Useful Info for Beginners
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Useful Info for Beginners
As someone fairly new to WITP AE I thought I'd share the resources and threads that have been useful so others new to the game can get a head start.
If anyone else has other resources or threads they think are great for beginners then do post below and I'll edit them into this post at the top. I've only really played as Allies so far so links related to playing as Japan would be appreciated.
I'm posting other threads as links but external sites I'm writing out in full so you can see the URL.
Note on searching the forum.
The forum search function can be a bit troublesome, firstly its better to search with less precise match ticked or to instead use google to search the forum. To google search go to google and type the following:-
site:matrixgames.com/forums +"War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition"
adding your search term at the end of that.
Starting Out
Suggested reading when you first start:-
1. Video tutorials by n01487477 http://sites.google.com/site/n01487477/Home
2. Newbie Tutorial
3. Newbie FAQ
4. Beginners gets their questions answered and also here
Wiki
Also there is a wiki http://witp-ae.wikia.com/wiki/War_in_th ... ition_Wiki
There was a previous wiki at http://hc-strategy.com/ae/wiki/index.php (currently unavailable but hopefully I gather online again soon)
Small Scenarios
It helps with learning the game to play smaller scenarios before attempting the grand campaign.
You can download more smaller scenarios here http://www.alternatewars.com/Mods/WITP_ ... narios.htm
Advice on good scenarios for beginners
Walkthrough of Coral Sea scenario
Guadalcanal scenario advice
Guadalcanal scenario After Action report (AAR) by its designer
Japanese Guadalcanal AAR
Misc Info
Acronyms
Ship abbreviations
How to use your auxiliary ships and also this post
Coordinating airstrikes with fighter cover
Skyros Reference sheets V3 (Original thread by him here)
Port size needed to rearm ship ammo
Carrier sortie rearming
Using HQs
Picking good leaders
Logistics 101
Amphib Assaults
Ship Repairs
Pilot Training
Base Building Times
Grand Campaign
When you're ready for the Grand Campaign then the very place to start is Sardaukar's excellent tutorial guide or see his newer guide
Early war Allies strategy
Allied fuel & supply logistics
Kull has also produced spreadsheets showing good initial orders (vs AI) for first turn of the campaign for Allies and Japan
Other Useful AAR's (After Action Reports) for beginners (Thanks to post by Graymane)
Allied Perspective:
Greyjoy:The Power of Inexperience Greyjoy's ARR (he is a newbie and gets lots of advice)
Andy Mac:Andy Mac v PZB Andy Mac is a dev and gives lots of insight into the game engine
Nemo121:Salutations and solicitations Nemo gives insight into the strategic level of the game and the mind games that go on in a PBEM
jcar:Aussies vs Amis - World Defence jrcar talks a lot about strategy, operations and tactics and how the all relate
CanoeRebel:Here come the Rebels! (Canoe v. Q-Ball)
CanoeRebel:Tokyo Rose was a Hussy!
wneumann:Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel Very detailed discussion of many strategy topics and things such as pilot training
Q-Ball:Hairy Yankee Reports
BlitzX:Balade of the Newbie vs AI
Japanese Perspective:
PzB:BACK IN BUSINESS - PzB goes East again(st) Andy Mac The other side of the Andy Mac AAR, good things on what Japs can do
Mike Solli:Once Again into the Breach
Japanese Production
Crash Course
Primer
Useful Utils
WitP Tracker http://sites.google.com/site/witptracker/
Combat Reporter
If anyone else has other resources or threads they think are great for beginners then do post below and I'll edit them into this post at the top. I've only really played as Allies so far so links related to playing as Japan would be appreciated.
I'm posting other threads as links but external sites I'm writing out in full so you can see the URL.
Note on searching the forum.
The forum search function can be a bit troublesome, firstly its better to search with less precise match ticked or to instead use google to search the forum. To google search go to google and type the following:-
site:matrixgames.com/forums +"War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition"
adding your search term at the end of that.
Starting Out
Suggested reading when you first start:-
1. Video tutorials by n01487477 http://sites.google.com/site/n01487477/Home
2. Newbie Tutorial
3. Newbie FAQ
4. Beginners gets their questions answered and also here
Wiki
Also there is a wiki http://witp-ae.wikia.com/wiki/War_in_th ... ition_Wiki
There was a previous wiki at http://hc-strategy.com/ae/wiki/index.php (currently unavailable but hopefully I gather online again soon)
Small Scenarios
It helps with learning the game to play smaller scenarios before attempting the grand campaign.
