Conquer Nordberg Town

Overlord 2 Guide - Walkthrough

Conquer Nordberg Town

Task: Remove the fire barriers
Once back in Nordberg, use the Red Minion Gate to call forth at least five Reds, and then fill however many spots there are left with Brown Minions. Command your Reds to extinguish the fire barrier closest to the Netherworld Gate, and then strike the barrier a few times to remove it.

Task: Find a way to flank the Ballista
There's another fire barrier east of the Netherworld Gate, which you'll need to remove in order to complete this task. A group of soldiers, headed by a Centurion, is standing before this barrier. As a group, the soldiers gain a defensive boost, but if the Centurion is killed, their formation will falter, allowing you to easily pick off the individual soldiers. The Centurion is standing in front of the group, so set your Red Minions on a Guard Flag nearby, and then send your Brown Minions in to tear him apart. Help your Brown Minions hack away at the Centurion until he falls.

Kill the Centurion to weaken the formation.

With the group of soldiers demoralized, plant your Reds on a Guard Flag nearby and sweep your Browns in to make short work of them. Destroy the tent on the hill to prevent more soldiers from appearing, and then set your Reds to work extinguishing the flames that surround the barrier. When the fire has been removed, hit the barrier to clear the way.

There's a Forge Stone just beyond the fire barrier; send some Minions in to pick it up and they will automatically carry it over to the nearby Netherworld Gate. Forge Stones are used to unlock new forge recipes; be sure to check out the new weapon and armour options at the forge when you next visit the Netherworld Tower.

Another Centurion and legion formation are positioned along the northeast trail beyond the barrier. Take out the Centurion first, and then sweep in your Browns to dismantle the shaky formation. When the way is clear, continue down the path to reach another formation. This time, the Centurion is standing in an enclosure that is blocked off by a span of soldiers. There's a hill along the eastern side of the enclosure; head up there, and plant your Reds on a Guard Flag. The Reds should begin launching fireballs at the guarding soldiers, eventually scattering the formation.

Use your Reds to scatter the formation.

When the Reds have created a sizeable gap in the formation, sweep your Browns in to the enclosure to attack the Centurion. Ignore the soldiers that are left in the formation, as they won't attack unless you get too close. Move in yourself and hack away at the Centurion. When the Centurion falls, sweep your Minions into the tent to prevent more soldiers from appearing. Sweep your Browns into the formation to take out the demoralized soldiers that remain.

Head west to encounter yet another legion formation. The soldiers along the path are patrolling the area, and the Centurion is standing nearby. A curved path along the left side of the road leads right behind the Centurion. The formation is mobile, so if you get too close, they are likely to chase after you; try your best to take out the Centurion quickly, or try to lead away the formation away and then move back in to take out their leader.

Continue heading west to reach the Ballista and complete the task.

Task: Clear the blockades on the main road
Do not engage the legion formation blocking the way into Nordberg with your Minions, as they can be easily dealt with using the Ballista. Clear away the few soldiers around the Ballista and then send five Minions in to power it. Stand on the marker on the steering platform and press the A/X button to take control. Use the Left Stick to aim and the RT/R2 button to fire. Click the Left Stick to zoom in and out.

Immediately destroy the tent next to the formation furthest north to prevent more soldiers from appearing. Then, fire at the blockades to break them up. There are three blockades; once enough of the soldiers in the formation have been killed, those who remain will scatter. When the blockades have been broken up, step off of the Ballista, call your Minions back, and clear away the scattered soldiers.

Use the enemy Ballista to break through the blockades.

Task: Find a way to get into the Town
The Nordberg Town gate is quite sturdy, so you need to find some way to push through. Start by following the track south to the nearby dig site. There are two rubble barricades by the entrance to the dig site; have your Reds target the stacked explosive barrels by the eastern barricade to destroy it. Start down the trail beyond the barricade and turn right at the split.

