Shadow Empire Tutorial for Beginners in ONE Video

[@prototype102010]

Booted up Shadow Empire again thinking "Why do I only have 18 minutes in this game??" Went through the intro stuff, landed on the main planet screen with my units... said "Oh..." quick the game and now I'm here taking notes. Thanks for the videos, you've saved my butt several times with games like this and I know you'll do it again!

[@bubicus]

I have 266.6 hours on Shadow Empire and 253 hours on Deity Empires over the past two years thanks to your videos... ;-)

[@DasTactic]

Lol. That's great. Good value for $$$. :)

[@noidea3326]

Now, after few months, which one do you prefer and why?

[@bubicus]

@@noidea3326 I prefer Deity Empires right now because I play games a lot on my Steam Deck, and DE is easier to play on it (once one fixes a missing font issue that prevents it from running on the Deck) and is less power-consuming.

[@noidea3326]

@@bubicus thank you for the reply!

[@markcherrington5835]

Thank you so much for your efforts on this game and others you play. You make my game playing so much more enjoyable.

[@DasTactic]

Hi guys. I've added a Table of Contents so now you can scan the bookmarks to get to the section you need easily. :) Remember to like and subscribe please.

[@miguelramos8201]

Please Dastactic do a lets play of Emperor of the Fading Suns a game from 1997 which is probably the inspiration for Shadow Empire. It just got a 1.5 patch which makes this one the oldest game to get a patch.

[@conradamber]

yes please!

[@Lijst_2030]

+1

[@gr1n721]

Such an immersive retro strategy game. A bit simple though.

[@verenturnil9510]

does this update fix the estability issues? the game crashes when trying to reload saves.

[@miguelramos8201]

@@verenturnil9510 I have no problems with this Verentur

[@FifinatorKlon]

>Not going into too complicated stuff >implying it is a basic tutorial >The tutorial is still two hours long Really hope I have the time to learn this game sooner rather than later.

[@groupvucic2235]

Just start to play, you'll figure it out

[@jonny-b4954]

How do you pull up a grid/hex number counter? I have a mission to build a road to a specific set of coordinates but no idea how to find the location.

[@TheAzrai]

Late to this, but the hex's X/Y coordinates are shown under the hex terrain type in the bottom right. You probably figured this out by now, but responding for others.

[@bagienny_larsen]

Das, how about a video of your top-10/20/50 favourite games? I picked up a lot of games based on your recommendations.

[@DasTactic]

That's a great idea. I'll start trying to get a list together. :)

[@Worweee]

This is the video that helped me crack Shadow Empire (well atleast be able to play it to a basic level that is enjoyable). It's such a good philosophy to just dive into this game after watching this. Then expand your knowledge as you encounter things you want to do better or understand fully. The good thing also is it's so fun re-starting SE that if you make any fundamental errors you can get going again with a fresh start or revert to an early save. Thanks Das. This game is amazing, but for ages I didn't even know where to begin.

[@Flackon]

I’m not as eager as the more hardcore fans but I’d like to see the naval warfare update. However, what I really think this game needs is a UI rework, because the UX is pretty terrible in a few key places

[@colin8696908]

why did you put your webcam over the video.. I need to see the shit your clicking on.

[@chraanakhxattanach1639]

always love when das does the "erklärbär", what you can translate roughly translate as "the big explaining kahuna ^^

[@bparrish99]

0:00:00 -- Oh sweet, DasTactic is gonna finally teach me how to play this game. 0:45:00 -- Oh right, I will never understand this game ever.

[@cragnamorra]

Yeah, long video, but didn't drag; loads of good information. Some (certainly not all or even "most") I had figured out by blundering along with trial and error; wish I'd watched this earlier. But plenty of "a ha!" information too I had no clue about yet. The logistics pull-point tip alone was worth the whole 2 hours for me. Great tutorial!

[@rhlm95]

Thanks for the video,although I do prefer when you make the videos without the inscreen video of a guy talking. I guess it's just me so please don't take it the wrong way.

[@polnatista2410]

Thanks for taking the time to educate - picked this game up the other night and I'm still figuring it out! I played your video whenever I had queries, bookmarking the different sections was a massive help. Cheers.

[@OrcHunter-yb4ie]

There's a water icon just se of your main town, 1 tile away (Teezdig).

[@Gaelden1]

Thanks for this tutorial ! 31:42 why don't you disband the mine instead of closing it ? Don't you get some materials from disbanding it?

[@franzweiss9777]

I fed chat gpt with the manual pdf to ask specific questions 😂

[@fiqri1999]

Two straight hours worth of Shadow Empire beginner tutorial? Forty minutes for a first turn? Good lord please have mercy upon us. Can't wait for two more hours worth of advanced logistics tutorial!

