It`s true

[Black Cat]

I can`t walk and chew gum at the same time:D

However I would still like to understand why I am having problems with the Combat- Move - Combat part of this this Game.

All I want to do , after locking on an opponent, is fire, then move, in a fast way with few keystrokes, but for some reason I seem to get locked up, and can`t move or shoot and get charged and chain sawed to small pieces.

I have tried the tutorial several times, but killing Titans is harder then killing buildings for me.


Any help appreciated

[LarkinVB]

Originally posted by Black Cat
All I want to do , after locking on an opponent, is fire, then move, in a fast way with few keystrokes, but for some reason I seem to get locked up, and can`t move or shoot and get charged and chain sawed to small pieces.

I have tried the tutorial several times, but killing Titans is harder then killing buildings for me.

Of course it is as buildings don't move nor retaliate - yet.

Ok. Lets assume you have locked your opponent and you are stationary. Call your attack menu if not already up. Fire your weapons. Select 'wait on weapon recycled - all'. Your move mode will pop up. Select your move. Next action will either be your attack in case your weapon recycle faster than your move does take or your move if not. Lets assume your move was a run and your weapons recycled faster so attack is up. Now DO NOT call move as your move is still active yet not finished. Select 'wait on move' for your attack mode. Next your move will finish and the attack will pop up again. You are stationary now as the move is done. Fire your weapons. Rinse and repeat. It is MOST vital that you don't interfere active actions like moving or recycling by calling them from the other menu. So DON'T call move from attack while you are still moving. Pending actions, that is action which are not finished yet are displayed in the lower right part of the screen.

Others please step in. Perhaps we should make Margas response
here to be sticky.

[dsvitak]

As the main recipient of Margas terrific post, I would like to add a few things.

I now have the system down pat...only took another hour or so of play after her instructions.

After you finish giving attack instructions, whether it is to recycle weapons, or wait until a different event happens, THEN you are prompted for move instructions.

If you give wait instructions to both, then you go to an infinite loop, potentially, hit F3 to try to cycle out of it.

THE KEY IS TO REALIZE THAT EACH TITAN MUST HAVE MOVEMENT AND ATTACK INSTRUCTIONS....AT THE SAME TIME!

[LarkinVB]

Originally posted by dsvitak
As the main recipient of Margas terrific post, I would like to add a few things.

I now have the system down pat...only took another hour or so of play after her instructions.

She is a he but you are right in all other aspects. As soon as you have grasped this I'm sure you will like the turn system.

[Black Cat]

Thanks all, I printed out this thread and Margas`s great Read Me.

One other question ,about every other game, playing solitary Battles, after I move into a new Hex the Attack Mode screen pops up yet I can`t see any enemy units nor does the Pop Up Window come up. Sometime then there are problems getting back to move mode.

Any idea why this is happing ?

TIA