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Mission 9: The Battle at Darrowmere

  • Mission Objectives:

    - Escort Uther Lightbringer to the Circle of Power at Caer Darrow

    Hoo, boy!  This is an easy-looking level made tough!  Start by scouting around a bit.  See who you're supposed to escort and where you're supposed to escort them to.  Now, load all of your land units in the Transports.  Send your Destroyers and Battleships down south to the channel.  Lure the enemy Troll Destroyers out, and sink them.  Now, go in and try to clear the shores (easier said than done).  Try to sick as many guys as possible on a target, so it gets killed quicker.  If a Catapult fires, move away from the shore to lure it away, then attack it.  Once the shore Towers, Trolls, and Catapults are gone, destroy those Orange ships.  Hopefully you still have a couple ships after that grueling assault.

    Now, you'll find another gauntlet of Cannon Towers and Catapults for you to navigate.  First, send all of your Transports into the opening in the wall of the east side of the northern island (got that? Good).  The main reason to do this is to destroy the Catapults there... that is your guys' objective.  They may not destroy all of them, but it's better than nothing.  Move all of your Transports away, as well.  Now, send in your remaining ships, attack the first Cannon Tower on the northern island, and then try for the enemy Destroyers.  Try to lure them out, as usual.

    Once they are gone, try to destroy as many Cannon Towers as possible.  Now, once all your ships are gone, and you've either destroyed as many Catapults as possible, or your land units are dead, send your 4 Transports into the channel.  They will probably take some damage on the way.  Now, load Uther into the Transport with the least damage.  (Save at this point!)  Send that back through that horrid gauntlet.  Once they clear, it should be an easy ride to the Circle of Power (if the Transport that happened to hold Uther was destroyed, reload the game!).