I beleive they said there would be an option for both, not sure though. Trying to find and old post in forums is like .. well.. not recomended.

Devs stated they plan a "baldur's gate"-like battle system : read continuous turns, with pausing whenever you want. It "seems" real-time, when in fact it's turn based.

I go back even further and say give me the old Hex grid from my Minitures games.

Civ is finally getting with the program on that. Only took them 5 iterations of the game to realize Hexes rule. But I'm not suggesting they go Hexes because Civ is. I honestly like Hexes more as they tend to represent distance movement a lot better. But given that the world map is square and we are this far along I doubt a Hex change is likely. Maybe E:WOM2. hehe

Please please let armies be properly graphically represented by actual units instead of just numbers.

Quoting PyroMancer2k,

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I think they plan on something like this.

^^^ Nop, that is a very old screenshot.

These are quite new [couple of months old..] ->

Simillar to Fallout tactics real time but in reality turnbased.

Or if you want another example Heroes 3 where its turn based and on a hexgrid.

Or MoM.

The other thing is Tactical combat Beta isn't until Beta 4 which is after the 3D engine is put in so it really could become ANYTHING at this point. And there are no doubt supporters of each method whether it's turn based, pusdo turn based, or real time.

Personally I prefer TB combat in my TBS games. And RT in my RTS games. That's assuming the player has control over combat. If the combat is just an auto played out RT event like Gal Civ then that's fine.

Frogboy has said that the tactical combat will be continuous turn based, like Baldur's Gate, but with the option to pause in between turns. So, depending on what you like, it can be more real time or more turn based.

TURN BASED but NOT tile based combat.

Maybe he means you can't throw tiles as weapons.

Frogboy what would a good comparison game-wise be?

Mr. Wardell,

The most recent screenshots posted on this thread look rather messy, whereas the earlier tile-based screenshots looked very clean. I am not sure if this is progress.

The bigger worry I have is that it appears from the recent screenshots that units will not be grouped into squads or regiments but will fight as a huge, isolated, chaotic mass ("mess"?) of men.

Would not a squad or regiment-oriented tactical combat system be far superior given its intrinsic 1) greater playability (i.e., it is easier to control 20 squads than 2000 individual units in-game); 2) greater tactical flexibility (e.g. you can have more complicated elements like flank or rear attacks or group morale); and 3) simply greater realism.

Please ignore my concern if there is a squad or regiment system in place, and the current screenshots do not adequately represent it.

In general, this game seems to be my dream come true. I have not only been a devotee of every major fantasy-based TBS that has ever come out, but I have also been a lover of the works of Tolkien and his heirs in the fantasy genre since my early teens. I have several early concerns (esp. the seeming lack of genuine variety among the races or factions), but one ought to remain silent when armed only with insufficient information.

Cheers and good luck!

I do see formations in the newests screens.