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Post by hcstokie on Sept 1, 2021 6:46:06 GMT
So I picked this up yesterday for about £4 off Instant Gaming. Thought I’d give it a try as I love grand strategy games like Crusader Kings. Put on the tutorial and I’m struggling with that!
Any players on here that could offer a few tips for when I finally start a proper play through?
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Post by mattador78 on Sept 1, 2021 15:32:29 GMT
There are some decent you tube vids on starting up. I will be honest I tried it a while ago and couldn’t get past the tutorials.
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Post by hcstokie on Sept 3, 2021 17:14:39 GMT
There are some decent you tube vids on starting up. I will be honest I tried it a while ago and couldn’t get past the tutorials. I managed to get through the tutorial but found them crap to be honest. Had to rely heavily on YouTube vids. Just started a single player campaign and thought I’d avoid Europe. Started as Peru and now caught up in a never ending war with Ecuador. Going take some learning I think!!
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Post by mattador78 on Sept 3, 2021 17:20:21 GMT
There are some decent you tube vids on starting up. I will be honest I tried it a while ago and couldn’t get past the tutorials. I managed to get through the tutorial but found them crap to be honest. Had to rely heavily on YouTube vids. Just started a single player campaign and thought I’d avoid Europe. Started as Peru and now caught up in a never ending war with Ecuador. Going take some learning I think!! It’s like that game of risk where you lose all your troops taking Australia while somebody sneakily builds up in South America and rinses everyone. I’m just rinsing aliens fire team it’s easier on the brain in old age 😂😂
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Post by hcstokie on Sept 3, 2021 17:28:16 GMT
I managed to get through the tutorial but found them crap to be honest. Had to rely heavily on YouTube vids. Just started a single player campaign and thought I’d avoid Europe. Started as Peru and now caught up in a never ending war with Ecuador. Going take some learning I think!! It’s like that game of risk where you lose all your troops taking Australia while somebody sneakily builds up in South America and rinses everyone. I’m just rinsing aliens fire team it’s easier on the brain in old age 😂😂 Tell me about it! I watched a video of some bloke trying explain how battle results are calculated and it was like going back 20 years to a maths lesson. Needless to say I turned it off and have gone for the (unsuccessful) approach of slinging more guns at the problem 😂 I’m sure I’ll figure it out eventually but after an hour or two on it earlier I’m ready for a pissed up session on rocket league!
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Post by mattador78 on Sept 3, 2021 18:26:01 GMT
It’s like that game of risk where you lose all your troops taking Australia while somebody sneakily builds up in South America and rinses everyone. I’m just rinsing aliens fire team it’s easier on the brain in old age 😂😂 Tell me about it! I watched a video of some bloke trying explain how battle results are calculated and it was like going back 20 years to a maths lesson. Needless to say I turned it off and have gone for the (unsuccessful) approach of slinging more guns at the problem 😂 I’m sure I’ll figure it out eventually but after an hour or two on it earlier I’m ready for a pissed up session on rocket league! If you like slinging guns at the problem try steel panthers it’s a massive free game. Basically it’s the combat bit from hearts of iron but zoomed in. Hundreds of battles from World War Two playable from both sides. www.myabandonware.com/game/steel-panthers-world-at-war-c42
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Post by marylandstoke on Apr 26, 2022 12:54:02 GMT
Wife back in the office for a couple of days. Stumbled upon this and just downloaded it.
With hindsight I should not of looked on here first. If the combined house of the Oatie can’t get into it I am F’ed.
Least it was free!
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Post by mattador78 on Apr 26, 2022 15:58:02 GMT
Wife back in the office for a couple of days. Stumbled upon this and just downloaded it. With hindsight I should not of looked on here first. If the combined house of the Oatie can’t get into it I am F’ed. Least it was free I suppose it depends if you’ve got the time. With strategy games I’ve leaned more towards what I’ve played before and know than all out going to a new franchise as the mechanics can be quite daunting due to the scale these games can now go into. I play to many other games to get lumbered with another time destroying soul bender lol. Im still storming Omaha beach on SPWAW, masterminding Stoke and England in FM 22, fending of the hordes in Vermintide 2 multiplayer. Taking back earth in xcom 2, throwing my controller at the wall with FIFA and that’s with out sleeping dogs, Cod, Grid legends, Forza horizon and many more thank god battlefield was a flop and I’m not masochistic enough to start Elden Ring
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Post by marylandstoke on Apr 27, 2022 13:24:10 GMT
Wife back in the office for a couple of days. Stumbled upon this and just downloaded it. With hindsight I should not of looked on here first. If the combined house of the Oatie can’t get into it I am F’ed. Least it was free I suppose it depends if you’ve got the time. With strategy games I’ve leaned more towards what I’ve played before and know than all out going to a new franchise as the mechanics can be quite daunting due to the scale these games can now go into. I play to many other games to get lumbered with another time destroying soul bender lol. Im still storming Omaha beach on SPWAW, masterminding Stoke and England in FM 22, fending of the hordes in Vermintide 2 multiplayer. Taking back earth in xcom 2, throwing my controller at the wall with FIFA and that’s with out sleeping dogs, Cod, Grid legends, Forza horizon and many more thank god battlefield was a flop and I’m not masochistic enough to start Elden Ring Found some tutorials on YouTube. Guy called Quill. His video was what got me able to get started on CK2 and they are quite bite sized. I did find having played some other meta sim games had helped. I am presently King of Scotland but I doubt that will last. Having left DC United after finishing second to NY Red Bulls I now find myself at Stoke and, what should be the gig of my dreams is all a bit meh. I feel it’s my real life apathy with the state of the club is washing over my game experience. Had a tiny run through as Ze Germans but thinking I will start a real run with either the US or Russia.
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Post by mattador78 on Apr 27, 2022 13:32:17 GMT
I suppose it depends if you’ve got the time. With strategy games I’ve leaned more towards what I’ve played before and know than all out going to a new franchise as the mechanics can be quite daunting due to the scale these games can now go into. I play to many other games to get lumbered with another time destroying soul bender lol. Im still storming Omaha beach on SPWAW, masterminding Stoke and England in FM 22, fending of the hordes in Vermintide 2 multiplayer. Taking back earth in xcom 2, throwing my controller at the wall with FIFA and that’s with out sleeping dogs, Cod, Grid legends, Forza horizon and many more thank god battlefield was a flop and I’m not masochistic enough to start Elden Ring Found some tutorials on YouTube. Guy called Quill. His video was what got me able to get started on CK2 and they are quite bite sized. I did find having played some other meta sim games had helped. I am presently King of Scotland but I doubt that will last. Having left DC United after finishing second to NY Red Bulls I now find myself at Stoke and, what should be the gig of my dreams is all a bit meh. I feel it’s my real life apathy with the state of the club is washing over my game experience. Had a tiny run through as Ze Germans but thinking I will start a real run with either the US or Russia. I’m on my make or break season with Stoke had to sell big to compete this season lost Rodrygo for £100mil to Barcelona and my new forwards are not gelling. Lost my keeper for £50mil as he was demanding ridiculous wages for a new contract trying to bring in young English players but the cost is ridiculous
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Post by hcstokie on Jul 4, 2022 6:01:41 GMT
After a long break I finally decided to give this another shot. Couldn’t be bothered with watching hours of YouTube videos so started out as Italy and after a couple of restarts I’m managing to do ok.
Took out Ethiopia and Switzerland early on, now moving on to Austria and Yugoslavia.
Loving the game now I’m understanding it a bit more but there’s probably a load I’m missing. Looking forward to taking it to the French shortly.
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