DARTH MOD

[golden god]

Can anyone explain to me why theres such a lack of troops for poland-lithuania compared to the other major powers in DarthMOD??

And if anyone could link me to a darthmod compatible poland-lithuania unit roster mod, that would be highly appreciated.

[cody]

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?581432-DME_POLAND2

maybe this one?

[golden god]

Yeah I came across that one the download link is dead, do you know where I could find another?

[cody]

not sure

[HazardHawk]

Get rid of the cheat mod Darthmod, use Empire Total Faction Mod with the Additional Units Mod, but be warned it has proper balancing so you can no longer use low tier troops to massacre elite units.

[Metal Izanagi]

Originally posted by HazardHawk:

Get rid of the cheat mod Darthmod, use Empire Total Faction Mod with the Additional Units Mod, but be warned it has proper balancing so you can no longer use low tier troops to massacre elite units.

The only way you're going to "massacre" elite units with militia or standard line infantry is if you either attack a single unit from multiple angles, catch them while they're setting up with multiple volleys from a much larger unit, or swarm them in melee combat. In an even musket fight elite units will crush militia and most standard line infantry, because they'll reload their muskets faster and put more lead downrange into their poorly-trained opponent.

Something you seem to also be forgetting is that line infantry combat doesn't rely nearly as much on how "elite" a unit is as prior eras did. A smoothbore musket is pretty inaccurate no matter who's pointing it at the enemy. Most of the difference between the more expensive units in Empire and standard militia comes from their morale, reloading speed, and how capable they are in melee combat. If you send a unit of Marines or Grenadiers into melee with some militia or standard line infantry, you're going to find that the Marines or Grenadiers will make a mess of the militia rather quickly, and they'll hold up in combat a lot longer than the militia will, because they're trained to not consider a few dead soldiers to be a devastating loss worthy of retreating over.

Yes, even highly-trained units will very quickly go from "Eager" to "Shaken" if they're not formed-up and shooting back. When a unit is trying to form up, losing men is going to throw it into even more disarray, and when there are men dropping left and right from musket shot while they're not even ready to shoot, even a trained soldier in that era would be more inclined to rout and reform once they're not being shot at. If you pay attention during a battle, you'll notice that when a militia unit routs, it's much, much less likely to reform after running a bit than a unit of Grenadiers, for instance. Nobody likes being shot at when they're not shooting back and being encouraged by their fellow soldiers and their commanding officer. They'll usually reform once they're not being shot at anymore, though, because unlike militia, when they're out of immediate danger, they're quite willing to form up and give it another go.