Civilization Relaunch:Star Age Combat Formation & Hero Guide

To win difficult battles in Civilization Relaunch:Star Age, deploy high-HP tank heroes and heavy infantry in the front slots, keep ranged damage dealers in the rear, hold active abilities for key enemy waves, and prioritize leveling your primary heroes before enhancing their gear.

Squad Formation and Hero Placement

Matching hero skills with their matching troop types prevents severe drops in your overall combat power rating. Place your units based on their defensive and offensive capabilities:

Position	Unit / Hero Type	Strategic Role
Vanguard (Front)	High-HP Tank Heroes & Heavy Infantry	Absorb incoming direct damage and form a physical buffer.
Rear Guard (Back)	Ranged/Artillery Heroes & Support Buffers	Deal high damage from safety and cast tactical party buffs.

Always diversify your lineup. Deploying an all-offense or single-unit squad leaves your team exposed to concentrated enemy fire, leading to rapid unit loss. When possible, position units to create choke points, forcing enemies to tackle your front line while preventing direct assaults on your fragile backline.

Manual Ability Timing

Using auto-battle cast settings can waste skill cooldowns. Disable auto-battle during high-difficulty campaign nodes to manage your active abilities manually:

Save Area-of-Effect (AoE) Spells: Hold large damage abilities until enemy reinforcement waves cluster together rather than casting them immediately at the start of a skirmish.
Time Heals and Crowd Control: Reserve defensive skills or crowd control for when your vanguard drops below critical health thresholds.

Synchronizing abilities during heavy enemy pushes lets your team clear nodes that exceed your baseline power level.

Hero Progression and Resource Priority

Resources are limited during early and mid-game progression, so focus investments on your core team rather than spreading experience evenly across your roster:

Level Up Core Heroes First: Spend experience points on your main frontline tank and primary damage dealer. Hero levels provide the largest baseline stat gains needed to unlock combat skills.
Enhance Gear Second: Upgrade gear only after your main heroes reach stable level milestones.
Control Troop Attrition: If rapid progression results in heavy troop losses, shift to a defensive, formation-focused combat style. Minimizing unit replenishment costs preserves long-term campaign resources.