Controlling Berserker Artillery
Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 10:49 pm
Hi, again.
I have graduated to the 3rd tutorial and experience a reoccurring theme - I bring my units to the 2nd marker, unlimber them as the Union infantry starts to advance, and then individual units start running around like chickens without heads. This activity is characterized by firing a shot and then moving the cannon to another location and firing again. Inevitably one or two wear themselves out to the point that they are routed and run away from the battle. I have tried selecting the button that takes control from the AI, but to no avail - Capt. Charles R. Grandy is a hapless witness to this spectacle. Luckily for me there are only *4* guns to watch over; I can easily imagine that *6* or more guns would only increase the chaos.
The manual offers limited help in that it suggests "micro-managing", i.e., individually selecting the guns and ordering them to limber, unlimber, etc., which I have tried and does not seem to work.
Is there something obvious that I have missed or should I resign myself to never being an artillery officer? (My settings are on the "seasoned" level.)
Thanks in advance.
I have graduated to the 3rd tutorial and experience a reoccurring theme - I bring my units to the 2nd marker, unlimber them as the Union infantry starts to advance, and then individual units start running around like chickens without heads. This activity is characterized by firing a shot and then moving the cannon to another location and firing again. Inevitably one or two wear themselves out to the point that they are routed and run away from the battle. I have tried selecting the button that takes control from the AI, but to no avail - Capt. Charles R. Grandy is a hapless witness to this spectacle. Luckily for me there are only *4* guns to watch over; I can easily imagine that *6* or more guns would only increase the chaos.
The manual offers limited help in that it suggests "micro-managing", i.e., individually selecting the guns and ordering them to limber, unlimber, etc., which I have tried and does not seem to work.
Is there something obvious that I have missed or should I resign myself to never being an artillery officer? (My settings are on the "seasoned" level.)
Thanks in advance.