You can download more smaller scenarios here http://www.alternatewars.com/Mods/WITP_ ... narios.htm
Advice on good scenarios for beginners
Walkthrough of Coral Sea scenario
Guadalcanal scenario advice
Guadalcanal scenario After Action report (AAR) by its designer
Japanese Guadalcanal AAR
Misc Info
Acronyms
Ship abbreviations
How to use your auxiliary ships and also this post
Coordinating airstrikes with fighter cover
Skyros Reference sheets V3 (Original thread by him here)
Port size needed to rearm ship ammo
Carrier sortie rearming
Using HQs
Picking good leaders
Logistics 101
Amphib Assaults
Ship Repairs
Pilot Training
Base Building Times
Grand Campaign
When you're ready for the Grand Campaign then the very place to start is Sardaukar's excellent tutorial guide or see his newer guide
Early war Allies strategy
Allied fuel & supply logistics
Kull has also produced spreadsheets showing good initial orders (vs AI) for first turn of the campaign for Allies and Japan
Other Useful AAR's (After Action Reports) for beginners (Thanks to post by Graymane)
Allied Perspective:
Greyjoy:The Power of Inexperience Greyjoy's ARR (he is a newbie and gets lots of advice)
Andy Mac:Andy Mac v PZB Andy Mac is a dev and gives lots of insight into the game engine
Nemo121:Salutations and solicitations Nemo gives insight into the strategic level of the game and the mind games that go on in a PBEM
jcar:Aussies vs Amis - World Defence jrcar talks a lot about strategy, operations and tactics and how the all relate
CanoeRebel:Here come the Rebels! (Canoe v. Q-Ball)
CanoeRebel:Tokyo Rose was a Hussy!
wneumann:Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel Very detailed discussion of many strategy topics and things such as pilot training
Q-Ball:Hairy Yankee Reports
BlitzX:Balade of the Newbie vs AI
Japanese Perspective:
PzB:BACK IN BUSINESS - PzB goes East again(st) Andy Mac The other side of the Andy Mac AAR, good things on what Japs can do
Mike Solli:Once Again into the Breach
Japanese Production
Crash Course
Primer
Useful Utils
WitP Tracker http://sites.google.com/site/witptracker/
Combat Reporter
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RE: Useful Info for Beginners
bump for beginners who have bought during the sale ... [;)]
RE: Useful Info for Beginners
ORIGINAL: n01487477
bump for beginners who have bought during the sale ... [;)] Wish we could have a VSWG thread stickied just like the old witp days ...
Damn duplicate !
RE: Useful Info for Beginners
ORIGINAL: n01487477
bump for beginners who have bought during the sale ... [;)]
Excellent thread - I hadn't seen this before!
Edit: Damian - thanks for those nice video tutorials! Even an experienced player would be advised to check them out. I just learned a few things myself!
RE: Useful Info for Beginners
Added link to the excellent beginners questions in the main forum.
Glad some peeps finding this useful, do suggest further links and I'll add them above. If this is considered useful then maybe it could be make sticky?
Glad some peeps finding this useful, do suggest further links and I'll add them above. If this is considered useful then maybe it could be make sticky?
The user formerly known as jonboym
WITP:AE - Useful Info for Beginners
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RE: Useful Info for Beginners
As one of those beginners who bought during the sale, I'd LOVE to see a sticky with all the beginners links in it. As well as info on any other scenarios out there (especially the smaller ones), play aid locations, etc.
Thanks guys!
Thanks guys!
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Books:
Once A Raider… http://tinyurl.com/89mfnnk
Getting Real - http://tinyurl.com/7zhcjlq
Websites:
www.usmcraiders.com
discipleup.org
RE: Useful Info for Beginners
Here are my most recent version of the reference sheets I use in PDF and excel.
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RE: Useful Info for Beginners
Just bumping this thread in case it's useful for newbies who haven't seen it. Must try and find time to do an update soon....
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RE: Useful Info for Beginners
Good resource.
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RE: Useful Info for Beginners
Don't forget that the manual is a pdf and can be searched as well. There are also two addendum that came with the patches that can be searched as well. There is a lot of information in these documents.
