Formation

Basics
Both the attacking and defending groups are organized into formations. Neither attacking or defending requires any action regarding formations but knowing the basics helps in understanding how battles work and how the classes of units can have a significant impact in battle.

A default formation is used when the player does not make any modifications but for advanced players there exists the possibility of editing the troops’ locations in the battle formation and optimizing the army’s battle strength to reflect the opponent’s battle formation. This way the player can get more out of the army’s battle strength.

Basic structure of the formation
Formation blocks:


 * 1) Front line: Typically contains the best melee fighters.
 * 2) Middle line: Contains units supporting the front line fighters and troops which work best against cavalry.
 * 3) Back line:For ranged fighters and thieves, which have weak melee fighting skills but a strong impact as background influences.
 * 4) Flank: A “second front line” and is intended to go around the opponent’s front line and hit the opponent’s middle line from the side. For this purpose it typically contains cavalry units.