Giotto Posted February 22, 2015 Report Share Posted February 22, 2015 Hi, I have played this game for a while and have good economy tactics, however the use of different troops and their deployment on the battle field is still a little obscure to me. Does it matter if you have your horsemen at the front, side etc or where your infantry go in relation to the archers? Do the types of troops fighting each other matter and if so how do I control them properly, can I select a group of them and band it together? Ie 30 infantry in a formation etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giotto Posted February 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 Also it seems whenever I go into battle it kinda turns into a mess of troops fighting with no way to command after that. Retreating results in lost troops (for obvious reasons) so how can I control a battle once its started? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 Also it seems whenever I go into battle it kinda turns into a mess of troops fighting with no way to command after that. Retreating results in lost troops (for obvious reasons) so how can I control a battle once its started? I think the formations will fix this when pathfinder and formations concept will be reworked. There are lot of changes for A18 , so the answer will be asked after you test it. For A17 the ranged units are very superior in mass than melee units, especially archers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alekusu Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 (edited) Hey Giotto,Formations are not available in Alpha 17 but here is a few tips to increase your chance of winning a battle.1. use group (CTRL+1 for example) usually I make 4 groups:- 1 is my main army (infantry melee and range)- 2 is my melee infantry only- 3 is my range infantry only- 4 is my cavalry2. don't put your cavalry in the middle of the battle, try to flank your enemy to reach his range infantry or use them to harass his base during the battle.3. try to get your infantry melee on the front and your range infantry on the back but not too far (you don't want to get flanked by enemy cavalry)3. Before the battle, position your army and then click on "H". They will stop moving and start attacking the closest unit. It is very useful especially for your range infantry (you don't want to click on one enemy unit with 100 archers, because that mean that 100 arrows are gonna go on the same enemy unit and this is a waste of fire power, if you click on H, the arrows will spread out on many enemies)4. use another group for your barrack and try to remake units when fighting.I'll make a video soon about this actually, give me a few days ^^ Edited February 23, 2015 by Alekusu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giotto Posted February 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 Thanks a lot! Ill have a good think about that. Any unit specifics? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alekusu Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 hum just remember that sword are good against building right now. If you see 40 sword cav rushing on your CC you can start to panic and defend.For the rest, because it will change very soon (on alpha 18) I don't want to tell you any mistakes. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giotto Posted February 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 Thanks a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giotto Posted March 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 Uh... Is anyone else seeing spam just there or is it just me? Why are you sending a whole load of antibiotic sites or is this just a virus I have? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niektb Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 No, it is a spam bot on the forums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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