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Last update:11 May 2016
InAttilaa land formation can be a part ofinfantry,cavalry,missileorartillery.
Such division makes it easier to place units on battlefield.
In game you could findmelee infantryas well, but it should not trip you up.
Difference between it andpikeorspear infantryis only in reach.
From the game mechanics point of view, category to which a unit belongs have great importance.
Missile units are effective against infantry, infantry works well against cavalry, and cavalry is good against shooters.
It doesn’t mean that infantry is useless against archers.
Cavalry is simply faster than them.
Most of infantry fight well against cavalry because of having pikes and spears.
Each unit have from fourteen to sixteen statistics, depending on the way it fights.
If that is a not good enough indicator for you, pick them based on their price.
When choosing units have their system in mind as well.
Abilitiescan be divided into passive, likesea sickness, and active, likeberserkorwedge.
Each of them offer bonuses and in some cases penalties to chosen statistics.
For example, archers can choose from four different arrow types, good against specific enemy types.
Whenever it is possible, increase unitslevelwith theretrainorder.
It costs little, and can greatly improve their stats.
Oneartilleryformation has less men than acavalryformation, which has less numbers thaninfantryformation.
Most formations have a round number of men.Artilleryand single formations, likewar houndsare exception.
It is one of reasons why it is unwise to fight until last soldier and lose a formation.
Additionally, keeping an experienced formation alive is cheaper than creating a new one from scratches.
In provinces that have right buildings it is possible to upgrade units.
And they aggregate with experience gained in combat.
Such formations will be much better than newly created ones on the same level.
This trait is similar toorderfor settlements - it shows how good an army feels under your leadership.
High integrity doesn’t give you any bonuses, but low can lead to rebellion.
Integrity is influenced by taking ransom from defeated enemy armies, traditions, stances and military victories.
If integrity has dropped to very low level, it can be raised with thedecimateorder.
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