Two Things

[Metathron]

Which difficulty did you play in KB:TL?

If easy or normal, you shouldn't have suffered such great losses so as to be chronically running out troops, and my advice would be to read some threads on these boards that discuss game strategies/tactics. Or ask questions of your own, perhaps describe a battle of yours in details and others will tell you what you are doing wrong.

If hard or impossible, why be shocked at meeting overpowering troops in a new area? It's not like you have to fight everything that crosses your path. You have to pick your battles: grab free leadership banners and treasure chests, analyze an enemy army before you attack them, i.e. is your army composition suitable for fighting your enemy's army, etc.

[Jokubas]

Originally Posted by Metathron

Which difficulty did you play in KB:TL?

If easy or normal, you shouldn't have suffered such great losses so as to be chronically running out troops, and my advice would be to read some threads on these boards that discuss game strategies/tactics. Or ask questions of your own, perhaps describe a battle of yours in details and others will tell you what you are doing wrong.

I'm playing on Normal.

Part of my problem is that I don't even exactly know what my problem is. I've moved through the game at a decent pace so far, but I continually get held up in ways that make me feel like I'm missing something important. This might partially be a result of the fact that the only games I have played that is anything close to this is the Disciples series, which still has significant differences.

I have a level 14 paladin, and my army is as follows:
101 Inquisitors
120 Elves
247 Swordsmen
48 Horsemen
50 Archmages

The quest I'm on is to break the spell on the elf queen, but many of the enemies in the elf area are strong enough that I know I will sustain heavy losses, and the land of the dead has enemies that are outright impossible.

I try my best to avoid losses, but it seems almost every enemy group now has ranged attacks the blow away chunks of my troops at a time.

[Metathron]

Wait a minute, at level 14 you shouldn't necessarily be clearing out the elven lands, still less the undead ones. Have you cleared out (and thus leveled up sufficiently) Freedom Isles and Kordar, not counting extra strong units that you might have left for later (e.g. the demoness hero in Taron Mines next to the king's son's castle)? Have you finished most quests to get the experience for level up?

Also, to remind you once more that just because something's in your path, doesn't mean you should (or can) defeat it. Try sneaking around, getting some quests complete -- like the Egnum the evilns eater quest that you get in the House by the waterfall place in Magic Valley, not far from where you disembark -- or recruiting useful new units. Have you got the Anga's Ruby artifact? It's a quest item, so you can get it in every game. Try equipping that and then recruiting some sprites, lake fairies and dryads and despair no more. In any case, ditch those swordsmen right away and get royal snakes or some other superior unit. Take a boat and grab some free stuff around the elven lands (another possible replacement for swordsmen - emerald green dragons whose dwelling is accessible by sea only in the Valley of a Thousand Rivers).

This site has some good information on the game: http://gamebanshee.com/kingsbountythelegend/

BTW is this your first time playing the game? If so, you really shouldn't feel bad as there are tons of things to learn and consider, which is one of the biggest reasons why this game rocks so much. I remember in my first game I came to complain to these boards that the demon lands were too hard. Turned out I had completely missed Ellinia and the Undead Lands (wasn't paying much attention to dialogues).

[Jokubas]

Originally Posted by Zhuangzi

To be frank, your problem is your own tactics, not the game being too hard. The game isn't that hard, as others have said.

I always did feel that it was me and not the game, and you proved it here. I pretty much do Rambo through most battles myself, and it's because I'm used to this being true of most games: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.ph...essUsefulSpell

Come to think of it, the Ice Orb has done me some good in distracting my opponents in the past. I really didn't think of using those strategies very much; I feel really stupid now that I know it actually works.

Originally Posted by Metathron

BTW is this your first time playing the game? If so, you really shouldn't feel bad as there are tons of things to learn and consider, which is one of the biggest reasons why this game rocks so much.

This is my first time playing this game, and my first time playing a game in this exact genre (as I said before, Disciples is close, but differs in key areas like combat).

Thanks for the advice everyone. I'll check back here, but next time I go into the game I'll try to take this stuff into account.

