Question about Stacks & Huge Unit Size

[TinCow]

I am considering moving up to huge unit size (from large) but I want to know something first. Does the 1000 man (or 960 or whatever the number is) limit on men in a stack still apply? I've gotten used to forming basic army building blocks that fit into a single stack. Most of these are sufficient for attack and defense all by themselves. If I need more power, I simply combine blocks until I have enough. This allows me to more easily manage my offense and defense armies and I have become heavily dependant upon this method.

I'm guessing if I move up to huge unit size I will have to completely redo my building block stacks. Am I right?

[Doug-Thompson]

The 960-man limit does not, repeat, not apply. The limit doubles to 1,920 men.

If I understand the rest of your question, your blocks will be exactly the same, except they will have twice as many men in them.

[TinCow]

Excellent Thanks for the quick response.

[Doug-Thompson]

You're welcome.

[VikingHorde]

It's very cool to play with huge unit size, much more realistic.

[bighairyman]

Yeah the number of enemy deaths now seemed more accurate . it's funny when i play with small unit size in the viking campaign, my 90 men army was wrecking havoc around England with a combine army of 5,000 soldiers. Hehe http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/tongue.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-balloon.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-balloon.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/cheers.gif

[Maedhros]

Small unit sizes work in the 9th and 10th armies. The fates of nations could be decided by a few hundred men.

Armies just didn't have that kind of size. Except in China and India. They new the meaning of epic.

[bighairyman]

yes i have read somewhere, that a battle between 2 Armies would often result in hundreds of thousands of deaths. and sometimes to a million http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/eek.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/eek.gif , although that will be a bit of exaggerating. just imagine a 100,000 Chinese army go through Dark Age Europe fill with 1-2,000 soldier armies. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[squippy]

But interestingly, although this limit applies to a single stack, the pracitcal limit in battles is 16 units, even if all of them are 200-men units, giving a total battle force of 3200.

[Terrax]

How do I make my unit size huge? http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/tongue.gif

Been away from MTW for awhile, and this sounds like a must have. Thanks.

[Mouzafphaerre]

Quote[/b] (Terrax @ April 06 2004,20:12)]How do I make my unit size huge? http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/tongue.gif
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Main menu, options, game IIRC. Wander among the option menus.

Hth

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