Who starts a battle/combat?

[injonil]

It looks to me that the one being attacked is always the one who gets the starting turn in the battle.

Has this always been the case in Master of Magic?

I think Caster of Magic is much harder to play than the original game (for good mostly), but one thing that I have a hard time with is that it's very difficult to attack another unit just because the opponent will start the combat turns. I haven't experienced this difficulty before.

[Seravy]

It's always the defender getting the first turn and it has been that way in Master of Magic as well.
The difference is, with the smarter AI, this actually makes a difference because they will shot at/use spells on a unit in a way that will hurt them most.

[injonil]

Thanks! Yes, I can see that now. Nerf the AI!

I have some thoughts about the game play but I will post that in the test games thread