Hi all I've been lurking in the forums a while, reading the guides and things, and really enjoyng many of the articles. I'm something of a noob when it comes to this game, despite having owned it for several years, as this pesky thing we call life keeps getting in the way of my gaming time, so I'm an on-again off-again player, with nothing in the way of innate awesome gamer skill. Consequently, I do play on the easiest level for battle and campaign.
Now, my various campaigns are all rocking along nicely, due to having a relatively decent grasp of all the different factors (politics, religion, economy), a basic grasp of what units to start focussing on training, and some obsessive micro-management. My trouble is the battles. I absolutely suck at them. I do try my hand at them now and again, but even so, I lose about 4 times as many men as I do when I auto-resolve. I'm slowly learning and doing some practice battles outside of my campaign, but boy oh boy, I suck. I would really appreciate some helpful tips on how to improve, any articles to try, or some practice scenarios that might help.
Now, my various campaigns are all rocking along nicely, due to having a relatively decent grasp of all the different factors (politics, religion, economy), a basic grasp of what units to start focussing on training, and some obsessive micro-management. My trouble is the battles. I absolutely suck at them. I do try my hand at them now and again, but even so, I lose about 4 times as many men as I do when I auto-resolve. I'm slowly learning and doing some practice battles outside of my campaign, but boy oh boy, I suck. I would really appreciate some helpful tips on how to improve, any articles to try, or some practice scenarios that might help.