What is the sequence of the battle calculation phases?

[hungrytales]

I posted this question in another thread, but as I didn't get an answer there (it could be seen as an unnecessary revival of the old and settled discussion) I decided I'll do better phrasing it here.

So, what is the actual sequence of battle calculations? Is it something like the order posted in that other thread by LichKing:

1. Base strength (blessing included)
2. Negate Aura and Heroism (reduce F/M/Ch/Lead. accordingly)
3. Stack Bonus with caps [are those still -25,30?] added to base strength
4. apply min/max unit strength cap (5,75)
5. add wall bonus
6. add swarm/terrain/anti-air
7. apply min/max unit strength cap (5,75) again.
8. apply boat cap, if on boat

or somewhat different? It looks good to me. Apart maybe from grouping anti-air with swarm and terrain whereas it actually needs (like the Sandworm's no-wall ability) a further, seperate phase. There's also the Unicorn's negate terrain ability to remember.

C'mon guys, I'd really appreciate the answer.

[Fordus]

What does it matter? As long as all bonuses are additive, units will have same final strenght regardeless of the order...

Of course if there is bugs then it would require some debugging.

[hungrytales]

Of course, it matters, when you take caps into account. Say, if you first apply cap to leadership/chaos and then negate, it's not the same story as the opposite, right? There's whole 8-screens-of-ranting-worth thread on the subject and you say it doesn't matter...

[kenc80]

Fordus, yes it definitely matters where everything is applied. We did have a big argument about this a couple of months ago, its still in the archives...a good read if you want to educate up on the topic.