Battlefield tips wanted

**Generaal Van Heutsz** · February 21, 2015, 11:46 AM

have played many tw games but to be honest I am not that good at the battlemap, I usually win because I manage my economy, try to defend and survive and then finally create supermonster armies.

. Often I have a plan but I find it really hard to implement it, flanking fails because of micromanagement issues like having trouble setting a path around and army or when trying to flank an individual unit often "getting drawn in" head on .

Also properly lining up my army I find a real pain, I never get the thickness and correct line up

, either getting gaps or overlap

**Germanicus75** · February 21, 2015, 11:51 AM

I'm the opposite - I'm good at battles but cr*p at the strategic/economic side of things. I've only ever "won" one TW game but I keep coming back to them all.

**GussieFinkNottle** · February 21, 2015, 12:23 PM

Good visual strategy guide (but don't use the Zama tactic!):

With regards to the micro, the only solution if too many demands are coming at once and you can't keep up, is pausing (or slow-mo). Then you can constantly re-evaluate all your units. Pressing and holding space is good too, to remind you of all the orders (movement and attack) that you've given your troops.

**Generaal Van Heutsz** · February 22, 2015, 04:41 AM

Is there no way to set waypoints or draw out an path?

i didn't know about the spacebar...

**Aethyr** · February 22, 2015, 07:34 AM

Shift plus clicking gives you way points. Shift plus holding allows you to draw a path units will follow but bear in mind their formation, if u want them to move through small gaps etc, set their formations tight first.