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Peons/Peasants
Yer bog-standard Serfs, their primary use is in collecting gold and lumber and
Building things. If a fight occurs near them, move them all away to safety
Immediately. Always try to keep your Peons behind other units. One of the more
Useful things that Peons do is repair. If one of your buildings is under attack,
Instruct a Peon to repair it while the attack is going on. As long as you keep it on
The other side of the building from the attacker, you�ll find that it�s perfectly safe
And will seriously slow down the rate at which the attacker causes damage.
Indeed, get two Peons repairing a building and you�ll have made it practically
Indestructible. It�s also possible to use this facility to speed up your building by
Sending Peons to repair a building under construction. Be warned, though: this
Will substantially add to the cost in both gold and lumber.
Orc Grunts/Footmen
These characters are your basic foot soldiers, and you�ll need a few of these at the
Start of each level. As soon as you can though, you should stop producing them
And concentrate on some of the
Other more useful units.
Trolls/Elven Archers
These are the missile units. In hand-to-hand combat they are quickly
Overwhelmed. Always keep them behind Grunts or Ogres (Footmen and Knights
For the Elves) in battle. If you group them with these other units, keep a fairly
Even mix. When you move to engage the enemy, the Trolls or Archers will stop at
A distance while the hand-to-hand specialists move in. In the case of the Trolls,
It�s worth producing lots of these early on, as later you�ll be able to buy
Regeneration for them.
Both Trolls and Elves should be upgraded vigorously. On later levels they
Become the best defence against the heavy aerial threat posed by Dragons or
Gryphons. A couple of well-trained units can be very effective, especially if you
Distract the aerial invader with some cannon fodder. Get a Footman or Grunt and
Run him around underneath the flying nasties. He�ll probably survive for quite a
While and your missile chuckers will benefit from the easy target practice
Provided.
Catapult/Ballista
More destructive than the Trolls or Archers, these are also missile-only units.
They�re very slow, however, and in defence you should always keep them back
From any front-line areas, only bringing them forward when an enemy appears.
Their greatest use comes when attacking, because of their exceptional range. With
Reasonably careful positioning, you�ll be able to take out enemy towers without
Any danger to the catapult. When attacking with these units, always keep some
Foot soldiers nearby. If the catapults come under attack, move this squad in to deal
With the attackers. Then pull them out again and let the catapults do the major
Damage.
Goblin Sappers/Dwarven Demo Squad
Surprisingly effective, these units self-destruct when instructed. You�ll find that
Two of these will take out most enemy buildings. Like the Peons, though, they
Should be kept away from all combat. Keep them in some safe corner until you
Need them. They can also be used to carve routes through to gold mines or forests
By blowing up mountains. It can be well worth using a couple of these to make a
Journey for your Peons shorter, giving you quite a significant long-term time
Advantage.
Ogres
Ogres are very tough hand-to-hand fighters. As soon as you can, stop producing
Grunts and switch to these. Later on you�ll be able to turn them into Ogre Mages
And research spells for them. However, if money is tight this is one thing that can
Quite easily be dropped from your schedule. The Death Knights get much more
Effective magic and the Ogres don�t really get all that much tougher w..
During gameplay press 'Enter' and type in the following passwords without the quotes to unlock the corresponding effect.
Unlock God Mode:
'it is a good day to die' (makes your units partially invincible)
Unlock Instant Win:
'unite the clans'(instantly win the scenario)
Unlock Map:
'on screen' (uncovers the entire map)
Unlock Fast Build:
'make it so'
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