Posts from Necromancers – “The Bait” [Campaign 3, Mission 1]

Yes, that’s the problem – I’ve already collected everything. I’m out of money to buy more troops. There’s nothing left to do in this part of the map, and these elephants just stand there, they don’t move, they can’t be lured out. Maybe it’s a bug? I’ve been wandering around there for a month, maybe even longer.

That's exactly the problem, I've already collected everything. I'm out of money to buy more troops. There's nothing left to do in this part of the map, and these elephants are just standing there, not moving, not being lured out. Maybe it's a bug? I've been wandering around there for a month, if not more.

It would probably be more appropriate to post this question in the "Technical Support" section. A possible solution could be to replay the mission from the beginning.
What version of the game are you playing? Is it a licensed copy?

I had the same issue; I started over, and it worked fine. I think you just need to not delay the transition, and that’s it.

I think we shouldn't delay the transition any further. That's all.

Rushing things isn't a good idea either. But neither is dragging it out too long. The main thing is to do everything on time. I've played this mission three times in different versions (1.4, 1.41, and 1.5). I never had any problems. When the elephant hid in the darkness to the north, I moved towards the river, without waiting for it to return. Before that, I managed to get some good loot.

If the elephant is standing still, you can risk provoking it to chase after Markel. Either way, you'll have to replay the mission.

I think I managed to figure out the elephants on the third try. I'm not sure about the license; it's version 1.5. The point is that if you run there too early (sometime before the end of the first week) or too late (after the second week), you can't do anything – the elephants just stand there. And you can't run straight up either; otherwise, the elephant will also stop. I managed to pass when I first went down and then quickly ran up to the left edge; then, the elephant went down, and I passed. If you go in some other way, the elephant gets stuck (probably forever – I didn't wait for more than 2-2.5 weeks) in that place – maybe it's some kind of bug, or maybe it's just some inconsistencies between the game and my hardware.

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I'm not sure about the license, version 1.5.
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This could also be a problem. The licensed version works more reliably.

After my first playthrough, I watched a walkthrough on Hugolka. It suggested showing yourself to the standing elephant so that it would chase after Markel. I didn't need to do that – he left on his own. But the author was playing version 1.1 or 1.2. And many missions were adjusted in the patches.

My warrior build didn't work on the hero. As a warrior, I felt safe behind the neutral units standing on the road. I could do whatever I wanted near the elephant. On the hero, it destroyed the djinn separating us and attacked.

I had to resort to some tricky maneuvers to move the elephant and use evasive tactics when it started moving. After about half an hour of gameplay, I managed to break through to the other side. I didn't have time to worry about the fort anymore – a furious elephant was chasing me.

I've wanted to test the behavior of an elephant that captured a castle in the Dungeon for a long time. And here, I was simply forced to do it because a huge toad jumped out of the monitor and, under the effect of a Stun spell, demanded that I return to the surface and visit the knowledge-boosting location that I had forgotten to visit. The elephant, after capturing the castle, arranged a multi-day feast. I calmly returned to the surface and visited the Fortress and that knowledge-boosting location. I didn't dare to do anything more, despite vague fears that, during my adventures, the rebellious knight might gather an invincible army. These fears were not confirmed. And in general, when I reach the limit of development, I become very kind – I won't offend neutrals unless absolutely necessary.

Help! I reached the dungeon and came to a crossroads. On one side, there are lizards that keep killing me, and on the other, there are blue assailants, who are also very strong, and I can’t defeat them. Not far from the assailants, there’s a purple player. What should I do????

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Then, the purple player approaches and kills me along with my 118 archers. What should I do? Should I restart the game? And should I gather more soldiers or what?

Anastasia, you should always and everywhere gather soldiers whenever possible. I don't remember how many and what kind of soldiers I had. But I definitely had more than just archers. There were no problems with battles. I remember easily capturing the castle from which, in version 1.5, I had to quickly run away to escape the redhead. In version 1.4, you can defeat him without any consequences. The only problem was getting the redhead to move and let me pass. And even then, only on the hero. There was no such problem with a warrior. True, I didn't attack strong neutral creatures near the castle.

What version of the game do you have? If it's not lower than 1.4, then after the redhead captures the castle, you can return to the surface and collect what you didn't manage to collect before. I heard that in the unpatched version, the redhead doesn't go further than the mine in the dungeon.

Thank you, I made it! I moved my purple hero and headed towards the Castle, but after a couple of days, I left because a red hero kept attacking me. Anyway, I'm glad, thank you! I don't know how to determine the game version. Probably 1.5, because I stayed in the Castle for a couple of days, but no longer.

In version 1.5, I had to flee the castle right away. I only managed to build a 1st-level Mage Guild to get some spells. Of course, I reloaded afterward because I didn't know that you can't kill the red creature in the dungeon (in version 1.4, you could). I had just passed the fork in the road when the red creature whizzed past me. It could have easily caught me, but it turned towards the castle.

I actually enjoyed this mission:smile54:
My elephants were kind of dumb,
they would run away when I approached. And I didn't have any problems
with the purple player.
But I still had to play it twice - I didn't gather many troops
and they killed me at the very end:smile34:

Please help! One of my patrols is blocking the path to two fords, and I can't find any others! When I skip a day, it doesn't go anywhere! I've even stood right next to it and skipped a turn, but there's no reaction! What should I do?