


This is guard mode, and it’s crucially important. There’s a button at the bottom of the UI that looks like two shields. This is especially important for spellcasters or hero units when you need them to intercept an enemy beast, or pin down charging cavalry. To make life easier, assign units to control groups (CTRL + 1-9) so you can access them quickly. Generally you’ll only want to move a few groups at a time, so you can keep your army in formation (more on that later).

Once you’ve got the basic camera movement down, here’s some keys you’ll need to know:ĬTRL + I will select all infantry, but this isn’t StarCraft. Total War games come with plenty of tooltips, but there are plenty of hotkeys and shortcuts that are easy to gloss over that can make a massive difference in battle.
