Warcraft 2: Tides of Darkness Hints

Mission 10: The Prisoners

• Mission Objectives:
  
  - Build Transports at Stratholme
  - Transport four Alterac Traitors to the Circle of Power at Stratholme
  
  You have kind of limited resources, so gold mining will go slow once the first mine is out (they have a far distance to travel, and you can't build a new one nearby).  Also, you'll probably want another Refinery and Lumber Mill once the patches or trees in a certain area run out.  Also, you do not have to destroy the Orc town on the west side of the screen, although in this walkthrough you do disable its seafaring capabilites.
  
  Considering some of the previous missions, this one is actually pretty easy.   Start off by scrolling up north to where your Peasants are.  Make some more, begin harvesting, etc.  Basically, build up your town.  Make some Knights when you can, but have about 2 Footmen just guarding.  When you get to oil drilling, do it quick!  Make at least 3 Tankers, and a Refinery.  The enemy ships will attack soon.  If you can't get any Battleships out yet, build a Destroyer, and lure them to the shore, where you should have a Ballista waiting for them.  Continue building Battleships, and have about 5 or 6 Knights on the island.  You can upgrade them to Paladins now, so it's a good idea to have them heal each other after each enemy invasion.
  
  Now begins your siege.  Take 4 Battleships (leave another 2 near your Oil Platform in case of enemy attack) and start to attack the town blocking the river in the center of the screen.  Lure Catapults out to kill them, and destroy the Cannon Tower first!  Start blowing up as much as possible -- you should be able to get a couple Trolls, Ogres, and the Barracks gone (and the Catapults as well).  Take ALL of your ships, and destroy everything on the enemy coast.  This will prevent them from making any more ships.
  
  Now, send 2 Transports with about 6 Paladins, a Peasants, and a Ballista, and send them down to that town blocking the river.  Have the Paladins take care of the Ogres, and have the Ballista attack the Juggernaut on the shore.  Now, have your Peasant build a Town Hall, buy the gold mine, and move all gold mines from your main island over here.  Also build a Shipyard leading into the river.  Now, making sure your ships are fully upgraded, make 4 Battleships, and have them clear the path of Cannon Towers.  You should be able to get all but one surrounded by stone.  Leave this one alone.  Now, make a Transport with the Shipyard on the river, and take it to the prisoners.  Put them in a Transport, and then ferry them back to the main city, into the Circle of Power.
  

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