What is the advantage of commanders?
Commanders (Centurions, Chieftains or Barbarians) are required to recruit at villages. They also have advantages in the field. Troops within their area of influence gain bonuses to attack and defense. These bonuses vary by civilization and experience/level – as shown in the Unit Abilities appendix below. Bonuses do not stack, however it is thought that where two commanders of different civilizations are present, the highest bonus available applies. This would mean that a level 4 Centurion and a level 4 Chieftain collectively give a 30% bonus to both attack and defense. This is only relevant to a few campaign missions, since in most only one civilization is available. The area of influence is shown by a faint blue circle around the commander. RogueImpaler adds: “You can tell if your troops are affected by their leader when they have a little extra eagle in their flag.” Combat that takes place within a commander’s area of influence increases the commander’s experience and level. Higher r
