User Guide

COMBAT
When you attack an enemy army on the Adventure Map, or when an
enemy army attacks you, you enter into combat on the Combat
screen. In most circumstances, you will encounter an enemy army
in the field, so the Combat screen will appear to be an open field
with some natural obstacles. However, whenever you enter into
combat against a town or garrison, you enter a special ‘siege
combat’ version of the Combat screen. Similarly, combats at sea
occur in a ‘sea combat’ version of the Combat screen.
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Tight Formation: Although this formation allows you to protect
weaker troops and influence more troops with a hero’s Tactics skill,
it also allows several troops to be attacked by a single area-effect attack.
Square Formation: This formation is similar to the tight formation
in that it allows several troops to be attacked by a single area-effect
attack, but it also allows the army to shield a single troop from attack.
ARMY SELECTOR
On the right side of the Army screen is a list of all of your armies
positioned on the Adventure Map. This allows you to easily select
armies, view their contents, rearrange their troops, or equip them
for battle.
For a list of garrisoned armies, however, you must click on the town,
garrison or mine at which they are stationed.
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