Tips

[unicorn77]

I'm slowly getting to grips with my tactics, but I need help. There doesn't seem to be much on the forum as to how you can best play the game, unless I'm missing something? If not, is there any way of seeing all the tips that come up individually, like in a text file or something?

[pipfromslitherine]

Here are the tip contents:

IDS_LTIP0, "Tip: Most tanks have strong frontal armour, weaker side armour and are vulnerable from the rear.",
IDS_LTIP1, "Tip: Infantry and artillery can hide in buildings, forests and rough terrain. They can only be seen by adjacent infantry or if they shoot.",
IDS_LTIP2, "Tip: Keep your infantry and artillery hidden by telling them to hold fire.",
IDS_LTIP3, "Tip: Troops on top of hills cannot be seen by those below unless they fire",
IDS_LTIP4, "Tip: Troops hiding in cover take reduced damage and are harder to suppress",
IDS_LTIP5, "Tip: When a unit's morale drops below 50 it is suppressed and will not return fire.",
IDS_LTIP6, "Tip: When a unit's morale drops below zero it will retreat or surrender to adjacent enemy troops.",
IDS_LTIP7, "Tip: Mortars and artillery can bombard targets they cannot see.",
IDS_LTIP8, "Tip: Use your mortars and artillery to suppress enemy infantry.",
IDS_LTIP9, "Tip: Large artillery pieces such as rocket launchers may need to reload over a number of turns before they can bombard again.",
IDS_LTIP10, "Tip: As units fight they gain experience. Elite units can gain new skills.",
IDS_LTIP11, "Tip: While using a bombardment hold down the shift key to show the area of effect.",
IDS_LTIP12, "Tip: Play multiplayer against anyone in the world in any timezone using Slitherine’s revolutionary PBEM server. It’s so simple you have to try it to believe it!",
IDS_LTIP13, "Tip: Scouts can see hidden enemy units 2 tiles away. Protect these units as without them you are blind.",
IDS_LTIP14, "Tip: Units in heavy bunkers will not surrender, so must be assaulted to remove them.",
IDS_LTIP15, "Tip: Infantry can assault adjacent tanks with explosives and grenades, called AT charges.",
IDS_LTIP16, "Tip: The number of AT charges a unit has is shown by the sticks of dynamite on the unit bar",
IDS_LTIP17, "Tip: Airstrikes and artillery barrages must be targeted in advance. They are very powerful but inaccurate so be sure to keep your troops out of the area.",
IDS_LTIP18, "Tip: Flamethrowers are excellent at destroying fortifications, but have very short range.",
IDS_LTIP19, "Tip: Machineguns are excellent at suppressing infantry but have no defence against armoured units.",
IDS_LTIP20, "Tip: Bazookas, Piats and Panzershrecks fire explosive rounds, designed to take out enemy tanks at short range.",
IDS_LTIP21, "Tip: Always try to get flank and rear shots on enemy armour for best results",
IDS_LTIP22, "Tip: Units that are stationary or hunting are much more accurate than those moving fast.",
IDS_LTIP23, "Tip: Before some battles you may be able to deploy your troops. Position troops with good fields of fire and with good retreat paths.",
IDS_LTIP24, "Tip: Tanks can use their overrun attack against infantry in the open to devastate them, but risk being destroyed when they do.",
IDS_LTIP25, "Tip: Suppression fire can be used to target terrain you suspect holds enemy troops and with enough fire power will make them keep their heads down.",
IDS_LTIP26, "Tip: All units react to enemy units in the opponents turn. Take this into account when advancing on the enemy and when planning your defence.",
IDS_LTIP27, "Tip: Any shots not used in your turn are saved to be used in your opponents turn.",
IDS_LTIP28, "Tip: Remember to turn your tanks to face the enemy threat",
IDS_LTIP29, "Tip: Units are better at reacting to units ahead of them. Sneak up on enemy tanks by coming from their side or rear.",
IDS_LTIP30, "Tip: Infantry can move through wrecks but vehicles can’t. Wrecked vehicles can be bulldozed out the way to clear a path.",
IDS_LTIP31, "Tip: Use trucks and halftracks to transport infantry and artillery around. Artillery units cannot move without transport.",
IDS_LTIP32, "Tip: Keep Anti Aircraft guns (AA) nearby to protect from enemy airstrikes.",

If there is anything specific you want to know, then the community here is always happy to help from what I have seen .

Cheers

Pip

[unicorn77]

Thanks for that - there's a couple of tips listed I hadn't picked up on.

I'm having trouble with air/artillery strikes - I can't see how to cancel them immediately after setting them. Is this possible?

[pipfromslitherine]

If you click on the bonus, then on the tile you are targetted, it should show a 'cancel' icon and you can cancel them like that.

Cheers

Pip

[unicorn77]

That's brilliant! I've been left/right clicking like a maniac all round the plane icons, and similarly left/right clicking round the target, but I just didn't think to do what amounts the exact reverse of the setting action!!

I even read through the entire manual to no avail.

Is there a sticky topic I've missed that is just packed full of helpful hints like this?

[junk2drive]

On the main page is a sticky: Manual Additions

[unicorn77]

Marvellous! I particularly liked the ArizonaTank thread.