Demo 0.1.3 - Patch Notes — Sword & Banner Playtest Steam update #840739

Battle AI AI battle mechanics still need plenty of work but I've worked through a few distinct issues. Enemy armies are no longer blind to their sides...

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Sword & Banner Playtest (4957080)
Event type
patch note
Published
20 July 2026 - 19:14:21 UTC
Source
steam_community_announcements
Battle AI AI battle mechanics still need plenty of work but I've worked through a few distinct issues. Enemy armies are no longer blind to their sides and rear. They track threats across the whole battlefield, and unengaged squads wheel to brace against cavalry charges from the flanks How quickly an army reacts depends on its lord. Disciplined commanders respond in a couple of seconds, reckless ones take much longer Defensive armies now always keep a reserve and commit it when their line starts to thin Archers hold proper firing positions just behind their shield wall instead of drifting far to the rear Shield walls form wider and shallower, closer to how a player-drawn wall looks Skirmishing horse archers now circle and harass naturally instead of backing into the map edge Fixed a formation bug that offset every squad's ordered position, which could leave whole armies fighting out of po...

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