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GOT THE GAME TODAY!!

I have played the tutorial, now downloading the patch.

Who would you recommend as a good starting race??

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Ooh... so many choices.

I like Sauromatia. Good cavalry, good archers, decent infantry and nice magic. I think they are quite easy to get a feel for, plus they are very interesting I think.

The military side of things should be fairly intuitive I think. Experiment with positioning your units on the battlefield and getting them working well together.

For the magic, I'd recommend researching up Evocation. Nether bolt is very nice, and all your Enaries can cast it. If you can get up to Shadow Blast and have some gems spare to cast it, that can be devastating.

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And be careful with your hydras, they tend to poison your other troops if not placed at a distance.

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Thanks guys,

I am torn at the moment between reading the excellent manual or diving in.

why has it took me so long to find this game!!

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Heh, I remember that feeling. Enjoy the ride.

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Ulm is a good starter nation. Good infantry and archers. focussed magic paths. Sauromatia has to deal with friendly fire poison and friendly poison aurus and blood hunting.

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Well I never used the blood hunting anyway. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif I don't actually think it's too important for Sauromatia.

As for the hydras - yep, be careful with them. In fact, I ended up just not using them. The nation has no shortage of other good units.

Ulm is good, I just never found it very interesting. But obviously everyone has very different tastes, so that's probably just me.

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I am still annoyed I missed Dom2.

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what is ma man like to play?? i'm reading the different nations now and this one seems like a more basic one to start with?

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MA Man is nice too. I think they are very likable, kind of an Arthurian England theme. Yep, I would say they would be good for a new player.

Oh - a magical hint for Man - I would say try to research Wooden Warriors, in Alteration. That's a nice spell. Also lightning spells for your crones (Evocation).

(I thought it might be useful to have a target spell or two for each nation because the list of spells can initially be a bit daunting, till you get a feel for it).