Formation Planner
Sketch a formation before you open Setup. Pick a shape, choose the 7×7 or 8×8 brush, and drag across the grid. The counters tell you how many of each shape the plan uses, so you can compare it with the army you actually own.
Units placed: 0 of 400 budget (400 left)
The grid stands in for your deployment area. Each painted cell counts as one unit, matching how the brush places troops in Setup. Budgets and unit counts are your own inputs — the game does not publish unit costs.
How to use it
Paint the front rank first, then the depth behind it. If the total exceeds your budget, remove a rank rather than thinning the whole line — depth is what keeps a formation alive after the first exchange.
The planner mirrors the in-game brush footprint and the one-unit-per-cell rule, but it does not model combat. For what each shape does on the field, read the unit roles guide, and for ratios that survive contact, the army composition guide.