The Slave King's first attacks will arrive: a siege unit and a slave group. Keep those units coming whenever weapon is ready in the armory if you can't afford either of them, hire conscripts. Don't bother with mercenaries: your weapons production will suffice for the task and you will not have enough money for them anyway. a shock troop of conscripts and the lord will rush out to dispose of priority targets (such as catapults).įollowing this principle, locate and send your troops to convenient locations.from the tower archers provide missile fire, men-at-arms will provide assistance and reinforce the ground army in emergency,.The idea is that we are going to defend from two places: Have small taxes (level 2) while there is extra food in the granary.įor defensive purposes, site a medium tower just north from you and stairs next to it. You might need to buy in more wood for an extra hovel.

Place the barracks as well and spend the remaining wood on woodcutters. Buy enough wood for a mill, a hovel, two fletchers, one poleturner and the armoury. Site the stockpile to a convenient position, followed by the granary and two wheat farms. Instead, we will play with the Slave King's mind and survive with cheap units for the first few minutes. You can afford expensive units such as Arabian swordsmen, but they will not be able to stop raids. Getting the right strategy is crucial, as the Slave King's attacks might overwhelm your modest defenses and send your economy into oblivion if not done right.Įither way, notice how you have no resources, only oases and pitch fields.

As you are going to be the defender for the majority of the game, you will need far less to gold to operate against the Slave King than him. Fortunately, the starting stocks give you everything you need. Needless to say, you start in a very dire position. The western position is heavily disfavoured in terms of balance and therefore provides a bigger challenge for its occupant. The western estate has no ore deposits, but it has three puddles of pitch. This northern estate is rich in iron and stone, as is the southern estate. It is cut in half by water and natural blockades, granting a pathway between the two sides on the top of the map. Prepare for the hardest 4-5 minutes in the game. Not only has your enemy 6 times (!) your starting gold, but you also have virtually no resources. Do you remember the map from ' Over the Mountain'? If yes, you can relate to something similar because this time you take the poor western estate, while the Slave King is bathing in resources.

Welcome to one of the most economically unfair challenges. This is mission 3 in the Stronghold Crusader 2 skirmish trail, Breath of the Infidel.

Stronghold 3 skirmish