With regards to T2 units, they are much stronger. The human T1 units that retain the most value past early game are the archers (ranged and deal spirit damage on gold) and pikemen (useful against cavalry and it's easy to find mystical city upgrades for them). You shouldn't build too many of them for mobile armies (units you'll be using to clear sites, fight enemies, and complete quests) because these guys lose their value quickly. Usually I only keep enough to fight off early game roamers later on I have watch towers and mobile armies to take on strong roamer stacks/enemy armies. How many T1 units should you produce? As many as you need for city defense (and perhaps a few more early on when you need units to help your 2nd hero level up). T1 pikemen unit for humans is pretty good they get 'overwhelm' so they can usually beat other pikemen units. T1 swordsman is okay as a T1 infantry unit. The throw net racial governance upgrade makes them better defenders but unless you need them to clear a strong camp, just keep them as defenders. Civic guards are really good for that purpose because they have 'volunteer', which halves their upkeep. With regards to T1 units, there is nothing here that you should frequently build for a mobile army but they are all useful as city/fort defenders. Here's a short guide to early-mid game units: I know that getting units to Gold Rank is amazing but I'm having a lot of trouble keeping them alive.Ī gold medal unit roughly makes a bit stronger than an unexperienced unit the tier above it (there are always exceptions to this rule though). They probably have the best production bonuses in the entire game when you look at the racial traits + governance upgrades.

keep weaker ranged units behind melee units, keep units on guard mode if needed, etc.) so you'll learn about them with time.įor overall play, humans focus on having strong production.

As you play more you'll understand what tactics work better during these battles. Most likely you are making missteps during manual battles.

If you are using manual battle, then you should only occasionally lose a unit fighting tough camps/completing tough quests. Is it normal that I tend to lose a unit in battles?

Just got this game recently and I'm super lost.

Age of wonders 3 dreadnought glomus