I played this same opening a few times, failing less each time, until I came through. I built one Mine on High Iron and two Steel Mills (standard Robotic opening, as they will tell you), then two Solar Condensers on Dry Ice, and finally claimed the closest Geotherm. I landed on as much Iron as I could and got 100 Iron right away, sold everything and upgrade to HQ 2 immediately. I decided Robotic was the best of all ill-fitting choices, and settled on Iron to the far east, just north of where Dry Ice begins. (Strangely enough, Managing Expectation in the latest OTC Patch 1 has Bribe a Tile again - or is this random from computer to computer?) I also watched a few videos of other people playing Managing Expectations - but they were all playing a earlier version of the game, and in their version the Black Market had Bribe a Tile - which made enough of a difference that I felt I couldn't successfully copy their strategy. In particular, the common rules for choosing location and company didn't seem to fit this map where every type of resource is far from each other. That did help, but not as much as I'd hoped - because player of that level do things so fast and so automatic, it's second nature to them but totally mysterious to beginners.

At that point, I had already read the guides in the official Almanac and a few others on the net, and watched a few games on YouTube played by expert players (including guys who wrote parts of the official Almanac of the game). And the moment I started with Managing Expectations, I was overwhelmed by the awkwardness of the map and first-time choice of company type. Like many other beginners, I already struggled quite a bit with Proof of Employment. Rush to patent Nanotech, Teleportation and Thinking Machines.Heavy use of Mutiny, from early through middle to late game.Settle as first player, Robotic on Iron patch at the central eastern border.I also needed a couple of tries until I won this game. Promotional submissions that exceed '2 per 1 per 1'ĭuplicate results posts for the same individual match will be removed. Other Subreddits Real Time Strategy JOIN US ON DISCORDĭeceptive links to shock sites, malware, etc If you have any questions or suggestions relevant to the community - please, use modmail! This subreddit is dedicated to Offworld Trading Company - a strategy game developed by Mohawk Games.

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