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SolidSnakesBandana
Jul 1, 2007

Infinite ammo
What should I be doing to learn this game correctly? I get the feeling it isn't the campaign. I've been doing 6 player Skilled games just getting my poo poo kicked in constantly, but after reading this thread I'm not sure what I'm supposed to be doing. My arch-nemesis is upkeep, as it was in every Total War game. For some reason I can never strike that balance, most likely due to a fundamental misunderstanding of the game mechanics.

I've been doing Scout and rushing to swordsman because they seemed like a solid unit to get. Then I just Explore Province and hope I RNG into a not-impossible encounter. Usually when I venture out I find extremely powerful poo poo in every direction which leads me to believe I should be grinding up a few levels in my home province. I run into two problems: all of this poo poo costs money and if I rush straight for it I don't have any left. This has a lot to do with how slow units heal after battles, my first instinct is to just buy new ones but that doesn't seem right does it?

P.S. What's up with some of those options on the screen where you set up a random CPU game? Where you can click off diplomacy, exploration and map settings? I can't find anywhere that says what these things do. Diplomacy is straightforward at least.

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SolidSnakesBandana
Jul 1, 2007

Infinite ammo
The best strategy is the one that works. I don't think anyone here has successfully transitioned to a mid difficulty.

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