I have trench points available (I get a prompt about whether I've spent them all when I try to end the Strategic Phase) but the manual doesn't say how to deploy them. Anyone know how it's done? Thanks!

I'm pretty sure I did the official patch (did updates before playing it even once).  I must say, as a side note, this seems one of the most friendly and helpful game communities I've come across in years.

I suppose it's a matter of interpretation. Amphib ops on a tactical scale I don't think really count as 'operations' per se. But I suppose it's a matter of semantics...

Hmmm I'm not using any mods at the moment. Is this a mistake?  If I install a mod will I have to start over?

<t> Before I say anything I'll admit to not owning the game yet. But I will say one thing&nbsp; about the subject that, regardless of&nbsp; not owning the game, is still true. Amphibious operations were rare in WW I and generally didn't go&nbsp;off well so I would think that it's more of a ...

Yes I did start it on easy. The money management in this game is going to be the hardest for me to learn I think. I keep reading to get the airport but I tried going for that after Safari and was just overwhelemd by enemies. I guess I need to work up to that one...

Ok thanks for that. It does seem to have a steep learning curve in some ways. Not a bad thing always but it just takes getting used to.

Ok I see what I did wrong now. Apparently if you wait too long the guy in the Safari is killed with the rest of the bus passengers... I had to start over from an earlier point.

<t> Nothing in the journal other than some comment about money solving my problems. It says I now have a jeep so I can go on to the main mission but it doesn't say what the main mission is. And the emails are just info on the Diamond Coast or whatever the country is called. <br/>
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<t> Ok I see how to get my mercs from one area to the other but it would seem I haven't finished something in the first map since I have no other missions anywhere else... I killed all the guys with red names, bribed charles and his buddies to leave and got the car from the guy in the hut to the ...

<t> If this has been covered before I apologize. I did a search and didn't find an answer to my question in the threads listed. <br/>
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I am having a problem advancing past the first map (obviously). In the map I have killed everyone that has their name in red. Unfortunatelly most of teh blues ...