🏹Combat and army command, Basic Battle tactics tutorial for Total War Rome 2, Guide #1

[@salilbhagwatadp]

Really helpful video as many have said in the comments, thank you so much

[@perafilozof]

Hello Salil and welcome to my channel. I am glad I could help. Thank you for thr feedback! You can find more such videos about Rome 2 on this playlist kzbin.info/aero/PLRYGjguAn0CGwi4hzeZy-pMkbH1BxOaEy

[@kingslaphappy1533]

One of the best videos of the many I’Ve seen for new players in terms of creating basic formations, grouping units and moving them to attack while in formation... also learned about rotating the orientation of grouped units which is cool etc..well done and ty!👍

[@perafilozof]

Thank you for the prise! You are welcome!

[@AlpaChino393]

Just bought this game in a steam sale and your video is such a blessing. Thanks for the help!

[@perafilozof]

Hello J W and welcome to my channel. I am glad I could help. You can find more Tutorials for this game on this playlist : kzbin.info/aero/PLRYGjguAn0CGwi4hzeZy-pMkbH1BxOaEy

[@perafilozof]

Your welcome. And extra free tip, you can hold shift and que orders for units.

[@tillwill8024]

what you mean like shift right click one enemy or area then right click another area or unit and when they are finished they will move on to next action in que???

[@perafilozof]

@@tillwill8024 Both. You can link move orders but also move orders ending in attack orders.

[@johnwrath3612]

Excellent tutorial. I always found the combat in Total War to be very complex. The controls feel a little bit clunky and unwieldy, units aren't very responsive but in the case of total war this absolutely makes sense. In real ancient battles, it was a big chaotic confusing mess. Generals attempted to lead troops to the right positions, then set them loose in the right direction and hope it worked out. However, setting up and engaging in the proper formation in the proper order with the proper terrain can drastically alter the outcome. I've been losing the first major siege mission in the vanilla campaign a few times and after watching this tutorial i beat it on the next go. Thank you much, sir!

[@perafilozof]

+john wrath You are very welcome !

[@TheDawsonGamer]

This was amazingly helpful, thank you so much, liked and subscribed

[@birbisdaword3453]

Lewis Jones same

[@TheVindalloo]

TW rome2 is by far my most played game. love it so much. always something new to learn from tutorials, so thanks for this mate

[@perafilozof]

You are welcome Matt! Welcome to my channel and enjoy the other tactic tutorials : Battle Tutorials for TW Rome 2: kzbin.info/aero/PLRYGjguAn0CGwi4hzeZy-pMkbH1BxOaEy

[@ojconcentrate3595]

I expected this to be just a rehash of things I already knew. I was pleasantly disappointed. This video was well made and the descriptions were both easy to understand and useful. Thanks.

[@Randompersonality56]

Thanks a lot my guy I could never figure how to get my units to move in formation but this video helped out a lot. Have a good day

[@perafilozof]

Hello Kakathot and welcome to my channel! I am glad I was able to help! You can learn a lot more from my other three advanced battle tutorials on this playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLRYGjguAn0CGwi4hzeZy-pMkbH1BxOaEy

[@Deafca7]

First video to make sense on this subject. Thank you kind sir!

[@perafilozof]

Hi Deafca7, and welcome to my channel! Your are very welcome! There are also a few more videos after this one with more advanced and interesting tactics. If by any chance you don't find them I will post a link for you.

[@eg4933]

one of the best battle tutorial videos for beginners. I will be replaying this. Thanks.

[@perafilozof]

You are quite welcome and thank you for the feedback! You can see the entire playlist here : kzbin.info/aero/PLRYGjguAn0CGwi4hzeZy-pMkbH1BxOaEy

[@eg4933]

they should have sub-grouping, ie groups within groups that way you can command all sub-groups together as one. Saves time and formation.

[@perafilozof]

That is totally true and it would be a god sent.

[@looming_]

Cheers m8, still helpful after all these years!

[@perafilozof]

Hi, I am glad to hear that. I hope my accent from 10 years ago isn't to hard on your ears. This is the full playlist btw kzbin.info/aero/PLRYGjguAn0CGwi4hzeZy-pMkbH1BxOaEy

[@perafilozof]

Thank you, and you're very welcome.

[@V.D.22]

Thank you! It is basically the same strategy as in RTW 1.

