Youtube Tutorials

[charlesonmission]

Hi there,

I've started the Youtube tutorials for Alea Jacta Est. The first one is an introduction
http://youtu.be/H5s-jLI_VX0

and the second one is on the options menu.
http://youtu.be/1ZSZPwaXj5s

Charles

[Boomer]

Good stuff. Hope you'll do a review and maybe an AAR when it goes to release. Video AARs are a great way for people to get a good feeling of the game, not to mention giving tips on how to play.

[WallysWorld]

A most excellent view! Many thanks for creating those videos.

[PANGI]

great desktop image

[Hobbes]

Very nice!

[charlesonmission]

Thanks to everyone for the quick support!

[charlesonmission]

The 3rd tutorial is up. http://youtu.be/JJAYQP_CSUE

I take you through an overview of the map as the game starts in 50 BC for the Caesar vs. Pompey campaign. Take a look at the details regarding rivers, roads, mountains, weather, and terrain.

[Franciscus]

Thank you very much for your initiative ! Much appreciated !

[charlesonmission]

Tutorial 4 - Map Overlays is up http://youtu.be/7DA3VC2gjK4

Now in HD!

Charles

[charlesonmission]

The links above for 1 to 3 have been updated. All videos are now, and will be in HD due to demand.

[WallysWorld]

A super thanks for converting to HD, Charles.

[charlesonmission]

Here is tutorial 5 - Army Movement and the Message Box. I run the 1st turn in this, so if you are eager to see what happens during a turn process take a look.

http://youtu.be/xP0FDGGtGuA

Charles

[Boomer]

Turns! Glorious turns! Nice to see, finally. And is that Mark Antony that shows up on round 2 when Caesar takes Rome?

[charlesonmission]

Indeed it is. Antony appeared, with some decent stats too!

Turns! Glorious turns! Nice to see, finally. And is that Mark Antony that shows up on round 2 when Caesar takes Rome?

[Boomer]

Awesome. I see that all of Italy rolled over to Caesar when he captured Rome, but how did it affect loyalty outside of Italy, say in Greece or Spain? Obviously they stayed in the Pompeian camp, but I'm interested to know how much loyalty gets swayed with the capture of objective cities.

[Kornilov]

NIce job Sir.
I'm looking forward for all new videos of you.

With kind regards, Kornilov.

[charlesonmission]

As far as I can tell, loyalty there increased to 100% across the board.

Awesome. I see that all of Italy rolled over to Caesar when he captured Rome, but how did it affect loyalty outside of Italy, say in Greece or Spain? Obviously they stayed in the Pompeian camp, but I'm interested to know how much loyalty gets swayed with the capture of objective cities.

[charlesonmission]

Tutorial 6, an overview of the F1-F8 keys (forces, productions, etc) is up.

http://youtu.be/411bEws6l_c

[DaiMonPaul]

These are some great tutorials, Charles. You go very in-depth, but in an accessible way. Thanks for posting these!

[charlesonmission]

I'm glad you enjoy them!

These are some great tutorials, Charles. You go very in-depth, but in an accessible way. Thanks for posting these!

[charlesonmission]

Tutorial 7 - I'll show you how to merge stacks, look at elements stats, and read the special abilities of generals in the element box.

http://youtu.be/7BX59R3hfDU

Charles

[Searry]

Thank you! Now I know what happens after the first turn. So I guess the Caesarian veterans went to your camp? Also where did Pompeius and his fleet go? Does he automatically sail to Greece?
Is it possible to influence the Hispanian legions if Pompeius goes to Greece?

[charlesonmission]

Spoiler Alert!

I'm not sure about the Caesarian veterans, I'd need to go back and take a look at that. Regarding Pompeius (he has to make a choice, go to Hispania and get his troops or go east and raise funds. At least that is what the red message said. I haven't seen a wait to influence the Hispanian legions........ Pompeius had a pretty good hold on Hispanian loyalty historically, so I would be surprised if taking Hispania would be easy, either way.

Thank you! Now I know what happens after the first turn. So I guess the Caesarian veterans went to your camp? Also where did Pompeius and his fleet go? Does he automatically sail to Greece?
Is it possible to influence the Hispanian legions if Pompeius goes to Greece?

[charlesonmission]

I'll show you why units are locked, how to find the maximum command, what the command usage is, and what it means!

http://youtu.be/uQ_9Sl9sjgQ

[charlesonmission]

I'll show you how to spend engagement points, find how many engagement points you have. I'll also send Caesar south to Sicilia and Antony to southern Gaul.

http://youtu.be/p4-dYGn2a7A

[Boomer]

Ah, the tutorial vids are turning into a gameplay series. Nice.

Couple questions. Do you plan on merging any of your one star generals with legions, and I know I'm probably getting a turn or two ahead of you, but when/where do you plan on recruiting new troops?

[charlesonmission]

The tutorial videos will remain tutorial focused and not become a series on so much game play. The idea we had was to promote the game to non-AGEOD users, increase the game's YouTube presence, and have a library on how to do certain parts of the game. Hopefully, the series will be a resource for new players to use to learn the game mechanics. Who knows.... Maybe I'll do a video AAR of the game later on, similar to the AACW 1863 video series. I mainly moved Caesar and Antony to setup a future tutorial.

Regarding recruiting, there are now 2 recruiting options available in F3 (reinforcements) (Gallic Auxiliaries and German Mercenaries) Replacement are available in F2 already. I'm also eager to see what the future recruitment options are..... Or units scripted in.

Charles

Ah, the tutorial vids are turning into a gameplay series. Nice.

Couple questions. Do you plan on merging any of your one star generals with legions, and I know I'm probably getting a turn or two ahead of you, but when/where do you plan on recruiting new troops?

[charlesonmission]

I'll show you how to recruit mercenaries and how to merge an army on the march.

http://youtu.be/B9dYYL2P9x8

[Ebbingford]

Don't forget that you can recruit new units by clicking on the eagle above the mini map at the bottom left hand side of the main screen.

[Searry]

You set it on Assault/feint so the general diidn't try to assault the city, to assault on the move you have to set it on assault/all out attack (or was it the assault anything feature?) if the rules haven't changed. Also the city has a fort so it's impossible unless the general has the "Assaulter" trait.