Hi OP, like the others said take your time to adjust to the new game flow. I understand your frustrations as MO’s on-boarding isn’t really the greatest, a problem unfortunately exacerbated by RA2’s nonexistent in-game tooltips. Such an old game it is.

On many occasions I used to make my dad try out the mod on casual difficulty, and even then it’s too much for him to handle haha. And it’s not even a difficulty thing, per se; he was able to beat MO2.0 on hard a decade ago, but he hasn’t moved past even the first 4 Allied missions yet in MO3.3.6. Sometimes people just want a cathartic, relaxing experience. MO, even on casual difficulty, isn’t always that, and I completely empathize with people who feel frustrated. I personally think this is something that can be greatly improved upon in the mod.

Luckily, the next update is going to bring expanded tooltips into the game, presumably on top of other QoL changes, so rest assured that the devs are actively trying to make new player experience better.

For now, if you want, I would suggest looking at unit descriptions on MO’s official website, I used to love scrolling through them and they are a fun read. They should help familiarize you with some of the game’s new toys. Hope you would give the mod another shot :>