Posts from Worshipper – “Conquest” [Campaign 2, Mission 3]

The key to this mission at the Hero level is to complete it at the beginning without any losses – at least, protect the horses and hellhounds – and most importantly, you don’t need to capture the first Elven castle; the main goal is to capture all the nearby resources and mines (again, without losses) – it is desirable to hire a second hero with luck and level him up even through chests – luck on the road (and there you have your resources). Then, capture the upper-left castle, and then run away from Gilraen for a couple of weeks – get reinforcements from both castles and defeat him. Yes, luck should be at its maximum in battle.

Walkthrough of the "Betrayal" mission (WITHOUT SAVING THE HERO): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iy7M8cpEIWc&list=PLGpNWhdMwySdipXXMaczlqZSS-iSflswg&index=2
Walkthrough of the "Betrayal" mission (WITHOUT SAVING THE HERO, VIA CENTERPERK): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBwHHde0o4c&list=PLGpNWhdMwySdipXXMaczlqZSS-iSflswg&index=67
Walkthrough of the "Betrayal" mission (WITHOUT SAVING THE HERO on version 1.0): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iux_UITarys&list=PLGpNWhdMwySdipXXMaczlqZSS-iSflswg&index=124

Damn gardeners! I hate them with all my heart! It's time to prepare salads for the New Year, and I'm stuck on this scenario(( We've become so close to Agrail, we're practically one, I almost cry every time he gets defeated ;(
I've already forgotten what we were doing with Isabel in the first campaign, I can't stand these damn elves, ugh, they annoy me!

Final battle with Gilraen using auto-combat.

This is a rather challenging mission. I initially tried to complete it "fairly" (by activating a script when capturing the southern Castle), then I tried to use diplomacy for Agrael, but all of this turned out to be a waste of time and prolonged the mission. In the end, I completed it without capturing the southern Castle in the following way (Veteran difficulty):

• First, I recruited Imps/Devils and immediately headed to Gilraen. He flees almost immediately, and we avoid losses (or minimize them). In the Castle, we recruit a second hero who collects Demons and gives them to Agrael. The additional hero will gather resources and help with transferring reinforcements from the city.
• After garrisoning the Castle, we save and check the skill in the Witch Hut. It is chosen randomly, and we don't need any extra skills.
• Gilraen will appear closer to the end of the fourth week. We have just under a month to capture the mines and resources around the southern Castle. The time is limited, but it is quite enough.
• In the army, we focus on Cerberuses; additionally, we can strengthen ourselves with Succubi – the former attack without retaliation, and the latter are archers. The remaining troops create gates and block the enemy with summoned units, preventing them from approaching. The "Phantom Creation" spell from the previous scenario will be extremely useful – why expose our Cerberuses to danger when we can deal damage with a phantom.
• By the beginning of the fourth week, we move closer to the Phoenixes or Earth Elementals. On the first day, we buy an army, transfer it to Agrael, and defeat the Phoenixes/Elementals (I defeated the Phoenixes).
• We capture the Castle in the northwest. The army there is not too strong, and the enemy will not have time to rebuild.
• By this time, Gilraen, along with another hero, should have already appeared. The Elf will head towards the captured Castle, so we prepare for defense – we rebuild the Castle and replenish combat losses with Elven troops (but we monitor morale). Additionally, we can send a scout towards the northeastern Castle, and distract the second green hero (he will most likely head south to capture the mines) with someone else.
• Having withstood against Gilraen, we buy the remaining troops and move Agrael towards the northeastern Castle. By that time, we will already have expert logistics, and we will be able to travel long distances. Ideally, we should capture the Castle on Sunday to spend the night there and buy troops.
• Now, victory is a matter of time. The green player will not be able to recruit enough troops, and the army he has will not be enough to capture the Castle defended by Agrael. We can leisurely build mage guilds to summon troops and a city portal and level up to the maximum level for the scenario.