Newbie Questions - I can't beat Easy AI as Romans

[Thalatta]

3 hours ago, Satevis said:

This game loads near instantly on an SSD which is great, but I can't read the loading screen tips in time.

Totally agree:

On 28/01/2026 at 6:02 PM, Thalatta said:

1) The loading screen with tips goes away too fast for me, it should say “press any key to continue”.

On 01/04/2026 at 3:56 PM, Thalatta said:

-Regarding "new quotes and tips" in the game load screen, it goes away too fast for me, I can't read it. As suggested at some point, "press any key to continue" could be implemented.

On 16/05/2026 at 8:39 PM, Thalatta said:

these seemed well received and don’t seem controversial (...), besides being apparently easy to implement: 1) loading screen having a “press any key to continue”

[Thalatta]

On 19/06/2026 at 5:53 AM, Satevis said:

I'm sure it happens: I'd like to see a sample chart from a player that outcompetes Medium AI on economy early game.

Here on Medium AI (on Very Hard I don't outcompete economy early game, but I play quite intuitively, no videos or tips to know optimal build order, for now at least).

[Gurken Khan]

4 hours ago, Satevis said:

This game loads near instantly on an SSD which is great, but I can't read the loading screen tips in time.

Title screen -> Learn to Play -> Tips and Tricks

or

binaries/data/mods/public/maps/tutorials/

 

4 hours ago, Satevis said:

When units get arrows over their heads, are they "leveling up" (earning stat boosts) or is it just a cost:effectiveness indicator like in Zero-K?

The chevrons above the units' heads signify (from single to triple) basic, advanced and elite rank; they go along with increasing attack and HP values and decreasing gathering speeds. (Since this site's search function is phenomenally terrible I don't know if there's a good overview somewhere.)

 

Edited Tuesday at 10:17 by Gurken Khan

[Thalatta]

On 19/06/2026 at 5:53 AM, Satevis said:

I'm sure it happens: I'd like to see a sample chart from a player that outcompetes Medium AI on economy early game.

In case you will want it, these two are against Very Hard Aggressive AI, both playing with the Athenians. In the first one I outcompeted the AI on economy early game right at the beginning, then it seems I stopped paying too much attention to it. For the second one I’m only barely outcompeted in the first couple of minutes (I guess took a few seconds to set my dropsites, resources being far from the CC). I’m not using auto-queue anymore, to get used to how apparently most people play.