There are two caged Wolves being guarded by some soldiers here; have your Brown Minions barrel over the soldiers, and then release the Wolves. There's a Wolf spawn point at the top of the hill, so have your Browns hop on the Wolves there as well. Mounted Browns can barrel over blockades when swept through. To select only mounted Browns, hold RB/R1 and press Y/Triangle twice. Then, sweep the mounted Minions into the soldiers that are blocking your path. If they managed to create a gap in the formation, sweep them over to the Centurion and move in to take him out.

When the way is clear, return to the dig site. Sweep your mounted Minions in to barrel through the blockade. The Centurion is standing by the platform behind the barricade, so if your Minions manage to create a gap in the formation, sweep them further in to engage the Centurion. Call your Minions back if they didn't manage to create a gap in the barricade, and try sweeping them through again.

Use your mounted Minions to break through the blockade in the dig site.

Clear away the demoralized troops once the Centurion has fallen, and then move to the end of the platform. There is a wheel on an isolated platform across from the barrier blocking the way into the dig site. Another platform is connected to the platform you are currently standing on by a narrow beam that can be crossed by your Minions. Sweep your mounted Minions across the beam, and then over the gap to the platform with the wheel; you'll need at least four Wolves to push the wheel.

Once the mounted Minions have turned the wheel, the door below will open, and a mine cart packed with explosive barrels will roll down the tracks to the barrier. Walk back along the wall, overlooking the mine cart, and plant your Reds on a Guard Flag there. The Reds should automatically target the explosive barrels in the mine cart, eventually setting them off and destroying the barrier.

With the barrier destroyed, move down to the dig site entrance and head in. Some soldiers are positioned along a curved track within the dig site. Head up to the end of the straight track next to this one and turn into the area to the right. Send your mounted Minions across the gap to the wheel, and have them turn it to release another mine cart full of explosives. The mine cart will come to a stop at the legion formation, so have your Reds target the explosives in the cart from the track overlooking the soldiers. The explosives will soon go off, clearing away the group of soldiers. Another cart full of explosive barrels will come through the gate.

Use your Red Minions to ignite the explosive barrels in the mine cart.

Command four of your Minions to begin pushing the mine cart down the track. Follow behind the Minions as they push the cart to another rock barrier. When the mine cart is in place, from a safe distance, have your Reds set off the explosive barrels in the mine cart to destroy the barrier. Kill the Centurion on the platform beyond the barrier, then head up the steps and command your Minions to turn the wheel there.

Task: Blow up the Town Gate
When the third mine cart has been released, leave the dig site and start north toward Nordberg Town. Sweep your mounted Minions up the hill along the left side of the road and across the gap to rip apart the archers stationed there. Then, command four of your Minions to begin pushing the mine cart.

A Command Upgrade is hidden away nearby, so don't set your sights on the town gate just yet. As you walk behind the Minions that are pushing the mine cart, look for some rubble along the left side of the track. It's not far from the starting point; just where the track begins to curve. When the Minions pass by here, press the B/Circle button to call them away from the cart. Then, set your Red Minions on a Guard Flag a safe distance away from the cart, and they should automatically target the explosive barrels with fireballs. When the explosives go off, command at least four of your Minions to pick up the totem and they will automatically carry it to the nearest Netherworld Gate.

Be sure to collect this hidden Command Upgrade before moving on.

Once you've uncovered the Command Upgrade, backtrack to find another mine cart, and have four of your Minions begin to push it down the track toward the town gate. If the archers along the town wall manage to ignite the explosive barrels in the cart, immediately call your Minions back to avoid losing them when the explosives go off. The archers will most likely miss, however, so allow your Minions to press on unless they are explicitly in danger.

When your Minions have managed to push the mine cart down the hill and to the town gate, approach the gate and put your Reds on a Guard Flag at the top of the decline. The Reds should automatically target the explosives in the cart, and when they go off, the town gate will crumble.

