Well, the number '6' or '18' is nothing I was really getting at (it just happens to be 3圆 = 18) What benefit this mechanic holds that we wouldn't have otherwise.

(Which in itself is not really an argument for anything).Įspecially those that will click on 'respectfully disagree'.īecause I really want to know why this exists. What is the point of this feature, other than 'legacy feature' - always been like that. It's already weird and the rules trump the logic of 'but I got more troops in the city to defend!' But even now, you can have 7 stacks in them, and just 3 of them actually fight the battle. Besides that, I don't see any mechanic that relies on it.Īnd that could easily be just a check, that says: 'Send a small brave entry force. Looking at the content, it seems like the only thing that uses this 'feature' is the ancient wonder mechanic.

When you could just get rid of the 'draw in nearby armies to the fight' mechanic, and just make the stack size 18. Why add the extra burden and hassle of trying to move 3 stacks in sync (very important in simultanious turns) and the general added UI mangement in clicks? Units stacked together will form an army, made up of up to 6 units that will fight together in combat and move on the world map at the speed of the slowest unit in the army.I just don't understand the game design reasoning behind stacksize 6 with the added complicated feature on top to 'draw in' nearby armies.Įxcept multiplayer /multi-faction battles maybe. Forced march restores the army's move points at the cost of 30% of their current Hit Points and 10 mana per unit in the army.Road Building, when toggled on, will construct roads over hexes in friendly or neutral territory the army travels over at the cost of 3 gold per hex without road.Excavation can only be used on adjacent Earthen terrain and has a chance to open up new paths, buried treasures or hidden locations.There are 6 possible ranks for each unit (listed in order of low to high):Īrmy abilities are unlocked by the empire skill with the same name. Support abilities grant +2 Bolstered Resistance. When this unit enters Defense Mode, adjacent friendly units gain Bolstered Resistance.īase attacks have 60% chance of inflicting Distracted. , and one or more support abilities that heal and/or buff allies. All adjacent friendly units gain +3 Resistance and +3 Status Resistance.

Extends its Zone of Control to all adjacent hexes.Ends its turn and goes into a defensive mode:

Age of wonders 3 perfect unit stack