"You have established a foothold in the new land. This small island is fiercely contested by three other factions, all vying to capture the strategic town- Gateway. The town is located in the center of the island, and so dominates its surroundings that the other factions will surrender to the lord that captures it. Beware the Dragon guardian of Gateway."
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Map size: small Win condition: capture Gateway Defeat condition: be defeated; someone else captures Gateway |
Knight location: Southeast Barbarian location: Northeast Sorceress location: Southwest Warlock location: Northwest |
As you can see, the target town, Gateway, is located in the center of the island. That means that all your opponents will have an equal chance at capturing it. Note that Gateway is always a random town, not that it makes much difference, since when you capture it, you win.
This is the easiest campaign map , which makes sense, it being the first. All you have to do is capture Gateway. You can conquer all your enemies first if you want, but that takes more time, and increases the chance that someone else will capture Gateway before you can. Besides, if you move quickly, you could capture Gateway in the second week. Remember that your score at the end of the campaign is based on how long it took you to complete it, so the faster you complete each map, the better your score. What you need to do is quickly build up your beginning town to the level 5 troop structure. You don't need any more than that. During the first week, go around your own enclosed area grabbing what you can. Early week two (day one, two, or three), make sure you have a full army, and move out.
Your first obstacle will be a group of Gargoyles blocking your path to the center region of the island. If you've done like I said, and have two weeks' worth of troops, you should have no trouble. Ignore any enemy heroes you see, since following them around will only become tedious. The same goes for trying to capture mines, artifacts, etc. Just go straight for Gateway. When you right click the Dragon army in front, it says "A few Dragons". If you go into battle, you'll find out that there's actually only one Dragon there, so you only need to do 200 damage to defeat it. Do so, then approach Gateway. You'll have to fight some defending troops inside the town, and you should win easily. When you do, you've completed the first map of the campaign.
Alternately, you could spend time defeating all your other opponents; despite a lower score, this will help you learn the ins and outs of the game, and it builds your confidence.
"Gateway has fallen! The other lords have abandoned their castles and fled. They have alerted their homelands and now gather their forces. Speed is of the essence."