oh, that is entirely possibly my problem, thanks guys!!
edit: Soooo, the only editor placed units I have are 12 indivudiuals occupying playable slots, Everything else is placed by ALiVE. I tried all the editor tricks to snap them to terrain and orient with ground level, but they still like to do the dirt backstroke, and ALiVE patrols in the distance can be seen a hundred yards in the air not far away.
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=652475213
You can clearly see the moonwalkers on the left, but the guys in the ground on the right are stuttering too fast for the picture to show.
I am only using CBA, ALiVE, Warlords, and CUP Terrains. The same setup works fine on Altis/Stratis, I'm havent tried any other CUP maps yet but I guess I will while I wait for some insight if anyone has any to offer.