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Ok, so there's no chance for AG-quests, and the game don't do anything to play above Beginner diff, and it is kinda repetitive, but some might just got curious, so how about collecting the different endings, and telling sg 'bout the extra modes?
Here is the Orcs of the North's' ending:
It isn't a very good race lacking in the special ability, but it is very straightforward (get the mage and ballista as siege weapon, don't get the scout troops, and you'll have a strong full army). The +1 damage can give you a push at the most early battles.
The special ability fills the field with swords randomly positioned, so if you ever use it (no idea if it kills allied troops too), cast it after you pushed back the initial wave, troops refilling at you, and the AI sends out a charge.
Worst enemies are the High Elves with their many bows (special ability), and the trolls (the freezing wind is annoying, faster preparation helps a lot against them).
As I was into the "Quantity over quality - in the end they'll run out of bullets" method, the occasional resurrected undeads ment also a small nuisance, but fortunately I took their city early, and their hero got down by the other AIs.
To those new to the series:
- the Campaign mode gives victory when you rule all lands.
- seems the two unlockable race don't go out to conquer anything.
- only heroes can capture lands.
- new heroes of a race can come only from their city. If a race has no city, and their hero falls, it'll mean no more threat to your expansion.
- to win a regular land you have to either fill the attack-bar (likely), or the side will win who pushed the attack-bar further when the time ends. You usually win the battle right when you release the first charge of spearmen.
- to win a castle-siege you must fill the attack-bar under the given time. Sending in troops via a ladder (ladders don't get taken away ever) pushes the bar the most. Damaging the walls (by siege engines and troops reaching the wall, but no ladder) also pushes the bar somewhat.
- defending a castle is about holding back the enemy for the entire five minutes.
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After playing the Human Alliance:
I say the northern orcs were pretty balanced race, capable of doing everything equally, just with a ... not attractive special.
The Human Alliance is not like that.
They are EXCELLENT storm-troopers, meaning when it comes to conquer new territories (preferably not castles though), they are second to none. Buff their size of troops,, fasten the preparation just enough so they'll be ready when it is charging-time, have enough support-troops to hold back the enemy until you get charging, then release your massive amount of people, and combine the charge with the special ability, what makes them running, and boosts their attack too.
The problem comes from the same source: this race is entirely useless when they have to defend a castle, as there charging, slipping through the rank of the enemy is not a needed trait.
The Trolls are a nuisance early on, less problem if you go against them lately (hint: take their castle early to prevent procriation!).
The Wood Elves (I refered them unfortunatelly as the High Elves in the previous post) are not much problem, as you work witha single wave of troops, which will always be beyond their Rain of Arrow.
The Marcolites felt stronger as boss now, they could effectively decimate my ranks, of course at that point they were less than a threat.
NOTE: this time for any reason the AI did not sent out heroes, only when I first captured a field of them. Sounds like a bug, unknown origin.
NOTE 2: In the previous game I did quit (saved) once, and the AI got a free turn. Again sounds like a bug.
Man of the West:
They are a tank class: slow (in the sense you don't invest into Speed Upgrade) brute force they flat down everything by force.
While I suggested Ballista + Mage for the Northern Orcs and Battling Ram for Human Alliance as siege-weaponry (the rest is always infantry), here I say your troops rely on sheer power, thus leave the siege weapon for later: Ballista + Battling Ram.
A unique troop for the race is a Javelin Thrower, which is not restricted to 1 (
High Elves:
This is what I'd call an Expert Race, for it is not easy to play. I mean it starts with a Speed bonus, and a special what can direct-kill certain amount of the enemy, but initially a very low percentage.
This suggests you should charge the opponent fast, while clearing your way to NOT face any opposition. Well, in concept sounds similar to what the trolls look like for me in a player's hand, but much more fragile.
The tactic I followed was to boost preparation and speed with just a bit of damage to cut through with the possible lightning-upgrade (most of the games I had lvl 3, at the end I could afford the max. lvl 5), and charged the capitals to prevent spawning of heroes and that way pacify the land. Just like a High Elf/Dark Elf would do. The rest was just about clearing the rest.
I suggest as team minimal variant of troops, only those with speed not slugish. Siege Troops depends on personal taste: some can cause damage from far away (ballista + catapult), others have speed (whirler + battling ram) - you decide.
And no rise for troop-amounts! Waste of money.
If it was not evident: during attacks avoid confrontation of troops. Your job is to send all troops through one point like eye of the needle, as fast the enemy has no time to send any troop against you (not true of course for endgame where the AI has tons of units, but that time I wasted my extra money to damage and lightning, so I could kill their initial number, where I could replenish soldiers for the field way faster).
Direct connection to this, I wouldn't even try defending a castle as a player! It is possible on Beginner diff, but barely. Believe me, you don't want to try it on anything harder.
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Rebellion Mode: the same as the regular campaign, but against only 1 other race. What's the catch? The enemy rules the entire map, while you start with your old country.
Undeads:
I decided to play this as he traditional undead: big mortalityrate, but nontheless unstoppable tide.
For this I evidently needed the special skill, but after the first try, I realised it only creates scouts, so needed something else for start.
The next idea was relying the racial bonus, the +1 prep. Pushing that just to always be ahead of the AI proved insanely useful and determining (during the endgame you can constantly spam out max sized troops). I did not need speed (above lvl 2-3), or size (above lvl 2) to constantly rule the entire battlefield, the only problem remained the enemy killing my troops.
This was solved primaly buffing the attack stat, and secondarily rising (maxing) the special skill.
On the special skill:
initially you can use it to get free slippers, to keep the bar at bay until your troops reach the enemy border, and just a little later to refill your ranks when reaching the other side. At lategame they became strong and large in number enough to be a considerable force.
To help your squads you need some more troop of course. They practically all walk the same slow speed, so that was a reason why I never rose the speed of the units (and the fact that if my troops are always everywhere no matter what, I will kill all/most enemy, so they can never accumlate in any line).
On the Siege Troops department:
You don't need any. They practically add nothing to your strength.
So we reached the Wood Elves.
They start in a good position if you ask me, and their ability is useful. But I just don't get this "and you can cast it more often" part, as neither here, nor for the previous race where this'd apply I felt nothing, even the enemy casted their skill more regularly than me.
The racial stat caused initially a headache, but than I decided to push prep, and with it squad size primaly, with the necessary upgrade on the special to protect my army from harm,as I did not add them damage (what is an interresting idea, but it was a financial decision).
Funny fact is, with this race I went against the demons early!
Troops I again went minimal, only axeman and during the endgame the racial troop (ranger).
Had trouble with the Men of the South for their rocks tended to destroy my charge-waves.
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Special Mode: special abilities have half the cooldown.