[kianduatha]

It is more or less impossible to practice MP by playing SP. The strategies are so unimaginably different. The only real thing you can do via SP play for MP is to familiarize yourself with what various spells and items do and the units of other nations. But they're used for different purposes and have different relative values in MP games. Your best bet is to find a newbie-only game or a newbie-only game. Every once in a while there are games where more experienced players give feedback to newer players. And best of all, just join us on IRC! server = irc.gamesurge.net, port = 6667, channel = #dominions. Especially with players new to MP around, we tend to hold friendly blitzes and give advice on strategies. I've seen 'new' players become quite competent after hanging around IRC and playing blitzes for a few weeks, shockingly fast if you think about it.