User Guide

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At the top of the
box you will see the
name of the army. If
you would prefer a
different name, click
anywhere on the
brown label and type
in whatever you like.
You can do this with
any army’s name, and
may change it as of-
ten as you wish.
To the right of the
name are several small
buttons. Clicking the
skull and crossbones
button will order the army to disband. This
eliminates any regiments that are contained
in the army, and should only be done when
you are certain that you don’t need them any
longer. The second button is used to split an
army that contains more than one regiment
into two smaller armies. We’ll look at how to
do this shortly. The circular “X” button closes
the box when you have finished reviewing the
information.
At the extreme left of this upper area is a
vertical bar that gives a graphic display of the
army’s current morale. This represents its will-
ingness to fight, and will be very low when a
regiment has first been recruited. Over time,
the green indicator will slowly rise to the top
of the bar to indicate that the army’s morale is
high and it is ready for battle.
Immediately below the army’s name is the
name of the general who commands the army.
If an army has no leader, it is much less likely
to prevail in combat, so you should avoid in-
volving it in battle until you have assigned it
a general. We’ll show you how to do that in a
moment. Below the name of the general is the
name of the province in which the army is cur-
rently located.
The total strength of the army is shown im-
mediately to the right of the general’s name.
When an army suffers casualties due to combat
or attrition, this value
will decrease. Over
time, manpower will
be withdrawn from
your country’s pool to
replenish these losses,
and each of the regi-
ments will eventu-
ally be reinforced and
the army will return
to full strength. The
maximum size of an
army is 1000 men for
each of the regiments
it contains.
If the army is ex-
periencing any losses due to attrition, the rate
of loss will be displayed as a percentage value
shown immediately below the army’s current
strength. This is the percentage of men that
will become casualties for each month that the
army remains in this location. Attrition can
cripple an army and act as a constant drain on
your manpower pool, so you should avoid loca-
tions that have high attrition rates unless your
army needs to be there for strategic reasons. At-
trition is caused by the size of an army exceed-
ing the amount of supply it can obtain from its
current location.
The area below this will list each of the reg-
iments currently contained in this army. You
will see each regiment’s name, type, and cur-
rent strength. Hover your mouse pointer over
a regiment to display a tool tip that details its
combat characteristics.
Army Organisation
An army that contains two or more regiments
may be divided into two smaller armies, and
multiple armies located in the same province
may be combined into a single larger army or
may exchange regiments if you would like to
rearrange their composition.
To split an army, select it and click
the “split army” button. This will