YEESSSSSS!

Elvish_Pillager · Post by **Elvish_Pillager** » December 27th, 2004, 5:15 pm

Finally, I've beaten The Seige of Elensefar in Easy mode!

...without letting any of my units die, even once. It was a difficult task.

Here's the replay. I can post the replays from the rest of the scenarios, too, if anyone's interested.

Post by **turin** » December 27th, 2004, 5:18 pm

I assume no cheating / saveloading / etc. What exactly was your policy on saving? Every turn, every five turns, halfway through the scenario, or never?

Elvish_Pillager · Post by **Elvish_Pillager** » December 27th, 2004, 5:22 pm

turin wrote:I assume no cheating / saveloading / etc. What exactly was your policy on saving? Every turn, every five turns, halfway through the scenario, or never?

There was no loading of saves at all in this scenario except on turn 3; I became annoyed at playing the first two turns the same way over and over again, so I saved at the beginning of turn 3 and tried starting from that save multiple times.
I did save a few times, but it was inconsequential.

CaÃƒÂ§ada Selvagem · December 27th, 2004, 8:08 pm

Send you other replays

Elvish_Pillager · Post by **Elvish_Pillager** » December 27th, 2004, 8:16 pm

Ok, here's one zip of them all.

CaÃƒÂ§ada Selvagem · December 28th, 2004, 12:19 am

The isle of aduin and the bay of pearls are corrupted (probably because of the game version), and the battle before the siege on elesenfar is missing

Elvish_Pillager · December 28th, 2004, 10:07 am

Whoops, forgot.

CaÃƒÂ§ada Selvagem · January 2nd, 2005, 3:03 am

Why do you preffer more experience than a light mage equiped with a holy sword?

Post by **turin** » January 2nd, 2005, 4:10 am

CaÃƒÂ§ada Selvagem wrote:Why do you preffer more experience than a light mage equiped with a holy sword?

There is probably more of a chance of people dying on Isle of the Damned...

Elvish_Pillager · Post by **Elvish_Pillager** » January 2nd, 2005, 10:58 am

CaÃƒÂ§ada Selvagem wrote:Why do you preffer more experience than a light mage equiped with a holy sword?

1) You have level 1 units in the Isle, level 2 on the Peninsula. Much easier to survive with.
2) A White Mage's HP is really wimpy.
3) White Mage whose traits I pick > generic no-upkeep White Mage. I'm sure I could level up a mage pretty easily, too.

Ankka · Post by **Ankka** » January 2nd, 2005, 2:46 pm

Now that is impressive!

I see you changed your location too... what about the scenarios between Siege of Elensefar and that place? Have you completed them, too?

As I watched the replays I noticed you used only elves. Why so? Is it better to have neutral than lawful units, or are for instance horsemen too fragile against ranged attacks?

Elvish_Pillager · Post by **Elvish_Pillager** » January 2nd, 2005, 3:08 pm

Ankka wrote:Now that is impressive!

I see you changed your location too... what about the scenarios between Siege of Elensefar and that place? Have you completed them, too?

Yes, I've now reached the Dwarven Doors with 0 losses. Yes, that means I've completed Crossroads, Princess, VoD, Gryphons, Abez, Winter, and Mountain Pass.

Ankka wrote:As I watched the replays I noticed you used only elves. Why so? Is it better to have neutral than lawful units, or are for instance horsemen too fragile against ranged attacks?

Horsemen die to archers and anything they attack (because of charge), and Mages are fragile in general. I did acquire a Silver Mage in Northern Winter, and I have plans for Elrian as well (he is still a Mage, but has lots of XP and level 1s are easy to level up.) I think I might retry Mountain Pass becasue I want more XPs... Anyway, Theives are even more fragile than Mages, Mermen don't work on land, and there's nothing else to recruit but Elves.

Ankka · Post by **Ankka** » January 2nd, 2005, 3:15 pm

Ok... maybe I should try that too.

Good luck on the Dwrven doors, I just played it and I just can't imagine how it could be won without losses...

On the other hand I didn't propably do enough XP-hunting before that, and lost some units like a Paladin to stupid attacks in the Mountain Pass.. I guess my problem in the game is that I'm playing too sloppily and letting some good units die to stupid mistakes.

Elvish_Pillager · Post by **Elvish_Pillager** » January 2nd, 2005, 3:18 pm

Ankka wrote:Ok... maybe I should try that too.

Look out, it can be harder than HttT Hard in some places.

Ankka wrote:Good luck on the Dwrven doors, I just played it and I just can't imagine how it could be won without losses...

I was having trouble too, but that's partly because I was making a huge mistake... next time I'll fight in daylight, not at night!

Ankka · Post by **Ankka** » January 2nd, 2005, 3:30 pm

Oh, and BTW, why are you using version 0.8.7 of the game instead of 0.8.8? Is it more stable or something?

The problem in replays is that you won't see the unit's traits. That's a thing I'd like to see too...

Also some of the leveled units are ones I don't yet know so well by just the looks so it's a bit hard to see what they are... but it's guessable.