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RE: Useful Info for Beginners

Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 7:17 am
by ilovestrategy
I looked in the read me file as instructed but I'm still confused as what a command switch is. I did find out that I can minimize the game by hitting the window key next to the space bar.

RE: Useful Info for Beginners

Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 2:11 pm
by Lokasenna
You can also minimize with Alt+Tab.

You should add the following to your command line (which you can access by right-clicking and selecting Properties for the shortcut to the .exe, forgive me if you already know how I'm jumping in late here):

-w -pxAAAA -pyBBBB


Where AAAA is equal to or less than your monitor's horizontal resolution (usually something like 1280, 1440, or 1920) and BBBB is equal to or less than the vertical resolution (usually 990, 1080, or 1280). So if you have a big 1920x1080 monitor and want to run it at about 3/4 of your screen size, you'd put in "-w -px1600 -py800".

Hope this helps.

RE: Useful Info for Beginners

Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2013 1:16 pm
by Skyros
I have updated my reference spreadsheet and created a spreadsheet for allied air production from Scenario 1. The rearm tab is still raw on the reference sheet and needs some work. As always suggestions, corrections etc are always welcome.

RE: Useful Info for Beginners

Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2013 1:17 pm
by Skyros
Here is the allied air production spreadsheet. Thanks to the Tracker team for the tools to be able to extract this info.

RE: Useful Info for Beginners

Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2013 1:22 pm
by Skyros
Here is a sample from the reference sheet.

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RE: Useful Info for Beginners

Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2013 1:25 pm
by Skyros
Here is a new tab, hope to add Japanese shipyards soon.

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RE: Useful Info for Beginners

Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 3:50 pm
by PaxMondo
Skyros,

Check your numbers for the Hellcat ... they look low. Not sure how as all of the other numbers look right.

RE: Useful Info for Beginners

Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 11:03 pm
by Skyros
Thanks, what a difference 16 to 130 a month.

Here is the new version.

RE: Useful Info for Beginners

Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 11:38 pm
by PaxMondo
ORIGINAL: Skyros

Thanks, what a difference 16 to 130 a month.

Here is the new version.
Yep! [;)]

Thanks for the update.

RE: Useful Info for Beginners

Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 11:37 pm
by Skyros
Found a few more errors so here is a new version. made changes to Vengence I AUS, Hurricane IIB Dutch, Wellington BX BRit, PBY-5 NZ, F-10 Mitchell US Army and P51H UsArmy.


RE: Useful Info for Beginners

Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2013 2:26 pm
by desicat
Good thread.

RE: Useful Info for Beginners

Posted: Fri Jul 19, 2013 12:47 pm
by BlitzimX
I don't know if that's the good thread but I think it may be, i don't want to post a new subject for one question.

Can someone tell me which Scenario would be the best for a first MP game? I know that you have DaBigBabe and Reluctant Admiral, both improoving the base game and adding variations for the Japanese player. But what are the main differences? Are they okay for a first game or shall we stick with the basic scenarios from the Vanilla game?

Thanks!

RE: Useful Info for Beginners

Posted: Fri Jul 19, 2013 1:53 pm
by Amoral
For your very first game you might want to try a smaller scneario like Guadalcanal. The action will start happening sooner, and you'll get some mid game experience that will help you when you go back and try your first grand campaign.

RE: Useful Info for Beginners

Posted: Fri Jul 19, 2013 3:09 pm
by BlitzimX
I already practiced with the smaller scenarios :p That's why i ask for the Grand campaign

RE: Useful Info for Beginners

Posted: Fri Jul 19, 2013 4:00 pm
by Sardaukar
ORIGINAL: BlitzX

I don't know if that's the good thread but I think it may be, i don't want to post a new subject for one question.

Can someone tell me which Scenario would be the best for a first MP game? I know that you have DaBigBabe and Reluctant Admiral, both improoving the base game and adding variations for the Japanese player. But what are the main differences? Are they okay for a first game or shall we stick with the basic scenarios from the Vanilla game?

Thanks!

You might want to try DaBabesLite, which has data changes to make it more realistic, but doesn't add lots of extra (small) ships and specialist units.
It's also fully compatible vs. AI.

RE: Useful Info for Beginners

Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2014 11:21 am
by Chuske
After 2 years doing other things I'm back and trying to relearn everything I've forgotten about WITP:AE, so hope to add to this thread as I get back up to speed.

You guys can help though by suggesting threads you think should be added to this. One thing I'd particularly like is to find any good advice for coping with China as seems very few threads I can find on this. There is some advice in various AAR's but general principles of how to fight in China would be a great help to a lot of players just starting out on their first grand campaign.

RE: Useful Info for Beginners

Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2014 12:05 pm
by Numdydar
And you left out the most important document of all from your list [:D] Once that is fixed then your list will be awesome [:)]
 
http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=3329605
 

RE: Useful Info for Beginners

Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 1:12 am
by Kull
Good thread. There's a few links in my signature that might be helpful for noobs

RE: Useful Info for Beginners

Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2014 5:08 am
by Chuske
Thanks I've added those links look very useful!

RE: Useful Info for Beginners

Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2014 1:23 pm
by btd64
ORIGINAL: jonboym

After 2 years doing other things I'm back and trying to relearn everything I've forgotten about WITP:AE, so hope to add to this thread as I get back up to speed.

You guys can help though by suggesting threads you think should be added to this. One thing I'd particularly like is to find any good advice for coping with China as seems very few threads I can find on this. There is some advice in various AAR's but general principles of how to fight in China would be a great help to a lot of players just starting out on their first grand campaign.

Welcome back. I like what you have provided to the WITPAE community. Very helpful thread.
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