Warhammer: Total War

if in doubt, online tutorials, follow their every step until you get the hang of it!

pablomakaveli wrote: »

No so much Lets Play but check out PartyElites tutorial videos. Really brilliant series of videos that will teach you a lot.

They are good for general feel of battles, but where I get overwhelmed is the tactical map. Its a lot more complicated then rts part of it. Though after today I got hang of it.
If what, its a good start to watch some lets play of the race you want to play yourself, helps a lot and shows you stuff you wouldnt know about until you sow it.

pablomakaveli wrote: »

No so much Lets Play but check out PartyElites tutorial videos. Really brilliant series of videos that will teach you a lot.

many thanks for the head up on these! really highlights how abysmal the built in tutorial system is - only about 4 or 5 vids in and loads of seemingly fundamental things completely new to me..!

degrassinoel wrote: »

Orcs are easy to start off with, just go Grimgore full melee skillpoints and have your entire army supporting him as he beats the tar out of the enemy commander and routs everything else.

Or ye can Turtle from the start. Just spend around 30 turns making gold and defending your single territory, dont buy any units, if you get attacked, or rebelled against, just wait it out and hammer it to bits, then when everyone's fighting each other you stroll out with your units of choice and waltz all over everything.

Plus ye dont need to worry too much about fightiness - you can raid your own territory to counter that then murder the rebelling army for bonus skill points.

With a bit of experience with the game, sure. But for a first game, nah.

So beat my first campaign on this one, could have done it much earlier but I didn't bother capturing some of the razed cities in the north (from Chaos)

Dwarves are the only really strong enemy now, and if they didn't keep sending regiments of renown (which I don't' have ) I wouldn't be pulling through by the skin of my teeth each time. Main reason is they attack me in a swampy area so there's usually a lot of marsh/swap on the map to tie them down. Might have to take the chance and send another army there to finish off them at this part of the map.

Made peace with the 2 northern viking lads, which is great as their constant raiding was almost bankrupting me and only reason I held on up there while in full scale war in the south was I'd the extra defence options of the cities.

mousillon is my vassal and they're No. 2 in strength but it'll be war soon, Elves only have their 1 city left and everyone further south that isn't a dwarf isn't much of an issue. Sieging the last Dwarven Karag in the west.

The game might win the Make war not love thing so there'll be some free DLC and maybe another discount.

Shiminay wrote: »

I cannot figure this game out at all.

Every time I've started, I get to a point where I conquer my first territories, I've got a sizeable army of the best troops I've researched and then 2 monstrously high level armies from someone will appear and simply steamroller over everything I have by turn 80 and it's game over.

I've read guides, watched videos, I appear to be doing the same things as they recommend, but I've never seen anyone running into the sorts of monster armies I've been facing.

There's obviously some sort of mechanical something I'm missing, but I'm damned if I can figure out what it is. Maybe I'm turtling too hard, so I go and expand - then I'm over stretched, bankrupt and I get stomped. Maybe I build up a huge nest egg of cash and quickly muster a second army to go raiding - roffle-stomped by massively experienced and high-tech AI armies, boxed into my own territories whilst they raid with impunity and my ever dwindling armies do less and less damage.

It's very, very frustrating tbh, I can see there's an amazing game waiting to be played here, but I'm damned if I can even get to turn 100 without the entire thing circling the drain. I've tried with both Empire and Dwarves and on Easy settings, but I obviously just don't get it.

Some of the ones i've used when outnumbered badly here. It's usually Chaos that gets me back into the turtle shell


When i see i'm being attacked in multiple forces, it's really handy having a lord with lightning strike. You can attack each army individually, even if you're going to lose it's a good idea to nail the commander's army who has the scariest units. like arty or ranged - if you can plug the rest up behind a walled settlement you can outlast them while you're preparing a new lord's army to come assist you.
Playing for a strategic loss is another good idea when you're vastly outnumbered.
Literally go in with a sole objective of taking out arty/ranged or some elite unit. Obviously ye need to sacrifice a lot to do this, but lure the fastmovers away and use your own to nail whatever it is, stealth units are great for this.
And ye need to obliterate the unit completely or they'll regen, albeit slowly, unless they capture a settlement.

Ambush
A tiny army with the right firepower can decimate a much larger and better equipped one.
Use the terrain to set up the ambush and lure the bastards into it with a weaker army. Use high ground, and dont give it up. Arty on a hill will rain death on everything including your own infantry. Stagger your forces and keep a regiment of melee to defend it and flank it with ranged units if possible.
Valleys are great if you play Empire, set up a small force on both sides and a lure unit/s in the basin. Ranged & Arty or Melee Flank for best effect.
I've done one where i had artillery as the lure in the basin, which worked hilariously badly for the enemy. The AI apparently couldn't see my arty and just stood around getting mashed into paste until i ran out of ammo

Melee Lord and healing trinkets/buffs/units
If you can heal your melee specced lord, you dont need a full army, only a support one to protect the buffing unit. High ground again.

Kiting with Cavalry
Exhaust your opponents by having them all run after a single cavalry unit while the rest of your army sits in the trees laughing their bollocks off, when they're all sufficiently gasping for air, have your cav leggit into the trees and your infantry leggit out at the enemy. Don't let them rest or they'll recuperate. if they split up, draw one force close and the other far away Dougal.

Might start a new campaign and stream it if you wanna take a look
be up here in a few minutes
https://youtu.be/ofbK9iLP0mk

Frisbee wrote: »

Only got this last week when it was $12 in the Humble Monthly. Started my first game with Dwarves to get used to it. Have finally taken over everything south of me so all the badlands & mountains, except for Stonemine Tower & Bitterstone Mine which are owned by Clan Angrund who I have an alliance with. Wiped out the Greenskins, Top Knotz and Bloody Handz. Was in an Alliance with Karak Azul for ages but they just wouldn't confederate. Finally parked two armies outside each of their remaining two provinces and asked again and they finally agreed.

Moving all my Armies back North know in preparation for the coming Chaos invasion, have seen a few agents coming in past Karaz-a-Karak and one army so won't be long now. Empire have also been wiped out so very little buffer between myself & Chaos. Finding it hard to get my trade income back up, was raking it in, then Empire got wiped out, as did a couple of the other dwarf factions so my only current trade partners are the Border Princes.

Bloody stunties taking it easy in the south.

Chaos showing up gives a buff to mostly everyone so you'll get could get a confederation sooner or later. Got Tilian to become my vassal the turn I met them.

just got sent a bunch of steam key codes from that event

I have one duplicate if anyone wants it

Total War Rome II: Blood and Gore DLC

First up best dressed, send me a pm if ye want it



edit 2.. still have it if anyone wants it

I've a different duplicate.

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Send me a pm if you're interested.

Varik wrote: »

Isabella von Carstein free due to the valentine's day "Make war not love" event.

Guess that means I'll be delaying my VC play through until the 28th then