Two groups of soldiers are waiting on the other side of the gate. Do not engage them, and instead step onto the platform outside of the town. Send in five Minions to power the Ballista on the platform, and then step onto the steering platform and take control. Spin the Ballista around and use it to break up the formations that come through the gate. When the soldiers scatter, get off of the Ballista, call your Minions to you, have your Browns get back onto their mounts, and enter the town.

Task: Find Borius
As soon as you're through the gate, turn right and head up the stairs there to reach the wall. Clear away the archers along the wall, and then head back down. There's a Dark Crystal hidden right by the town gate; you can backtrack to fetch another mine cart, and use it to clear away the boulders surrounding the container.

Use another mine cart to clear away the boulders surrounding the Dark Crystal container by the town gate.

From the town gate, head up the hill to the east. A villager is throwing explosives at the top of the slope, seemingly blocking your path. Set your Reds on a Guard Flag just short of blockage and they should automatically begin throwing fireballs at the villager. When the way is clear, proceed down the road. You'll encounter several more hostile villagers at the end of the path; use your Red Minions to remove them and clear the way.

Once the villagers blocking your path have been dealt with, head up the hill and make your way over to the temple to trigger a cutscene.

Task: Destroy the Temple
Sweep your Minions in to clear away the soldiers guarding the temple, and then target the columns that are holding up the statue of Borius. When the temple has collapsed, send your Minions in to topple the statue of Borius down the hill, destroying the barricade on the bridge below.

Task: Find a way to reach the Town Hall
With the temple in ruins, return to the bridge at the top of the hill east of the town gate. Cross the bridge, and start following the marker on your mini-map to reach the town square. There's an enemy Ballista in the northeast corner of the town. This weapon is a very big threat to you and your Minions, as its projectiles can spear through multiple Minions and quickly deplete your health bar.

The Ballista is just beyond the stairs east of the town square. When you move forward beyond the stairs, the camera should focus on the Ballista; immediately duck behind the railing on the right. After the Ballista has fired, move up behind the stack of logs on the left. Then, sweep all of your Minions up the steps and place them on a Guard Flag right by the Ballista. The Minions should automatically kill the soldiers manning the Ballista.

Sweep your Minions up the steps to have them kill the crew operating the Ballista.

Task: Defeat Borius
When the Ballista crew has been taken care of, head up the steps yourself, call your Minions off of the Guard Marker, and sweep them up to the archers along the walkway. On the walkway, sweep your Minions across the narrow plank of wood and to the statue on the platform there. The Minions will push the statue onto Borius, pinning him to the ground in front of Town Hall.

Have one of your Minions flip the lever at the far end of the walkway to take the lift down to Town Hall.

You have the choice to kill or subdue Borius. Killing Borius will raise your Destruction rating, while subduing him will raise your Domination rating. The Dominator and The Destructor are achievements/trophies associated with tyranny rating. Both achievements are worth 40 gamerpoints on the Xbox 360, or Silver trophies on the PS3, and require that you achieve a 100% Domination rating, or a 100% Destruction rating respectively. So, to unlock both of these achievements/trophies, you'll have to play through the game twice. Because of this, it is best to go either full Destruction or full Domination by making all of the appropriate choices if you're after achievements/trophies.

There are several events that will affect your tyranny rating, all of which involve either killing or dominating a single target or multiple targets. If you're playing for achievements/trophies and choose to kill or dominate Borius, just be consistent when deciding between destruction and domination in the future.

To kill Borius, simply lock-on and strike him a few times with your weapon, or overcharge your Target spell. To Dominate Borius, lock-on and use the Target spell long enough to shatter the statue that has Borius pinned down. Immediately release the spell when the statue shatters to enslave him.

Kill or Dominate Borius using the Target spell.

Task: Take over Nordberg Town
When Borius has been dealt with, collect the Lifeforce Orbs that appear on the platform, then approach the Town Hall door and press the A/X button to open the Town Hall interface. Taking over Nordberg requires 50 Brown Minions. You should have enough to spare at this point; if not, return to the Hunting Ground and kill baby seals until you have enough Brown Minions to spare.

Purchase the Nordberg Town Hall to complete the quest.