Formations, Tactics, and Drillmasters/Strategists

[aManNamedJin]

As ranged weapons become available, I think this will become more important. I'd like to see the ability to form up your squad into some formation that maybe gives everyone a defense bonus, like a shield wall type thing (yes, even though there are no shields. call it something else lol).

Or a formation that lets you assign a group of units to form a wall in front of your ranged units while letting you split off a group of fast moving soldiers to go after your enemys' ranged units.

Basically (and I hope I'm not alone here), I'd like the effectiveness of your commands in battle to be as important to winning a battle as the sheer number/power of your fighters. Things like flanking bonuses (or the ability to hide certain units in the sand to set an ambush) and formations.

I can win most encounters that I run into now because I have 5 good, well equipped fighters and 5 ok fighters, but mostly I'm just watching the distribution of my men and switching some on/off of defensive mode or over to medic mode depending on how the fight is going. I'd like more tactical engagement in the game.

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Maybe the best idea in this post: You could, perhaps, hire/train a strategist who could enable more complicated formations and tactics for a squad. That could help distinguish between bandits (who have no strategy) and the big factions, who, like the Roman empire, can win fights where they are outnumbered simply because they have better discipline and better strategy. You could even require your men to spend time in a drill yard with the strategist in order to up their discipline in combat.

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http://www.lofigames.com/phpBB3/viewtop ... ions#p8785
i think this is the earliest post where its beeing discussed u might find answers there or what will be implemented
i dont know if giving a certain formation bonusses would be that great.

Formations should give u a tactical advantage or disadvantage but a boost in stats, hmm...

Do u mean by flanking as in slashing at ur oponent from the side or coming from there flank and get a + attack bonus ?

Haha on a side note: did u try attacking a city , its a bit harder then the bandits wandering around.

[aManNamedJin]

Basically, yes, as far as the flanking bonus. It's easier to get a nice, heavy slash in when your opponent isn't looking at you.

Ooh, cool, I missed that thread when searching the forums. Don't know how. Thanks!

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Well since i am quite new here aswell its not easy to catch up on all that has been said in the past.
So instead of saying its has already been discussedand leaving it with that.I am giving links to treads from now on .

[aManNamedJin]

I appreciate that! Particularly because I am quite new here as well!