The return of
unit formations
Eachofthegeneralsthatareavailableto
youin ThreeKingdomsaretrainedin theart
ofwarandwillbringtheirownspecialities
andtacticalknowledgetoyourarmy.
CreativeAssemblyis reflectingthisin a very
realwayhere,puttingmoreworkthanever
intounitformationsandglorious,glorious
micro-management.UnliketheTotalWar:
Warhammergames,unitformationsare
indeedreturningtogiveanextralayerof
tacticalveracitytothegameplay,although
thesewillneedtobelearned– passed
downfromthegeneralstothesoldiers.
Thebetteryouintegratethevarioushero
charactersintoyourarmy,thenthebetter
preparedforbattleacrossthe campaign
they will soon become.
Social dynamics are always at play
Asyouentera battleyou’llbeabletobringuptothreeherounitswithyou.Thisdoesn’tjustgiveyoumoreoptions
onthebattlefieldbutwilldirectlydeterminewhattypesofunitsyou’llbeabletofield.However,youneedtobe
waryofthesocialdynamicsatplay;alloftheherounitswon’tnecessarilyplaynicelytogetherandthatcanhave
consequences that spill out of the real-time battles and into the turn-based tactics across the campaign map.