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Some general thoughts. I started long ago on 1.08, currently playing HttT medium on1.12 because I didn't want to update mid-campaign. Multiple tries at HttT, yet to finish. But strategy for SoE may depend on how you get there. If via Muff Malal's Peninsula you should have advanced horsemen and mages...

I've played HttT off and on since 1.08 at Normal and have had to restart from the beginning several times when I was too weak to win some of the later scenarios. Different strategy suggestion: Free all the mermen in the southern cages, even the one closest to Dwaba-Kukai, fighting the nagas opportun...

This is probably more food for thought for new players. I agree with the view that mage and shaman lines of units have some of the same abilities, but I use them mostly in different roles, and so I recruit both. Some pros for shamans: they are cheaper to buy and to advance, they start with +4 heals...