Medieval 2 Total War Pikes

Hi all!

I decided to play a medieval 2 game on my new computer, and it runs very well! No lagg at all ^.^ I haven't used the Phalanx of Medieval 2 so I decided I'd try a defensive against the HRE, on Very Hard, with them with juiced up troops while mine were experienced minimally. Enjoy!

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Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• Medieval
• Total
• War
• Pikeman

[UrbanLightProduction]

what kind of computer do you have?

[SirFrankoman]

A good one :)

[Wonton118]

here at one point, you clicked on a unit and just ROTATED the formation...How did you do that?

[SirFrankoman]

Use the Period and Comma button when you have a unit selected to rotate.

[denniswilder]

I think you could've made a lot more of this formation by allowing a more flexible flank to deploy and use a double line of phalanx to defend against breakthroughs. More flexible conquistadors and men-at-arms could do a better pincer, because they ajust more quickly to a new situation.

[SirFrankoman]

indeed, however i was sure the enemy cavalry was going to flank me, but it was very weird that they didn't. Also, if I tried double -ranking, it would have drastically enclosed my crossbowmen who were inexperienced and tend to have issues shooting over shoulders. If I had fewer crossbows then yes.

[wolfpax22]

Mmeh... I've always had difficulty using pikes in this game in any way other than defensively, and even then they tend to wither pretty quickly as they drop their pikes for swords.

[Deadman1709]

Man, this formation is like ... totally lame. It's not like it will never work; just that if I use this formation on a campaign map, each battle will be won at horrendous cost since it's a man-on-man attrition battle. A hammer-and-anvil is harder to use but the reward is small casualties.

And how would I break this formation? I will play as Spain, then bring Musketeers, or any long range crossbow plus some artillery. The crossbow in the inner circle can not reach me.

[lebarosky]

If the game reflects reality, an army of only pikeman in phalanx is not much use. Pike is the anvil on which the cavalry and light infantry push the enemy. That is how combined arms worked then and now.

[KaasKoe1994]

love the last part of the battle, it's like a chipmunk war.

[zxrahbeck]

Have any of you tried the "Star-Formation" with pikemen?

[darkghor]

I hate it when that advisor is accidently left on and you know what to do, so you spend half your battle just shutting him up.

[jubjub109]

That is cool but i would find it more interesting/challenging to play as a force similar to the HRE force and try to beat the square.

nice vid!

[chikenfillet]

damn what region is that.

i havent seen flat plains like that when i was invading france as england

[skele91]

look lagg but its the video of course nice video btw:)

[MrTheKing77]

dis final misios or wat ?