Huw The Poo is Awesome!

KyzBP · July 20, 2014, 04:49:06 PM

I'd like to publicly thank Huw for a very generous gift. O0 It's great knowing that one can almost predict the seemingly never ending generosity of the members of this community...especially Huw.

Thanks again!

* Mods: Can you please leave this up for at least 24 hours before wisking it away into the unknown? It would be greatly appreciated. *

Huw the Poo · July 20, 2014, 04:58:28 PM

Haha! *shucks*

I just hope you enjoy it. I tried so hard to get into it but there were one or two things I just never got (which is weird because I got on with Sengoku just fine). When you master it, tell me how to play the damned thing! ;)

KyzBP · July 20, 2014, 05:34:30 PM

Quote from: Huw the Poo on July 20, 2014, 04:58:28 PM
Haha! *shucks*

I just hope you enjoy it. I tried so hard to get into it but there were one or two things I just never got (which is weird because I got on with Sengoku just fine). When you master it, tell me how to play the damned thing! ;)

That's a deal.

Jarhead0331 · July 20, 2014, 05:39:12 PM

At least tell us what the gift is...

Staggerwing · July 20, 2014, 06:01:46 PM

Crusader Kings II

bbmike · July 20, 2014, 06:16:06 PM

Then I would agree, Huw the Poo is indeed awesome. This site is awesome! O0

bayonetbrant · July 20, 2014, 08:18:02 PM

Quote from: bbmike on July 20, 2014, 06:16:06 PMThis site is awesome! O0

I promise we did not pay him to say that.

yet...

Nefaro · July 21, 2014, 09:24:30 AM

Quote from: Staggerwing on July 20, 2014, 06:01:46 PM
Crusader Kings II

Nice! :)

fabius · July 21, 2014, 02:19:14 PM

Please let us know hoe you get on with CK2. I love HoI3, EUIV and Vic2. Just can't seem to get into the combat mechanics of CK2 despite being pumped after watching Vikings series

RooksBailey · July 21, 2014, 02:58:52 PM

Quote from: bbmike on July 20, 2014, 06:16:06 PM
Then I would agree, Huw the Poo is indeed awesome. This site is awesome! O0

He is also a great Frozen Synapse player. ;D

You're going to love CK2. I still consider it one of the finest strategy games ever released.

KyzBP · July 21, 2014, 03:38:33 PM

Quote from: fabius on July 21, 2014, 02:19:14 PM
Please let us know hoe you get on with CK2. I love HoI3, EUIV and Vic2. Just can't seem to get into the combat mechanics of CK2 despite being pumped after watching Vikings series

It's been frustratingly slow so far. I REALLY want to dive in but this game appears to be incredibly deep. I started watching a "Lets Play" but after 6 or 7 minutes I end up diving back into the game only to be overwhelmed again. This may take some time.

Nefaro · July 21, 2014, 04:27:19 PM

Quote from: KyzBP on July 21, 2014, 03:38:33 PM

It's been frustratingly slow so far. I REALLY want to dive in but this game appears to be incredibly deep. I started watching a "Lets Play" but after 6 or 7 minutes I end up diving back into the game only to be overwhelmed again. This may take some time.

If regular learnin' fails, go to the YouTube tutorial vids. It's clicked with a lot of people who watched such things, when the stock tutorials failed.

This tutorial series from 'Eviscerator03' looks pretty detailed. The first vid is here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxGrv120bBA

.. and Arumba's videos can not only be entertaining but you can see a good player describe what he's doing. Here's the first in his series starting on "Noob Island" (aka Ireland) for those who want to see an experienced player's strategies:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiSsgu_iMvg

The most difficult thing to figure out is how the program determines succession & inheritance of lands. They've improved it with all the patches over the years, but it still isn't always clear cut on who gets certain parts of a Duchy, Kingdom, or Empire.

KyzBP · July 21, 2014, 04:53:15 PM

Quote from: Nefaro on July 21, 2014, 04:27:19 PM
Quote from: KyzBP on July 21, 2014, 03:38:33 PM

It's been frustratingly slow so far. I REALLY want to dive in but this game appears to be incredibly deep. I started watching a "Lets Play" but after 6 or 7 minutes I end up diving back into the game only to be overwhelmed again. This may take some time.

If regular learnin' fails, go to the YouTube tutorial vids. It's clicked with a lot of people who watched such things, when the stock tutorials failed.

This tutorial series from 'Eviscerator03' looks pretty detailed. The first vid is here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxGrv120bBA

.. and Arumba's videos can not only be entertaining but you can see a good player describe what he's doing. Here's the first in his series starting on "Noob Island" (aka Ireland) for those who want to see an experienced player's strategies:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiSsgu_iMvg

The most difficult thing to figure out is how the program determines succession & inheritance of lands. They've improved it with all the patches over the years, but it still isn't always clear cut on who gets certain parts of a Duchy, Kingdom, or Empire.

Thanks Nefaro! I'll be using those links. I had already started my game on " Noob Island". I had no idea that it had been labelled as such. It just seemed so safe and peaceful....

MetalDog · July 21, 2014, 06:13:34 PM

I hadn't known that either when I started my first game. Ireland just seemed an out of the way place to make some noise and not get squashed immediately.

fabius · July 21, 2014, 06:48:08 PM

Quote from: KyzBP on July 21, 2014, 03:38:33 PM
Quote from: fabius on July 21, 2014, 02:19:14 PM
Please let us know hoe you get on with CK2. I love HoI3, EUIV and Vic2. Just can't seem to get into the combat mechanics of CK2 despite being pumped after watching Vikings series

It's been frustratingly slow so far. I REALLY want to dive in but this game appears to be incredibly deep. I started watching a "Lets Play" but after 6 or 7 minutes I end up diving back into the game only to be overwhelmed again. This may take some time.

Had to watch some to get into Vic.

Who are you playing as? I remember it's hard to beat the Normans as old One Eye Harold.