I need to teach you how to play.

[SF-Warmachine]

LOL.If you are there reading this post its cuz you wanna kick my ***.Well I am a newbie and I need to learn how to play with a good teacher.The title post is just to attrack attention.

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[Gary Tatro]

1. Pay close attention to the time period. Certain equipment become available in certain time periods. This equipment can be devistating and almost unstopable under the correct direction of an experienced player.

2. Try to play with the majority of the realisms on. There is a number of preferences in your preference menu that make the game (I feal) more interesting, balanced, and fun. Some of the more common one are.
Limmited or reduced Ammo - The reason for this is that artillary is extreemly destructive and deadly. There are a couple of weeknesses they have only a limited amount of ammo, they are suseptable to air strikes, and they can be spotted by smoke plums on screen(that is if they are on board). Though a good player will use other units early in the game to drop smoke to confuse his opponent (hi Hellcat).
Country Characteristic on (or True Troop on)- This makes each country unique. With its own good points and bad points. I like this, it make the game more interesting in my perspective. The only warning I would give you would be not to play the Italians with Country Characteristics on.
Troop Rarity On- Many, many, many people will disagree with me on this one. What this does is that each unit in every Country has a rarity rating from 0-the lowest, to 2-the highest. What the computer will do is when you purchase your units it will determine what units are available and how much. Now this gets some people upset because what the want to do is play the British in the early years and buy ALL Matilda's I wonderful tank in its time period. SO they will play with Troop rarity off and buy 60 Matilda's, some recon, and artillary. And crush any opponent they come up against. Not fun for the other guy. What Troop Rarity On would do would limit his purchase of Matilda's to say 0-20.

3. Try to set up limits and paramaters with your opponent on certian things that can make the game unmanagible. Most people set up limits on Artillary (ussually 10-25% of total points), Pre-laid mines (50-points a side or none depending on engagment), and Air (I like to do this historically, example: Germany invaiding Russia 1941. Almost always had air supperiorty. I would give the German player anyware from 2-5 sections)

4. Lastly I am going to touch on time period again. Depending on time period your combined forces will change. What I like to do is once I agree to a game and a time period (unless I am playing a senario) I will open up a regular battle (with troop rarity off-this way I can buy all the troops) and buy one type of equipment say all the tanks availible, a platoon of each. Then I will start the game do a computer deploy and then do my first turn. I do not do a turn all I do is go in and look at my units. I check out armor ratings, movement, # of shots from main gun, carrying capasity, size class(determines how easy it is for your opponenty to see you), experience (Russian Guards T-34 tanks get more shots then regular T-34s), weapons range(very important depending on visibility). Then I will do this again for infantry, anti-tank guns, armored cars, trucks and half-tracks, sometimes even for artillary. I make a list of the good units (important to remember that the most expensive units are not always the best) and try to make up an army of combined forces. Lastly I will make up another few games and check out what my opponent has available and what I will most likely be facing. Total time to set up ussually about 2 hours.

I Hope this helps and have fun.

[SF-Warmachine]

I need someone to play a game with me so I can learn.The computer cannot give me advice in tha game.So if someone wannaplay its my first game.

[Gary Tatro]

I have slots 5-7, 9-10 open. I will play any major country, except Italy. I like to play with C&C off, reduced ammo, True Troop on, Rarity off(since you are new), No prelaid mines (in meeting engagments), 10% to 15% artillary, if you are the Germans and it is early in the war you can have up to 2 sections of air. Middle of the war both sides get two sections of air, late in the war Allies get two sections of air. Lets say 4200 points meeting engagment (small or medium map). Random map, random visibility.

My e-mail address is tatrog@yahoo.com

Do you know how to set up all the preferences in the game?

Would you like me to set up the game?

Finally do you have any time period in mind? Winter/Summer?

You might want to try to find other opponents also I can ussually only manage about 3-4 turns a week.

[SF-Warmachine]

I dont really know how to play a multiplayer game.(I mean in spwaw).So set up everything.And now what do I have to do.my preference are all set.

[Goblin]

Wow. With a thread title like that, you're gonna be fighting everyone!;) Drop by my 'Screen Names' thread in the Hall of Fame, would ya? Good Luck and welcome!

Goblin- A Goblin doesn't buy the word 'newbie';)

[Gary Tatro]

First you need to send me your e-mail address. I recommend going into the manual and reading how to play an PBEM game.

First The person who sets up the game makes all the preferences. I will create a game then I will exit out and put in a password. The game will then save.

Second. Then I open up a ZIP program and go to the e-mail directory in the Matrix Games/SPWAW folder. I will then find game slot labled #5 the slot we will be using. Then I will highlight all four of the e-mail files and zip them.

Third Go on line to your e-mail. Send a message to your opponent and attach the ziped file to the e-mail you are sending them.

Fourth When you recieve a turn. Always check it for viruses. There has been some problems. Then download it to a directory you will remember. Then go to that directory and unzip it to the "Matrix Games/SPWAW/e-mail" folder. This will put your game into the saved area.

Fifth Start SPWAW and play by e-mail. Load game and then open up the game you just put in there. Slot five. Now you will have to buy your units. Then you will have to put in a pass word once you are done. Do not forget to look at the map and check visibility before you purchase.

Sixth After purchases you will have to deploy. When you are done deploying you will have to save the game. Remember to plot initial bombardement and to plot you Special bombardment hexs. (go into bombardment and hit the target button on the hex you want as a .01 hex for the whole game you will get about 4-5 of them)

Seveneth once you are done with all that save the game. NOW THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT. AFTER SAVING DO NOT EXIT THE GAME OR GO ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE GAME. LEAVE IT ALONE. IT TAKES ANYWHERE FROM 3-5 MINUTES FOR THE GAME TO SAVE. GET UP AND TAKE A SMALL WALK TO THE FRIDGE, GET A DRINK, GO TO THE BATHROOM. JUST DO NOT EXIT THE GAME.

Eight Repeat steps 1, 2, and 3. And you have started your first e-mail turns.

Now a couple of quick pointers. Since you are new. First be very carful about setting up right at the start up line. If it is a nice day and your opponent is smart he will take one of his recon units and put it up right next to his starting line and will see what he can see. All your units if you put them that close. Very bad for you. Good for him.
Try to have a balanced force.
Mobility is king.
If you are going to experiment do it small or better yet try it against the computer.

OK that is about it.

[SF-Warmachine]

I have a REALLY good wargame.Its called Combat mission:beyond Overlord.Go to combat mission hq and look for screenshots its like spwaw but in 3d its really awesome.

[Brutto-Bob]

Ciao,

If you want to play I could do a suicidal choice taking Italy in 1941 (C&C off, any other realism ON), 3000 build points, meeting engagment.

If you're interested:
spumadacinque@yahoo.com