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
RE: Useful Info for Beginners
Added a few more links such as the new wiki and the Early War Allies Strategy
The user formerly known as jonboym
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WITP:AE - Useful Info for Beginners
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RE: Useful Info for Beginners
More updates. Added useful AARs and advice on forum search
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WITP:AE - Useful Info for Beginners
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WITP:AE - Useful Info for Beginners
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RE: Useful Info for Beginners
Added the excellent Logistics 101 thread.
Any comments welcome. Anything you want to see here that isn't here already or does anyone feel this thread is redundant and not really needed?
Any comments welcome. Anything you want to see here that isn't here already or does anyone feel this thread is redundant and not really needed?
The user formerly known as jonboym
WITP:AE - Useful Info for Beginners
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WITP:AE - Useful Info for Beginners
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RE: Useful Info for Beginners
Added a few more links
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RE: Useful Info for Beginners
Thanks, this was a big help. I played a full campaign years ago vs the AI with the original game (Pac War). Trying to give this WITP AE a go and this helps. By the way I checked out one of those AARs, the one by GrayJoy, holy freaking cow thats an internet gem. Spent better part of a week reading that.
By the way the link for the spreadsheet with the ship types....pure gold!
By the way the link for the spreadsheet with the ship types....pure gold!
RE: Useful Info for Beginners
My advice:
Get out while there's still time! Save yourself!
My AAR has got as far as March '43 so far as the allies. Come over and have a look:
tm.asp?m=2341315
Get out while there's still time! Save yourself!
My AAR has got as far as March '43 so far as the allies. Come over and have a look:
tm.asp?m=2341315
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Man, I'm thankful for this thread.
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Is it possible to play in window mode? That way I can keep checking the manual.
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RE: Useful Info for Beginners
Look in the readme.rtf file in the main WitP:AE directory. There are a number of different command line switches and some of them pertain to playing in windowed mode.
Wide Screen Support
New in the third official update:
-px -py
To have any effect x must be greater than 1024 and y must be greater than 768. If values less than or equal to px=1024 and py=768 are used the original values of 1024 and 768 will be substituted.
Spanning mode is not supported and user should ensure that both the video adapter and monitor support the px and py values.
We were unable to test on all possible monitor combinations, if you experience issues you should immediately remove the –px –py from your command line switches to revert to standard display behavior.
Examples:
-f -px1920 –py1200 for a 1920x1200 monitor in full screen mode
-w –px1680 –py1050 for windowed mode, so that the window is within desktop
Other Switches
-colorBlind : Support for color blindness
-deepColor : Enables 32 bit color, intended for Full Screen mode
-altFont : Enables alternate in-game font (Lucida Sans Unicode)
-w : Windowed mode
-wd : Windowed mode, daily autosaves
-ww : Windowed mode, weekly autosaves
-fd : Full screen, daily autosaves
-fw : Full screen, weekly autosaves
-r : Show Roads
-autosave : Daily autosave
-archive : Put data reports in archive directory
-skipVideo : Skip the intro video when starting the game
-fixedArt : Will not use rotating images
Wide Screen Support
New in the third official update:
-px -py
To have any effect x must be greater than 1024 and y must be greater than 768. If values less than or equal to px=1024 and py=768 are used the original values of 1024 and 768 will be substituted.
Spanning mode is not supported and user should ensure that both the video adapter and monitor support the px and py values.
We were unable to test on all possible monitor combinations, if you experience issues you should immediately remove the –px –py from your command line switches to revert to standard display behavior.
Examples:
-f -px1920 –py1200 for a 1920x1200 monitor in full screen mode
-w –px1680 –py1050 for windowed mode, so that the window is within desktop
Other Switches
-colorBlind : Support for color blindness
-deepColor : Enables 32 bit color, intended for Full Screen mode
-altFont : Enables alternate in-game font (Lucida Sans Unicode)
-w : Windowed mode
-wd : Windowed mode, daily autosaves
-ww : Windowed mode, weekly autosaves
-fd : Full screen, daily autosaves
-fw : Full screen, weekly autosaves
-r : Show Roads
-autosave : Daily autosave
-archive : Put data reports in archive directory
-skipVideo : Skip the intro video when starting the game
-fixedArt : Will not use rotating images
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