advice for new player

[AstroCat]

Played Rome a good bit before and I've recently played a couple vanilla Medieval II campaigns, now I'm ready to check out SS but I've got some quick questions.

I downloaded and installed the game plus the base fixes.

Questions:

1. What install setting/options are recommended?

2. What difficulty should I set the campaign to? I played Vanilla on M/M or M/H mostly because I want the more "realistic" scenario if possible.

3. Are there any other fixes or patches I need look for other than the "fixes" file?

Thanks for the help!

[preachercheeze]

Release FAQ: http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showt...41#post7803441

Meneths Compilation: http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showt...88#post7823188

Known bugs and fixes: http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showt...03#post7803503

[newt]

The higher the campaign difficulty the harder the battles will be also. The ai generals get insane boosts on the higher difficulties.

[AstroCat]

Any advice on what options to use during install for a first time SS player?
I assume M/M difficulty is good to start off with? Thanks!

[preachercheeze]

Any advice on what options to use during install for a first time SS player? Thanks! I assume M/M difficulty is good to start off with? Thanks!

hover the mouse over the options and you get a brief explanation in the right column... it is all a matter of taste...

[newt]

Make sure you leave RR on, because disabling it is broken. Or check out my submod.