I consider myself a beginner after playing FFH2 for 6 months.
I have no clear idea yet concerning point 2, and even less for 3/4/5 as I am still overwhelmed by all the information!
This pdf does not make any competition with the online pedia as I am most of the time not connected. It is a very useful off-line pedia!! It is also more accessible than the regular in-game pedia: The links allow me to go faster than the internal pedia, especially when I have to take a decision and the current window does not allow me to access the F12 pedia!
I used Grey-Fox's guide, even if I did not read it fully (hence my mistake for point 2.a...9, and switch now to
Sezereth's manual, because of point 1 (hyperlinks), and more strategy advises.
1. Yes, I do use the links !!!!! It is for me an essential tool!!
Actually, the pdf is open in the background and when I play, I often Alt+Tab for quickly getting info on a civilization or unit.
2. The "strategy part" is essential! When you start a new civ, leader, etc, you wonder/wander about how to proceed without wasting too much turns, units and pleasure.
- By instance, I tried last week for the 1st time to play the Infernals. It is after about 80 turns with them that I discovered that food does not matter (I know...). When I discovered this, I had DIS going to a 99 population! However, I still do not understand why DIS revolt every 3 turns or so, with the infernal being at 99% in the city... I found nothing in the offline & online pedia and the pdf.
- Also missing for a civilization some advises concerning which civics should be optimum with them (of course, it is perhaps relative, but a clue is often needed).
- the unit chart is wonderful: it is printed and stay in front of me when I play. Thank you! But, with current version 0.31(d), I am attacked by a lot of Shadows and do not know how to find and destroy them! Missing a section (or column ... but how as the sheet is already filled with columns...) where there is an explanation about how to counter best this unit or spell.
- each top/bottom page should have a link sending you back to the index page (currently page 2)
- no spell chart? I have the one (FFHII 0.30f, version 1.1.4) found in a jpg, but did not find one in the manual (except if I missed the page!)
3/4/ ?
5. spell chart? basic strategy divided in 3 parts: starting the game, middle game (ex.: for advanced start), end of game (with the counter >=60...?)?
And thank you for making this manual! ... and placing all links into your signature rather than chasing the various threads!!!