Rome II

[Bison]

Seriously, why are you guys obsessing about this? Other people don't like it...who cares? Play the game, have fun.

You say this as if we have something else that's better to do. 

[MengJiao]

Seriously, why are you guys obsessing about this? Other people don't like it...who cares? Play the game, have fun.

  Obsessing is my hobby.  At least games give it some shape.

[Gusington]

Yeah really AB how dare you!

[undercovergeek]

Seriously, why are you guys obsessing about this? Other people don't like it...who cares? Play the game, have fun.

somebody is wrong on the net - they must be corrected

[mikeck]

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=208344533&searchtext=

I highly recommend the above mod for keeping units in formation. It is compatable with most large mods

[Nefaro]

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=208344533&searchtext=

I highly recommend the above mod for keeping units in formation. It is compatable with most large mods

What is that?  By the description, it sounds like the guy removed all the unit animations except the final kill ones.  ???

Is that how you keep your formations somewhat solid?

[mikeck]

It keeps the guys from running off into the middle of the enemy formation chasing a particular enemy. There are still animations and sword slashing but your guys attack the dude in front. It's more orderly . Give it a shot, if you don't like it, unsubscribe

[undercovergeek]

It keeps the guys from running off into the middle of the enemy formation chasing a particular enemy. There are still animations and sword slashing but your guys attack the dude in front. It's more orderly . Give it a shot, if you don't like it, unsubscribe

The comments highly recommend it.... I'll give it a go tonight.... who'd have thought that was the root of the problem? And who knew there were decapitation kill animations?

[mikeck]

I don't know if that solves the problem or not but it sure helps

[Martok]

All right, Epirus is going down like a cheap hooker! 

[Gusington]

I never really noticed the formation issue...my Iceni campaign is imminent!! Tonight or tomorrow! Prepare the woad.

[bob48]

Back on the woad again.

[Gusington]

PREPARE THE WOAD!!! I am excited. And so happy that a game can still excite me so much.

[MengJiao]

I don't know if that solves the problem or not but it sure helps

   Just to see if the game was as good as I remembered (I've been playing Alea Jacta Est), I started a Pontus campaign.  Now in my very first campaign I was Easy Pontus and I got wiped out by the Selucids, so i tried the most recent version of the vanilla game and Normal Pontus.
I built up alliances and trade and knocked out Galatia and Cappadocia whilst helping my allies take various 4th-rate powers to pieces.  The AI seemed reasonably competent at all levels and as long as I paid attention to getting the food and taking no slaves things ran smoothly.  I found that careful diplocacy seemed to pay off as did ending wars when the other side put up a lot of cash for peace.  By the time I hit the Selucids the little Pontic Empire was running well and three wars later the Selucids and most of Egypt and Mesopotamia are very Pontic.  So the vanilla game seems fine and I guess I'll do a modded campaign as Rome.  Which sounds fun.

[Yskonyn]

PREPARE THE WOAD!!! I am excited. And so happy that a game can still excite me so much.

Gus, you enthousiasm rubs off on me! I am going to jump back in this evening too!
The book you recommended has been a great read by the way!