What do you see combat in Godus being like?

#define unit platoon

#define army set of units used for a war front

I want it to be close to R.U.S.E. and Perimeter. In matter of inability to fight while prepared to march only (march while prepared to fight would have decreased speed; camp is never safe while moving and does not provide any services except field kitchen for limited time), ability to change the unit type without destroying the whole platoon and I would also like to add dependence on supply. So archers who are not supplied go out of arrows, armor, polearms and swords wear over time, units starve and die if not enough food is stored in the camp.

I also would like to have a camp as the core of the army. Not of a unit, but the whole army itself, so all of the soldiers would need to get their supplies and rest there, so it needs to be guarded, so it would have its own altar, their own field blacksmith to sharpen the swords, and so it would need to have a supply route to nearest settlement to stay effective. It would also have lovely campfires and HQ where the general resides. If the general is slain, the units lose their ability to coordinate attacks and each unit becomes independent with weaker AI.

Combat like powermonger would do just fine for me.

On a serious note... I second eddie's powermonger combat...

For me the sculpting/world building and era/tech progression possibilities in Godus were more alluring than combat ever was. So I'd be happy with a simple, satisfying system rather than a zany ingenious new bonkers rest assured system of zen-like, in the fullness of time, investment combat system.

"I would like combat in Godus to be like populous the beginning, but with the Area of effect from black and white and with heroes/general/commander/alter or something that moves a god zone area of effect with the army."

Deth

You could do similar in powermonger when you had more than 1 captain, each captain having their own band of men. They would be armed with different weapons which were created/assigned by the captains aggresion level. It was all fairly simple stuff really.

I would like the combat to be like Age of Empires 3 or (even better) TotalWar with the god powers of Black & White that incorporates divine input into morale so an army receiving the brunt of a barrage of meteors would be likely to break and run.

I would like combat in Godus to be like Populous the Beginning (where I get to smite enemy troops with lightning strikes, earthquakes, tornadoes and volcanoes and the like), but with the automated battle mechanic from Populous (followers attack enemies who are in range without having to be individually commanded to attack) and with the totem that was present in Godus v1.3 as an indicator of when and where you would like your followers to attack.

Also I would like newer and stronger military units to become available over time as my civilization advances (like in Civilization), but I guess you would consider that a side-track.

Further to my post above this system could get interesting when you can choose between attacking at several different choke points. Multiple fights on multiple points creates dilemmas about where to send precious resources. Further, temporary loss of a fort could torch civilian buildings meaning that temporary control is an important way to undermine your opponents long term strength.

There'd be little need to limit god powers if the belief system was overhauled.  The biggest problem at the moment is that belief generates really slowly and powers are very expensive.  This creates long periods of buildup with burst expenditures and promotes hording.  If Godus had a faster/easier belief generation coupled with lower cost, more things to spend belief on, and an overall faster game pace, god powers would be limited by the existing mechanic.  It worked just fine in Populous. 

Why I've been hammering that these fundamental systems need rework before adding more features is because of this design gap.  It's like Godus is being designed for peacetime play and wartime play as if they are two separate mini-games.  They aren't and need to be looked at as a whole game experience.  At the moment, the way I see things, either you avoid using precious belief in war to avoid waiting forever for it to regerate in non-combat expenditures, or you use up all your belief in war and the non-combat portion becomes a huge belief generation wait.

At the moment, it's possible to generate insane amounts of belief given enough time.  The flaw isn't in belief generation but in how the game is played.  A player shouldn't be able to just sit around and safely generate belief.  This brings up the second problem that needs addressing: risk.  There is no risk in Godus.  Look at any rts and see how they address the turtling tactic.  Godus hasn't put any effort into it.  The "worlds" are still essentially safe havens where players risk nothing and victory is little more than a matter of playing long enough.

All the fancy units, god power timers, specialty structures, and side-effects added to the game aren't going to amount to squat without figuring out how belief works for the game as a whole and if there's actually any risk involved.  Right now, WE CAN'T LOSE.  All of the mechanics have been built on this premise and it springs from the casual f2p game it's been designed as.  This game is never going to make sense as long as the core mechanics are how they are.