Incredibly, I have read nothing to answer the queries below after going through pages and pages of so-called mount and blade single player guides and looking through threads on different sites..
So-I am playing mount and blade warband single player on normal difficulty and want to know:
1. What are the actual benefits of marrying as a male (my character is on the point of marriage but I cant see many pluses apart from good relations with her brother or something if you are lucky).
2. What does the "troop order" in the party menu actually do? I searched far and wide but only managed to find one comment saying that you should put cavalry at the top of it to win battles more easily.
3. And above all: What is the best way to set up your troop in your average battle? And adding to that- what is the best way to control them? I find myself getting my fingers in a muddle trying to press "1" followed by F1 and don't really get it. I often line up my infantry to shield my archers and then once the armies meet just charge everyone in as I don't have time to control them by then.
4. Are there any guides that actually cover in detail questions 2 and 3?
Thanks!