[diamondspider]

Originally posted by condors:
i just got the game did very well on the walkthru (very helpfull). I tried several times to play the Ulm as i like the description. I tried twice with a combat pretender then tried a rainbow pretender(which i did a little better with). I play against 5 easy AI. When my path crosses with any AI i seem to go downhill and its only a matter of time before its all over.

Any pretender suggestions? and why, in my 3 tries i like the great sage the best let me know the error of my ways.

Are xbows knights and infantry enough to get the job done or am i lacking something?

i know i should probally be making my commanders things and would welcome suggestions.

Spell reasearch any tips on things to aim for?

Well, without trying to give a long analysis of how to expand and play well, I can give you one tip that helped me a lot.

I assume you mean that you are playing vs. 5 AIs on the Aran map. I tried the same thing at first and, depending on how the enemies were placed, even on easy AI it can be very tough.

What I did is reduce the it to 3 AI opponents and was selective about my starting position (e.g. I started over if I was placed very near an enemy, in the center, or locked square into a corner). This actually ended-up making the game too easy but I learned a lot.

Then I started raising the number of enemies as I got better.

Suffice it to say that there are a lot of approaches to winning but understanding the complex underlying dynamics of the game is needed eventually to be able to win consistantly in a situation where you start with many enemies close.

So, reading the FAQ at the top of the page and checking out Sunray's site and reading that stuff, along with practice will do a lot more for you than a few Ulm tips I think

[ January 31, 2004, 23:56: Message edited by: diamondspider ]