Total War Rome 2 - Micromanagement Tip: Group formation attack 

I'VE BEEN MICRO-MANAGING FOR SO LONG

AT LAST, THE SECRET HAD BEEN REVEALED TO ME.

600 hours in the game... I never knew this until I accidentally discovered in Shogun 2 recently and wondered if it would work in Rome 2 as well 🤦‍♂️

Mind blown. I have been playing since Rome and I always paused to issue individual attack orders

I had no idea you could do that, will definitely use it in the future. Thank you for demonstrating this.

Thanks, great demo showing an undocumented feature of the game's mechanics. Game takes total concentration and timing. We understand how difficult it is to parse words for a demo and run the battle at the same time. Cheers.

Had no idea about the group attack. That'll decrease my microing-stress by at least 11%

wow, I have unlocked the God War achievement today (meaning I have put 1000 hours of gameplay into R2TW) and still I had no idea I could do this!!! thanks for this demonstration! it never ceases to amaze me that there is always so much to learn in this game each time I play it

So this is how group AI works when ordered to attack. I kept fearing they would go for a single unit only

hahaha. I've been playing since Medevil 1 and never found this out. thanks this is a great tip.

1500 hours in Rome 2 alone, probably another 500 in medieval 2 before that, never knew this!!

Thank you for this, I've been wondering how to do it for so long! Makes my terrible micro skills slightly less terrible.

I know I am really late on this. But thank you very much. This is truly amazing and will save me so much time now :)

I was finding this thing before I try the game after buying new PC, THANKS A LOT BRO. That's a like and subscribe.

Thank....you.... so much. I've spent so much energy and time with extra stress, trying to micro every single fucking unit.

Love how upset he got about the notifications talking over him when there was always a feature to disable them. Too bad this tip came too late. lel

I never knew this!!! I've tried out various battles using this and its made the game a million times better. Cant believe I never knew this.

Bro great video lmao I needed to know about this I always was moving at 2 times speed tryna get all my troops in the spots they need to be in 😂😂

Mind blown... never knew this.

thanks for the tips Ace

Thank you for showing this, much appreciated. :)

Life saving for big battles on legendary difficulty

Holy molly, I remember that feature since medieval, but in Rome 2+ I thought they removed it and was pissed very much. Apparently, my severe despise of locked formation gave that headache to me. Now I gonna use it for sure

Thank you very much, sir, this is exactly what I needed, since I am pretty good but my micro gets too much distressed due to individual targetting.

This is an amazing tip! Thanks :D

Doooooope. Thanks for the tip. I had no idea and ive been playing for years

you glorious bastard.

haha In TW I always lock my units when grouped. So sometimes when I ask my cav to charge a specific unit it attacks another unit. Now I know why. Thank you!

In my opinion (Cons): 1. Individual units in a formation move way too synchronized, more like a single entity than a group of people. 2. Formations turn on a dime in an unnatural way, with little to no latency. This breaks immersion for me; Rome 1 did it better, though not perfect. 3. Hyper-realism (no marked colors) gives barely any visual feedback of the odds. It is insanely hard to tell who's winning, how many units are left, etc. An option should be given for more colors. 4. Lack of unit collision (still only simulated by the new engine) makes charges dull and lackluster. 5. Missles' outlines are far too exaggerated (looking like lasers) These are the things I would love to see addressed in a Rome 3 or a Medieval 3 Total War. Rome 2 has come a long way since its release, but I still find myself auto-resolving most battles to avoid frustration. I almost never did that in Rome 1. Honorable mentions (Pros): 1. The campaign map is quite detailed, though not always clear whether a whole army can march by 2. Updated politics adds a lot to the campaign gameplay 3. Building cards, public order/food mechanic and tech are well thought out 4. Active general abilities are a neat addition 5. Variety of factions and units is excellent 6. Visually, the game is stunning and very detailed Overall (Who did it better?) Controllability - Rome 1 Combat (Engine) - Rome 1 Visuals (Practical) - Rome 1 Visuals (Realism) - Rome 2 Campaign Map - Rome 2 Campaign Depth - Rome 2

Great help nice video thanks

Learned a lot, thank you!

Thank u so much this is much easier

What of i wanna lock and want my grouo to hit 1 target. Say like for horse archers span.

This is great and all, but how do I micro manage 40 troops?

This really helped me, thank you very much! I was pulling my hair out.

Great tip, thanks.

here is 500 bud

dear all i installed Rome total war 2 but i cant know how i can attacking or defense or improve my Rome? can u teach me dear.

Is this feature exist in total war shogun 2 ?like you can let your ai group attack and defend and do the job themself ??please answer

Thanks for the tip

thx bro

The "G"control...is this useful for Rome total war and Medieval 2 total war?

Ty sir

By the way does this work for attila also? I tried it and it didn't work so far

No need for this video to be 8 minutes long. Get to the point dude!

Doesnt work for me :/ they still all attack the one unit.

Not works in Medieval 2 :(

doesnt work

lol this not win but this lose :P