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00:00:00 – 00:15:39
The video provides beginner steps for playing Ashes of the Singularity Escalation, emphasizing faction choice, early game strategies, unit tiers, and multiplayer success. It covers advancing unit tiers, scouting, unit purposes, and countering strategies for PHC and Substrate factions. Key points also include countering, builder units, advantages of elevation, defense strategies, reinforcements, resource management, hotkeys, and exploring strategies, with thanks to contributors and an invitation to like and subscribe for more content.
00:00:00
In this segment of the video, the speaker provides 15 beginner steps for playing Ashes of the Singularity Escalation. The main points covered include choosing between the two factions (PHC and Substrate), starting tricks like capturing natural generators early, using the tactical map, and understanding the unit tiers (frigates, aircraft, cruisers). The PHC faction is described as bruiser-like, while the Substrate is more versatile and overwhelming in numbers. The speaker emphasizes the importance of early game actions and building strategies for success in multiplayer scenarios.
00:03:00
In this segment of the video, the focus is on advancing to tier two units by building a Quanta Archives for PHC and Auxiliary Assembly for Substrate. Tier 3 units, known as Dreadnoughts, and Tier 4 units, called Juggernauts, are also introduced. Scouting is emphasized as crucial, with both factions having specific scouting units. The importance of scouting, upgrading radars, and gathering information on the enemy’s movements is highlighted. Understanding unit purposes and countering effectively with units like Zeus, Avenger, and Mauler is discussed. The key to success lies in utilizing scouting units, adjusting production queues accordingly, and countering enemy units effectively.
00:06:00
In this segment of the video, the key points include:
– Countering multiple units in the opposition’s army by understanding the formula of ‘if this, then that’.
– Highlighting the importance of having multiple builder units like engineers and constructors to help construct buildings faster and speed up unit production.
– Emphasizing the advantage of elevation, stating that being on top of a hill gives you a strategic advantage, especially in the early game for map control.
– Stressing the importance of defending yourself by building defenses like turrets, launchers, and cannons based on your strategy and play style to protect your resources and maintain control.
– Mentioning the use of reinforcements as a better way to ensure your army remains threatening to your enemy by calling in additional units beyond the traditional building and rallying system.
00:09:00
In this segment of the video, the key points discussed are about enhancing dreadnought or juggernaut units by calling reinforcements, particularly with a special unit for PHC called Cheron that teleports units instantly. The importance of resources in Ashes of the Singularity is highlighted, including metal for early game, radioactives for late game, and quanta for army-wide upgrades and abilities. Various ways to optimize resource extraction and income generation are mentioned, such as amplifiers, generators, and tyranium generators. Additionally, quanta is explained as a resource used for army upgrades and abilities, requiring the construction of relays for production. The segment also covers the use of quanta for abilities like dropping turrets, units, drones, and more, cautioning that costs increase with each use.
00:12:00
In this segment of the video, key hotkeys for playing the game “Ashes of the Singularity Escalation” are highlighted. These hotkeys include F1 for selecting idle factory buildings, F2 for selecting idle builder units, F3 for selecting air units, V to form an army, B to break the army formation, and various other important hotkeys like space, shift, alt, home, Z, X, and C. Moreover, three important settings options are mentioned: show health, quick form army with right-click, and engineers stop. The segment also addresses the concept of stealing resources, with a specific trick for substrates using harvesters. Lastly, the importance of exploring the game, trying out different scenarios, build orders, and tactics is emphasized to improve gameplay, with a focus on macro play and clever thinking over micro-management.
00:15:00
In this segment of the video, the speaker expresses gratitude to those who contributed to the guide’s creation, specifically mentioning their friend Tomas_exe and others from Ash’s Discord. They invite viewers to like the video if it was helpful and subscribe for more beginner-friendly content for RTS enthusiasts. The speaker, known as TooSketchy, signs off by saying “I’m out, peace.”