General Newbie Help

[thejeff]

One of the goals to shoot for in the early expansion phase is a province a turn. At least 10 provinces by the end of the first year. More if you've crippled your scales for a bless or SC pretender.

Lategame stuff is much harder to practice in SP, since the AI is so bad at it. You can learn to build SCs to take on the AI hordes, but those SCs won't stand up to MP tactics.

[Velusion]

Ya if MP is your real interest SP is only useful for learning the basic game and experimenting on how to expand optimally in your first 15-20 turns. Otherwise just jump into an MP game. You'll quickly find yourself reading the entire manual .

I suppose someone could/should put out a 2-3 page "How to jump into Dom3" thread/article. That might be good for quick learners who don't want to read the entire manual but want at least a reference point on their first game.