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It's not worth investing in the economy; undead are cheap, so you'll have extra money anyway.

I played with a friend who uses this tactic, and it helped me a lot – he buys enemy troops in newly captured castles.

I played with a friend who uses this tactic, and it really helped me – he buys enemy troops in newly captured castles :D

Don't you think all this is strange? Well, of course, I completely agree with you, but it's easier to find a mine. You'll be buying troops and taking them from enemies:smile51: :smile36:

Don't you think all this is strange? Well, of course, I completely agree with you, but it's easier to find a mine. You'll be both buying troops and taking them from enemies:smile51: :smile36:

a gold mine? It might not be located near the castle, or it might be well-guarded, and you won't be able to take it in the first week.

By the time you find a mine, if you even find one, a lot of time will have passed. Therefore, you shouldn't delay increasing your income; you can only afford to take a little time.

It’s better to develop your economy quickly! Then, gather 50 Vampires and go on a long expedition! Also, it’s good to level up to Mentorship, and then the expedition will be really long! And it’s best to capture 2 castles as soon as possible! And the Refugee Camp is a very good advantage and helps at the start! And then you can go to the gold mines!

Yes, with 50 Vampires, the sea becomes shallow (and defending gold mines or abandoned mines also becomes easier)... and I think it's better to focus on developing your troops rather than your economy!

I don't consider Undead to be a significant unit type; it's slow, and Vampires are more effective and faster. I'll add Archers, Zombies, Vampires, and Liches – that's the entire strike force (though we need to check the timing).

shddr: We need to focus on the economy! And you don't even need to take undead creatures on expeditions!

And who gathered all the units for the Necropolis in one mission? Come on, tell me!

I used to collect them. I always did... Except for the fact that I don't build dragons. But instead of them, I take two different types of liches.

It’s better to split up the Vampires. You can quickly eliminate them using dark energy… and take Lucian.

Who managed to collect all the units in a single mission for the Necropolis faction? Come on, let's hear it!

I collected them for Arantir, in the last mission of the Necropolis campaign, before storming the castle with demons under Orlando's command.

Actually, I expected a more epic battle. In the tavern, I read that demons had placed a large army in ambush near Holyflame. Those liars, there was no ambush. But the army still came in handy, as Arantir wasn't very well-developed, I was developing Lady Orel instead, I didn't know that she would die in the final mission according to the plot.

Usually, I do the following: I build the main building in the castle simultaneously with the recruitment buildings. To do this, I sacrifice fortifications, as they are not very useful at the beginning, as well as magic. Later, I complete them.

In battle, I act as follows: (in general, the strategy is based on vampires)
1.1. With the initial army, I attack only with the strongest unit, but not with ghosts.
1.2. If the strongest unit is ghosts, then I defend.
1.3. Among the creatures, I try to get vampires as quickly as possible, and if I succeed, the vampires rush into battle at the forefront (with a small army). Zombies and others rest and accumulate numbers for the middle stage. Except for skeletons, I can't seem to keep them, but that's what Necromancy is for!

2.1. With a medium-sized army, I try to protect the vampires, because they don't have time to recover in a situation where both they and the enemy are in roughly equal numbers. Instead, I have to sit in defense, as in the situation with ghosts.
2.2. In this case, ghosts (or zombies, but only advanced ones) go as cannon fodder, drawing attention to themselves; fortunately, ghosts are saved by their slight incorporeality, and zombies by their toughness.
2.3. The hero and archers shower the enemy army with whatever they have, after which it perishes.

3.1. By the time a large army is gathered, the vampires (usually "Greater Vampires") accumulate in numbers, and if there are more than a hundred of them, they can be safely sent into the thick of the enemy. With such a mass, they successfully regenerate themselves.
3.2. They need to be provided with support, and not only moral support. Ghosts are suitable for this role if they have accumulated from the second stage. The others won't be able to keep up with the agile vampires. This is especially true when it comes to besieging an enemy castle (you'll understand why).
3.3. If the enemy has a high-level creature, it poses a threat to the vampires. I try to eliminate it with the Necropolis's not-so-useful dragons, along with archers and the hero's magic.
3.4. Vampires are most likely already surrounded by several squads in the enemy's rear, and here a "cloud" of archliches is useful.
3.5. Zombies guard the archers, and Death is in reserve.

To be honest, I fully agree with Machete=)). I'm also used to combining resource gathering with spending money, sacrificing magic (but not on level 1)... I choose Banshee as my hero (with the "Howl" skill) and on day 2, I start gathering resources (ore and stone). I buy a second hero and give the army to the first one (he takes over the stone and wood mines with almost no losses and also gathers reinforcements there), while the second hero runs around and collects free resources, exploring the area=)). As soon as vampires appear, I go and take over the sulfur and mercury mines+). Then, with liches and resurrection, I go on an expedition to gain experience and find artifacts=)).

Regarding the castle development, I agree with Machete. When building an army, I prefer to recruit vampires and liches first. Zombies usually just accumulate quietly in the castle (by the time they crawl to the enemy in battle, it's usually already over), so I only buy them when I have a decent amount of money. Undead and dragons are, of course, a good thing, but you usually can't fight with them until the middle of the mission, when the necessary buildings have been erected and you have enough funds. I always besiege the castle, reinforcing the army of vampires and liches with some ghosts; their towers always shoot at them. I think everyone has a roughly similar tactic, and Machete has already described it in detail.