Magneto
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Magneto (red, Castle, Valeska, Valeska) def 0771 (blue, Rampart, Kyrre, Kyrre), 2sm4d(3), 222
The layout was tough, but I had already used all my resets, so I had to run around the mountains for 3.5 days to bypass the sharpshooters blocking the respawn in the very center (they were guarding the gnome hovel). Not only was the sawmill at the opposite end of the respawn from the end of the bypass route—at least five days of travel across grass, and even then only if going directly without distractions—but it also turned out to be blocked by a horde of Cerberi. As a result, the cavalry wasn't built in the first week; swordsmen were built in the castle without griffins. In the second week, I captured the secondary towns: Swamp and Tower.
In the third week, I got a conservative two-slot town, and I saw Kirya in the Swamp (she came through wasteland) on 3 green dragons. I got her with the horse teleport, transferring the army. By this time, I had scouted one treasure zone in the Dungeon—there was practically nothing to loot there. There was another underground area between my secondary towns—Swamp and Tower—I could have gone there, but it would have taken longer to travel through inconvenient terrain, and I hadn't yet seen the entrance from the Swamp side.
Afterwards, having driven Kiryukha away at the cost of two horses—which I was already desperately short of—I went into the dirt treasure zone from the Swamp side, again through wasteland. What else could I do... I foolishly put the horses in range of the dragons :smile35:. I went into the treasure zone, and Kirya was still persistently forcing her way into the Swamp with a large number of elves, but Valeska had already fled, taking the Boots of Speed from the Swamp. I would hardly have managed against Kirya then, although... I had a tactic; in principle, anything was possible there. The Eye of the Mage revealed many artifacts, and judging by their placement, the treasure zone was large. It turned out not to be particularly rich, but at least they didn't skimp on the hives.
I spent about a week killing hives and Pandora's Boxes, rustled up 30 ducks, got a Sword +6, some experience and a little gold from the Pandora's Boxes, Halflings, and Water Magic—but still no Wisdom... Then I went to a minimal Utopia, from there I got armor (Attack/Defense +4/+4) and a Helm +6.
After Kirya had already captured all my towns, I returned to the Swamp and upgraded the ducks. Then I went for Blue, as Kirya had fled to the Tower. On day 217, Valeska takes the Blue capital with Dwarves and Dendroid Guards on defense, next to a maximum hive :smile02: guarded by Efreeti Sultans. Meanwhile, Kirya tried to maneuver, was defeated, and left her native secondary town—there were quite a few troops there—she tried to pass through the dirt treasure zone into the Swamp; there were still a couple of un-looted hives in the treasure zone and the Golden Bow was lying there. But Valeska caught Kirya on the second-to-last tile, putting an end to the chase. Blue surrendered after that.
Thanks for the game, Roman.
The layout was tough, but I had already used all my resets, so I had to run around the mountains for 3.5 days to bypass the sharpshooters blocking the respawn in the very center (they were guarding the gnome hovel). Not only was the sawmill at the opposite end of the respawn from the end of the bypass route—at least five days of travel across grass, and even then only if going directly without distractions—but it also turned out to be blocked by a horde of Cerberi. As a result, the cavalry wasn't built in the first week; swordsmen were built in the castle without griffins. In the second week, I captured the secondary towns: Swamp and Tower.
In the third week, I got a conservative two-slot town, and I saw Kirya in the Swamp (she came through wasteland) on 3 green dragons. I got her with the horse teleport, transferring the army. By this time, I had scouted one treasure zone in the Dungeon—there was practically nothing to loot there. There was another underground area between my secondary towns—Swamp and Tower—I could have gone there, but it would have taken longer to travel through inconvenient terrain, and I hadn't yet seen the entrance from the Swamp side.
Afterwards, having driven Kiryukha away at the cost of two horses—which I was already desperately short of—I went into the dirt treasure zone from the Swamp side, again through wasteland. What else could I do... I foolishly put the horses in range of the dragons :smile35:. I went into the treasure zone, and Kirya was still persistently forcing her way into the Swamp with a large number of elves, but Valeska had already fled, taking the Boots of Speed from the Swamp. I would hardly have managed against Kirya then, although... I had a tactic; in principle, anything was possible there. The Eye of the Mage revealed many artifacts, and judging by their placement, the treasure zone was large. It turned out not to be particularly rich, but at least they didn't skimp on the hives.
I spent about a week killing hives and Pandora's Boxes, rustled up 30 ducks, got a Sword +6, some experience and a little gold from the Pandora's Boxes, Halflings, and Water Magic—but still no Wisdom... Then I went to a minimal Utopia, from there I got armor (Attack/Defense +4/+4) and a Helm +6.
After Kirya had already captured all my towns, I returned to the Swamp and upgraded the ducks. Then I went for Blue, as Kirya had fled to the Tower. On day 217, Valeska takes the Blue capital with Dwarves and Dendroid Guards on defense, next to a maximum hive :smile02: guarded by Efreeti Sultans. Meanwhile, Kirya tried to maneuver, was defeated, and left her native secondary town—there were quite a few troops there—she tried to pass through the dirt treasure zone into the Swamp; there were still a couple of un-looted hives in the treasure zone and the Golden Bow was lying there. But Valeska caught Kirya on the second-to-last tile, putting an end to the chase. Blue surrendered after that.
Thanks for the game, Roman.