Warcraft 2: Tides of Darkness Hints

Mission 8: Tyr's Hand

• Mission Objectives:
  
  - Quell the peasant uprising
  - Build a Castle
  - Destroy all Orc forces
  
  This is perhaps the first "hard" mission.  You start off with only a few Knights and Footmen.  Immediately take your units and head north, into the town.  You should quickly notice that a number of orange Peasants are attacking the green Peasants.  The rebellious Peasants are the orange ones.  Attack and kill all of the orange Peasants, and do it quickly because they will be killing all of the Peasants that you have to use to make your town.
  
  After the rebellious Peasants are dead, move one of your guys next to the green Town Hall to get full control of all green units.  Split your defenders up to cover the west entrance, and the northeast entrance.  Train 5 or 6 more Peasants, and build your town up quickly.  There is an entrance to the northwest that might get attacked, but with 2 Footmen there, an attack never came.  Make sure you have many Peasants mining for gold, because your mine is fairly far away, and you will need to upgrade your weapons and armor if you want to stay alive.  The enemy will attack in groups, often attacking both entrances at the same time.  Upgrade to a keep, and make a Stable and a Gnomish Inventor.  Train Knight after Knight, because soon you will be able to upgrade to Paladins.  When you have the lumber and gold, upgrade to a Castle, and immediately build a Church.
  
  Once the Church is done, research Paladins, then the "Heal" spell.  This is the best Paladin spell, and will help immensely in the battle.  Use "Holy Vision" to quickly scout the map, or build a few flying machines.  After you have a bunch of fully upgraded Paladins, move them through the south entrance and then go all the way east to the red base.  Bring a Ballista with you as well.  Use the wall to your advantage and kill the Axethrowers with your Ballista.  There is an enemy Catapult right behind the wall, but if you use a Knight as a distraction then you can destroy it easily.  Destroy part of the wall and charge all of your Paladins into the base.  You should take this base rather easily.  Don't forget to use the "Heal" spell when your life gets low.
  
  Constantly build Paladins, and then attack the blue base.  Blue is the strongest enemy force in this level.  Attack from the south.  Blue has a couple of Guard and Cannon Towers, so you will definitely need Ballistas.  Slowly advance, killing guards and towers with Ballistas.  Make sure you have a defensive line set up to intercept attacking forces before they can attack your Ballista.
  
  Once blue is gone, you have pretty much beat the level.  Purple is no stronger than red, and should prove to be an easy fight.  You should already have a Castle, and once the Orc forces are gone, you've won!
  

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