Posts from Haven – “Defeat and Victory” [Campaign 3 – Mission 4]

What does the artifact – the golden egg – give, and what is this Deer army that I need to join, and where can I find it?

The deer army is yellow and located on the left side of the map.

Just finished this mission. At the end, it felt like something was missing, like the traditional cutscene. The red player was getting on my nerves, constantly trying to take my forts. He has a lot of castles, and it was very difficult to deal with him at the beginning. I didn't even bother with Svetlana; she helped by taking one of the red player's castles, and that was it. I initially wanted to complete the quest involving the villages, but I had to restart because something didn't work out. So, I restarted and immediately cleared the Dungeon from the orange player, freed Gwendolyn, and managed to get 3 castles and 2 forts in the Dungeon, which significantly increased my troops, and the red player couldn't bother me there. Then, I slowly cleared the villages, but I constantly used portals because the red heroes kept coming from everywhere. After that, I sent my assistant to place Vestals in the 4 villages, and I rushed with Antoha to the Demon Boss, picking up 2 more forts along the way. The demon is tough, but I defeated him without any problems.
The abundance of castles is amazing – there are only 11 of them on the map.

I don't understand what's going on – either it's a bug or...
Anyway, I cleared the upper level completely, and only the demon remains near the capital, but I can't get to him – I need to go underground to save the princess, but the only tunnel is blocked...

The tunnel is not the only one. To the north of the first village, there is another entrance.

What does the artifact – the golden egg – give? What is this Deer army that you need to join, and where can you find it?

A goose will hatch from the egg, and it will bring in 2000 gold per day.

The Shantiir disc remained from the previous mission!!! I'm beating everyone up with Phoenixes indiscriminately, without any losses or problems:smile01:, and the ring of elementals adds another one, making it four Phoenixes in total. Is it the same for everyone? Of course, I'm building an army, but I haven't even started replenishing Anthony's forces yet. It's just the beginning. I'm really enjoying all of this:)

The Shantari disk progresses from mission to mission in all campaigns; in some, you can collect two disks.

The Shantara disk is used in missions throughout all campaigns; in some, you can collect two disks.

:eek: Oh, how interesting...

There's a cheat in this mission.

It doesn't work for me; maybe it was fixed in the latest patch, or maybe I'm doing something wrong? I have Anton (a mage) and a knight who joined me, and neither of their weapons is leveling up! People here were talking about "morodering"; what is that? Is it some kind of ability? Could that be the problem?

It doesn't work for me; maybe it was fixed in the latest patch, or am I doing something wrong? I have Anton (a mage) and a knight who joined me, and neither of their weapons is leveling up! Someone mentioned "plundering" here; what is that? Is it some kind of ability? Could that be the issue?

Yes, all the "cheats" related to dynasty weapons were fixed in version 1.2.

Someone in the forum asked about the chest that Aribban was so afraid of. So, Anton placed Aribban's soul in that chest, just like Michael and Sarah locked Azkaal's soul away many years ago. By the way, Svetlana can no longer be eaten, but she still doesn't do anything.

Okay, I understand what to do next.
Even though I figured it out myself, thanks anyway.
P.S. Campaign 3, mission 4, "Win or Lose"

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Oh, I had a tough time with this mission – it was so frustrating! As soon as you start the quest, red units come from everywhere, forcing you to retreat and defend yourself. You manage to fight them off, try to move forward again, and again, red units appear. It's like a vicious cycle! I had to replay it three times before I decided to just play it my way. Towards the end, it became much easier – I gathered a large army and started attacking everyone indiscriminately. The red units, sensing my anger, didn't even bother to move; they just stayed in their castles and waited for their demise. Arriban is, to put it mildly, a pushover – I lost only 24 archers from my squad fighting him. I defeated him in just four turns. Overall, I didn't enjoy Anton's campaign; it doesn't compare well to the main storyline.

The mission is difficult, and it drains the player's resources. I first captured the suggested city (Bail-Yonga). Then, I captured 2 nearby fortresses and rushed to join the deer. Kilburn and 3 hired mages guarded the territory. When Tokai gathered an army and captured Kair-Grob, he went underground. First, he captured the city in the upper left corner, then the city in the lower right corner. After that, he gathered an army, liberated Gwendolyn, and defeated the red faction. Ariban with 1000 archers and 150 angels seemed easy to defeat.

I'm playing.
It seems that after all these patches, the computer has become stronger. It's getting harder. Spells are expensive, enemies cast combat magic like crazy, and there are no battles without losses anymore.
There's only enough mana for 1-2 battles, and then it's gone.
It's actively retaking the forts and castles that I captured.