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

I'm also struggling with this mission... despite many people saying it's easy, I can't sail to the Castle right away; there are too few warriors. And by the time I build up an army and set sail, I can't actually reach the Castle—the mages attack the ship immediately... I leave Godric on my continent, but that doesn't help either; even though the army is no longer small, my castle is developed, and I have magic, the enemy arrives and still wipes me out... I don same see any point in staying on my island forever—I fully gather Markel's army and just want to sail away and attack... there are too many of those mages there! Although I thought about gathering more of an army for Godric as well, but why even bother sailing off the island—as it turns out, Markel can assemble a decent army on the other continent, but there's no point in leaving Godric in the castle either... damn, same-long story is, I'm incredibly confused, please help me, I'm at my wit's end!

What exactly do you need help with? There's already a description in this thread... or do you need a save file for the next mission? Then send your email and the game version in a private message.

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The thing is, descriptions are just descriptions, and I've already created such a mess here that I don't see the point in starting over. These mages keep moving around differently all the time... I decided not to leave Godric on that island and took him with me while Markel gathers an army. While I was gathering an army for him, I found the right Castle, captured it, started building it up, and then decided to return Godric to the island... so again, I ended up returning him to the island with Markel; he's already quite leveled up and has a huge army... anyway, I've returned Godric, killed all the mages except one... he's chasing Godric now, and I'm sailing around the sea, away from him. I looked at Markel's Castle, and you can't really gather a large army there, unless you run around and upgrade the troops for money... so, I messed up, I'm an idiot. Now the situation is this: Godric is running around the sea, the Titans disappeared from the portal, and it seems like I can go there to destroy that Castle with the mage... but I'm thinking, maybe I should kill that one that's running around the sea first, so he doesn't interfere, and also clear the islands, or should I just ignore him? Thanks for the offer about the save file. I don't think it's worth it now. Oh well, I've created a puzzle for myself, I'm an idiot

Don't pay attention to the creature following you. Go to the portal and capture the Castle. Everything is in accordance with the mission objectives.

When playing as Necropolis, you have a great opportunity to gather all your troops into one force. So, use it! Send Godric (and then Izabella) to the first available Sanctuary, the humans to the Temple of the Underworld, and then to Marcella. A combined army will be stronger than two equal armies in terms of monster count. Then, wipe them all out with Marcella. This tactic has never failed me. The main thing is to hide the scenario hero from Haven, so you don't have to worry about him. Oh yes, the sea patrol of mages doesn't venture far inland.

Thank you very much! I'll go play some more now. Maybe I'll get lucky today!

In my case, own Godric played the lead role in this mission, even though he was completely unleveled. In the first campaign, only Isabelle fought. We cleared our island together. All Necrophages joined Markel, and half of the humans joined Godric. The "tasty" neutrals went to Markel, and the "untasty" ones (gargoyles, golems, titans, etc.) went to Godric. While clearing our own island, a Castle was built up. And then — the stupid tactic for playing as humans in versions 1.0-1.41 (I played on 1.41). All peasants became crossbowmen. After the cleanup, Markel set off to collect everything floating in the sea. The first mage to land on the island immediately returned to the ship and sailed away as soon as Godric ran toward him. I shouldn't have run toward him so quickly. Later, I had to catch him at sea. After clearing the sea, both heroes landed on the mainland. Auxiliary heroes constantly brought reinforcements from the Castle to Godric. There is a darkness of neutrals there. Enough to level both up to level 19. At level 20, there is a level booster.

brrr... anyway, I killed all the mages, only the one in the castle remains. I'm gathering an army from the first castle and, with a hired hero, I'm attacking this mage to reduce his numbers a bit... but it's impossible to take this fortress! And it turns out that all the warriors, even when they just move, are simply inactive. I understand, it's getting annoying... but damn it! Even after sending necromancers there, nothing happens.

Lilik, lower the difficulty level. I completed this mission playing as a Barbarian. Godric, with a horde of archers, easily defeated everyone.

Ah well, I guess I'm not cut out to be a strategist! I just stretched the game out for too long, which is why it turned out so silly, and I simply don't have the energy to start over. I'm creating difficulties for myself... but I'll try to find a way to kill those mages in the end. Thanks to everyone for your help!

:( I have the feeling that I've forgotten how to play. I completed the first two campaigns very easily on Veteran difficulty. Here, I only just started developing my strategy, and then suddenly, towards the end of the second week, a wizard appears with a bunch of turrets, a mana bag, and a fireball. I spent half a day trying different approaches to defeat him... but nothing works. Does he always appear this early?

It's only starting to develop here - at the end of the 2nd week, a wizard suddenly "appeared" with a bunch of chests, a mana pouch, and a fireball. I spent half a day trying to deal with him in different ways... It just doesn't work. Does he always appear so early?

He appears if one of the heroes remains on the shore at the end of the turn.

He appears if one of the heroes remains on the shore at the end of the turn.

Awesome. I would never have figured that out on my own. I guess I'll have to replay.
Thank you.

In version 1.5, after Godric defeated three pirates, Markel and two supporting heroes bravely set sail. But then, another one emerged from the darkness. Fortunately, he appeared from the east and immediately ran into Godric.

When playing through the game with the Hero, I used almost the same tactics as with the Warrior.
1. In the first Campaign, I leveled up Godric to level 24.
2. I didn't finish the quest on the shore.
3. I built up the Castle and gathered strength until the pirates arrived.

Differences:
1. 2 pirates landed simultaneously. One in the west. He only had gargoyles and golems. The second was near the Castle. He had a Titan, 4 Rakshasas, and everything else.
2. With the Hero, I didn't have time to properly build up the Castle and enjoy the benefits of training. I didn't have units of levels 6 and 7. Therefore, Godric preferred to meet him in the Castle.

The enemy broke through with the Titans near the Castle and attacked the Castle, where Godric was waiting. He cast Blindness on my monks and archers. Godric dispelled the spells until he ran out of mana. When the enemy ran out of mana, Godric had a few remaining armored units covering the archers and almost all the archers. By this time, the enemy only had gremlins left – just over a hundred. The archers, having regained their sight, instantly shot them down.

The second enemy quickly boarded his ship and disappeared. I waited a long time for the second arrival of the pirates. I didn't wait. Godric, with a strong army, boarded the ship and went to look for them himself, while Markel remained to guard the island. He also has something to show the enemy.

I caught one quickly. He had all types of units except Titans – easy prey for Godric. The one with only gargoyles and golems appeared on the horizon. He won't get far, because Godric has a Sextant. I don't think the 4th pirate will be able to put up serious resistance against the mighty Godric. And there shouldn't be any problems with the Castles at all.