Guard mode?

[Beelzebub]

Can somebody please enlighten me to exactly what these thing does? They probably say in the tutorial or battle hints, but I never observed it and have little patience to play through them all looking for that single tidbit.

Anyways, so does it set the unit in a defensive stance that makes him tougher, or does it just sort of mean "hold ground" (guard this spot)?

[Aelwyn]

Its like 'Hold Position' in MTW. Units will supposedly not chase from the spot you tell them to hold. They still do a bit of course.

[MiniKiller]

yes i never used it but belive that is what it is aswell. they will chase only a few feet, yards or whatever after a fleeing unit, then return and re-form on the spot u told them to defend.

[Husar]

I have to see that yet, my Phalanx always follow the routing enemies moving sideways and they don´t seem to stop, it would be better if a phalanx wouldn´t follow them one feet and hold the formation, but maybe it´s only the phalanx.

[Kagetora]

It also helps beef up the defence a bit, when I tell the Phoeni infantry or Barbarians Mercinaries to do this, them seem to hold there ground better against more waves of troops and moral breakers.

[CBR]

Although I havent tested it I do think it adds to defense a bit. So its a combination of hold formation and hold postion. Less to worry about with just one order