I have no idea what I'm doing

[loreangelicus]

Originally Posted by rpeg

I enter a battle. I lose some units. Sometimes I win the battle...

Therein lies the problem because:

1) While it is ok to lose a few units, you shouldn't be losing a lot of them in ANY battle. If you lose like 20%+ in a single battle it is better to reload. Note that some people could actually finish the game without a single casualty, and this is on the highest difficulty setting, so my suggestion above is very much feasible.

2) As per suggestion #1, you shouldn't lose a whole battle completely, as this means you lost 100% of your troops and need to start from scratch. Reload and re-fight any lost battles.

I actually saw your post a couple of days back and I really wanted to help you out, but as the previous poster mentioned, I similarly didn't know where to start.

I do strongly suggest you read through most of the suggestions and posts in this forum as they are a big help. I know a gamer's instinct is to dive in an play a new game, but unless you have previously played a similar RPG turn-based strategy game this game could be a bit unforgiving. Play on Easy if you have never played a similar game, then once you get the hang of it, start a game on the higher difficulties.