Posts from Necromancers – “Assault” [Campaign 3, Mission 2]

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Why rush to leave on a ship? First, it would be good to explore your starting area; there are opportunities to level up your hero and recruit quite a few undead creatures. Besides, since you have a human castle and a fairly well-developed Godrick, build it up, give Godrick an army, and let him clear the way for you.
The mission isn't that difficult. :confused:

Yeah... but I'm anticipating your questions...
I have a licensed copy... I'm building an army like crazy... I'm already cheating... because I'm fed up with it (all the missions are fine, but this one is a mess), and even so, no matter how I leave the port... it's just a complete disaster.

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Hmm... I didn't expect this from Ubisoft... I'm waiting for Splinter Cell: Double Agent (I'm a Splinter Cell fan)... I wonder if I'll encounter the same problems.

I'm replaying the campaign, and I recently completed this mission; I didn't notice any particular difficulties... try lowering the difficulty level...

Hmm... it can't get any worse... more likely a glitch:mad:

Well, I don't know what the difficulty is... Maybe your Markel didn't level up well enough in the previous mission? I, for example, captured the Dungeon castle and learned spells from their guild (as many as I could with my skills), so Markel was already a quite confident mage in the second mission...

Thanks to everyone who responded... the mission can be completed easily... there was a glitch, damn it... I gave up on it and started the mission again... and immediately I practically rushed to the Castle, and there was practically no one there... in short, it was more like watching cartoons than playing... (hmm, maybe that's also a glitch?) Anyway, the whole mission took about 5 minutes... ;)

How to capture Hikam? The Mage keeps cloning Djinns. They are barely defeated with the "Unholy Word" spell, but it's still impossible to win. :smile27: By the way, what kind of army should I use – undead or… uh… living warriors?

/topic/614/ did you check this thread??

I saw it. The topic ended right at that question.

It's quite easy for a Necromancer to fight Phantoms. After all, he has a Lich. Even if a Phantom survives, the attack will hit the "original" – they always stand nearby, so it won't be a waste of effort in any case.
In general, the best thing to do against Phantoms is to use an area-of-effect spell, like Fireball, Ring of Cold, or at least basic Stone Spikes. If you only target Phantoms with magic, you'll end up fighting them for the whole battle, but if you use area-of-effect spells, you'll kill the Phantoms and damage the enemy army at the same time... I even like it when the computer creates Phantoms, because at least it doesn't attack my units with magic. And I always take Sorcery, so I have enough spells to kill Phantoms and deal with other "gifts" from the enemy...

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They can be defeated somewhat with the "Unholy Word" spell, but it's still not possible to win. :smile27:

It's a weak spell. Ring of Cold is much better, especially if you have the Ice Lord ability – then you also prevent the "frozen" :smile04: units from moving.

By the way, what kind of army should I have – undead or... uh... living warriors?

That's a matter of taste, of course, but in my opinion, an army of 8,000 skeleton archers, or even more, is beyond comment...:smile41:

Thanks! :)
So, it seems the issue is indeed the quantity. I hope 8,000 archers will be able to handle the titans. Although, it will take 2 years to gather them.
Unfortunately, I don't have any rings of cold.

Thanks! :)
So, it turns out it's all about the quantity. I hope 8,000 archers will be able to handle the titans. Although it will take 2 years to gather them.
Unfortunately, I don't have the Ring of Frost.

Why so many? By the way, the titans near the portal are removed after the Stronghold is built.

The titans near the portal are running away in fear, but those inside...
By the way, I've noticed a pattern: the longer I spend gathering my army, the larger the enemy army becomes, so I can't seem to win. I don't want to start over :(

I hope 8,000 archers will be enough to deal with the titans. Although it will take 2 years to gather them.

Why are you so pessimistic? Do you have the ability to raise the dead? Then your army will only grow. Also, don't forget about Markel's specialization: all undead on the map are yours, and there are quite a few of them!:smile20:

In short, I started over and quickly, ignoring the islands with treasures, captured both cities. It turns out that everything depended on time. The Mage in Hikama didn't have enough time to develop, gather an army, and learn the "Phantom Creation" spell.