5 Basic Essential Tactics for NOOBS! - Warhammer 3

I'm an easy 1,000 hours into total war games collectively and still manage to consistently turn close victories into valiant defeats so this video was very much needed, thank you

1. If you have weak but fast units you can use them to chase down enemy units that break from combat so they don't return. 2. Some ranged units need more line of sight then others, all with guns, so leave them on high ground or move the infantry to their side, forming like a checkerboard. 3. Check ranged units melee attack and defense, some can defend themselves really well but you may need to toggle melee on to allow them to do that. 4. Ranged units auto skirmish, meaning they will run away when the enemy gets too close, this can be very annoying, as they need to reposition, take aim and maybe fire... takes a while, in a chaotic battlefield where the enemy maneuvers close, so remember that it can be turned off. 5. infantry can brace against being charged, so if they don't have good charge bonus then it's better to have them hold position and let the enemy charge in. This negates much of the charge damage and may be devastating to cav, if you use spear troops. 6. Anti large is actually really effective against large stuff. Anti infantry is really effective against infantry. Make sure you give the right targets to the right troops. 7. PAUSE THE GAME! It's okay to slow down and think for a bit. This game is kinda hard to keep track off so make sure you pace yourself and not just play on max speed. 8. Attacking from above is always better then attacking from bellow. At the same time choke points on the map are there for you to take advantage off. 9. Cavalry is not there to be sent in and forgotten. Make sure to send them away to make a new charge after a few seconds. 10. Big units are easier to hit with ranged attacks then small, shocking I know. But you can dodge and weave to avoid most. Having happy feet makes you live longer. ;D 11. There are many armies in the game that do not like auto resolve, like Skaven and Helman Ghorsts zombie only army... for example. You do well to actually play these out. In fact most fights that state you will loose will actually be a winnable fight. 12. Flying ranged units and spellcasters are the most broken shit. You can cheese the enemy so much with them. Make sure to try it out :D 13. Remember that friendly fire is a thing. Take care with your magic and ranged units, especially artillery and guns. Unless you are Skaven, just shoot through-through and kill-kill! 14. Units that are bigger can mix well with units that are smaller. For example ork bois and ork big'uns can share a line just fine. 15. Bigger units have more mass and can wade through the battlefield so if you need to have something move to deal with a problem, make sure to make use of them. Think that's enough for now :D GL!

0:12 - 1: [FLANKING] 2:23 - Sponsored segment 3:41 - 2: [FOCUS FIRE] 5:25 - 3: [DISTRUPT MISSILES] 7:11 - 4: [UTILIZE TERRAIN] 9:48 - 5: [KILL THE LORD]

Ah yes... flanking. Me, 2000 hours of Total War games played and greatly enjoying this video.

These basic and more advanced tips is like why I like playing with battle realism off and pausing to get exact engagements.

the "kill the lord" advice is exceptionally helpful against Undead since without a leader to bind them together they typically start to crumble immediately

Another fun tip, if your lord is a power house cough Skarbrand cough and can survive combat for a bit, do some army set up prior and then just run them right in the middle. Get the enemy army all balled around and then collapse on them. Works very well for melee focused fations.

Something that doesn’t get said enough. Keep track of all your units. There are 20 so it is tough, but suddenly realizing you’ve had a stagnant unit or a unit that was chasing a broken unit away when they could have been real useful is always an annoying bummer.

9:42 ah Yes! The good old fashion Vortex spells, it leaves the enemy and run all the way to your own troops!

4:48 Thousands of hours playing and only now did I find out how to tell what tier a unit is on the battle field. LOL

My brain still reverts to Rome 1 tactics and automatically tries to find a bridge my spearmen can hold. This makes playing as any race without spears a challenge.

There’s a tactic I love using with the Empire and Cathay and (I know there’s a real strategic name for it) I call it the checkerboard, where I have my infantry in the front row with spaces between them and I put my gunners in those spaces slightly behind. This causes the enemy infantry to clash with mine while leaving space for the gunners to shoot at the enemy infantry.

Something I need to know. I've played Total Warhammer for hundreds of hours and have never been clear on this. Do your units have to actually be playing an attack animation to do damage? If so, then the actual biggest basic tip for new players would be "separate your units rather than just drag them out". Something I always struggle with is my frontline devolving into a tarpit of units stuck on eachother. I suspect this is causing none of my units to actually attack. Dragging out every unit individually and having the separated so they can't merge in combat would be a huge performance boost if thats the case, and its something a new player would not think to do.

Re Flanking: 1 time I will almost blob units is when I have a choke point. I like to swap out my front line when they tired. 2nd unit piles in so the first unit can fall back, and rest. The fatigue penalties are no joke.

Thanks Zerkovich. Following your tips for Chaos Dwarfs I’ve had my best ever campaign and never lose a battle!

I watched all your available vids when I started playing a couple years ago. When im watching your new content It feels just like the good old days :) love your work bro

Ive actully never noticed the tier icon :D Been playing this game for years lol

Incredibly helpful, me and my friend just got the game and i easily had the advantage after watching this.👍

Always good to go back to basics

I’ve been struggling to learn, your videos have been a godsend