Basic strategies for winning almost every map

[Mathias Schindler <neubau@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

While it is certainly possible to win every map with differentstrategies, t=
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Swiss tool in fighting the computer is a retreat behindrivers and to block =
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bridges from the other river side. this way, youalways can attack a single =
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enemy unit with two of your own units and thecomputer will wait with all ot=
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units until he is destroyed. By usingartillery this becomes a pretty easy =20
strategy for example on the maps"across the omyar gorge", "lankh valley", =20
"lost factories", "mountaindefense", especially "Operation: Anthill", "Radi=
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Silence", and "Swordsand Plowshares. "The Great Battle" is also a pretty go=
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example in howto win without attacking.

It is easy to win Swords and Plowshares without losing a  single unit.The =20
computer's standard losing reason is that it underestimates thepower or =20
artillery, it is unable to keep its units together when movinglarge distanc=
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and it dares to attack even in the worst possible places.

  From a theory of game-perspective, a good map design would =20
discouragedefensive strategies and it would prevent the creation of =20
unbreakablebarriers (elite heavy tank with two scouts and two artillery beh=
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abridge) is simply unable to defeat.

Introducing resource-dependency or ammonition shortage might help. Unitswho=
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are by far the most valuable ones compared to their cost are Scoutunits who=
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can easily become elite without the risk of being damaged bydirect fire. Wh=
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they were introduced into the Lost factories-map(which existed before that =
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unit), they basically broke the idea of that map.

Mathias