Posts from Tactics for the Stronghold.

Gurnisson, level 3. 6 0 1 1 Ballista, level 2 Offense, level 2 Date 111. Army: 49 goblins, 15 wolves, 3 birds. Round 1. The bears move forward. We move to meet the single units, and the troops move further. . The ballista fires with a lobbed shot. Round 2. The bears destroy one unit. We bring the remaining ones closer. The ballista fires a direct shot. Round 3. We bring the remaining 2 single units closer to the army. We fire the ballista. Round 4. The bears destroy one unit, and we take out the last one with a counterattack and then attack with the troops. One bear remains. Round 5. The birds move first. We either fly them away or wait (we don't attack, because the bird will be killed by a counterattack). The bears kill about 17 goblins. We wait with the rest, and fire the ballista. If the ballista doesn't finish them off, the remaining few HP will be finished off by the wolves after the wait. Total losses: 21 goblins. If you take it on day 112, after buying orcs or upgrading the goblins. If orcs come with the heroes, or if the attack is higher or the skills are better. If you put bears or a Grand Master, etc., then the ambush can be taken with the loss of only single units. However, I don't consider 20 goblins to be a serious loss in exchange for a bear. Besides, the ambush was taken on the first try, and the ideal option was not sought. So, in online play, I think the chance of taking it depends only on the guard of the ambush itself.

Thank you. But it's too late:).

In my case, the losses were: 4 unupgraded goblins and 1 pixie:)

If you upgrade to 12 0 1 1, you can lose even fewer units ;)
Therefore, capturing the bear lair is just a matter of tempo. If you capture it with 111, you can do much more with the monster.

Hmm, I have some questions.
I've played several times on Jebus, and the respawn rate gives 1-3 of each type of creature, including Cyclops and Birds, which is decent.
But there are very few Conservatories and Hives, only 1-2 of each.
1) Is this the intended amount, or is it just random?
2) Since there are no Crypts and few Gnomish Mines, should I immediately go for the creatures from the Niche/Birds?
I read about Gurnisson, and while it sounds great, it often happens that breaking through the guard before the Niche is much harder than the Niche itself (100-249 Harpies). Is Crag/Gundula a universal hero for the start, or is there a more stable option? Thanks.

1. Anything can happen.
2. You can also choose different artifacts for variety. Or a can of food.

You can also start a new game as Grethchen, Tyraxor, Ybarakas, or Dess.

ok, I see
and is it even own nonsense to place cyclops on the 1st week, even if there are 2 of their external dwellings that you can break through without significant losses?
and who is better to use as meat in Dragon Utopia, ogres?

In my opinion, in this case, it would be better to place Cyclops.

Hmm, I have some questions.
I read about Gurnisson, and everything seems great, but it often happens that breaking through the guard before the ambush is much harder than the ambush itself (100-249 harpies). Is Kreg/Gundula a universal hero for the start, or is there a more stable option? Thank you.

I recommend playing Gurnisson against harpies. It's interesting.

I don't fully trust him because you can't bring a ballista into a dwarven stronghold or other similar locations.

I don't fully trust it because you can't bring a ballista into a dwarven stronghold or other similar locations.

I agree, but it can handle a large number of harpies, and that's something. I recommend trying it; you won't be disappointed! When I saw it for the first time, I was very surprised.

Okay, let's try. I understand that birds are essential for breeding, right?
Maybe it's off-topic, but I noticed a large number of skeletons on the ground. I even managed to get 3 out of 4 artifacts for the Cursed Armor for free. Is there any information about the chance of a skeleton appearing on the ground in a particular terrain/landscape?

Skeletons on Barbarian territory are a common occurrence; in the last game, I managed to get a +3 sword from the fourth level.

Could you please advise on two issues I've encountered? 1. Let's say Crag joins our party randomly, which we're happy about. We start leveling him up. We're offered choices to improve his attack or learn a beginner skill. We choose to improve his attack, and it becomes level 3. Then, we're given a choice between two useless skills. We tolerate it and choose something that's relatively "useful." We continue leveling up. We're then offered to upgrade the previously chosen "useful" skill and a new, useless one. We upgrade further, and both skills reach level 3. Then comes the amazing continuation: we're given a choice between two new, irrelevant skills. The question is: what should we do in this case? As I understand it, re-leveling the hero from scratch isn't an option. How can we play with such skills? Should we choose the most optimal of the two and not complain? =) 2. Let's say there's a scouting area near a castle on the map. We approach and see many weak ranged units. We want to eliminate them without losses or with minimal losses. But here's the problem. If the hero doesn't have tactics or speed, even upgraded birds won't reach the enemy on the first turn =( which is very frustrating because they fall short by only 1-2 tiles. Does this mean we have to endure it again and rely on the second turn? Should we upgrade the birds in this case, since they still won't reach the enemy on the first turn? Thank you

1. You can switch to another hero. 2. Attack while waiting.

2 Sanekis
1. Eagle Eye of Kreg is a sad thing. And is it really necessary to increase attack in this way at the second level? After all, Kreg (like Shakti, by the way) usually levels up normally. Recently, I played with Deis for the Citadel – his leveling was quite good, by the way (he has a skill tree similar to Shakti's).
2. Kal't. If Kal't is not available, use a different tactic. Use the third hero to grind for resources. Don't try to fight all battles with the main hero. Upgrading birds is effective, but it usually comes at a high cost in terms of time...

I don't think it's right to upgrade birds before the second week; it's better to include Fortress or Stronghold. Although, birds are good for a quick boost.