Van (red, Stronghold, Gurnisson, Gurnisson) def Javdet (blue, Tower, Solomyr, Solomyr) balance 143
The map generated a very compact layout with a lot of ranged units. As a result, I started near my home town, defended against three convoys (1-2-3), and developed two heroes, Gurnisson and Tyrax. I had two goblin lairs, one wolf lair, and one orc lair. By day 116, I had 19 wolves left in my army and almost no money. One of my secondary towns was blocked by 5+ Cyclops Kings, and the other by 40+ snakes, with a path leading to a desert area with 50+ Griffins or 100+ Fanatics :eek:. However, right behind them was a mega-treasure node with 20+ Hydras. On days 116 and 117, I focused on farming gold and capturing convoys on day 121. I decided to take all three convoys, capture the secondary town, and break the Guardian of Order :rolleyes:. However, the first and second convoys were relatively easy, but the third one was a disaster. The Griffins were unreliable, and in the end, I had 50+ Wolf Riders, 30+ Goblins, and 2 Angels left in the convoy. I went to the second secondary town, where there was a lot of money, and I found boots in a tomb. Gurnisson leveled up significantly in a week. On day 131, I broke the Guardian of Order and headed for the treasure node. I managed to get there first, and as a reward, I received 50+ Ducks. On day 135, my opponent arrived. After a short tactical battle with ranged units, our main armies clashed. Ultimately, sheer power (a significant advantage in attack and defense) and a large number of units won the battle. Additionally, resistance and a successful elimination of all ranged units (300+) without allowing them to fire helped.
Thank you for the game.
At home, near the teleport, there were 15 Angels + 3 Archangels. On day 123, after capturing the maximum number of convoys, I attacked the adjacent town via an off-road path - all I found was the second convoy. And that's it. By the time I arrived at the center, it was too late - the Guardian of Order didn't give me a single chance. Then, in a single-player game, I took a different, as it turned out, shorter path, without being distracted by anything - but I was still later than the red player.
Thank you for the game.
P.S. The balance is also disappointing - you have even less control than in a standard map, in a standard map, you can at least go to a treasure node to gain resources.
Зима 2011-12.