Artillery discussion

[GAGA Extrem]

But doesn't the enemy unit placement change during the next days, adapting to the new situation? This exploit will give an advantage only during these few days, right?

No, it won't. That's why I call it exploitive. The setup above will only change once the first line collapses.
The engine does only re-arrange units that are outside the regular combat frontage, and even then, as you noted, you will have an advantage because it takes a few days to rearrange those.

 

[KPJ]

Wow. I know more about the combat system after making this thread than I ever thought I would understand it. The mystery is a bit gone... only conquest remains!

 

[NapoleonI]

The mystery is a bit gone... only conquest remains!

"Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win."
- Sun Tzu

I love the battle mechanics in EUIII. When the battle has started there is almost nothing you can do to influence it´s outcome. You can´t control your soldiers on the battlefield and you have to rely on the outcome of dices, but in the end the result has almost nothing to do with luck.

 

[King Nothing]

Art will actually sometimes end up in the front line. Haven't tested it to the fullest but once I went into battle with 1 inf and 1 art against a 2 regiment rebel. My art took the front next to the inf.. Don't know where the breaking point is though..

And the 4 (or 2) cav is only usefull if you have a longer frontline than your enemy and if you are filled up with art you must have an army almost twice as big as the enemy for that to happen..