I've spent some time on the game and lurking FGW's forum to see that players are having difficulty with weapon access. One of these threads mentioned a really good point, so i figured I'd make a guide.


Winning battles gets you experience and credits, both of which are great in the long run and in purchasing items in the game respectively. This should be a short and sweet guide, so hopefully some of my suggestions and tips can help someone out there!

Do's

• Go for the smaller groups running around when you start out the game. Groups of 10-15 should provide adequate difficulty
  
  
• Know your strengths and weaknesses
  
  
• Play Defensively

Don'ts

• Run in Gung-ho
  You're not Sly Marbo/Rambo
  

Do's

• Use Trees as cover
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Use stumps as cover
  
  
  
  
  
• Use the ground elevation and cliffs to your advantage - This is covered in the step-by-step portion of the guide

Dont's

• be in the middle of nowhere
  
  
• use bushes as cover
  
  
  
  
  
• stand up behind stumps. Crouch or prone only on stumps and logs.
  
  
  
  
  As you can see here, i shot and killed an enemy behind this bush. Bushes are not cover.
  

Aim above using the iron sights using the little circle in the middle.



As you can see here, sights are right on the enemy, but it will not hit him. If you pull the trigger here, it will completely miss.

Compensate by aiming right above. Like so:

This Section includes helpful tips for beginners to strategy and offers one way of playing a battle. Disclaimer: It is NOT the only way and I am not a professional tactician - I just love the game

Step one: Setup

Randomization Gods have granted me this wonderful scenario:

You might be wondering: "What do????"

Answer: Prioritize! Triage STAT!!!!

Do the Three Thinks
1. Think worse case scenario - They might spawn near, so I have to act fast and be defensive
2. Think what squads do I have
3. Think Defensive FIRST, Aggression LAST

Place your squads near the trees and stumps as you see on the map. They are indicated with tree signs and brown stump/log looking signs. The intuitive AI already knows what to do, so they'll be defensive and take cover automatically.

So i setup



After this initial defense stage. I do the second step, Scout.

Step two: Reconnaissance

Start looking for the enemy. IF YOU ARE NEW, use your squads initially to go out and explore but put them near you in case things head south. Since I knew my own strengths and weaknesses (I.e. I had decent armor defense and protection to mitigate damage, I'll scout a bit myself).

Low and Behold, enemies sighted. You can tell from either their uniforms ( for example, when fighting the Umans, their red uniforms can be seen a mile away, for this instance, fighting rebels are just grey looking guys that won't have labels on their heads) or that your loyal soldiers start shooting towards them like so.


If you aren't sure, double check the map. Use cover before pressing M like so


Sure enough, red dots. The battle commences.


Step three: Engagement
Onwards to the fight!

Find the nearest cover that you see. I saw logs and trees to my 10 o clock, so i b-lined my way there.


Finding my way to the tree nearest to me, I saw red uniforms behind some bushes. So use the cover (the tree), and do the lean mechanic using the Q and E.


Careful by this point, don't rush, Check all corners and cliffs. At this point, saw some tangos on the cliff and shot at them.



Check the map for more enemies, or look at where your soldiers are shooting.

Saw red dots in front of me, up on the hill, so Advance.

Use the terrain to your advantage


Stick to the ground, and use the contours of the cliffs to your advantage. Since i know the enemy is over the clifftop. I use the ground elevation to my advantage. The enemy won't shoot at you through the ground or the grass so you're fine.


Saw the perfect opportunity for my soldiers to help me. So i did a Pincer movement.

Pincer movements are your best friend


After clearing those tangos, Saw the last group on the horizon, So take your time to setup don't just rush them.


Last Firefight, remember, use cover to your advantage. Bring it home.




You did it bois

Enjoy FGW and keep on rockin'!