still at loss in understanding this...

[PvK]

Originally posted by PhilD:

... Obviously, it's hard for the AI to decide when something it worth the risk of friendly fire.

I'd understand the request for "don't fire at a routing enemy if there are friendly units within X squares", but in what you're describing, Raterik had technically not routed the enemy yet, so his standing orders of "fire at the bastards until they rout" were still good. From what I've heard of the Ulmish military code, disobeying orders can get you in no end of trouble, but there's no provisions for accidental friendly fire - they were playing smart...

Funny!

However, the request is not only that archers shouldn't fire at routing enemies when there are friendlies nearby, it's simply that no ranged unit should risk friendly fire (except perhaps in cases of extremely low risk) even against non-routing enemies. Simply put, ranged units should avoid firing at targets that risk hitting their own men. Err on the side of caution!

PvK

[ January 25, 2004, 20:48: Message edited by: PvK ]

[Graeme Dice]

Originally posted by Pocus:
Friendly fire fear is certainly not a possibility, as the algorithm presiding it will still order a whole host of crossbowmen to fire on a single enemy unit just close to your men.

If you refuse to accept what the dev's have said on the topic, then you aren't going to get much of an answer now, are you. AI avoiding friendly fire.

[apoger]

Anytime you mix shooters and non-shooters, the shooters won't shoot. You must split them up.

[Raging Idiot]

By splitting them up do you mean separate commanders or separate squads?

[Arryn]

Originally posted by Raging Idiot:
By splitting them up do you mean separate commanders or separate squads?

separate squads