jazzadellic
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I am having a little trouble understanding how best to use battle groups. Should you basically just break up your different types of units into separate battles? I think I was having trouble giving formation commands to specific units in my "main battle". I'm I correct in assuming you can only tell an entire battle a formation to use, and not individual units within a (mixed) battle? I would like hit the default infantry button 2, and then select the formation phalanx, but it would say in the left hand corner "main battle, phalanx formation!", and every unit in my battle would do the phalanx, I think....couldn't tell too well in the heat of battle. My basic question is: if you have 2 battle groups going, is there a way to get the horses to do the wedge, infantry phalanx, and archers line formations if they are all in the main battle?
My other question is, when you put a npc as the command of a new battle group, will the AI actually intelligently give it's own formation and charge commands? Or do I have to still tell each battle to make a formation and when to charge? (which is what I was trying to do my first attempt at using battles). I also saw something in a post about certain NPCs not working as battle commanders, but "the original members of the hawks work fine" or something, but the person failed to mention who the original members of the hawks are, so I have no idea what npcs they are talking about. Thanks in advance for any help, and feel free to add more tips on how to use battles.
I'd also be interested in knowing if the troops you give to battles will still level up?
My other question is, when you put a npc as the command of a new battle group, will the AI actually intelligently give it's own formation and charge commands? Or do I have to still tell each battle to make a formation and when to charge? (which is what I was trying to do my first attempt at using battles). I also saw something in a post about certain NPCs not working as battle commanders, but "the original members of the hawks work fine" or something, but the person failed to mention who the original members of the hawks are, so I have no idea what npcs they are talking about. Thanks in advance for any help, and feel free to add more tips on how to use battles.
I'd also be interested in knowing if the troops you give to battles will still level up?