Infantry formation (spacing)

[Bunker (1970)]

Since the last update, infantry spacing is greater increased. I think it is to respond to complaints about infantry bundling together which are easy targets for MG and grenades, Now I think this is over corrected. It is just frustrating to have infantry spread across the map and mixing with other units. Somebody knows how to fix? I know the game is still being worked out but It is so frustrating that I might stop playing the game for while until it is fixed.

[⇓S'lakk⇓]

Stay tuned..

[Taylor]

As a ex soldier i like it, always told not to bunch up. Its great for when you have he shells come at you and for mg

[Reaper28]

you can always group them into control groups or just click their unit icon... much rather have them spaced together than bunched together

[operator.lorak]

They seem to be spaced out good on fields and forests but often when they occupy a trench they suddenly want a group cuddle, to make sure they all go to valhalla together from a single grenade.

[Sopadurso]

Nah I like like this.

[Culee]

It will be brought down a little

[Egro]

Originally posted by Taylor:

As a ex soldier i like it, always told not to bunch up. Its great for when you have he shells come at you and for mg

Spread out don't save you from HE shell, a single 81mm have like 70m of kill radius. A normal spread in a fire team is like 10m in open field, a single good hit will make the entire team go poofs...

[Ceredh]

No. A tiny 8 cm mortar grenade has such a "kill radius" only from shell splinters. And there is a good propability that several soldiers were not hit if spaced out.

[Morello-0]

Just try to group them (Shift-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9) So u won't mix them and its easier to make them whole squad again after seperating them by just click the designated number on the keyboard.

[Cryptic]

Originally posted by Culee:

It will be brought down a little

when

[-OrLoK- Слава Україн]

Originally posted by Corrosion:

Originally posted by Culee:

It will be brought down a little

when

I'm sure they'll let us know when they are ready.

I doubt it's an easy fix to balance unit cohesiveness and awareness etc, even the recent change has thrown up other issues.

from that, and it's only a guess, I'd imagine the soonest we'll see it changed will be in the upcoming mega patch.

I can't see it being pushed out before that, and like everything else I can't imagine any date given until they're ready to push it out.

[Bulletsponge788]

A spacing toggle would be cool so you could switch between tight formation and spread out formation, tight formation for going past mine fields lol. The new spacing had to make me get used to using the quick select for infantry groups on the left side instead of surrounding them on screen.

[-OrLoK- Слава Україн]

i prefer the newer spacing compared to the old issue but now the guys do seem to run back and forth *alot* which gets them killed.

Fingers crossed for something sexy when they fix it, a formation /grouping mode would rock.

[minerunknown]

Originally posted by -OrLoK-:

i prefer the newer spacing compared to the old issue but now the guys do seem to run back and forth *alot* which gets them killed.

Fingers crossed for something sexy when they fix it, a formation /grouping mode would rock.

Lets hope infantry will actually have an option to assault too. Sick of watching my ten squads stop in place and get mowed down instead of charging the trench.