I had the same problem with the Ageod combat system that you had, but the new reporting system makes all the difference in the world.ORIGINAL: pvthudson01
Wasnt sure about the combat upgrades in this title over the older ones but that is a good thing to know thanks!
During the battle, you get a text report of what is happening at the bottom of the screen, such as troops committed, routs, lulls in the battle, etc. The new combat report enables you to actually look at what each unit did in the battle, during each round of the battle,including events like showing cowardice, effective fire, making good use of terrain,effective tactical leadership, and many others. I really enjoy following the elite units, who usually do better. The reports actually show the special abilities of the unique units being used, which is nice to see. You can follow a particular unit, say the 4th Jagers, in every battle, which can actually get you to have a concern for that particular unit. This really helps the immersion, and has solved the ageod combat problem for me completely.
If you want to see the text reporting, it is important to make sure that the battle animation is set to the slowest speed in the options.