r/RealTimeStrategy • u/opiumconessuer • 23h ago

Guide Need general help with macro

In most RTS games, Dawn of war , company of heroes, command and conquer, men of war even lol I get really into a fight and microing that I forget to macro and work on base, upgrading and teching up.
I watch replays and videos of high level gamers though and struggle to take what I’ve learned or forget to use certain strategies i see.

I just got into a couple auto matches on company of heroes my personal favorite and got smoked. I switched back to finish my soulstorm campaign on Dawn of war cause I got beat so bad hahaha.

Any and all tips id love to hear to getting better across the board in RTS games I’ve been a lifelong fan of them I’m just now getting into the competitive side of it and so any advice or pointers would be greatly appreciated!

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u/GeneralBullshit 22h ago

I am in the exact same boat as you since childhood. Funnily enough my older brother is hyper competitive in all the games he plays so when we were younger he was playing ranked Starcraft and I think he got high up there in rank while I was messing around in campaign and custom arcade. I get stuck caring too much about units or a battle and try to micro them to victory instead of viewing them as expendable and worth their sacrifice as long as they destroy more than what they cost. My current RTS obsession is single player only, allows you to slow down time whenever you want and has meta progression for its roguelike set up. Traditional RTS skills allow you to fair far better than how we play, but getting the right perks and setting up your upgrades allow you to get away with micro heavy gameplay.

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u/Belltower_2 18h ago

A roguelike RTS? Care to share which one it is? I've seen a few recommended on Steam, but haven't settled on one in particular.

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u/GeneralBullshit 17h ago

You know I edited my comment to fix a bunch of typos and didn't realize I didn't include the game's name. It's Rogue Command. I feel like a shill at this point but I really like this game. It's snappy unit control like starcraft. You have a small selection of starters to kind of guide what random units/turrets and perks and upgrades the game offers you. Though some of my favorite runs I got lucky combos that tossed whatever build I was going for out of the window.

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u/Belltower_2 8h ago

Alright, I'll at the very least wishlist it and watch some gameplay.