Guide to the Guides (Total War: Shogun 2)

Kurkistan

Added Guide: Strategic Locations under "General Campaign Guides."

EDIT: Changed title of guide from "Guide To Strategic Locations" to "Guide: Strategic Locations" after guide-maker did the same.

Kensai

I would love to see a guide regarding MP avatar skills creation and ideal compromises in traits/retainers.

spicykorean

This is belated, but I wanted to thank all the players who wrote these guides. Total War is not noob friendly, but these guides helped me greatly.

Kurkistan

Kensai wrote: »

I would love to see a guide regarding MP avatar skills creation and ideal compromises in traits/retainers.

You would probably be better off starting a thread soliciting a guide in the main and/or multiplayer sections as opposed to just posting in this thread.

Kensai

Or better still, Kurkistan, do it myself! I'm considering that!

Kurkistan

^Well, I wasn't going to say it outright. . .

nakadrugs

ordinary, please update your campaign map include the Ikko Ikki as a playable clan.

Kurkistan

^And you would be better off either PM'ing him or posting in his thread.

EDIT: On second thought, he hasn't been active for two months, so you may not be that much better off. Still, a PM might catch his attention if he ever comes back online.

Kurkistan

Changed the FAQ link back to the first post.

Prometheus

Kurkistan wrote: »

Please post here with links to any useful guides you come across or create.

This was the first Campaign guide for ODA at legendary difficulty ...

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?p=9200222#post9200222

Kurkistan

^Thank you for your dillegence, but my general policy towards external guides is to only link directly to them if they are somehow exceptional. I am already linking to the TWC Gameplay and Strategy Discussion Forum, which in-turn links to the thread containing this guide.

Changes
Changed the link to TotalWar.org TWS2 Guides Forum to cover both singleplayer and multiplayer, deleted multiplayer TWS2 link.

Kurkistan

Added Tips on beating VH/Legendary under "General Campaign Guides."

Kurkistan

Added Shogun 2 Economic Quick Reference Guide under "General Campaign Guides." Thanks to Rastafari_Ken for the heads up.

Kurkistan

Added About Taking Kyoto (Part 1 - Units) under "Battle Guides."

Kurkistan

Split "Battle Guides" into two sub-sections, "Tactics" and "Units."

Placed Commentary/Walkthrough using tactics and natural features, Dalkar's Guide to Units and Tactics, Honda's Navy Academy [Video Guides], and Multiplayer Naval Unit & Battle Guide under "Tactics."

Placed Basic Unit Guide, Guide To Building an Army, The Ultimate Shogun 2 Land Unit Guide, and About Taking Kyoto (Part 1 - Units) under "Units."

Note: It's somewhat hard to draw the line for some of these guides, so any input would be welcome if someone sees a clear reason why something should/shouldn't be in the other section section.

EDIT: Moved Dalkar's Guide to Units and Tactics from "Tactics" to "Units." The name fooled me, but it focuses more on the use of individual units than their interaction.

Kurkistan

*Wanders by to old forums out of habit, sees that they're suddenly open*

Added Trait Gained Guide under "General Campaign Guides."

Edited the layout a bit to make it look prettier after the text-editor change.

Kurkistan

Added Guide to factors that affect honour and loyalty under "General Campaign Guides."

P.S. I really should get around to subdividing the Campaign Guides section. *Checks time* Never mind. :eek:

Face-sploder

*log's on to forum for first time in a few months and looks at guide to the guides*

MY GUIDES HAVE OVER 30 THOUSAND VIEWS!!!

Great to be back guys

Face-sploder

Hey Kurkistan. To celebrate me coming back to the forums I made a new guide making my total 5 :cool: (although its an active project.) Mind putting it up on the GttG?

http://forums.totalwar.com/showthread.php/22330-Unit-review

Kurkistan

^Thanks.

Added Frogbeastegg's Guide for Total War: Shogun 2 under "General Guides," Face-sploder's Unit Review under "Battle Guides > Units."

Kurkistan

Put "Thorough beyond measure" endorsement under Frogbeastegg's Guide for Total War: Shogun 2.

Created new "Rise of the Samurai" section and placed RotS Economic Quick Reference Guide under it.

Kurkistan

Added "Reworked Encyclopedia Map (Includes both original and RoTS)" under "Rise of the Samurai". Thanks to wealthyempire for the tip.

EDIT: Changed link: Reworked Encyclopedia Map

Kurkistan

Added You want to be Ieyasu? (Tokugawa Legendary guide) under "Clan Specific Campaign Guides."

chromeshelter

thanks for this topic

TerryV6

Here's a quick question. I love all of these guides and while I can copy and paste them all together into one file that I can access from my computer or iPad, I do still like hard copy. This can mean a couple of hundred pages or more if I include froggies excellent guide. Is there a cost effective way to do this? I have never considered this before and have printed them out myself, going way back to the first Shogun. I would think I am chewing up a bit of ink going the home route.. I'm retired now and just wondering....

Terry

Kurkistan

^Well, printing is printing, so you're going to have to bite the bullet at some point and pay for all of that toner. You can probably shave the cost if you go to a Kinko's or other print shop.

Alternatively, you could act in a somewhat morally dubious manner and print them off piece-meal at a public library.

@chromeshelter
You're welcome, thanks for the thanks.

TerryV6

Just to answer my own question.... I went down and had all my stuff printed for a little over 8 bucks double sided in black and white. Since my inkjet printer refills are over 45 dollars, I guess this is still cheaper. Also, to think of all the money I've spent in years past on Prima guides...

Terry

valky

All 3 Maps included now and some minor/major updates

Shogun 2 + RotS + FotS

(re-worked web-based version too)

edit: a friendly mod updated the title/link ^^

wealthyempire

Here's my FotS economic quick reference guide.
http://forums.totalwar.com/showthread.php/35922-FotS-Economic-Quick-Reference-Guide

Kurkistan

Thank you both. Added a "Fall of the Samurai" category, moved Reworked Encyclopedia Map (Includes original, RotS, and FotS) under it from RotS, added FotS Economic Quick Reference Guide to FotS category.