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OUTLAW (red, Swamp, Vistan, Vistan) vs Decontaminator (blue, Rampart, Kyrr, Kyrr), 2SM4d(3), 2-2-3
We picked castles as desired, started without restarts and off we went...
Roads are fast, lizards are not built, no Harpies with natives arrived, so on day one I build them. Managed to spread out quite well.
Respawn is large, lots of interesting stuff. Secondary towns are blocked by shooter hordes, so on the first I farm my native lands.
3 Pandora's Boxes and a Griffin Conservatory are revealed. External dwellings are painted: 2 Gnolls and 1 Basilisk, I cleared 3 Crypts and a Dwarf dwelling. Home: 1-6 with a castle and 1,000 income.
At the start of week two, I open the first Pandora's Box for 60 Wood, but the box is empty :mad:. Then max Imps, Medusa dwelling, I clear the Griffin Conservatory (1), ugh...
Upgrade lizards, Harpies, and Basilisks. Then a Pandora's Box for a horde of Cyclops (10K experience) and a Pandora's Box for a horde of Gargoyles into 90 Gnolls. Upgrade Gnolls, resulting in a decent striking force of 150 dog-heads. Using chains, I push towards the secondary town respawns, paint one (Conflux), and on the second, a scout rushes to find a passage to the presumed treasure zone and successfully finds a path to Lava — there, an Angel external dwelling and +2 Health are immediately visible. Vistan is level 13 with an excellent skill set (besides natives: Earth, Logistics, Tactics, Wisdom, Pathfinding).
At home, only Growth for Gnolls was added. On 131, Vistan visits the stables on the secondary and is ready to tear into the treasure zone. The chain brings a Shield +4 and +1/+1 on magic from Conflux.
In the treasure zone, I paint 3 Angel external dwellings, claim +2 All from Cyclops, a Pandora's Box with 20 Fanatics, and beyond the mountains I see the edge of a prison and the tips of a Griffin Conservatory. I try to reach there but fail; I send a scout around, who reveals a Dragon Utopia.
Vistan reaches a second Dragon Utopia, a mini Hive, and I camp before the Dragon Utopia. On his turn, Kyrr breaks the first revealed Dragon Utopia :mad:. On 137, I take mine (Sword +3, Shield +4, Helm +3/+3, and of course Captain's Hat), camp before neutrals, preparing to break into Conflux and rush to the revealed treasure zone on rocks. Right there, next to the passage, are stables, a small Pandora's Box, and +1 Health.
141, I camp the main hero at the stables; the chain with the main army is slightly delayed. Right upon entering the treasure zone, I take a Book of Air Magic from Bears and realize life is getting better :D. A Lookout Tower is nearby as well.
Throughout the game, there was one unpleasant moment with a Lookout Tower that the opponent lit on the secondary town, and from it, my capital was visible((, as well as the approaches to the main base.
Kyrr breaks the main base but doesn't take my capital; instead, she starts towards the 3rd secondary town, Conflux, which I hadn't painted. I realize Sanal is also tearing into the treasure zone on rocks; I saw his main army, which at that point was significantly weaker than mine. I decide to try and catch him in this treasure zone, but Kyrr had Air Magic Scouting, so the trick didn't work )). However, I found a Dragon Utopia (+3 All and Air Boost). Thanks to the Lookout Tower in the treasure zone, I can see a Well on the opponent's respawn. I head towards it through the Black Market and a Hive.
I pick up quest artifacts. At the Black Market, the missing ring for the Vial of Blood is bought!!!! In the treasure zone on Lava, a scout bought the Golden Bow at the Black Market. I jump to the Well and from there start towards the metro to the 3rd treasure zone. There are a couple of Hives and a quest artifact.
I lose my capital and decide not to take risks, considering Kyrr's insane speed on fast roads. I prepare to break into Conflux for the last ring.
I finally assemble the Vial of Blood; scattered scouts bring 2 Angels from external dwellings in the treasure zone (which Kyrr already claimed), the Golden Bow, and Boots of Speed. I visit the stables, use a chain to reclaim my capital.
Vistan attacks there and immediately rushes to Rampart, breaking the opponent's chain. On 217, I take Rampart and, while camping there, learn about a native secondary town of the opponent :smile07:
On 221, I can't quite reach the opponent's second Rampart; I camp on the metro from his Dungeon. Right from under Kyrr's nose, he takes Growth from a secondary town and disappears into the darkness. I take the second Rampart and learn in the tavern that I'm actually weaker in army((, but the comp didn't know about my killer trump cards :D
On 223, a scout reveals the metro; Vistan flies into it, uses Dimension Door further, and ends up just a couple steps from Kyrr.
And here's the FF:
Vistan level 22, 17-22-14-14
9 Angels, 42 Wiverns, 40 Greater Basilisks, 26 Hydras, 152 Greater Gnolls, 19 Fanatics, 73 Greater Lizards
Kyrr level 21, 25-14-6-6 +2 Speed, Red Ball
8 Angels, 22 War Unicorns, 31 Wiverns, 40 Silver Pegasi, 104 Grand Elves, 16 Greater Dendroids, 47 Greater Dwarves
In the first round, I learn about the Red Ball; both of us hide our shooters. The Grand Elves shoot first and hurt the Lizards badly, but when it was my turn to shoot, everything was compensated immediately.
In the second round, only 9 Grand Elves remain; the forest siblings go on the attack. After hits from almost all of the opponent's main army, only a few of my units die... Kyrr's lack of Offense skill and only basic Armorer showed, and well, the Vial of Blood is rulzzz!!!
Thank you Sanal for an excellent battle!!! Lately, I've only been fighting against double builds......