Empire Total War help.

[oplinger]

It's that time again, when I sort of lose my mind, and reinstall this game because I think it'll be fun. I really want to like this game, and I have tried very hard to do so. ..So what this comes down to is:

Naval battles.
I suck at them.
Help me

On land, I'm awesome. Give me a boat and I'm a step above an infant.

Why do they have to be so annoying?

 

[Spacewolf]

It's that time again, when I sort of lose my mind, and reinstall this game because I think it'll be fun. I really want to like this game, and I have tried very hard to do so. ..So what this comes down to is:

Naval battles.
I suck at them.
Help me

On land, I'm awesome. Give me a boat and I'm a step above an infant.

Why do they have to be so annoying?

just go across the front of the enamy ships with a broadside the main thing with ships is to keep your side to them while at the same time avoiding them doing the same youve also got to account for ships turning speeds and the wind direction

 

[Nikolaz72]

Ehm shoot off their sails and pick them off from afar with creater speed and larger range?

 

[RhombusHatesYou]

I find sea battles too annoying to deal with so I don't bother with them. None of the factions I prefer to play rely on sea power so I'm good.

 

[Badger Kyre]

"Serpentine" - it's an actual tactic, works - so long as the formation AI ( follow holds ) which is mostly.

I don't remember for sure, but.. is there no auto-resolve?

Last but not least; as the fella said, play a power that isn't so dependent on new-world trade?

Myself, i am hoping in the near future a TW will have an option to let your friends play as your captains/ generals/ admirals in the ultimate co-op.

When that one hits, you can just come on here and put a LFG... er LF Admiral ad.

Edit: I was going to tell you "look it up", did so myself to see if i was recalling the name right, and wow, even with google i got quite a lot of dead hits.

WHat's REALLY embarassing is the best hit I'm getting is...
an empire total war site response to your question! lol!

http://shoguntotalwar.yuku.com/reply/683300/t/Re-Tips-for-Naval-battles.html