Awakening of the Rebel | Beginner's Guide (Rebel Field Manual) #1

This guide is meant to help new and returning players get a handle on how to play Awakening of the Rebellion one of the best mods for Empire at War a classic Star Wars real time strategy title for PC.

Awakening of the Rebellion 2.9: All Wings Report In

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Chapters
0:42 Installing Awakening of the Rebellion
1:27 Setting up Empire At War + which difficulty to pick
3:23 Backstory
4:00 navigating the galactic map
7:49 planetary information
- 8:33 base layout customization (try to use this function before every ground battle)
9:31 Rebellion backstory and strategies
10:44 advancing tech level + research station
11:35 credits and the economy
- 12:50 freighters + the heroic GR75
13:32 corruption mechanic
14:11 space stations and ground-based facilities + galactic population cap
14:45 space combat
- 15:10 unit cap
- 15:45 hyperspace-ing in and out
- 17:00 how roles work for each ship
19:22 defensive space battles
20:18 ground battles
- 21:40 capture-able installations and defense points
- 22:45 using transports' and hot dropping in ground battles
23:00 Ground raids
24:00 missions

Just remember that this video is really good, but it's not the end all be all. Try whatever seems smartest or the most fun and if you fail, try again. Good luck out there.

[goldenguardian]

Ah, good to see the captain sending down advice to the rookies, like myself. Happy hunting

[joshuadean]

22:57 "lets talk about raids"

Innumerable Raid Shadow Legends flashbacks ensue
Fight or flight response activated

[Lucos]

A worthy opponent. I shall face you in this, theatre of war.

[theInfamousFlave]

That Rogue Sqaudron theme tho <3

Edit -- Also, it may be considered "cheesy" but using Kyle Katarn(or any hero with the run ability) to raid Kessel and capturing the abandoned mine directly south west of the landing zone, and retreating is a good way for new players to get a foothold as the Rebellion.

Although that strategy was useful in 2.8 and may have been nerfed in 2.9, I've not played the update.

Also, playing as the Empire on Normal is pretty much easy mode so if you're looking to learn HOW to play Galactic Conquest, it's recommended you play the Empire first. Once you see how the AI uses the Rebels to beat you as the Empire, you'll have a better understanding of how to defeat the AI as the Empire when you're the Rebels.

[polycube]

This is exactly what I want in a Star Wars video game guide. Overviews of what each section will cover, nifty guides of how to set everything up, demonstrations of how to play, and most importantly, the video is themed like a training program/briefing for new rebels. Expertly done Cap!

[tonystank]

I *love* that Rogue Squadron OST in the background.

[jamesfawcett]

I was hoping to see a black sun campaign, but the background footage makes me think otherwise, either way, awesome video and can't wait to see the next campaign.

[eccentricartist]

some more tips for expert rebel players, bring a big fleet to the battle of endor and only try it when you find with lossing the whole fleet, the pirate will kick the empire given enough time [ this mean they take coruscant], it you take the capital of the hapes the ai will go crazy and start attacking near by planet which will cause the empire to attack getting hid of there mass fleet or a lest creating a buffer zone for you. MC 40 are very useful when taking out shields, focused on income if a planet can have a maufacturing base then make it unless it on the front lines. Garm Bel Iblis is consider a ground unit which mean if you put him in fleet lead he adds no tactical population meaning you get to free dreadnaught cruiser with out the cost and added tactical population. if you have other tip please put then under the comments.

if you play one expert be ready for fleet of 200 and 300 with 20 or more capital ships

[eduardoflores]

Loved the intro, bringued me memories

[Admiral_Grufus]

This is definitely a needed video. Thanks Shack

[arcdragon]

i've been watching your AotR videos for years but never really understood all the details til now, thanks for the hard work!

[SurvivenTerry]

I love how you use the star wars Rogue squadron 64 soundtrack, Brings me back to simpler the times that pepperidge farms remembers

[Jax_AH]

Thank you! I was literally just about to start my campaign

[jaywerner]

Dame Shack, i wish i could give you more likes. If Youtube let us give awards like steam does, you would win the internet award for immersion.

[ShadowSpion]

Thanks for doing this Shack, I have always been way too intimidated by the changes from the base game to get into aotr. If you have free time a video like this for thrawn's revenge would be great too.

[matthewmohri]

Shack this was a great instructional vid. Thanks, I am sure this helped a lot of people who were thinking about playing AOTR.

[altairbauer]

Love the music. Takes me back to the days of old, playing rogue squadron on my (still working) N64.

[Jesus_lover]

Shack I love it when you play this game

[Kingrobledojr]

the Rebellion...will live on and never die