Just thought i pop in and say hi

I read about this game 3 weeks or so ago, on Norway's largest gaming site / community. After reading the review i knew i had to get this game.

So, after spending 3 weeks looking for the game in various shops, i gave up...noone had it. Visited this site, and much to my pleasure there was a demo.

Downloaded the demo and what can i say. It totally blew me away. This is no more than 6 hours ago. The gameplay is just fantastic. So easy to get into, and yet so darn hard I really want to give kudos to the dev's for this one. Have tried the world domination thingy 3 times now...and alltough I'm improving slowly I still get my butt handed to me, hehe.

Did i mention it so relaxing not to have to worry bout all these darn resources that seems to flood games these days? Not to mention that i can have a sip of coffee without panicking . And no matter how relaxing it is and how long it takes me to think out my next move...i still loose

Well, the game is ordered. See you online soon. Meanwhile, back to the demo - i have some buttkickin' coming for me.

glad to hear u like it, once u get the game and start playing online give me a shout if u want some tips, i'm not great but know most of the basics

Thanks for your kind words, Stianjo!

stianjo,

If you'd care for some advice that will serve you well - buy transports. Those 2 words are pretty much the best advice I can give you for fighting the AI.

I'll give you the honor to whoop me first . But it will probably be a while after i get the game...I usually enjoy learning some basics and having fun in singleplayer first - after that it will be 'whoop stianjo time'



You truly deserve it. I have never spend so much time on a demo before.
Progress is slow, but it gets there. Only hard challenge left on demo - tried it once so far and failed, allthough it wasnt a complete rollover I promise i will be successfull before the full game arrives, hehe



Yes, I learned this the hard way, hehe. I had big problems in the beginning, even on easy due to my n00bness. I guess it was all common mistakes...like missjudging enemy reach, didnt know about bombers, attacking / not attacking vs timing.

Well, about the difficulty levels. What is really the difference? Is it only that the AI gets more troopers to deploy - ie. more dollars? Or is it even more clever?

Well, back to the game - i have some business to attend to.

2 Stanjo
you are mistaken - AI does NOT get more money for troop deployment - size of secret army and income are fixed and not depend on difficulty level.Actually there is onle one meaningful difficulty level - it is called "hard" - actually it is basic AI gameplay for MA release.Two " easier" AI level were added by devs in patch due to growing request of n00bs who could not beat the basic AI.
difference between AI levels is described in patch message - but from mine point of view AI acts stupid regardless of level.

couple of useful hotkeys, left ctrl key will give u a kind of grid. and left shift will highlight any enemy units that can fire at the space your mouse is over on ur opponents next turn. Note this doesn't show u how far something could fire if it gets into a nearby transport and then gets out again a few spaces away.

Thanks guys, really appreciate it.

I just beat the AI on hard - it's pretty much just to get into the AI way of thinking (or lack off). Nah, seriously - it might have been luck. Anyway, i'm ready for the full game now. Hopefully it will arrive before the weekend.

Guess I'll see how tough I really am then - lol.