Fantomen, I understand what you're getting at. Thank you.
I also understand that a lot of the tactics you might devise -or actually need- are in no way representative of the things you will need to come up with, or taking into account when playing a MP game.
But the fact remains that I feel like standing in the twilight zone by just going for PBEM games alone.
You can only see what to alter, or what not to do if you have a basic foundation of what CAN be done in the first place.
So, playing against the AI might be a good place to begin laying that foundation afterall.
On a lighter note; at least the game still feels fresh after the years I've had it now.
I've been thinking about starting a Let's Play series where I get to learn the game. The community would be able to follow through and provide some advise.
That would become a very powerful tool to learn the game with I reckon.