[@aflyhorse]

Thanks. Having played TW series for 4 years, I didn't know Ctrl-G until now.

[@jezusziomowski8659]

Good tutorial! Thanks

[@perafilozof]

Thank you kindly. You can find more such tutorials on Rome 2 and other TW games on my playlist here: kzbin.info/aero/PLRYGjguAn0CGCK3tAY7EcsZltMfQ9kwdn

[@urgulp1554]

Simple but very helpful tips. Thank you!

[@C0bbs]

Hey there - Really good guide with some useful tips. Have been looking for something like this for a while now and was surprised how few good video guides are out there. Hope to see some for future CA games!

[@timetraveller1702]

Thanks, just what I needed to know

[@perafilozof]

You are welcome Time Traveller! What is it like there in the 31st century? No KZbin? BTW here you can find more advanced guides for this game: kzbin.info/aero/PLRYGjguAn0CGwi4hzeZy-pMkbH1BxOaEy

[@Grandmastergav86]

Excellent video.

[@perafilozof]

Hello Grandmastergav86 and welcome to my channel. Thank you for that feedback! You can find more similar videos on this playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLRYGjguAn0CGwi4hzeZy-pMkbH1BxOaEy

[@anoniem012]

Thank you

[@perafilozof]

You are quite welcome!

[@AnimeNoel]

Im new to total war so the key tips are super helpful!

[@perafilozof]

Hello AnimeNoel and welcome to my channel. I am glad to be of help. You can find the rest if my Rome 2 tutorials on this playlist : kzbin.info/aero/PLRYGjguAn0CGwi4hzeZy-pMkbH1BxOaEy

[@eg4933]

you are a great man and commander.

[@perafilozof]

Thank you kindly for that! I am all red over here :)

[@karelwilms2013]

Thanks alot! I've had struggles with battles for a long time, I always used to auto-solve the attack. But now I can do it myself :) Thanks in advance!

[@CainM89]

Thanks mate!

[@perafilozof]

You are welcome Cain, welcome to my channel. Here is my full playlist of tutorials on Rome kzbin.info/aero/PLRYGjguAn0CGwi4hzeZy-pMkbH1BxOaEy

[@CaptainButtonMasher]

Very informative. Thank you.

[@theturtle773]

Great tutorial!

[@sionabraham]

Really great video! :)

[@perafilozof]

Thank you. Be sure to watch the Advanced tutprials, all three of them will give you great tips on how to win against the AI.

[@dickmccarthy9496]

Rome 2 is one of those games that i just can't win battles where odds are against me. I need 10 to 5 advantage to win and even then they kill more my units than i kill them. :S

[@perafilozof]

Hello Dick and welcome to my channel. You don't need to kill them. All you have to do is to brake their morale by attacking them from the front, flank and back at the same time. You can find tactics which will help you do this here : Battle Tutorials for TW Rome 2: kzbin.info/aero/PLRYGjguAn0CGwi4hzeZy-pMkbH1BxOaEy

[@dickmccarthy9496]

@@perafilozof Yeah i have studied this game and today i managed to win some battles, even few of those where i was outnumbered. Learned a lot today; managing cities, what units i should use against different unit types and allkind of stuff! Thank you! Subbed!

[@perafilozof]

Hello again Dick! That is great to hear! Well done, you learned fast! Feel free to ask if you need any more tips or help.

[@dickmccarthy9496]

@@perafilozof Well videos like the one you made helped me a lot.

[@perafilozof]

@@dickmccarthy9496 well said, trial and error is the most sure way to learn the game.

[@FilipGereg]

Pero, kad sam odma' po akcentu skonto da si odavde. :D Svaka cast na tutorialu.

[@perafilozof]

+Filip Gereg Hvala, stari je video, u nekom od novih bi teze prepoznao akcenat. Bar se meni tako cini.

[@tasovac975]

+perafilozof bravo super si

[@ramsaysnow9196]

moze jedan tutorial za makedoniju?

[@umbranoctis945]

Thats a good tutorial, thank you

[@Scottydog7MK2]

I look forward to trying this out.

[@grahamkelly4557]

Very helpful. Thanks!

[@perafilozof]

Graham Kelly You are welcome!

[@cokicvladimir1986]

Dobar tutorial. Koju masinu imas, vidim da ti sve klizi glatko (imas li lag na campaign map)?

[@sebastiandecort6024]

Nice!

[@perafilozof]

Thank you!

