Hello,

In this post, I hope to compile all the necessary information you need to
get things going and more. I hope this might be added as a sticky post, so
that all the beginners trying to play might check it out!

Think there is something missing that is helpful? Post below!

Here you will find:

- How to Install Return to the Roots on various Operating Systems (OS).
- How to Install Map Editor and Saved Maps.
- 8 Lessons on how to play the game.
- Useful links you might need to get more involved in the community.
- Facebook and Twitter Pages located in the Social Network to get
alternative ways of getting news.


How to Install "Return to the Roots" on:

Mac
http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLB59CA3B7DBDABA68&feature=player_detailpage&v=WXqYAc-ph04
Windows
http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLB59CA3B7DBDABA68&feature=player_detailpage&v=VYYx5XJbX64

Linux (Coming soon!)

How to install Return to the Roots Map Editor and Save Maps:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suy8Gj-M-bE&feature=bf_prev&list=PLB59CA3B7DBDABA68&lf=plpp_video

Learning the Basics:

Lesson 1 - Basic Buildings
http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PL82B9F4A89D1EFFFC&feature=player_detailpage&v=40ZYUogejqY
Lesson 2 - Expanding your Kingdom
http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PL82B9F4A89D1EFFFC&feature=player_detailpage&v=KzZlhr-5FE0
Lesson 3 - Producing Food
http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PL82B9F4A89D1EFFFC&feature=player_detailpage&v=OTfYf_N12Qc
Lesson 4 - Making Soldiers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PL82B9F4A89D1EFFFC&feature=player_detailpage&v=jRsBpmnZLIA
Lesson 5 - Preparing for War!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PL82B9F4A89D1EFFFC&feature=player_detailpage&v=M6E_5m9F7os
Lesson 6 - Gold!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PL82B9F4A89D1EFFFC&feature=player_detailpage&v=5yAdvp0tG-Q
Lesson 7 - Waging War!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PL82B9F4A89D1EFFFC&feature=player_detailpage&v=WIKvkrZazyQ
Lesson 8 - Catapults and you!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PL82B9F4A89D1EFFFC&feature=player_detailpage&v=kzX_SxW-9Ag

Useful Links:

Bugtracker - Found a bug? Check it here if its common or not. Help
RTTR get rid of all the critters!
                  (You need a launchpad account to post anything in
there)

https://bugs.siedler25.org/

The Settlers II Community Website Keep in touch with the community
activity of The Settlers II in this website.

http://settlers2.net/

RTTR Youtube Channel - Filled with movies of matches and trailers of
Return to the Roots

http://www.youtube.com/user/returntotheroots

Social Networks:
RTTR Facebook Page
http://www.facebook.com/s25rttr
RTTR Twitter Page
http://twitter.com/#!/s25RttR


(Films made by Spike which I hope he doesn't mind me borrowing :p )

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It's sticky now :)

An official version integrated in the website will follow. The german one is nearly done.

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Wohooo! Thanks Stef! :D And good to hear your working on integral versions of this! :D

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You can find a text version of this now:
./index.php?com=forum&mod=forum&action=thread&id=986

Feel free to contribute and help me to extend it :)

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Hello
Anybody knows how to attack enemy on the island?
I picked a map with loots tiny islands, vs computer,
and there is no way to attack him, is there any hidden button, switch fof ex. for ships to make attack by units from the ship to the land, like military expedition or something like that?

Thanks in advance

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Zitat von Ledo:

You can attack enemy harbours and military buildings near harbour places. In order to attack either, just click on the enemy building (you need to have line of sight for that, and in order to achieve that, you need to start an exploration expedition (or whatever it is called ;)) then click on the sea-attack icon (anchor) and choose the amount of soldiers. The soldiers available for attack are those in your military buildings near one of your own harbours. These soldiers will then go directly to your harbour and wait there until they are loaded up by a ship and brought to the enemy, where they will unload and attack.

In order to attack enemy military buildings near harbour places, you always first need to destroy the enemy harbour, if there is one.

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Zitat von Thorpheus:

Thanks for the YT tutorial. Not that I need it I was born 1985 and S2 was my 1st original game I
ever bought but still ... it was nice to watch :)

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Also the guide now goes to #14 :>

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@SPIKE - thank
there is 15 videos already :)

I do not understand the part with TOOLS, starting here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkGM5Wte0t4&feature=youtu.be&t=3m40s

When I need missing tool, set it to 100%, make lets say 3.
Stop production. Set to 0%. Need other tool, set it again solo to 100%.

Can anyone tell me why would I want to set more tools at once for different % ?

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Well, I think I tryed to explain why you only set one tool to 100% and not more than 2 (if you don't want them equally
produced) ehm

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I didnt watch the entire video, though what i've seen isnt entirely correct. Tool production works like that:

One tools is selected randomly from all tools set to > 0%, with the chance adjusted to the setting ratio. That is, if you set hammers to 100% and shovels to 50%, your toolsmiths will produce a hammer with 2/3 chance and a shovel with 1/3 chance, which on average means twice as many hammers as shovels. Its exactly the same if you set hammers to 20% and shovels to 10% - only the ratio matters here.

A consequence from each tool being produced randomly is you still may get 3 shovels in a row even though you have set hammers to twice as likely, so to guarantee production of one specific tool, you have to set all other tools to 0. Consequently, it then doesn't matter what you set that remaining tool to, as long as its > 0.

If all tools are set to 0, tools are produced randomly.

To have your toolsmiths produce a certain number of tools, you could also use the tool ordering addon, which simplifies producing a specific amount of several tools without having to constantly adjust percentages.

Edit:
A little quirk of toolsmiths is that they produce the tools before deciding what they are producing, i.e. if your settings are 100% hammers and you switch to shovels while your toolsmith is working on a tool, you will get a shovel. The decision which tool you get is only made right before carrying it out of the building.

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Well okay, if it works that way, it's still the same problem but never had these experiences ingame :)

Zitat:

Kinda hard when I have a look at the current nightly versions which aren't very stable (maybe singleplayer
but not multiplayer^^) Also the video was made before we had such an addon :-/

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Have you checked what the ai does when you use the toolorder addon because I havent...
new asyncs: one of the pathing changes for soldiers or did that start with a different patch?

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Zitat von PoC:

Not specifically. The AI ignores the tool order addon, since it doesnt change the game in any way. You can achieve the very same effect of producing a specific amount of tools by toggling the individual sliders and keeping track of the produced number - a feat that is easily done by the AI, though kinda annoying for a human player.

So bottom line is, the AI is ordering tools with or without that addon, it just simplifies the same process for a human.

Zitat:

I'm not entirely sure what "new" asyncs are, all async reports listed on the bug tracker date from 2012. Though most of those probably havent been fixed, they wouldnt qualify as new - and to track those you'd have to work on a 2012 code basis, sth. i really dont want to do.

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I send a mail to your email address listed in the bug tracker with a link to some replays and logs. I'll open a bug later this day
and assign it to you quixui because there is nobody else who made change the last months :-/

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Thanks! Im not a begginer user, but this info is very welcome since I dont wanna
use the the dos box for the map editor. Nice work!!

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Nice guide for beginners.
Anyway we have also wiki:
https://github.com/Return-To-The-Roots/s25client/wiki

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