Unicorn Empire

vadim_t A replay would be more informative.
Menelaus taking control of the ballista is a random event. As a small tip: you can lose with machines without taking the cart. Although, with such huge armies as yours, taking control of the ballista is not a decisive loss.

I didn't make a replay because I couldn't defeat Menelaus. I wouldn't say my army is huge; a significant part of it is destroyed in the early turns by the Thunderbirds. So, the ballista does matter. But, since it is taken, I killed the mentor's main perk, the "Varenik."

In any case, Menelaus's level on Recruit is definitely lower.
Ideally, Menelaus should have 8+11*0.5*2=19 Titans or so at this point on Warrior. Other mages probably transferred their army to him.
On Hero, it's 8+11*0.5*4=30, which is quite close to 33.

Since I reached Menelaus quite quickly, other mages simply couldn't build up Titans. And it would have been difficult for them to transfer them through the yellow keyholder:o
Okay, I'll check how it is on Recruit and report back:smile15:
OK, I ran it on Recruit, Menelaus is simply great, about 14 Thunderbirds and other units didn't cause any problems; I didn't even bother to gather the troops that had accumulated in my home castle, including those that came from Dominic.