stronghold players

[Zygomaticus]

hey r there any stronghold players out there

if so im having trouble!!!

so what do u do when a fellow forumer needs help!!

you help him silly!!!hyuck!hyuck! (thats the goofy laugh for any one who soesnt know)

 

ok

in the military campaign im having trouble beating the level where u have this fort built up and u have to quickly defend it

i beat the first troop of men but my economy was too slow to make any soldiers yet and his next troop of soldiers crushed me

 

so could u guys out there give me some advice on how to put the economy and walls and placement of soldiers??

[Zygomaticus]

so should i take it that there are no strong hold players out there

 

ADMIRAL ODIN where r you!!!!!!!!!!

[Jedi_Knight]

is this the demo mission?

[Zygomaticus]

nope its the full version.

[GB_StormTrooper]

hmmmm I havent got to that point yet but i will probably this weekend cuz im soooo busy

[Zygomaticus]

its like the seventh mission where u are defending someone elses castle with your troops

[chrisw_30]

Hey krkode....is Stronghold any good...the reviews have been good...but what about youre point of view?

 

I have been thinking about getting it

[Guest Olsmo Lahun]

never heard of it

[Zygomaticus]

Originally posted by chrisw_30

Hey krkode....is Stronghold any good...the reviews have been good...but what about youre point of view?

 

I have been thinking about getting it

well in a way its a very GOOD game

i liked it a lot

some good points of it is u dont have to control the economy.

u just place a farm and from then on they take care of it

the only units u control are the military units

overall its a pretty good game but sometimes can get boring but that happens in every game

[Guest Admiral Odin]

Do not fear I am here.

 

I have been busy lately. GB arrived 1 day after I bought stronghold. I have been trying to blance those to great games along with a job, and school.

 

Can you give me more specifics on the mission, I been doing other things with the game, mainly testing out how best to defend a castle.

 

Do you have any pitch you can use. I highly recommend you place it before your gate. Watch the enemy burn alive.

 

Need more info, on what defense and enemy force in the mission before i can help. Or you can wait until I get there.

[Zygomaticus]

ok this one is mission 7 in the combat campaign

is pitch the thin black line u get from oil

will our men burn from that??

[cossack1812]

The pitch is the black line stuff that burns the enemy, very useful for protecting right near your walls. If the enemy has laddermen then get your archers(?) to shoot them first, that way the enemy has to spend longer hacking through your walls.

 

Not that Ive played the full game, Ive only played the demo.

[Zygomaticus]

are spearmen useful at all

i find it harrassing to make them cuz i dont like to ........

 

i just like to make archers

as many as i can

and place em along the walls

 

admiral odin

i need help with mission 7 in the combat campaign

[chrisw_30]

i will hire it once it comes out at my local video store

[Zygomaticus]

games for hire

strong hold is a computer game

do video stores have comp games for rent

[Guest Admiral Odin]

Spearmen are useful.

 

They dig moats and push ladders off your walls.

 

Archers are the best in my opion.

 

Swordsmen will cut anyone when they reach them.

 

Pitch kills all.

 

Build a couple Fletcher (bow making building), get a couple farms, inside your walls. This keeps you from lossing food during a siege. Usually keep one peasant without a job, so you can get your army up and running.

[Guest Admiral Odin]

I played the mission, and now can tell you how exactly I beat it.

 

1. First attack sent my spearmen 1st to knock off the ladders with archers close behind to kill the enemy spearmen.

 

2.After that assult I made the walls 3 think.

 

3.I got a few more archers and many spearmen. The spearmen are used as a strike force. once the main part of the enemy force is gone, with archers send out your spearmen and deal with the siege weapons.

 

and that is bascially it.

[Zygomaticus]

but i have trouble with the economy in that level

i cant get enough food quick enough and the damned fletchers had to leave first

how many fletchers should i keep and whats your food producing combination

[Guest Admiral Odin]

Usually this works for me.

 

I build a couple farms close to my Granery.

 

Dairy usually, and a few wheat, with 1 windmill and a couple bakeries

 

I usually use 2 fletchers.

[Zygomaticus]

please specify what couple means 2 or 3 or more

[Guest Admiral Odin]

Usually around 4. As you pop increases increase your food production.

[Zygomaticus]

i usually put around 4 fletchers and 5-6 farms and yet im unable to win that level

how do u place your archers on the walls all in one place or all spread out??

[Guest Admiral Odin]

This is my Usually placement. Although It does change.

 

On the Gate house I put about 6 archers.

 

Then I speard them out on the wall. Not very far apart. like every 3 squares.

 

1-2Spearmen per side of a gate house.

 

Then as I get more archers I start grouping them close together.

 

Now for special Circumstances. I believe I did this on that mission.

 

I took the majority of Archers and placed them along the longer part of the wall.

 

Another good size on the gate house, and about 5 on the smaller wall.

 

Then I had about 20 or more spearmen behing the gatehouse. Those I sent out as soon as the enemy archers were gone to kill the catipult.

 

Also make your wall 3 thick. This will slow the enemy apporach and allow you to kill them faster.

 

Have you used your Lord at all?

[Zygomaticus]

we cant use him right

i didnt know we could use him, can we??

[Guest Admiral Odin]

Somewhat. You can tell him to attack units. He will leave the keep and do it, but only do it if you have no other option.