Warhammer: Total War

d31b0y wrote: »

I finally picked this up recently and started playing it... Any good guides at becoming better? I gotta be honest, I suck.
Skirmishes are generally ok but I could do with some tactic training. I never have any money. I absorbed a nation. Got a tiny army for it and three strongholds / towns and still ended up with even less money.

Should I be concetrating my army into just one early game? I had three generals on the field in my first play but I couldn't sustain them.

What's the best first steps for starting out?

Sorry if any of the terms are wrong... I'm quite new to this

Cheers.

Remouad wrote: »

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A few personal tips start with

• On your First campaign go with Empire or Dwarves.
  They seem to be the easiest to get to grips with
• Fight the first couple of battles even if the auto resolve is massively in your favour.
  It will help you get used to the controls.
• Try to get a full stack (20 unit army) as fast as possible.
  Don't worry too much about the quality of the units. You can replace any crappy ones later.
  However try to keep some balance to the units(ranged, anti-infantry, anti-large, etc.)
• Prioritise growth buildings at the start.
  This will help you later on as you need higher tier settlements to build the buildings that give you access to the more elite units.
  Higher tier settlements also have better garrisons so you don't have to worry as much about protecting them.
• One army at a time.
  Only create new stacks when you can afford to.
  No point in having multiple stacks if it puts a strain on your finances.
• Be Diplomatic.
  You can get a good income from trade and confederation is the easiest way to expand.

degrassinoel wrote: »

For your army.

Try to have a good mix of melee infantry, ranged, and mounted units.

Melee units with shields are your front line troops - anything else should attack the flanks.

Ranged units are crap at melee fighting - keep them close to the front line but not on it.

Mounted units always flank. Attack theirs, protect yours.

For your cities.

Provinces are split up into 2/4 or 5 zones, once you've captured or occupied all of these you get a province bonus - you cant end turn without it having a popup and you get to choose which.

You dont have to build all the buildings.

If you're being attacked mercilessly - build a wall/s and upgrade them as much as you can.

You dont need to garrison an army (although it helps sometimes)- each city and town has it's own.. fairly crap ones to start with, but as you build your cities they become fairly large.

Building "growth" building like fields will increase how often you can upgrade your town or city, and increase the amount of replenishment for your armies.

Military buildings unlock specific military units - like archers or cavalry, or even artillery etc.

Your first province should have a money maker - like a gold mine or some other form of income. A military building like a barracks or whatever for general purpose bog standard infantry, and whatever else you see fit.
This all depends on which faction and what way you want to play.

Personally, the best way to play for me is to go defensive at the start - sort out what buildings you need or want. Have your army standing by close to your main city. Take a few turns to see what's going on, make a bit of cash, then head out once you're confident - dont be afraid to retreat and rebuild an army. Also, if your legendary lord dies.. you'll get him/her back in a few turns if you can manage to survive that long.

Just take your time with it, it's it's own reward.

d31b0y wrote: »

Awesome, I should get a good run at it again on Sunday night. I think my biggest issue was expanding / confederating too early.
I'll give the one of the dwarf factions a run and take it slower.

Remouad wrote: »

Wonder why double the storage is needed for the second game. Maybe to include all the Warhammer 1 races?

Mickeroo wrote: »

If you're going new get a 6gb 1060 or an 8gb rx580. 970 would be a good option 2nd hand if you're tight on cash.

If you can afford to spend close to 400 get a 1070.

killanena wrote: »

I'm loving WH TW 2. It runs so much better then the first one as well. Im getting 80+ fps on the highest settings at 1080p. In WH 1 I was getting just above 60 fps and the graphics have improved quite a bit!