UPDATE: I just replaced my Swordsmen and Horsemen with Lake Fairies and Dryads. I was on my way to getting Sprites and the Dragons you mentioned (neither of which I could find yet), when I was caught by surprise by a tough enemy. At first I was going to load it because I wasn't ready to fight anything, but I decided to try new tactics. I made it through with no losses! I filled the field with Thorns and the Ice Orb, and they never got to me. The only thing I would have done different next time is focus a bit more on their ranged guys, which caused me to have to use a lot of Resurrections.

UPDATE 2: Found the dragons. Right now I'm still experimenting with different combinations, but using thorns, phantoms, and ice orbs as distractions has already saved me a lot.

[Metathron]

Put ranged to sleep (assuming they're elves, not hunters) with dryad's lullaby along with other level 1-3 units. Got the phantom spell? Cast it on dryads in the third round (when lullaby wears off) and cast lullaby again with phantom dryads, while you pick off any remaining level 4/5 enemies (assuming any are left). By the time the second lullaby wears off, lullaby will become available again to the original dryad stack. Get my drift...?

Also, you got Anga's Ruby, right? It's a must have for a girl army. Hopefully you find sprites, too.

[Jokubas]

Yeah, I found sprites.

I'm finally starting to get the hang of this I think. I'm blowing through some older quests and leveling up. That Giant Spider boss sure scared me, but he was pretty easy.

These questions are unrelated, but I thought I might as well ask them here. I just went to the Underground Sea and was swallowed by the fish. If I leave, is there any way to go back? Also, can I sell scrolls? I want to buy some, but I have too many.

[Metathron]

No returning to the fish.

You can sell them. When in a castle, go to your spell book.

[Zhuangzi]

Originally Posted by Jokubas

I always did feel that it was me and not the game, and you proved it here. I pretty much do Rambo through most battles myself, and it's because I'm used to this being true of most games: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.ph...essUsefulSpell

Come to think of it, the Ice Orb has done me some good in distracting my opponents in the past. I really didn't think of using those strategies very much; I feel really stupid now that I know it actually works.



This is my first time playing this game, and my first time playing a game in this exact genre (as I said before, Disciples is close, but differs in key areas like combat).

Thanks for the advice everyone. I'll check back here, but next time I go into the game I'll try to take this stuff into account.

UPDATE: I just replaced my Swordsmen and Horsemen with Lake Fairies and Dryads. I was on my way to getting Sprites and the Dragons you mentioned (neither of which I could find yet), when I was caught by surprise by a tough enemy. At first I was going to load it because I wasn't ready to fight anything, but I decided to try new tactics. I made it through with no losses! I filled the field with Thorns and the Ice Orb, and they never got to me. The only thing I would have done different next time is focus a bit more on their ranged guys, which caused me to have to use a lot of Resurrections.

UPDATE 2: Found the dragons. Right now I'm still experimenting with different combinations, but using thorns, phantoms, and ice orbs as distractions has already saved me a lot.

Good stuff. Now if you can get Anga's Ruby from the quest with the pirates in the Freedom Islands, your female units will be unstoppable. Sprites and Lake Fairies are among the best direct damage units in the game (no retaliation, among other things) and Dryads are so powerful against enemies they can put to sleep it's not funny.

[DGDobrev]

BTW, if you get the Target spell and a good tank - Knights, Horsemen, Giants, or Red/Green dragons - you'll rock. Target lvl 3 keeps the enemies occupied while your female cuties take them out at will

[Jokubas]

Yeah, I have the ring, and I just recently found Target, but I can't level it up yet.

At the moment, I'm level 18 now and I'm using Archmages, Dryads, Emerald Green Dragons, Elves, and Inquisitors. It's worked pretty well unless there's a lot of ranged or level 4-5 guys.

I'm kind of afraid to use Lake Fairies and Sprites because if they do get hit, they'll get blown away. How exactly should I use them safely?

Oh, and is there anything important in Mehgard? It's one of a few areas I haven't run around much yet.