[@Ozblock1]

Great video. Mate. I've been playing this game. All week yet haven't figured out how to walk in formation. Is it better to walk/Run at units in formation and have them attack automatically in formation? Or is it better to control manually and select a unit for each unit to attack once you are close enough?

[@perafilozof]

+Ozblock1 Yes, you must brake the locked formation in order to attack manually and chose a target for each unit. If you don't they will just all attack the same one and get entangled and blob as we call it in total war, where only 5% fight, the other 95% stand behind and do nothing.

[@riptidezim6151]

thank u so much (:

[@perafilozof]

You're welcome! Make sure to check out my other three videos on this subject : kzbin.info/aero/PLRYGjguAn0CGwi4hzeZy-pMkbH1BxOaEy

[@riptidezim6151]

@@perafilozof seven years later still responding +respect

[@perafilozof]

Going on 10 years of doing KZbin. Much more active for the last two.

[@riptidezim6151]

@@perafilozof ahhh

[@tstrosser1]

awesome hotkey tips. thanks for that. my right mouse button hates me so far with this game it doesent want to cooperate so those hotkeys will help.

[@perafilozof]

You're welcome!

[@Iron_Age]

why would you not want your archers to be as close to the back of your missile troops as possible? That just gives the enemy more distance to get closer without taking fire

[@perafilozof]

Because archers have a small window of time during a battle to be effective, and having them not fire at the same time reduces that effectiveness even more.

[@bobkali4392]

Great work, thanks.

[@xilllllix]

Need this video to be better at Total War Warhammer...

[@perafilozof]

I don't support CA's and SEGA's DLC policies so I don't buy their games at launch any more.

[@perafilozof]

Imas u opisu mog kanala detaljno moju konfiguraciju. Da nekada mi pada frame rate na 5-10 i tekstre kasne da se pojave. Moramo da cekamo na patch od developera i drajvere od nVidie i ATI. Igra trenutno ne podrzava SLI i Dual GPUs.

[@portman8909]

Manually attack each formation? That’s really tedious. Would be good to let ai take control and auto target formations

[@perafilozof]

Well... one day :)

[@loganlukowich4576]

Great vid

[@deryaayoglu6378]

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[@JohnCanadianDoe]

CTRL + G THANK YOU !!!!!

[@othosos]

Ty very much ! I tried first battle and blobbed all my units and lost a battle auto resolve woulda won for me lol SHAMEFUL!

[@perafilozof]

You are very welcome! Make sure to watch all three advanced tutorials as well to learn useful tactics and unit movement that will help you win battles

[@rhettburgess8753]

Why would the spearmen not be stationed infront of the archers if their job is to protect the archers from Calvary?

[@perafilozof]

Hello Rhett and welcome to my channel. There is a very simple answer to that. Because archers can always get behind the front infantry line. Now, cavalry is most effective at attacking into the backs of the units as they can deal more physical damage and maximum morale damage. If a cavalry unit attacked in front, it would not be able to get to the archers before they hid behind the swords and shields. Those infantry units are twice as numerous as the cavalry units so the cavalry unit can't win in 1vs1 at the front line. So the cavalry goes to the flanks in the hope it can get behind the enemy army charge into the backs deal damage and brake morale because of that huge morale penalty units get if attacked into the backs. Hence, spearman have to be at the flanks to protect flanks and back of your army.

[@rhettburgess8753]

@@perafilozof This is a great answer!!! You've taught me a lot about the mechanics of the game along with answering my question... Thank you very much!!!

[@perafilozof]

@@rhettburgess8753 You are welcome, you came to the right place :) You will find more such videos here: kzbin.info/aero/PLRYGjguAn0CGwi4hzeZy-pMkbH1BxOaEy

[@yusufcanparlak4121]

U cant use this tactics in multiple. İn multiple u must very agressive but nice video 👍

[@perafilozof]

Hello and welcome to my channel. You can find more tactics in my other videos in this playlist : Battle Tutorials for TW Rome 2: kzbin.info/aero/PLRYGjguAn0CGwi4hzeZy-pMkbH1BxOaEy

[@BTClips522]

How do I assault a fort successfully? Tried a few times and I have failed every one. Got Rome 2 a few days ago too.

