Profile of SportSocks

Jump back to quoted post16 Aug 2017, 17:09 PMMajorBloodnok

Easy mode is nearest. but you will soon find that very boring indeed.

Play a game against 'Easy mode' AI, save it and play back from Easy mode perspective. All the characters will dance about and not advance, if you are being slow.

The sooner you play against humans, the more interesting it will be, even if you lose. If you do lose against a human and do not understand why, post a replay for our Strategists to review. (They are not really interested in reviewing games against the AI, since AI is programmed to 'maphack')

Jump back to quoted post14 Aug 2017, 22:45 PMRoswellBonewell

The whole point of this game is making the right units at the right time. You normally make infantry and gather resources by taking points for a few minutes. By 5:00 to 7:00 minutes light vehicles will hit the field so you need one or an Anti-Tank gun (AT). Shortly after that medium vehicles will show up (tanks etc). Then heavy tanks, then artillery etc. This is the normal loadout style. Some people skip light /medium vehicles and save up for a Heavy Tank. You have options

The game also has asymmetrical balance so the units from each faction are different from their counterparts in another faction. Some factions the infantry fights well at a long distance, some close up. Some get bonuses if they are in cover. The Wehrmacht army probably has the best mix of all unit types at this point in time.

A trick I like to point out to learn is there is a mod made for the game that lets you put any unit anywhere you want and let them fight it out. This will show you which units are good at beating others etc. In the menu you can create units lets say tanks. Then select one and set its owner to the enemy and the tanks will start blasting each other. You can also play against the AI/Bots and if you get run over just plop in a heavy tanks and destroy them

Link: Cheat Commands II mod

There are many situations you needs to learn but it takes 10 minutes to get to that point and it may not play out where you learn anything. The mod lets you setup any situation and try it out.

Playing in 4v4 games is also a lot more forgiving if you are new. The other 3 players can carry you so you dont get completely rekt in 2 minutes. But you will get flamed and blamed for the losses. Just ignore them they cry all the time anyway.

Also, your units gain veterency by fighting and using abilities. With veterancy they get buffed (work better). Dont let you units get below about 70% health. Retreat them if they do. They die in a non-linear fashion so they will go fast below this point. Each faction can make health to fix the infantry up and engineers can repair vehicles etc. Fight a little then pull back, rinse and repeat.

There are numerous things to checkout here in the GUIDES section (menu above).

This is a pretty good 10 minute tutorial as well on Youtube