hunter98
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15.01.2013 KOLONIZATOR (blue, Rampart, Ivor, Ivor) def hunter98 (red, Conflux, Random, Ciele) 2sm4d(3) 223
After a crushing defeat at the hands of the forces of darkness, Ivor fled to the bastion of Seliydd. From the locals he learned that elementalists had settled in the north and begun expanding their domains. Without much thought, Ivor started the northern campaign...
Week 1
Very good layout (Elf and Centaur dwellings). On the second day (22 Grand Elves) I break through a passage, which later turns out to lead to my native secondary castle, visit 3 experience stones (guarded by 83 Obsidian Gargoyles) and capture the secondary. There's a portal to the treasure zone nearby. In the second castle I also build Elves. In the first I build Pegasi and save money to buy out troops.
Week 2
I buy all Elves and Centaurs. Took gloves, 2 Dragon Fly Hives (10 total). I grab 2 more artifacts (Armor +1 to all stats and Necklace of Speed), breaking through a horde of Iron Golems. Then I entered the portal, took a Shield +3 and a Crown in a warrior's grave. By the end of the week Ivor is level 13, Unicorns are built. The opponent's standout hero is Ciele.
Week 3
I buy all Elves again (50+ in total), visit the Dwarf Treasury, Griffin Conservatory (+3), and Medusa Stores. Scouts capture a Tower. Money and resources are being gathered. By the end of the week Ivor breaks through the guard to an adjacent zone (Dendroids) and thinks that in week 4 he'll make a forced march to the northern lands and win the campaign. By this point he's already level 18, has a Pendant of Courage and other useful artifacts, but no mana.
Week 4
On day 142 a grand battle took place. hunter98 punished me severely:
"... The armies were roughly equal in size. Suddenly, Firebirds fly up to the archer squad and burn the unfortunate ones. Behind them, Storm Elementals and the Medusas that joined them mercilessly shoot our troops. We manage to deal with the terrible birds, and immediately have to fight Water Elementals when we have almost no strength left. With pain in my heart I ordered a retreat..."
This was certainly a blow, but I didn't give up (Ivor surpassed Ciele in stats + I suffered heavy losses). With the remaining money I bought Centaurs and Unicorns, gathered the remaining Elves from scouts, and first went to the Griffin Conservatory (+2), then to the portal - to clear out the dungeon expanses. By the end of the week Ivor is level 20, has many artifacts (one of them the Tome of Water Magic) and 16k gold. Hope for victory appeared.
Month 2 Week 1
Ivor continues exploring the dungeon, finds Angel and Cavalier dwellings, a gold mine, Pandora's Boxes (mostly gold), good artifacts. I see the opponent's main hero, who took a Dragon Utopia. Decided to take one too (for 30k gold, Angel Wings, Tome of Earth Magic). The army also gained 25 Wyverns.
On day 6 Ciele breaks through a Guardian of the Earth and kills one of my scouts (almost reached the capital). Ivor quickly returns to the capital, receives reinforcements and attacks:
"... Everyone stood up to defend the home city, even the Dendroids from the neighboring province expressed a desire to participate. Arriving at the spot, the Elementalists were already ready for battle and awaited our first strike. I ordered the archers to open fire on the Storm Elementals... They were brave fellows..."
The second battle was won by me, but with heavy losses:
"... This time our troops were better prepared. The best riders on pegasi gave their lives for our victory and allowed the Dendroids and Wyverns to do their job. The enemy fled, but this was not the end..."
At the end of the week Ivor camps near the stable, level 22.
Month 2 Week 2
Ivor visits the stable and gathers reinforcements (by this point 67 Dendroid Soldiers have been recruited into the army). On the second day Ciele attacks, this time using magic (there was a Sphere of Negation in the second battle). And again bloodshed:
"... Unexpectedly we ran into the Elementalist troops. There were fewer of them, but their powerful magic was felt. I cast the 'Stone Skin' spell. The Elementalists slowed us down and started shooting. Lightning rained down on our heads with astonishing accuracy. The Cavaliers, Dendroids, and Wyverns avoided the slow and charged forward. All fell except the Dendroids, who reached the enemy troops, rooted them in place, and destroyed entire squads of elementals..."
The opponent's lightning dealt over 500 damage, but the number of Dendroids barely decreased - there was simply nothing to hit them with... The opponent fled, then returned with Storm Elementals (by that time I also had Unicorns in my army) and surrendered on the third day.
hunter98, many thanks for the game! Lots of emotions and experience!:smile20:
GG, thanks for the game.
"Никто не уходит из героев вечно", - убедился на личном опыте, гоняю в сингле до сих пор :D