Hi all. I haven't really been following the developers very closely in the last couple months, So I just wondered if they had talked about some fix for the incredibly frustrating skirmisher AI. Specifically, the way they are designed to run backwards constantly, regardless of cover. It seems to do more harm than good, because often, you are firing at enemy skirmishers, and basically, your short ranged sharps carbine troops are effectively running out of their own gun range but remaining in the enemy, and far more seriously, often leave cover to do so.
It seems that the skirmisher AI provides absolutely no value in most circumstances, often is an active hinderance, and does not appear to be based on any common sense system, like morale, command, efficiency, or simply "how many guys did my 200 man unit just shoot at? 1500? or 50?).
Any word from the developers on this? I hate to sudmit it in technical support, but it seems that 90% of the frustration I have experienced with the game is just that guys who have no reason to leave cover, for some reason insist on leaving cover, even when it's REALLY important that they not leave cover. I wouldn't mind if it were just that skirmishers had really low morale and ran away under enemy fire. But it's just SILLY in the battle of phillipi when my 400 carbine infantry cannot force themselves to stand and face hexammer's 60 remaining guys cowering in a river ford.
Also.... I have had trouble remounting carbine cavalry after I dismount. The icon changes, but they don't seem to actually get their horses back. Bug, or feature?