A newbie asks...

[Gandalf Parker]

Yes formations can often help the problems being discussed.
And scripting. I also often use hold, hold, hold, hold, hold, stay behind for many of my commanders. Using the Ctrl-# to record the script and then # to assign it to new commanders can be very useful.

Its a good idea to spread out your commanders and mages so that they arent susceptable to one big destruction.

Often with larger armies I have at least one dumb little indept commander mostly there to get more troops in place so I like to have at least one of those in the far back corner with hold commands.

[JonBrave]

Originally Posted by Gandalf Parker

Using the Ctrl-# to record the script and then # to assign it to new commanders can be very useful.

So would be: right-click, Copy, then right-click, Paste. For newbs at least. Given that we're in 2010. Even in 2006.

And while I'm at it, for goodness sake, in battle view mouse-off-to-left-or-right-of-screen-scrolls is pretty basic.

[Gandalf Parker]

Originally Posted by JonBrave

So would be: right-click, Copy, then right-click, Paste. For newbs at least. Given that we're in 2010. Even in 2006.

And while I'm at it, for goodness sake, in battle view mouse-off-to-left-or-right-of-screen-scrolls is pretty basic.

Umm.. I dont think those work in this game.
I think those are Windows things.

[JonBrave]

Yes, they are Windows things. No, they don't work. They only have to be alternatives. Makes all the difference if you'd like to enlarge your audience. Back in the day, I too used to love going "ls -lR", but things move on...