Tips for mp game creation?

[jk37]

Basically looking for tips related to creating a multiplayer game. It's supposed to be a game between me and some friends who never played this game, so I mainly need to know stuff like what factions are good for people who are just starting, the eras ( I'm already guessing it's default since all the other options appear to be way too crowded with lvl 2 units) and whether i should disable stuff like fog of war.

Also if you're wondering, I only played single player content so I really don't know much when it comes to multiplayer viability and learning curve of factions.

[Atreides]

I wouldn't overthink it. If they're gonna like BfW they're gonna. : ) (You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink hehe)
But keep it simple. default era, one of the mainline maps (small, fast game so you can weed out the one's who are never gonna like the game quicker and then move on). Fog I'd say leave at map default which is usually on. No point misrepresenting the real game.

[plus1]

I made the mistake of turning on every setting once, don’t do that. Keep it simple: Default era, no fog/shroud, and let people pick easy factions. You’ll all have way more fun figuring it out together than getting crushed early.

[ChaosRider]

Basically looking for tips related to creating a multiplayer game. It's supposed to be a game between me and some friends who never played this game, so I mainly need to know stuff like what factions are good for people who are just starting, the eras ( I'm already guessing it's default since all the other options appear to be way too crowded with lvl 2 units) and whether i should disable stuff like fog of war.

Also if you're wondering, I only played single player content so I really don't know much when it comes to multiplayer viability and learning curve of factions.

If they are new let them fight with one faction of addon War Of The Gods . Over 170 factions to play with (bigger than Ageless). Set random picking faction and have fun later ! You can download also addon Chaos Maps (40 maps with different size and ai sides in center). Dont forget to in first turn choose bonus for your side (right click your leader).