Slitherine

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ORIGINAL: joblue

I have 2 questions regarding detailed battles...and then a global comment below:

1. It seems like you can only select units in order...so if I move a unit, then move the next one, I cant go back and select the previous one....am I right or just plain missing something? It seems like the unit selection is pretty rigid.

units are moved based on Init, so it is not always in the same order, but overall, once a unit has moved, it is finished until it's next time to move comes around, but there is a wait command, if you want, this will use up some of it's MPs but it will be get returned to before that round of movement is over

2. More of an observation. In some battles, with no victory locations...I have my units plopped on the map to start, but I have no idea which direction to head to find the enemy...again, am i missing something?

over all not sure, if you are on the attack, you will start at the top of the map, and the enemy will be below you, depending on how many of them there are, it can be HARD to find them, but you have to seach for them

if you are defending, you don't really have to worry about it, you start at the bottom of the map and the enemy starts at the top and he will be coming to you

some of the settings can effect this, if you pick close combat, you will start much closer to each other

I read the manual...and have posted previously that I think that while it is a great reference, it really doesnt shed much light on the process of playing. I have experimented, and I seem to be getting somewhere in my undertsaning of the mechanics. We all internalize infomation diferently, and I dont think the manual accounts for those of us who want to learn the game while playing.

Love the game...the depth (from govoner's attitudes to missinterpreting orders to emanicaption) is just amazing. Everytime I think I "get it", there is a new layer yet to uncover.

Kewl, glad you are enjoying it :)

Joblue