Dividing army allows you to attack enemy from two sides, pass through river in two places, enter the city from gates and so on.Дivision must be done wisely. But if strength of both sides is balanced, then dividing your forces might give you some profits. If enemy have more formations than you, dividing the army will only make it weaker, as both parts will be weaker than the whole and they can be defeated more easily. Dividing forcesД«oth at the beginning and in the middle of battle dividing army depends on many factors, but most on their numbers. In case of rivers and hills you should first find a road that leads to enemy and use it. If you find yourself near a forest, you should send scouts first. It is especially important on swamp and mountain territories, that affects movement speed.

So, it is better to travel in small phases, moving each formation separately and keeping attention for formation not to break. Terrain obstacles will do their work as well, as formations aren't programmed for effectively avoiding them. It will be especially troublesome at the beginning of battle, as you don't know if enemy is hiding in nearby forest. Just like in many other strategy games, in Attila it isn't wise to pick a far away march destinations. Keep attention to formation advised by computer and select the one you consider most useful. If cavalry falls, pick a formation for infantry. If current formation doesn't work, pick a different one. In case of more than two formations the amount of soldiers waiting for their turn increase even more.Дon't be afraid to change formation during battle. Large infantry formations never fight all at once as some soldiers are unable to get to the enemy. In doing so, the whole first line will fight, but the second row will have trouble with adapting to enemy. Placing infantry in two rows might not give you any results if you have ten teams. Archers and infantry shouldn't be placed in one long line, as due to that archers will lose cover of infantry. When grouping units and setting them a predefined formation you must pay attention to the shape of a group. Formation with cavalry positioned at front won't change shape if there are no cavalry among your troops. It all depends both on the chosen formation and units that are part of it. A formation in which archers are in front have different functions than one in which they are on second or third line. Every formation have a specific shape and application, depending on the way the units are positioned. There are twelve predefined formations in which your forces might be positioned and you should use them if you don't want to do it by yourself. This method allows you to combine units of different types, like axe men and archers, but it requires you to make a plan earlier, so that you could group units based on it. Six cavalry formations are divided into two groups, where the first, bigger one will attack enemy from the front while the second will flank him. First protects the western road to the settlement, second protects the eastern one. You divide eight infantry teams into two groups four teams each.

Thanks to that, you lead not formations, but specific units, which makes it easier to control them on the battlefield. If you have three archers formations, three infantry and three cavalry ones it is most wise to divide them into three groups. Formations can be combined based on two criterions.

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