11-23-2006, 01:56 AM
I discovered a trick that isn't apparently in the manual. When you are looking at one of your armies that's been in battle and is nicked up, click and drag a unit onto another same sort unit, and they will regroup until full. That is to say, like in your first, you could combine your "22" and "29 archers to make one 40 and one 11. Drag the 11 to the 35, and you'd have a 6 and another 40. Retrain the 6 and you're full strength. Send the little bitty pieces back to a town to retrain when you're in the field. You can retrain up to 9 at a time, I think.
Only works with the same sort of units, though, but what that does sometimes is eliminate one of the 20 blocks of troops so you can put another full unit in. Can't combine officers.
I guess everybody knew that but me. Sure helps keep the forces stronger, though.
Also, the "wedge" formation is really great for the cavalry instead of the box, because they tend to split up the units they attack into two parts. It doesn't make them any smarter in pursuit, though. Man they are aggravating in how they run down enemies. Sometimes it looks more like they're escorting them that picking them off...and they have to be the slowest horses in the world, or else Olympic sprinter infantry!
Only works with the same sort of units, though, but what that does sometimes is eliminate one of the 20 blocks of troops so you can put another full unit in. Can't combine officers.
I guess everybody knew that but me. Sure helps keep the forces stronger, though.
Also, the "wedge" formation is really great for the cavalry instead of the box, because they tend to split up the units they attack into two parts. It doesn't make them any smarter in pursuit, though. Man they are aggravating in how they run down enemies. Sometimes it looks more like they're escorting them that picking them off...and they have to be the slowest horses in the world, or else Olympic sprinter infantry!
M. Demetrius Abicio
(David Wills)
Saepe veritas est dura.
(David Wills)
Saepe veritas est dura.
