Top 10 tips for everybody starting the game! (non-spoiler)

[Nike-it]

Originally Posted by LiveInABox

is there actually a penalty for dying though? in the demo its a bonus cos u get extra cash for it..i suppose u do lose your army.

You will lose your army and stuff, but level and skills will not be removed. And also you will continue the game from the King's castle.

[jake21]

Originally Posted by Nike-it

You will lose your army and stuff, but level and skills will not be removed. And also you will continue the game from the King's castle.

You indicate you will loose your 'stuff'. Do you mean items? If so can items be recovered by winning hte battle later on ? Also, sometimes you are utterly defeated and game is over. Is this totally random or based on number of times you've previously lost ?

[hawker]

You'll never lose items, but if you lose certain battles it is the end. I think it depends on whether it's possible to run away in a particular fight: if it isn't, like in castle sieges, then it's game over if you lose, otherwise you'll end back at the king's castle.

[Spiralkill]

Originally Posted by Nike-it

You will lose your army and stuff, but level and skills will not be removed. And also you will continue the game from the King's castle.

From the demo (didnt actually tested it in the full game) u also lose some leadership.

[Kolorabi]

This is seriously addictive! One question, couldn't find the answer in the manual (though it's probably there - I can't stand these pdf thingies): I see that the number of swordsmen et.c. in the castle are dwindling as I keep having to recruit more. Will there be new swordsmen to recruit once I've exhausted the current supply?

[Krynnit]

Originally Posted by Kolorabi

This is seriously addictive! One question, couldn't find the answer in the manual (though it's probably there - I can't stand these pdf thingies): I see that the number of swordsmen et.c. in the castle are dwindling as I keep having to recruit more. Will there be new swordsmen to recruit once I've exhausted the current supply?

troops in castles renews when you pass king quests and gain nobility ranks.
in taverns, shops and ets... troops never renew (or renew rarely, when you do some quests for tavern or shop keeper)

[Kolorabi]

Originally Posted by Krynnit

troops in castles renews when you pass king quests and gain nobility ranks.
in taverns, shops and ets... troops never renew (or renew rarely, when you do some quests for tavern or shop keeper)

Thanks. I guess it's quite important to be careful with good troops, then.

[Strelok]

It's not terribly important to be careful with the good troops... because you'll replace them kinda soon.
After I reached the dwarven lands, I replaced most of my humans with dwarves (not the inquisitors though). Now, in the elven lands, I replaced anything with elves, keeping cyclopses and giants though. I like those troops

[Watchmaker]

Hi... First of all sorry for my bad English but I am not to good at it.. I had questions... did higher difficulty settings will help my character level up faster? There will be more troops in enemy armies= more experience or the numbers of troops will stay the same but they will be tougher? I want to know if there will be difference in level power etc. at the end of the game between character from easy and impossible difficulty...

[LiveInABox]

Im having trouble getting cash. only level 4 but i have less than 15k and i havent really bought anything. any tips for getting rich so i can actually buy something?