Impossible warrior on freedom islands

[Ryastar]

One warning (and it's entirely possible that you don't care, but I'm still gonna point it out), if you try to do the freedom islands in one trip, and never return, then you will never get the item Anga's ruby, one of the best in the game. I'm going to assume that you know what I'm talking about, since you mentioned browsing the forums.

On a different note, if you have ever found/seen the spell gift, that is what you need in order to use inquisitors as your ress support. It costs 20 mana (!), but it replenishes all charges of the targeted unit's abilities.

[Zuvio]

Originally Posted by Ryastar

One warning (and it's entirely possible that you don't care, but I'm still gonna point it out), if you try to do the freedom islands in one trip, and never return, then you will never get the item Anga's ruby, one of the best in the game. I'm going to assume that you know what I'm talking about, since you mentioned browsing the forums.

On a different note, if you have ever found/seen the spell gift, that is what you need in order to use inquisitors as your ress support. It costs 20 mana (!), but it replenishes all charges of the targeted unit's abilities.

Thanks for the info. I should have been more elaborate in my original post. I have completed the game two times on easy and normal as a mage and warrior respectively. I now want to complete the game on impossible before I am able to put it behind me. But impossible is proving to be quite a bit of a job, so I went to the forum to look up some strats, but most posts are in detail of the late game, after freedom islands. And most strats involve the use of spells which I dont have, hence my difficulties with freedom islands.

I killed ambrosius in the savegame calinda provided and was kind of focussed on that type of tactic. But obviously you can not start that way, you need to be able to get to that point in the game where you have all four spirits. Now I realize you could pay Lucky the 100k, sneak through creiston mines, upper hadar, lower hadar to taron mines and try to beat Bogacchi castle, but i dont like that path. I like the path of killing everything (except for certain battles such as Enemen etc.) when you face it. Completing half the game and then returning to the start to start fighting is not my way. And especially since I know it can be done since several people have done it with very high scores. If you beat the game in under 10 days, you are progressing linearly.

I just would like to know the secrets, as do many i guess

The last game to have gotten me so hooked was Baldurs Gate II. Ironman solo sorcerer haha

P.S. indeed, I would go back for angy's ruby for completion's sake, but only for the ruby, I strive to have everything cleared out the first time I am there.

[Zuvio]

Ok, so being able to go to freedom islands on impossible on level 9-10 and clearing it in one go means relying on two things: access to inquisitors and finding the spell gift. Without these two early on you have no change of completing the game in 7 days game time. Sacrifice, resurrection, hypnotize are not necessary at all. Nothing is, exept for inquisitors and gift and making sure you do not lose any inquisitors until you either find more inquisitors or sacrifice.

[Elwin]

I had no inqis, and gift in elf land ..

[Zuvio]

Originally Posted by Elwin

I had no inqis, and gift in elf land ..

Sorry, I meant with the strategic approach with minimum losses. Zerging of course also works.

[RomanowRomanow]

Just use Frog wife with all 3 types of snakes + inquisitors/evil beholders and whatever else u want - snakes will massacre the redbeard's army themslves and u gain access to dwarven mines

Another VERY important hint: ALWAYS sweep wherever u can WITHOUT fighting to gather all cash/items/flags whle luring away th enemy THEN buy bigger army/items and come back to fighting.

On impossible TRADE is crucial!!! one crapload of scrolls from few areas can be worth even 50000k and u can sell every item u've been using for the same cash u purchased it when u find a better one.

Last hint: start all upgrade fights with strongest possible rage attack or a geyser spell - it can decimate entire army and pull down or significantly damage the pesky towers - ull sustain much less damage this way and a ppure int mage can 1-hit many battles with geyser

with 35-40 intelligence u do around 2k dmg to 8 targets and 5-6 dmg with fire rain spell[with 30%+ fire amulet]

[Elwin]

I think person trying to do impossible already know that. Its about warrior so high int spells is bad here.Also 1 hiting battle with geyser on impossible will not work, stacks are too big. And for upgrades strongest items on impossible gremlins got like 10k+ hp so this 2k is not realy much ~~. They are quite easy with srpites/lake fairies and archers like hunters and dragon arrowed skells

[Zuvio]

Well I've been doing some thinking about calinda's savegame he posted in the impossible warrior challenge thread, and the only way to pull that off is to be extremely fortunate with items, spells and units in the game. There is no way you could pull off those end statistics if you do not have gift, many inquisitors available to buy, target, slow and source of magic before you go to freedom islands or find the spells on freedom islands.

I get the limited horsemen thing, you only need the amount the tent gives you in greenwort. You are not losing any units so need for sacrifice. However, this does require you to have many inquisitors (25+) available to buy in order to be able to resurrect. Then of course you also need gift, source of magic and target. Then you need to play long battles with enemies to get out without losses and as much rage and mana as possible.

For the gift ressing, this gets quite tedious as your only way to restore mana is through source of magic. Some battles just seem impossible to regain enough mana to ress the dead due to enemy units not cooperating.

I would love to see the savegames of people who got 1650+ scores on impossible with a warrior when they are in darion and freedom islands. Basically before you get reaper spirit because its from there on.

Funny how i struggle more with the beginning of the game then the end in terms of fastest playthrough with minimum losses.