04.04.2008, 03:56
lowfighter Wrote:Maybe making the soldier to be armor is also good because you can then assemble a squad as custom tank column. The tank columns have the property to spread in combat formation when coming within enemy sight so then you'd have march formation when the squad column is away from enemy and combat formation when the squad approaches enemy. Long ago I've been testing a custom column of 8 tanks and they went in combat formation provided a distance parameter was set not to high but I don't remember details.
I'm concerned about tank panzer, both tank and cars have some good and some bad sides. I'll open few slots for tanks and than we can experiment to find what is best.
IMO mix of tanks and cars would be optimal solution.
spud Wrote:I was thinking that the best way would be to use (if possible) a group of the troops in a rough line abreast. Say 5-10m between men, not in an even row. Yhety would be ideal for advancing in a field. I'm thinking one unit = squad.
Line abreast is good only for formation that are advancing in line. On turns object pivot around it's center and if you have line abreast formation those in the middle will turn in place and those on flanks will make huge change in position.
If you take just 10 man unit you will need to spreed them across 50 m at least. That formation would look ridiculous in turns. I had best looking results with small, two bodies maximum, units.
This is just a test, these human cars are not final version.
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