unit, but in M2TW they fight as individuals, and I havent seen formation help at all, except of course with cavalry charges.