User Guide

Royal Heir merely adds himself, but he
gives that battalion an edge in the com-
ing fight.
Scaling
To make things easier to handle on
screen, the computer automatically
scales larger forces down (equally on
both sides), so that each man on the
screen equals 2, 5 or even 10 actual
troops. As your Nobles are placed in
position, the Troop Strength given in
the box shows their actual size.
Command
The first Noble placed in each posi-
tion commands that “battalion” once
fighting begins. It pays to have a Noble
in command of each battalion, since
they will relay your orders more suc-
cessfully. More than one Noble can be
placed in a battalion, adding his Troop
Strength, but he has no command role.
“Spilling”
Sometimes, even having taken scal-
ing into account, one Noble brings a
disproportionate number of troops to
the field (for example, if one Noble con-
trols 200 troops out of an Army of 220).
Each of the “battalions” can hold a
maximum of 30 figures (after scaling
has been taken into account). If a Noble
is placed in command of a battalion,
and he has more than 30 men, the
excess will “spill” into a neighboring
battalion. Unless another Noble is then
placed in command of this neighboring
battalion, these troops remain under
the direct command of their lord.
Naturally, it makes sense to make
certain that as many of your battalions
as possible have a Noble to command
them. Your troops are an unwieldy
bunch, and once the fighting starts it’s
very difficult to maneuver them around
the battlefield.
Of course, if you have less than six
Nobles, you can’t place a Noble in com-
mand of each battalion, so there may be
battalions who take their orders from a
distant Noble. They will suffer from
delays and errors accordingly An army
of 200 men with six Nobles involved
will be easier to command than an
army of 200 commanded by one Noble.
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