Screens: line formations

[MarkG]

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[MarkG]

hmmmm i didnt take a screen of the envelop so here are two close-up screens of the envelop and the refused formations

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[Vushum]

Wow! Cool formations!

[adaMada]

Wow! Awsome Markos. Thank you so much -- it's exactly what I wanted to see .



-- adaMada

[mrboo123]

nice to see any sreecn shots.

[tniem]

What are the formations of the first four?

Are they simply in order as to what it says in the screenshot?

[MarkG]

the name of the formation is the first bolded title on the pop-up help

e.g. the 1st is Line, the 2nd is Refused, etc

[tniem]

Originally posted by MarkG
the name of the formation is the first bolded title on the pop-up help

e.g. the 1st is Line, the 2nd is Refused, etc

um, duh. My mistake I totally missed that.

[tniem]

Markos, I know your in a diplomacy game, but have you used the line feature in battle yet? Does it play a crucial role? Is it important to micromanage battle or can I simply send my troops off to fight war while I worry about other things?

[MarkG]

Does it play a crucial role?

with various types of units being better or worse against other types then formation does play a role

Is it important to micromanage battle or can I simply send my troops off to fight war while I worry about other things

it depends on the resources that you have to spend

what i have found perhaps more important is to have a couple(keep this ammount when they are over) of supply wagons with your units to ensure that they are healing while staying in battle(attrition in enemy area can be important)
as for doing other things while in battle, you can alway pause, give research/build orders back home, and return to the war front

[Carver]

Thanks Mark. The formations should be fun, especially with large assaults. I wonder how well the AI will pick formations?