Board Thread:General Mod Discussion/@comment-34969483-20180311164922

I've dug through the Wiki, forums, and other places and have not found the answers I am looking for in regards to "Guard" for troops.

When it comes to the range you set for Guard, what actually applies? Is the range how far they will travel? Does it mean they will not engage enemies unless they come that close? If I set a troop to 1, will it not attack a troop that is 5 away?

Example: I have an archer troop type set up on a wall. I set the Guard range to 1. I assume this means that the archer troop will not travel past 1 block (Stationary) and will still shoot arrows at hostiles in range (Even if they are further than 1 away)

Or, would the range of Guard also affect the range of engagement? Meaning that Guard troops will not engage hostile entities unless they are within their Guard range. (Hostile is 5 away, so Guard set to 1 means troop will not attack)

Would like to see some more depth, or a redirect to a link I perhaps missed, about Guard and what actually applies in terms of range of guard, movement, and engagement of hostiles. 