Re: Expanded Toolbar - Grog
Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2023 11:12 pm
I am not "dumping" on his hard work. The toolbar is superior to the stock thats why I use it. But as I stated 95% of the stuff included in the mod is not needed. Things like trees, scenarios ect. Map folders contain the trees needed for that map, so it's not needed in a tool bar. Scenarios are a different folder as well and are not needed in a tool bar mod. All the formations make it a pain to set up formations quickly. One click is enough. Basic historical formations are all I ask for.
If yall think historically militaries would be able to do all these formations it's laughable. Even the disciplined Prussians couldn't do certain formations at times under pressure. Try going from a column to a line under fire. Than back again. When people start taking fire they huddle together. Read the article I posted it explains it well. Now they are taking fire from a enemy line, cannon, ect even the most disciplined armies loose that discipline and refuse to change formation. Now expect them to know 50 different formations. That's why in the Civil War you only have a few formations, column of 4 and line being the two most popular. Column of 4 for marching and line for fighting. In war there are only a few men brave enough to actually fight. The rest are only there and get there courage from the pack. But what do I know, I've only done 12 years in the Army, years as a firefighter/EMT, and studied Napoleonanic tactics since I was a kid.
If yall think historically militaries would be able to do all these formations it's laughable. Even the disciplined Prussians couldn't do certain formations at times under pressure. Try going from a column to a line under fire. Than back again. When people start taking fire they huddle together. Read the article I posted it explains it well. Now they are taking fire from a enemy line, cannon, ect even the most disciplined armies loose that discipline and refuse to change formation. Now expect them to know 50 different formations. That's why in the Civil War you only have a few formations, column of 4 and line being the two most popular. Column of 4 for marching and line for fighting. In war there are only a few men brave enough to actually fight. The rest are only there and get there courage from the pack. But what do I know, I've only done 12 years in the Army, years as a firefighter/EMT, and studied Napoleonanic tactics since I was a kid.