[Forum] Update the Strategy Guide

[owenshooter]

Concise description:

• Update the current Strategy Guide to include more maps, especially more difficult and NEW maps that members may actually need help with.

Specifics/Details:

• Perhaps enlist people involved with this prior or those involved with the foundry or SOC to continue updating the Strategy Guide

How this will benefit the site and/or other comments:

• People may actually branch out on new maps if some sort of Strat Guide existed for them.

Current Strategy Guide
Subject: Complete A-Z List of official strategy guides

Below is a complete list of all official, strategy guides created by the strategy ad-hoc group. These guide have been created for the purpose of helping the average new player get to grips with different maps and settings. It should be noted that these are not guides that will result in a best fit approach to any strategy. They are purely intened to help give a foot hold in understanding basic strategy in particular maps ands settings so that the player can learn and evolve their own strategic thinking in their own way for their own purpose.

These are beginners guides to settings and maps:


MAP GUIDES

1. Classic & Classic-Style Maps by Stahrgazer
   
   
2. Africa by Nagerous
   
3. Age of Merchants by Laughingcavalier
   
4. Age of Realms 2 - Magic by Stahrgazer
   
5. American Civil War by Nagerous
   
6. Arctic by BaldAdonis
   
7. Arms Race! by N00blet
   
8. Asia by Gilligan
   
9. Austerlitz by Gilligan
   
10. Brazil by Alstergren
    
11. British Isles by Alstergren
    
12. Cairns Coral Coast by Stahrgazer
    
13. Canada by Alstergren
    
14. Caribbean Islands by Gilligan
    
15. Conquer Club University (CCU) by BaldAdonis
    
16. Discworld by Alstergren
    
17. Doodle Earth by Nagerous
    
18. Dust Bowl by Danryan
    
19. Egypt: Lower by Jricart
    
20. Egypt: Upper by Jricart
    
21. Europe by Alstergren
    
22. Extreme Global Warming by Slowreactor
    
23. Feudal Epic by Danryan
    
24. Feudal War by Danryan
    
25. Forbbiden City by Danryan
    
26. France by Danryan
    
27. Germany by Alstergren
    
28. Greater China by Gameplayer
    
29. Greenland by Rdsrds2120
    
30. Middle East by Danryan
    
31. Midgard by L M S
    
32. Mongol Empire by Danryan
    
33. New World by Thunderhue
    
34. NYC by Dako
    
35. Operation Drug War by Danryan
    
36. Peloponnesian War by Master Fenrir
    
37. Poison Rome by Danryan
    
38. Portugal by Jricart
    
39. Rail USA by Master Fenrir
    
40. Route 66 by Master Fenrir
    
41. San Francisco by Sdh
    
42. Soviet Union by Stahrgazer
    
43. Space by Nagerous
    
44. Supermax: Prison Riot! by Danryan
    
45. Tamriel by Alstergren
    
46. USA by Alstergren
    
47. WWII Eastern Front by Master Fenrir

SETTINGS GUIDES

• Spoils by Dako

[owenshooter]

i for one have been playing Random Poly and Random Team games as of late, in an effort to maintain some interest in CC... However, playing random, the most obscure maps pop up, maps i have never seen and maps i have no idea how to play. often, the map legends are pretty much zero help and require you to make a mistake before you can understand what it is they are "trying" to say. i think if the site continues with the ongoing glut of maps, an effort should be made to update the strategy guide. maybe this is something that could run along with the creation of the maps, moving forward. anyway, just throwing wet wads of toilet paper at the CC cafeteria roof, hoping something sticks...-Jésus noir

[degaston]

i for one have been playing Random Poly and Random Team games as of late, in an effort to maintain some interest in CC... However, playing random, the most obscure maps pop up, maps i have never seen and maps i have no idea how to play. often, the map legends are pretty much zero help and require you to make a mistake before you can understand what it is they are "trying" to say. i think if the site continues with the ongoing glut of maps, an effort should be made to update the strategy guide. maybe this is something that could run along with the creation of the maps, moving forward. anyway, just throwing wet wads of toilet paper at the CC cafeteria roof, hoping something sticks...-Jésus noir

Maybe you should take your own advice?

play 1v1, lose some points. we all go through it. once you get over your fascination with point/ranks, you'll enjoy the site more and be a better overall person...-Jésus noir

Or maybe you could rethink your position on unrated games, and if it were implemented, you could use it to develop your own strategy for these maps?

[owenshooter]

i for one have been playing Random Poly and Random Team games as of late, in an effort to maintain some interest in CC... However, playing random, the most obscure maps pop up, maps i have never seen and maps i have no idea how to play. often, the map legends are pretty much zero help and require you to make a mistake before you can understand what it is they are "trying" to say. i think if the site continues with the ongoing glut of maps, an effort should be made to update the strategy guide. maybe this is something that could run along with the creation of the maps, moving forward. anyway, just throwing wet wads of toilet paper at the CC cafeteria roof, hoping something sticks...-Jésus noir

Maybe you should take your own advice?

play 1v1, lose some points. we all go through it. once you get over your fascination with point/ranks, you'll enjoy the site more and be a better overall person...-Jésus noir

Or maybe you could rethink your position on unrated games, and if it were implemented, you could use it to develop your own strategy for these maps?

see, i'm not whining about losing points and i enjoy seeing the new maps and playing them... but i play RANDOM, so i never know when i'll see them again... i like learning them, don't care about the point loss, but would love it if the STRATEGY GUIDE was just a bit more up to date with maps. and again, i've been dropping and rising 3 ranks on the reg for quite some time. i don't care about the points or the rank and am firm in the belief that unranked games would be more detrimental to the site than helpful. it would just be nice to be able to go to the STRATEGY GUIDE for a quick answer... soooo, think you missed the point... actually, you missed the point of my post completely... i don't see anyone in that thread asking for the STRATEGY GUIDE to be updated and my stating to "suck it up and lose some damn points and rank." just didn't happen... but do carry on, i find it cute... all i'm asking for is that CC update a section of the forum that already exists... the black jesus has spoken... the black jesus has owned you, again...-Jésus noir

[Gweeedo]

@Maowenshooter: maybe you should stick with the basics, some people can't grasp the obvious as well as others might, it is OK, keep trying buddy.
Updating the strategy guide will just confuse you even more than you already are, stick with the basics, don't try to move too fast, you are not ready for the more advanced strategies.
Keep it basic, maybe in a few more years you will be ready for the more advanced maps.
I will mentor you, come join the games I have set up, I will let you win the first two games if you like...then you can boast that you beat Gweed the great.

[owenshooter]

@Maowenshooter: maybe you should stick with the basics, some people can't grasp the obvious as well as others might, it is OK, keep trying buddy.
Updating the strategy guide will just confuse you even more than you already are, stick with the basics, don't try to move too fast, you are not ready for the more advanced strategies.
Keep it basic, maybe in a few more years you will be ready for the more advanced maps.
I will mentor you, come join the games I have set up, I will let you win the first two games if you like...then you can boast that you beat Gweed the great.

i don't know if i could handle the non-stop alerts on my wall and inbox from you about turns being able to be played in those games... and i'm sorry, but i don't see how asking for something that already exists to be updated is THAT revolutionary.. talk about thinking outside of the box!! WHEW!!! minds are being blown!!-Jésus noir

[Dukasaur]

Anyone is welcome to write Strategy Guides. The project died for lack of volunteers and no other reason. If volunteers step forward and write more strategy guides, we will revive it.