impy
02-03-2010, 12:25 PM
Conditions are:
1) impossible difficulty
2) no loss of a single unit throughout a game. You can lose summoned creatures at your will but at the end of the combat original army has to be in ful numbers
3) no level 5 creatures can be used throughout the game.
4) no wanderer scrolls can be used throughout the game.
5) no pet dragon usage throughout the game. He stays at level 1.
6) no target scroll & spell can be used throughout the game.
7) no map kitting. You can lure the creatures around the map at your will and collect tresures but never pick new continent scroll without a fight.
8) Character : warrior.
You may ask why warrior class. I already suggested a slightly different ultimate challenge with mage, but someone said it would be more difficult with warrior class. So please excuse the bombastic thread name Yes, without the pet dragon warrior is like a mage without spell book. His offensive/crowd controll spells are weak throughout the game, traps are weak, chances of burning/poisoning are low,he is likely suffer from lack of 5th level tanks, no income from digging,and no target on presumably paladins is just plain crazy. But that is the point!
I wonder how much to tell you about how to play in order not to spoil the fun. I am currently level 33 and battles are still tough which I enjoy compared to regular middle-game.
1)I knew from the beginning warrior has to concentrate on magic and summons in order to get get hit very little. My current setup is royal griffins, demonologists, royal thorns, snakes,paladins with evil beholders, knights,druid combo, archmagi handy.
2)Your only advantage is higher leadership and quicker access to higher attack,defence. Go for it. Ignore extra experience skill etc, these things can wait.
3) Keep one thing in mind from the very beginning– fights for Verona scroll, that is what the first 4 islands are all about, to make sure you’re ready. There are 2-3 Verona scrolls available- Scarlet, Bolo, Rusty. Go for one where crowd control is easy, 1-2 level creatures. If you get tough units everywhere– archmagi, beholders, assassins, consider restart.
4) Your best friend early on is fear spell. I went quickly for Chaos magic+a few scrolls handy in order to have maximum crowd control for several turns.
5) Lure the enemy around the map. Frequently overlooked. First, you may get battlefield mostly blocked for walkers, with traps blocking the passages, great. Secondly, example, fighting pirate units by seaside gives them morale, take them somewhere else.
6) You need mana. I picked +5 mana dragon, bought +8mana gloves,+3 slippers, starting with 26 mana as warrior.
7) grind medals from very beginning, you hear it everywhere. Do the amulet of illumination trick, split archmagi into 2 or preferably 3 for as long as you can. I had trap medal III after 39 fights.
8) Do not get tempted to buy much else than creatures, you will not have dragon for digging. I was running around with training buckler & sword until 15 level.
9) use thorn overrun tactics. Let the weekest melee unit come to you, kill it, plant a thorn and so on and on.
10) Once in Verona, scroll guardians will be very tough. Concentrate on passage to Montero, from there on you should ok
11) and please do not abuse black knight strategy.
1) impossible difficulty
2) no loss of a single unit throughout a game. You can lose summoned creatures at your will but at the end of the combat original army has to be in ful numbers
3) no level 5 creatures can be used throughout the game.
4) no wanderer scrolls can be used throughout the game.
5) no pet dragon usage throughout the game. He stays at level 1.
6) no target scroll & spell can be used throughout the game.
7) no map kitting. You can lure the creatures around the map at your will and collect tresures but never pick new continent scroll without a fight.
8) Character : warrior.
You may ask why warrior class. I already suggested a slightly different ultimate challenge with mage, but someone said it would be more difficult with warrior class. So please excuse the bombastic thread name Yes, without the pet dragon warrior is like a mage without spell book. His offensive/crowd controll spells are weak throughout the game, traps are weak, chances of burning/poisoning are low,he is likely suffer from lack of 5th level tanks, no income from digging,and no target on presumably paladins is just plain crazy. But that is the point!
I wonder how much to tell you about how to play in order not to spoil the fun. I am currently level 33 and battles are still tough which I enjoy compared to regular middle-game.
1)I knew from the beginning warrior has to concentrate on magic and summons in order to get get hit very little. My current setup is royal griffins, demonologists, royal thorns, snakes,paladins with evil beholders, knights,druid combo, archmagi handy.
2)Your only advantage is higher leadership and quicker access to higher attack,defence. Go for it. Ignore extra experience skill etc, these things can wait.
3) Keep one thing in mind from the very beginning– fights for Verona scroll, that is what the first 4 islands are all about, to make sure you’re ready. There are 2-3 Verona scrolls available- Scarlet, Bolo, Rusty. Go for one where crowd control is easy, 1-2 level creatures. If you get tough units everywhere– archmagi, beholders, assassins, consider restart.
4) Your best friend early on is fear spell. I went quickly for Chaos magic+a few scrolls handy in order to have maximum crowd control for several turns.
5) Lure the enemy around the map. Frequently overlooked. First, you may get battlefield mostly blocked for walkers, with traps blocking the passages, great. Secondly, example, fighting pirate units by seaside gives them morale, take them somewhere else.
6) You need mana. I picked +5 mana dragon, bought +8mana gloves,+3 slippers, starting with 26 mana as warrior.
7) grind medals from very beginning, you hear it everywhere. Do the amulet of illumination trick, split archmagi into 2 or preferably 3 for as long as you can. I had trap medal III after 39 fights.
8) Do not get tempted to buy much else than creatures, you will not have dragon for digging. I was running around with training buckler & sword until 15 level.
9) use thorn overrun tactics. Let the weekest melee unit come to you, kill it, plant a thorn and so on and on.
10) Once in Verona, scroll guardians will be very tough. Concentrate on passage to Montero, from there on you should ok
11) and please do not abuse black knight strategy.