Confused about Charging

[GettysburgJoe]

Hello everyone.

 

I've recently just started a Confederate campaign after a few months of not playing and a lot has changed since I last played. One of the big things I love is the artillery being limbered when moved over long distances.

 

One question I have is about charging. Does it still work essentially the same way it did before? The reason I ask is because in the first battle my two confederate brigades can quickly charge into the skirmishers without taking many casualties; however, both my brigade and the skirmishers just seem to continually run east without any actual melee happening. They are occupying the same space on the map and sometimes my brigade actually overtakes and seems to get ahead of them on the map but still no melee occurs. Is this a bug or have skirmishers been given immunity from charge attacks for some reason? My strategy is to try to decimate the skirmishers, wipe out the initial Union arty and set up a kill zone on McPherson until my reinforcements arrive but this is obviously not working well.

 

I don't know if it helps but I am playing with the Dynamic AI without the AI boost.

[Koro]

There will be proper melee damage in the next patch, where you should expect things to run much more smoothly.

[GettysburgJoe]

Thanks, glad to hear it. 

Edited June 2, 2015 by GettysburgJoe

[Koro]

Skirmishers are particularly vulnerable but they wont be completely destroyed. 4-5 died pr. second of melee when on low moral against Archer in single player.

[Fouché the Douché]

I have questions regarding charging too. It appears that units locked in melee with each other are still susceptible to musket fire and cannons. Most of the times my units would charge, make contact with several brigades in the frontline, while other enemy brigades and cannons simply fallback and fire at my brigades, causing horrendous casualties. This problem is especially noticable on Confederates, where charging is the call of the day. Is this design deliberate? I mean, in Gettysburg it is highly unlikely that soldiers can pick out targets amidst a mass of men. Or am I not utilizing the rebs the right way? Either way, help is very appreciated!   Cheers!