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Types of scenarios

  • Basically, there are four types of levels in Warcraft 2: I call them "Destroy", "Rescue", "Assasinate", and "Build".

    The simplest kind of mission are the Destroy levels.  This basically means the level will end once all of the enemies are dead.  These are the kind of missions that the level builder makes.

    Then there are Rescue missions.  Level 2 for both Humans and Orcs are Rescue levels.  There is kind of a way to make these in Custom games: make someone to capture, and then bring them to a Circle of Power.  The rescue music will play, but nothing will happen.  That's about all I really know to do with Rescue missions.

    The final two kinds are not available to make in Custom levels.  Assasinate is those levels where you must destroy a certain building(s) or certain bad guy(s).  An example of this is the Human mission where you must destroy the 5 Refineries.  The Build missions are simply to construct certain buildings in certain places.  The Orc level where you must build a Shipyard and Fortress on the island at the mouth of Tyr's Bay.  Another example is the first level of both sides: build 4 Farms and a Barracks.