Formation slots: commander vs hero troops

[gandalf]

My companions got captain perks. Does it matter whether I slot them to commander or hero troop slots when setting up formations prior to battles (to get those captain bonuses ) ?

[Urmel]

there is the commander (your main hero), captain (lead parts or your party like cavalry) and there are "hero troops"

the captain perks only work if they are the captain. your main-hero should only use "party perks"

i will never understand the reason for "hero troops". (you can force companions to fight in a group they normally cant fight cawse of her weapons they use, or make a "elite reserve" only with companions)

[Action Man]

I like the hero troops. In earlier versions of the game, unassigned heroes would just get defaulted to infantry, no matter what setup you wanted them. They would rush ahead and get KO'd right at the outset of battle.

Now you can have them sit with a formation and follow those orders if you don't have a formation for them to lead. I haven't yet joined an army, and I'm curious to see if I can assign them as troops there so they have be given orders.

[GIJoe597]

Originally posted by Action Man:

I haven't yet joined an army, and I'm curious to see if I can assign them as troops there so they have be given orders.

Only if you are the army leader. If you join an a.i. army, they decide who goes where as it concerns your companions.

[Action Man]

Originally posted by GIJoe597:

Originally posted by Action Man:

I haven't yet joined an army, and I'm curious to see if I can assign them as troops there so they have be given orders.

Only if you are the army leader. If you join an a.i. army, they decide who goes where as it concerns your companions.

As long as it actually puts them into a formation and they stick with it, I'm good. I always found it annoying how every lord not assigned to a formation would just charge the enemy line and get taken out.