NEwb--Finally won his first battle

[bostonrpgmania]

Thank you for all the help for my previous post on wiking whiteout.
I played the game with comp- and maximum supply and reinforcement +combat results
For some, with this advantage you cannot lose
But for me (complete newb to this genre), to your surprise, I lost
5 consequtive games!

Last night, I noticed that my big mistake so far was not considering
division integrity
once I pay attention to it, combat was much easier.
I won by 220 (overwelming victory)!
Now onto a little bit of higher level (maybe computer instead of computer-)

BTW, I really like this scenario
(manageable unit numbers with intense battle)

[Wallenstein]

Congrats!
With your combat experience I´m sure you can successfully manage the 2nd Ukrainian front scenario...as the Soviets of course!

[bostonrpgmania]

thank you for your reply!
In fact I played again the same scenario with normal computer and I won by 200 points! Again the key was the position of troops and regiment bonus.
I really have a feeling that I am learning about the game thanks to your help in the other posts.

I will try to master this scenario at harder difficulty and will move to the one that you recommended after that. I have heard that scenarios included with the game, even though it is only 12 turns give you a overwhelming feeling since the units to be controlled is very large..am I correct?
Thank you

[bostonrpgmania]

Hi Wallestein
can you please explain if there is
Any particular reason that I have to play soviet in the 2nd uk scenario?
(easier for newb?)

[Wallenstein]

Hi!
There is no special reason, it was just a suggestion because I consider it to be a good scenario for new players to achieve a first victory. There are many units to manage as the Soviets, but hey, you kan keep the Krauts running .
I like the 1st Ukrainian front more, because there are fewer divisions to handle, and it provides a true challenge for both sides.
On the horizon there are maybe two fanmade(I think) scenarios that are also interesting for you - and for me, because I like shorter battles.
The first is the "Race to the Meuse" scenario in the Ardennes battle, which will be part of the upcoming patch. The second one is - "Trouble at Bastogne" - there´s some information over at http://run5.wargamer.com/
Have fun playing the game!

[bostonrpgmania]

Oh
I will try that race for muese scenario
It was mentioned in the manual but not in the game
I think now it is available
Thank you for your tip!

[Rob Gjessing]

Race for the Meuse is not available just yet.. it will be issued at the same time as the 1.1 patch in early November.

Trouble at Bastogne is probably about a week away from release (I know I keep saying one more week!).. and then there is Assault on Port Stanley (the Falklands) too look forward to which I am developing, and I have commenced work on Gallipoli (which looks quite interesting) and will probably be released before Port Stanley.

For more info head to Run5.