[@FeelingShred]

21:45 yeah I kinda like this feeling of being lost in a new game, I don't need to learn all the secrets straight away, that just ruins the fun... I just strongly dislike this trend of people Min Maxing every game out there within 2 days of launch, these people suck the fun out of any game, it's incredible really

[@FeelingShred]

I'm around turn 50 or 60 of my first game after some 2 reloads of Turn 1 save (just restart without creating a new planet) Should I be building cities on each square that has settlement of free folk? So far I only have 1 city my starting city... not sure if I should be playing the game like Civ 2 spamming new cities as much as possible, because I don't if Cities consume resources to exist

[@FeelingShred]

(no spoilers please) also so far the game did not present me any tutorial message to use Stratagem cards, I haven't used any so far... should I be using cards this early into the game?

[@FeelingShred]

unfortunately the game's tutorials aren't paced correctly, on my first save I followed what tutorials told me to "build this, build that" and I ran out of resources because I didn't understand how resources were consumedd yet, so it resulted in a bunch of unfinished construction without ability to ever be finished

[@FeelingShred]

(no spoilers please) I also can't understand how Combat works or why my 3.500 units troops are not wiping out this small 500 units force, or why can they run away and when I attack them the next time it says "Defender Won" how is this even possible... are there better units to fight against particular unit types? the game hasn't explained any of this so far

[@FeelingShred]

27:50 okay so I can do just fine with only my starting city? okay

[@rogue7744]

Very informative, ty very much. I love this game and can’t wait for the oceanic dlc to come out, but at times it’s frustrating. Logistics is my main issue really, but I’m slowly figuring it out which is part of the fun! Your vids have helped tremendously!

[@sdnnvs]

Very nice, Das... please, make a tutorial about Terra Invicta...

[@bubicus]

I think KZbin's length limit is still 10 hours. 😅

[@DasTactic]

Lol! :)

[@George-bz1fi]

Are you connected with STEAM in any way?

[@FeelingShred]

how do I access the in-game Help topics? I can't find it on menus and pressing F1 did nothing...

[@tayete]

Great tutorial! It made me start to understand Shadow Empire.

[@wrathful_grayp1810]

I just bought the game, had *no clue* what I was doing: I love challenging and realistic games, though when there's no tutorial it's a major daunting task. This has helped me in a way to actually play the game and have fun while doing so.

[@Shoddyfrog]

Where do you copy mods to, before a GraphicsAlt file has been created? You showed it at 9:40 and said, "Simply drag and drop too here" Unfortunately "here" was behind your face cam, so I have no idea where it is. EDIT - Figured it out on my own (which defeated the purpose of watching the video). Nice mod by the way :)

[@Christian___]

1:19:50 Does anyone know what the distance drop-off rate is for unit recon? Seems to be about 25% at two hexes away, then minimal at the 3rd hex... I also seem to be getting an unexplained extra 2 recon points on hexes, what's that about?

[@ashamahee]

Gamer Grandpa to the rescue XD jokes aside, thanks man, this is really helpful stuff that you are putting out for us.

[@FeelingShred]

is there a way to know what kind of planet the game generated for me? in my first game, I just clicked the 1st option, the Random one, I thought by being the 1st it was what the game intended for newcomers... the interface could be a bit better, I tell ya 🤣there's no way I'm gonna read the text for each kind of planet for my 1st time, and I say that for any game not just this one... so it should be the 1st option on left corner

[@FeelingShred]

ah yeah, and in the second screen I pressed "Drop Me in a Game Now!"

[@IslamistSocialist371]

me who using ww1 tactics of sending 100000000000 riflemen and some artillary againts anything

[@K3end0]

This video is insanely helpful. Thank you for such a detailed and careful tutorial!

[@OznerpaGMusiC]

Amazing vid - thanks! i'l note that to get to 'information mode' you can also press 'Esc' instead of 'i' (it cancels 'movement mode')

[@joramhh1637]

You should mention what you want to see for an air force too. I forget but I think you basically want mbar> grav right as a rule of thumb? Or is that backwards?

[@stephennbosco]

Great video for new players and existing players who need a refresher!

[@davecullen2990]

Awesome Das. I was looking to get back into Shadow Empires and this is the perfect video to do so! Thanks mate.

