(Yes, I know many hate it and I am not a die-hard sports fan, either.) In American Football, every play has a point at which it can be said to have 'matured.' Every play is designed to have a point at which its highest chances of success can be realized and, after that, there is an increasing likelihood of failure. The one bit of advice I can give is to refrain from treating naval engagements like short-term battles and, instead, ALLOW the engagements to mature properly.Īn example of this can be found in American Football.

Naval Battles are much longer, it's true, but they have to be because the engagements are much longer and much more significant per occurance. They plot paths that ultimately will result in their ships being unable to engage the enemy or they plot paths that put their weaker assets ultimately in the middle of a pack of much stronger, more concentrated, enemy ships. But, you must also accept the downsides of that, like not being able to get your fastest speeds.Įvery single Empire: Total War naval battle 'Lets Play' I have watched involves players failing to understand how wind direction effects not only their ships, but the enemy's. Managing formations, however, is much easier. Once you start managing individual units, you have to accept the responsibility for every one of them.

In short - PAY ATTENTION TO ALL YOUR SHIPS, WHERE THEY ARE AND WHERE YOU HAVE ORDERED THEM TO GO! :) The one problem that even experienced gamers seem to run afoul of is that they get heavily involved in micromanaging a few assets and forget others, often causing themselves unnecesary losses. I watch a lot of let's plays, paying particular attention to naval battles. Line Astern makes both of those tasks much easier. The most important thing to consider is considering wind-direction as a tactical advantage and micromanagement.

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