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Mission 5: Tol Barad

  • Mission Objectives:

    - Retake Dun Modr
    - Destroy Tol Barad

    Head south and destroy the Human village (it shouldn't be too hard).  Build a new Town Hall near the Gold Mine, and start making Towers at all openings of the island (both Guard and Cannon).  Build a Lumber Mill before anything else.  Watch for those dumb Transports that WILL come.  You'll want to make a strong unit defense before starting with the sea stuff.  When you think you are ready, build a Shipyard to the south, and build a Platform on that Oil Patch.  Build a Refinery and Foundry close by as well.  Upgrade everything on ships, and make 4 more ships.  Clear the waters, and starting at the north-east edge of the enemy island, destroy things.  Kill the Ballista as soon as you can -- they are a big pain.

    After that, you probably will not be able to destroy the Shipyard.  The Guard Tower will constantly attack.  It's very hard to destroy that Tower, because of it's positioning; only one ship at a time can attack it.  It will usually get repaired faster than it is damaged, so don't waste your time or ships.  Now, move your ships away, and make 2 Transports.  Put in 1 Catapult, 9 Grunts, and 2 Trolls, and send them to the north edge of the enemy island.   Destroy the Guard Tower with the Catapult (if it gets destroyed, take your Grunts and Trolls and kill it).  Take those ships of yours, and finish destroying everything on the shoreline.  From now on, you should be able to ravage the village without too many problems.  If you do, just send over another Transport full of Catapults and Grunts.