Just picked up this game yesterday, and i gotta say...WOW!  What a beautiful game.  I really should have bought this last year when I first heard about it, but I'm really happy to be here now.  Good work, Ironclad!

So, yeah, I just started yesterday.  I did the tutorials, and I started a small 1v1 single player game, playing as the Advent.  I think I'm coming along, but there is so so much going on that I feel a bit overwhelmed.  Are there any good...I'm not sure what they'd be called...AARs or guides going through a game, explaining what's going on, for a new player?  For GalCivII or CivIV I've read a few AARs that did a good job of explaining things and actions that the next time I played the game I had a better idea of what was going on and what to do.  Anything like that for Sins that you know of?

Also, when's a good time to jump into multiplayer.  Honestly, I've never been very good at RTS/4X games (though I love to play them) and I have a feeling that I'm gonna get crushed in multiplayer.  Should I spend some time playing the single player games before I try multiplayer?  Or should I just jump right in?

Thanks for your help.  And, again, great game Ironclad and Stardock!  You're now responsible for the many nights that will surely come where I neglect housework and work-work to play this game.  I hope you're happy with yourself!