[@pstralen]

Fantastic tips, thank you for getting me started

[@tigerpjm]

Hey Das! Great video, it's helped me quite a lot! The terrain mod is something I didn't know I needed, but can't do without, so thanks for thst too! As a 47 year old bloke who lives not-quite-remotely in Western Australia, do you have any suggestions as to where I can find good play partner/opponents for these types of games online? I really struggle to find anyone to play hex-and-chit games with, and it's something I've wanted to do my whole life but haven't had the opportunity to do yet. Cheers mate, and please keep up the good work. There's a coffee or two due to arrive soon. 🙂

[@tigerpjm]

Actually! You'll receive a friend request on Steam from Petrus - that's me. But please don't feel obligated to accept it, no offence will be taken. You just happen to have a lot of games that I have, but need an opponent, so if you're in the same boat I'd be keen to play. Cheers again!

[@steveogle8942]

Very helpful.

[@timeingram2890]

lol Gotta say I loved the faster than light speed shirt switch.

[@les2sallesop705]

Thank you

[@jessicatimm559]

Great introduction tutorial to this game, thank You!

[@brndn2208]

thanks for the tip on pull points, and this video it helped.

[@thereallambofgod]

Been watching you oof and on for a few years now. Keep up the great and informative content

[@ianrobinson4111]

Ohh just started replaying this, such a deep game :)

[@Leverquin]

can you colonize other planets?

[@zero_wing_]

My problem with Shadow Empires is that the base game is awesome but once you play it that's it. A developer with more resources would build on the base game since it's fairly unique.

[@TheStrategos]

Curious what you mean here? It's very repayable with all the planet generation...

[@hundun5604]

It's quite complex. Way more then most 4x games. Not sure what you're missing, or aiming at..

[@Ickie71]

You have a New follower subbed/saved.

[@Winston_SA]

This was a really in-depth tutorial and easy to follow, thank you.

[@jboadas]

Always run out of money on this game

[@lagrangepoint9386]

I assume there was no script for this tutorial. So much "oh let's talk about this now", "oh let's actually not". Informative in any case though.

[@TheOneTrueGriswel]

Thanks! Very helpful.

[@Leverquin]

is alien fauna like DLC?

[@Zarazazaza]

Thanks a lot for the thorough explanation as always!

[@eddieballgame]

Have been playing this, great, game since it came out in June of 2020. This caught my eye in April of that year thanks to Das's wonderful & instructive videos. Highly recommended & I will add...multiplayer is a blast.

[@honeypotusername]

Multiplayer doesn't exist in this game though. PBEM is a trash, cumbersome system

[@eddieballgame]

@@honeypotusername An, absolutely, clueless statement. Sorry for being so...blunt. Transferring turn files is a breeze & one never has to worry about any servers being down. This gem of a game also offers true 'hotseat'. Translation, no internet connections required...just like the 'good ol' days. :)

[@thefinn12345]

I have to ask - how are you not playing shadows of forbidden gods? I haven't been able to put it down, it's like crack.

[@bubicus]

I stumbled into the demo a year ago, loved it, bought it, played 30 hours and beat it with all the deities (pre-Mammon) at least twice... And I haven't touched it since. It was really addictive and fun. I really do want to try out Mammon, but I have too many other things to do at the moment.

[@thefinn12345]

@@bubicus Yeah that's how I'm messing with it rn. I got the flu which turned into pneumonia, so am sitting here addicted to this thing atm lol

[@Captain.Fantastic]

Great timing for a tutorial on this game that I got off Steam, yesterday! 8-D

[@DasTactic]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@Captain.Fantastic]

@@DasTactic Thanks. Your tutorial is helping a lot!

[@davehayes4199]

I bought this the same day as the video. I kept looking at the video date stamp and my windows date time like "yup they are the same" I "Played" 26 min. and said I need DasTactic!

[@zero95lucky]

Troop Administration section; consisting soley of 'how to change your unit color'. Great. I was looking for how to reorganize your order of battle, reassign battalions, you know; troop administration. What a waste.

[@Roketsune]

Do you know if there is a furry mod for this game? I must have the ability to at least befriend furry Minor Nations/xenos and wield a vast army of kawaii foxes and wolves against my pathetic fellow humans!

[@Deltium5683]

Board games are just so MUCH better for war games.

[@domcasual5832]

1:31:18 You played the spy card correctly (even though it failed) on the intended regime by clicking the 'Target' tab and choosing it, but didn't realize you needed to do that same thing to play the diplomacy cards just moments earlier. And you presume to teach people how to play the game? You're silly Das.

[@wiktorwektor123]

Oh noo!!! You found 1 mistake and this is somewhat disaprooves all tutorial? Ok Mr. Perfect.

[@domcasual5832]

@@wiktorwektor123 Hey, if you're gonna make a *tutorial*, is it too much to expect having a basic understanding of the mechanics being demonstrated? Call me crazy.