Scenarios , please help

[Ghostware]

I am new to the game, I have played through the tutorials and now I am trying the scenarios but I lose every time. I even tried lowering the AI in the settings and still lose. I am getting frustrated and I am concerned this game isnt for me. Has anyone recorded a scenario for like a how to video? I see videos of the tutorials. but a video of someone playing through a scenario would be extremely helpful.

[Durk]

Look here
http://ageod-forum.com/showthread.php?32676-Video-Tutorials-and-Let-s-Play!

CharlesonMission provides really helpful videos

[FightingBuckeye]

I am new to the game, I have played through the tutorials and now I am trying the scenarios but I lose every time. I even tried lowering the AI in the settings and still lose. I am getting frustrated and I am concerned this game isnt for me. Has anyone recorded a scenario for like a how to video? I see videos of the tutorials. but a video of someone playing through a scenario would be extremely helpful.

This is a really fun game, but like you said it's not going to be for everyone. Lots of people like golf, I don't. But that doesn't mean golf isn't fun.

This game does have a very steep learning curve. However if you don't mind putting in the time, mastering the steeper learning curve can be a very rewarding experience. When I first started playing I didn't know much (still learning lots!) but I've learned a ton of interesting stuff by reading these forums, I think I went back 10-15 pages opening up threads and reading them all when I first started. I'm not aware of any videos for specific scenarios, but there are a couple out there for the full campaign. Check out the AAR section as well to get some ideas flowing. I really haven't touched the scenarios at all, but I'd assume they're pretty short time wise so they might not be the best learning tool.

Straight Arrow started a great thread on CSA play.

http://www.ageod-forum.com/showthread.php?39243-Points-to-Know

There's a lot of useful things in there. You don't have to do everything that's listed, I don't and I doubt others do everything. But it's a really really good starting point and you at least have the option of considering things that maybe you weren't aware of. It's still useful as the North though as a bunch of stuff is pretty basic for both sides. And the stuff that isn't is still useful to be aware of in case you're playing a human opponent. And if you have specific questions on stuff, I'm sure people don't mind helping out. Try searching the forum as your question may have been asked before. Good luck!

[veb_yw]

Hi Fellow newbie here I found Spink Akron's first YouTube tutorial (covering basic topics like hit points, cohesion, command points etc) really useful.

[Gray Fox]

Welcome Ghostware! Some of the scenarios are quite difficult to win, particularly as the South. You might want to just try a campaign as the Union. Good luck!

[ArmChairGeneral]

Though I do not know of any videos for it, I strongly recommend playing the West 1862 Scenario to learn the game rather than a Grand Campaign. There is too much lead time in the Grand Campaigns before any action that you can actually learn from starts happening. In the West scenario your decisions matter right away: it starts with Grant's invasion of Tennessee at Donnelson/Henry, with Confederate Corps at Memphis and Corinth lined up to stop him. Divisions and Corps are already allowed, and all the cool units and leaders are available to play with right off the bat. (Except for Lee. Also, no naval game to speak of, but that is a good thing if you are a beginner). Unlike some of the shorter scenarios, you still have economic and build decisions to make, and since there are fewer VP cities on the map, the action around El Paso actually matters to the outcome. There are fewer stacks to manage compared to a GC, so the 24 turns go by quickly. Both sides have clear and obtainable objectives (no decision paralysis like you get with the GCs) and the scenario is the most balanced of any in the game with both sides able to win.

You could easily play through the whole scenario in the time it takes you just to get to Division formation from an April 61 start, and you will have a lot more experience actually playing the game than you would have had in the same amount of time in a GC.

Expect to lose and lose badly at first. THe game is a fairly detailed model of an extremely large conflict, so there is a lot to learn and a lot to keep track of. Stick with it and play the West scenario a few times and you will start to get the hang of it. If you are losing a lot against the AI, it is probably because you are attacking too often and need a better handle on the supply mechanism (look at the supply primer sticky in the AACW (Civil War I) forum, the supply mechanics have not changed much since the old version and it is still applicable). You want an overwhelming advantage when you have to attack, since the defenders gain advantage from nearly every mechanic in the game. For supplies, have at least one wagon for every two divisions, and stay on rails within five regions of a depot when possible. Once I figured out how to keep my troops in top shape and when NOT to attack the game started to feel quite natural and intuitive. Once you understand what is going on, the mechanics fade into the background.

Good luck and hang in there, AGEOD games are tricky to master but totally worth it if you are into war-games. (As an aside, I didn't get good at CW2 until I played Wars in America a lot, since it had less going on and I could focus on fewer things at a time. AGEOD games all use essentially the same engine and interface, so once you can play one of them you can play all of them.)

[Taillebois]

Try my quick go at "Seeing the Elephant" scenario.
AAR from last year called something like - Confederates in Washington

It's quick, just involves a few stack re-arrangements to get command penalties down. And I just tried it on 1.06 and got two outright victories from five attempts.