Hey all, been gone a long time. I'm trying DEI for the first time and loving all the detail and careful work that went into this mod. There are a few things that leave me scratching my head.
First:
My "Hammer and Anvil" tactics with Iceni workout to be more like a "Squeeky Toy Mallet and Wet Paper Bag." I've tried the top tier spearmen that supposedly have shields but get OBLITERATED in the first volley by the AI's missile units and javelin armed infantry that are somehow stronger than mine. It's like their shields dont exist. Mind you, this is from a deployed, front facing position. I have recruited an army mainly made up of veteran druids, chosen swords, nobles, and sword masters. I just fought some garrison Nametes germanic troops and my gum fell out of my mouth when I watched my veteran troops turn to dust from their volley. I only won by my general and admiral rallying and my calvary repeatedly charging their flank over and over again.
It's been like that the entire game. I have to charge every single engagement I'm in in hopes of at least stopping 1-2 volleys. Also, after masterfully positioning my slingers behind their infantry, I watch as my rocks comically bounce off their backs and they're left skirmishing for their lives.
I have the final armorsmith upgrade and I focus on +armor benefits to all my troops. I don't know if its relevant or just a writing error, but when I hover over the armor of my shield troops their shield armor value is 0. Is it possible theyre not getting the benefit of their shields and its a bug?
Thanks to everyone who's worked on this over the years, it's really breathed new life into the game for me.