Stacked vs Single Unit Combat - The Battle Continues

[HavenDuuk]

That's the last feature I miss from CTP2. I vastly preferred the combat model there than I do in Civ4 (or 3... or 2).

Flanking units, artillery support... and the ability to kill off high-powered units through superior doctrine.

"Yes... I see you have an Uber-Killer Infantry coming to see me..."

"Yes. I know I beat you with a stone age warrior. You know why? Note the archers and light cavalry in the stack."

[Nikolai]

Originally posted by Enigma_Nova

WOW! What an insightful thread revival post.

[Enigma_Nova]

[Nikolai]

I agree.

[Enigma_Nova]

Apolyton needs a lock smilie, imo. The closest thing we have at the moment is

[Vercingettyrex]

I don't like stacks of any kind. There are other models out there such as the Panzer General series or Stategic Command.

These other games involve a strategic dimension and at the same time do not have the large stack tedium that derives from the boardgame heritage of such wargames.

IMO A unit should either be an army or a garrison. It is one unit on one square and one unit only. The size of the unit can be augmented and improved by technology and by the evolution of military recruitment and theory.