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I've finally finished these up and had a blast doing it. What an amazing game - any of its component parts (air, naval, ground) would be a great game all on its own. Making these I also got a deeper understanding how well it all works and how elegantly it all is put together. These combine for 11 episodes and 11+ hours. Here is the combined Playlist: War in the Pacific: AE Tutorial

The individual episodes:

(1) Intro and Options
(2) The Map
(3) Info Buttons
(4) Bases
(5) Logistics
(6) Task Forces 1: Carrier Groups, Tankers, Cargo
(7) Task Forces 2: Cargo, Subs, ASW and Mines
(8) Task Forces 3: Transports, Auxiliary and Repair
(9) Air Units 1: The Basics
(10) Air Units 2: Missions
(11) Ground Units

I hope you enjoy and if these bring even 1 more person to this fantastic game and get them playing it then Mission Accomplished. I will be following this up with a turn by turn Let's Play if anyone is interested, including an Allied set up episode for every region. Cheers

Thanks for doing all that work, man!

By the way, although it's commonly misused, the word decimate(d) is pretty simple Latin and means to reduce by one tenth. In war, that means you've "blooded" your troops and it's actually a good thing, their experience has increased a lot, some of the weaknesses have been worked out and you know what can go wrong. It is not a synonym for destroyed, annihilated or massacred. In a case like that where almost everyone seems to be misusing the word I simply find another word or phrase to mean what I really mean, or sometimes I'm just stubborn and use it correctly anyway. I never misuse a word where I know better, even if my audience will understand its incorrect meaning. Another example of this sort of thing is the idiom "the lion's share". That idiom did not originally mean "most". It meant ALL, every last crumb. Such a shame it's lost that meaning.

Thanks a lot already start your video series great

ORIGINAL: geofflambert

By the way, although it's commonly misused, the word decimate(d) is pretty simple Latin and means to reduce by one tenth. In war, that means you've "blooded" your troops and it's actually a good thing, their experience has increased a lot, some of the weaknesses have been worked out and you know what can go wrong. It is not a synonym for destroyed, annihilated or massacred. In a case like that where almost everyone seems to be misusing the word I simply find another word or phrase to mean what I really mean, or sometimes I'm just stubborn and use it correctly anyway. I never misuse a word where I know better, even if my audience will understand its incorrect meaning. Another example of this sort of thing is the idiom "the lion's share". That idiom did not originally mean "most". It meant ALL, every last crumb. Such a shame it's lost that meaning.

You bring up an interesting point. Of course you are technically correct in its original Latin meaning - but when does a word or phrase change after years of "misuse". I would argue decimated has entered that phase where more people recognize it as meaning destroyed or laid waste than think of the original Latin meaning. But what do I know I'm just a caveman

When will centimeter mean an inch? The word is practically its own etymology. I don't think deci will ever mean 90.

Thanks for the tutorials. They are a great help.

Matt

ORIGINAL: geofflambert

When will centimeter mean an inch? The word is practically its own etymology. I don't think deci will ever mean 90.

"Decimated" is mute on how many decis mated ...

can you make a episode how to set a amph. taskforce attack on a island

Exactly what I needed ! Thank you !!

ORIGINAL: geofflambert

When will centimeter mean an inch? The word is practically its own etymology. I don't think deci will ever mean 90.

I guess we are inching towards total, err... convergence?

Thank you for the hard work you have done on these. I am enjoying them and will rewatch a few of them again to help all the information to get into my old brain. I like your presentation method and the way you dole out the information in nice size bites.

This thread should be stickied, it is very useful for beginners.

Thanks very much. Great set of videos.

Good quality tutorials, thank you! Will be of great help to the new players

the roman army would 'decimate' its own units ad punishment for cowardice, i think desertion too.

Bump for new players

Bumpity Bump given the $16 sale. I humbly suggest this maybe gets pinned in the forum - the videos seem to have gotten good feedback and there is not much else out there for the new player

ORIGINAL: cbrandonellis

ORIGINAL: geofflambert

By the way, although it's commonly misused, the word decimate(d) is pretty simple Latin and means to reduce by one tenth. In war, that means you've "blooded" your troops and it's actually a good thing, their experience has increased a lot, some of the weaknesses have been worked out and you know what can go wrong. It is not a synonym for destroyed, annihilated or massacred. In a case like that where almost everyone seems to be misusing the word I simply find another word or phrase to mean what I really mean, or sometimes I'm just stubborn and use it correctly anyway. I never misuse a word where I know better, even if my audience will understand its incorrect meaning. Another example of this sort of thing is the idiom "the lion's share". That idiom did not originally mean "most". It meant ALL, every last crumb. Such a shame it's lost that meaning.

You bring up an interesting point. Of course you are technically correct in its original Latin meaning - but when does a word or phrase change after years of "misuse". I would argue decimated has entered that phase where more people recognize it as meaning destroyed or laid waste than think of the original Latin meaning. But what do I know I'm just a caveman

Oh, brother, you have hit me where I live. As a word aficionado I get worked up over some of the abuses of the language I hear today.

Example: Venue. It originally meant the site where a crime occurred, or the jurisdiction in which the trial was held. Thus, a defense lawyer in a small town may ask for a change of venue to another town as the local jury pool may know the victim. The idea was to get a jury pool who have no ties to the victim. I noticed this word changing meaning due to the influence of "veejays" or video jockeys on music channels referring to a concert site as the venue.

I despise bastardized, made-up words like "irregardless." [:@] Use irrespective or regardless, not irregardless. Or phrases like "same difference." WTF does same difference mean? We are not discussing two differences, merely one.

Pronunciations drive me bonkers as well. The word forte. It is pronounced fort, not for-tay. The "e" is silent. Another peeve involves misspelling in a phrase. Toe the line meaning to stick to procedure, not trespass. Not tow the line. What, the rope needs to be hauled? Here's another one: chomping on the bit. It is champing at the bit, not chomping on it. It denotes eagerness, impatience.

Ah, well, what can we do? Eventually popular usage changes a definition, and we traditionalists end up regarded as cranks.

And to end on a relevant note: I am trying to go through turn 1 with Kull's execellent resource, the Allied turn 1 spreadsheet. I feel myself being overwhelmed by menu and option choices. I think I would do best by going through these video tutorials. The best time to learn how to shoot is in training, not live combat, which is what I feel I am doing by jumping straight into a campaign game.

If you have not played any of the scenarios, I suggest that you start there. The Coral Sea is probably the best one to start with.