How to keep units in line?

**pevergreen** · 11-18-2008, 05:10

Ok, if you set your line up in the deployment phase, then you select all and right click, or even drag, they will go into a single line, or the formations if you group them.

However, if you hold ALT, i believe, then right click, your entire army will simply move forward in the same formation, to that new point. The point clicked will be the centre point of the front line of your force. This is great when you have specific spaces between units. I never move without it.

Edit: Basically, hold alt and right click. Everyone above has either misread or doesnt know about it.

**atheotes** · 11-18-2008, 20:56

Originally Posted by pevergreen

Ok, if you set your line up in the deployment phase, then you select all and right click, or even drag, they will go into a single line, or the formations if you group them.

However, if you hold ALT, i believe, then right click, your entire army will simply move forward in the same formation, to that new point. The point clicked will be the centre point of the front line of your force. This is great when you have specific spaces between units. I never move without it.

Edit: Basically, hold alt and right click. Everyone above has either misread or doesnt know about it.

Holding ALT and right click is the way to go

... it works like a charm... they will just march in the formation u have put them in... some units would even run to maintain the formation... i was so happy when i found this while playing RTW....

**khaos83_2000** · 11-19-2008, 10:21

Originally Posted by atheotes

some units would even run to maintain the formation... i was so happy when i found this while playing RTW....

Note, Your 2 legged units will lost stamina when they are catching up with their friends on ponies.

**LadyAnn** · 11-19-2008, 16:58

Originally Posted by pevergreen

Ok, if you set your line up in the deployment phase, then you select all and right click, or even drag, they will go into a single line, or the formations if you group them.

You need to group them BEFORE you deploy. Afterward, they will keep the same formation, even using dragging.

Hold-alt right-click won't have your units facing correctly. But that could be corrected by rotating your army after every units came to the right position.

Annie