[@perafilozof]

Hello Nine Tailed Fox, and welcome to my channel. When you say a fort, you mean when an enemy army is encamped and erects a temporary wooden fort with a palisade and tends in the middle? You have to use fire arrows to burn down the wooden palisade and make a larger opening to attack with your units. But it would be best if you can bring onager (catapult) and fire at the units inside the fort until they lose morale and towers.

[@BTClips522]

@@perafilozof By a fort I mean like, a city type of fort. A large one.

[@perafilozof]

@@BTClips522 Ah, ok, for that you definitely need catapults to take down walls and create openings to attack with your best units. You can use the battering rams to take the defenders attention to another side of the "fort" so they don't all set up at the place where you will attack. Before you attack you need to use spies to poison the city and reduce it's soldiers and also to siege it for a few turns so they lose their numbers even more.

[@BTClips522]

@@perafilozof Oh alright. What units should I be using most in a siege? Spearmen etc

[@perafilozof]

@@BTClips522 you need units with high melee attack rate and damage to kill off enemy units fast and get into the city. Spearmen are slow at attacking. Use sword and axe units.

[@davidcooper2196]

I'm playing on a laptop and absolutely can not move my troops. In Rome Total War you simply press contol+mouse and as long as your holding control you can control units. Here I can't even tell a unit to walk forward. Please help

[@perafilozof]

Are you using a touch pad and not a mouse? If so, you can try clicking on a unit card and press the arrow keys up, left, right down.

[@davidcooper2196]

So I need a mouse to control each unit like the original version? i.e expand, make diagonal formations and tell individual units to attack and everything?

[@perafilozof]

Most likely. I myself have a touchpad on my laptop but I never tried playing games with it.

[@davidcooper2196]

yea I just folded and bought a mouse works like a charm now

[@perafilozof]

I am happy it worked out for you! Enjoy the game!

[@revocable1687]

So how do I play a "unfair battle" I basically want to do a fort defense, a group of 3 pretoria units against 15 naked man, but the game won't allow me because "a player has spend a lot on their army configuration" and no matter if I add more units to the roman side that message doesn't disappear.

[@perafilozof]

Hi Revocable, it's possible that as the defender you can't spend more then half the funds. See if that helps.

[@revocable1687]

@@perafilozof I'll try it tomorrow, but tbh I think you're right, that's kinda of lame. And thanks so much for answering my question!! Really appreciate it my dude.

[@sammycave2045]

Is there a way to pause the game and setup up your troops there?

[@perafilozof]

on the right side of the UI, at the bottom bellow the map you have time control options. You can pause, speed up, slow down, but you can't move anything in pause. You can just give orders or activate abilities while paused.

[@sammycave2045]

Thanks

[@montegioco]

well done!

[@ityoursenpai]

total war rome was so easy i buy this game and am a noob

[@perafilozof]

Understandable. The developers changed a lot of the underlying combat mechanics. You can see my whole playlist here kzbin.info/aero/PLRYGjguAn0CGwi4hzeZy-pMkbH1BxOaEy

[@VincentHendriks]

hey i got rome 2 since a few days but how can i follow a unit and make a camera view that looks like first person and automatically follow the unit wich button do i need to use this command???

[@perafilozof]

That would be the Insert Key - cinematic camera

[@DjDrJ9]

good job. good tips, easy to understand and very useful.

[@skyisclear8461]

Brilliant

[@PrinceWho_Zzzz]

What my archers is not attacking there just watching in the fight?? Edit:how to use arrow?

[@perafilozof]

There could be several reasons: 1.Not in range 2. Ran out of arrows 3. Manual mode is on, so you have to pick targets 4. Melee mode is ON, the unit draws swords

[@PrinceWho_Zzzz]

@@perafilozof thanks because I downloaded it yesterday 👍🏻

[@perafilozof]

No problem, you can find more such videos here : kzbin.info/aero/PLRYGjguAn0CGwi4hzeZy-pMkbH1BxOaEy

[@sjohno98]

Hello Lesley

[@hoyordugaarm6015]

if AI nothing to do its easy like that. shit but in real game their cavalry units attack your rangers always.

[@grantno308]

what does the sword button mean ?????????/

[@perafilozof]

It let's you switch from range mode to melee mode. For units who's default mode is ranged. Like javelin throwers or bow units.

[@grantno308]

@@perafilozof thank's

[@perafilozof]

@@grantno308 No problem. I am here to help and guide!

[@JohnCanadianDoe]

subed

[@perafilozof]

You're welcome!