After you'll broken it down a bit you'll be more effective, and can attack at Strength. However, if a unit's armor is quite high, it's probably a good idea to invest in making that enemy more vulnerable by breaking armor. There are exceptions, since when using units with a very high level strength, ( like Warhawk ), it's a good idea to attack an enemy directly, especially if you are able to reduce that enemy's Strength to half or less. Typically you'll first want to reduce armor on an enemy unit before beginning to attack their Strength. As a unit takes more damage to their Strength, their attack also decreases. Strength is not only your unit's health, but also their attack power. The first is strength, the other is armor a shield which protects your strength. Units have two different statistics which serve as health. If you outnumber your opponent, if he has 2 or 3 strong units left, heРІР‚в„ўll wreak havoc on your team, especially if you have more but weakened units.Р”В¬hoosing Between Attacking Armor or Strength Use careful judgement in deciding to finish off a Defender who takes up four spaces, potentially blocking additional units from reaching you. You also might open yourself to being attacked, if the unit you killed was preventing something stronger from reaching you. Consider first as if you kill an otherwise harmless unit, you 'speed up' the remaining units of your opponent. You are given the choice to either KILL or MAIM the enemy unit. Better yet, targeting units like slingers which move when attacked with Impale causes great harm, and sometimes forces them to kill themselves before being able to move to attack back. Strategic Tactics: Killing or Maiming Р”В«y targeting your opponent's larger and more powerful units and taking them out sooner, you put yourself in a tactical winning position, since their weaker units will continue to have to use their turns to attack you, which is most likely a waste for them. Which means that remaining units get more turns as your or your enemy's team dwindles. Unlike in other turn based strategies, killing an enemy unit forfeits that side's turn, in The Banner Saga however, players continue to alternate turns even if one side has fewer units. Opponents will take turns when taking action with their units. Spearmen are the other exception in that they have an attack range of 2 squares. Ranged units have a number of squares they can attack from: Archers in this case, have a range of 5 squares, however they cannot attack units adjacent to them. Melee units such as the Warrior can only attack adjacent units. This turn order cannot be changed during battle. Before you go to battle, you will have to set the order in which your units take action by entering the Heroes area and adjusting it as you wish.

This will be the order in which units will take turns. Each unit is assigned a turn on the 'initiative bar,' in the bottom left of the screen. Units have a specific number of tiles/squares they can move across each turn. Each team will alternate turns as they take action: moving, attacking and or using their abilities, etc.Р”В¬ombat takes place on a board, with square tiles, similar again to a chess board. The opposing team, typically the Dredge although sometimes you'll fight the Varl or other Humans, will more often have a few extra units. If you've played Civilization, Disgaea 1 / 2, or Final Fantasy Tactics, then you've got some background in turn-based strategy and a head start on your opponents.Р”Р„ typical battle will involve 2 teams with your team being 6 units. Obviously you're most likely aware that The Banner Saga is a turn-based strategy game, which bears a lot of similarity to chess.

The better your performance in battle, the more your Renown grows.The Basics and a Note on Game Mechanics After each fight you earn some Renown, whether you win or lose. To purchase a color-variation for one of your characters.

To expand your barracks, in order to accommodate more units.

To recruit new units from the Mead House.

In multi-player, Renown is the currency for managing, customizing and improving your clan.

Rewards for heroic or karmic actions during events (varies).

While battle remains the primary source of Renown, actions taken during certain story driven and random events frequently provide some as well. In The Banner Saga: Chapter 1, Renown is primarily used to obtain goods and supplies and promote heroes for your journey. Uses and sources of both differ as follows. Renown is the currency unit in both the single player campaign and multi-player.

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