Uh Oh, we hooked Atrocities. The SEIV forum is gonna hate me.
One of the things I like most is that I dont feel like Im being forced to learn someone elses (the programmers) strategys. Each nation has a definate feel but its not like the strategies are completely built in. There is so much variation that you can play your own style. Berserker, researcher, defensive, expansionist, stealth, just about any style that fits you. You can find the best nation, best pretender, best scales, to pull off the moves you come up with. After years of playing Im still able to come up with some surprise tactics.
Early demo hints: play Ulm (low learning curve), play against ctis, man, pangaea (or at LEAST leave out Ermor and water nations), turn independent strength up to about 5 (slows the AI more than it hurts you)
[ July 29, 2004, 14:04: Message edited by: Gandalf Parker ]