IkkeTM

Thank you all for the answers, but my question remains then; without a counter(ish) system, which units should I build then? Go full spearmen, skirmishers or archers, if it's all the same? Enough spearmen to tank, and mainly pump ranged units for more effective applied dps? How does one go about army composition?

Thank you for the answers, but regarding #2, what does that Spartan buff do then? And regarding different units - how does one pick a composition then?

First of all, I have to say I really like 0 AD in its present state (.21), I've tried it a few times before, but found it a tad unsatisfactory. But now, I have questions, questions to which I can't find the answer anywhere. Although admittedly, I only did a 10-minute scan of the topics in the forum. How exactly does garrisoning towers/forts work? Does the quality or type of the unit matter? Will woman do? What is this Spartan upgrade about: "Spartan rank upgrades at the barracks cost no resources, only time." I thought rank upgrades went automatically? Do I need to send back my experienced units to the barracks to actually get the rank? Is there some hidden tech to produce ranked units this refers to? What is this about? What are the unit relations; i.e. what beats what? Spearman beat cavalry owing to the 3x bonus, straightforward enough. But what beats archers/ skirmishers, the different types of cavalry, and where do swordmen fit in?