Resilience

I played with the Hagish hero and lasted the required 120 days. Towards the end, there were two AI opponents left – one was virtually unkillable, and the other had a high threat level. Neither of them attacked the main castle; they chased after the main hero. Starting with Hagish is the most optimal strategy – the lumber mill and mine can be captured without significant losses (instead of meat shields, use first-level units in each slot to protect the archers). In the first week, capture the second related castle of the Stronghold faction – and then the Capitol will be very useful. An excellent map. I wish there were more like this.