In fact, if you're playing the game with more interest in other
aspects like progressing through the story or
building your
kingdom, you could just set the battle mode to auto and it will make lots of the tactical decisions for you.
I certainly didn't think I would be so encapsulated by the settlement
building aspect of the game as it's not something I'm usually into but I found myself getting sidetracked from the main quest for hours trying to recruit citizens and improve my
kingdom.