Re: Micromanaging armies and commanders
Light infantry with javelins has everything "build in" apart from the ability to avoid combat with heavy troops and retreat behind the own lines.
Simply make shure there are only javelin-equiped troops in the squad.
Set them to "fire at closest".
They'll charge forward until in firing range, than release the first javelins.
After exhausting their ammo (javelins have ammo 3), or when the enemy comes to close, they'll start melee combat with the closest foe. Sometimes the front line will engage while the back units are still "firing off" their javelins.
Found it to work pretty well with the indie LI.
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As for AI the most effective work around to this problem so far is to simply use an American instead, they tend to put up a bit more of a fight than your average Artificial Idiot.
... James McGuigan on rec.games.computer.stars somewhen back in 1998 ...
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