The Rise of Wesnoth
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I do have a replay (version 1.2.6) - but it's actually really easy, given how the AI behaves. All you need or 3-4 mermen and distribute them across the map (I had 1 at the bottom, 1 central, 1 to the left of the top island and 1 in the top right corner). Press ctrl-b and move them so that the nearest AI unit can end his turn 1 hex away from actually attacking you. Repeat ad infinitum and withdraw to deep water when necessary. It's sort of like herding sheep
If you watch the replay, you'll notice that once the mermen are nicely in place, you could probably keep it up forever.
Then again, maybe I'm just suffering from having played too many games live Civ 3 or Age of Wonders 2, where you can lead the AI in circles willy-nilly by smartly moving your units. Especially in Age of Wonders 2, this is imperative at the start when playing against the higher AI levels (who are no smarter, but just start with otherwise invincible forces compared to you posse of wusses to compensate for their utter incompetence).
I have played several Wesnoth campaigns (mainline) without finishing any but the really short ones - I started out the first few on "normal" but soon learnt the hard way that I wasn't quite good enough for that. I didn't know to save up gold, I didn't recall enough units to gather xp or protect my important units enough, seeing each scenario as a separate entity. And then I'd come up against a scenario I couldn't beat with no gold and no good units. So I restarted them on "easy". TROW is definitely not difficult on this setting, but I have had to restart some scenarios - most notably due to the princess getting killed. She doesn't really have that many HPs and if you're "unlucky" (or weren't paying enough attention to who can reach her), 70% defence doesn't help![Sad :(](./images/smilies/icon_sad.gif)
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Then again, maybe I'm just suffering from having played too many games live Civ 3 or Age of Wonders 2, where you can lead the AI in circles willy-nilly by smartly moving your units. Especially in Age of Wonders 2, this is imperative at the start when playing against the higher AI levels (who are no smarter, but just start with otherwise invincible forces compared to you posse of wusses to compensate for their utter incompetence).
I have played several Wesnoth campaigns (mainline) without finishing any but the really short ones - I started out the first few on "normal" but soon learnt the hard way that I wasn't quite good enough for that. I didn't know to save up gold, I didn't recall enough units to gather xp or protect my important units enough, seeing each scenario as a separate entity. And then I'd come up against a scenario I couldn't beat with no gold and no good units. So I restarted them on "easy". TROW is definitely not difficult on this setting, but I have had to restart some scenarios - most notably due to the princess getting killed. She doesn't really have that many HPs and if you're "unlucky" (or weren't paying enough attention to who can reach her), 70% defence doesn't help
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48 Turns of avoidance...
I have just completed sjm's Feat, and was very pissed off at the end of 48 turns to lose the scenario. Maybe I should read the walkthroughs in advance next time!
Well, How many turns should you wait before attacking?
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Well, How many turns should you wait before attacking?
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Looking at the scenario file, it doesn't appear that there's any reason to delay attacking at all.
Just go get them, and the scenario ends.
Just go get them, and the scenario ends.
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Re: 48 Turns of avoidance...
If this is in relation to: A New Landlucio wrote:I have just completed sjm's Feat, and was very pissed off at the end of 48 turns to lose the scenario. Maybe I should read the walkthroughs in advance next time!![]()
Well, How many turns should you wait before attacking?
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This scenario is one step above 'Cut Scene'. You can farm some gold, or play hide and seek, but you can tap out whenever you want. It's meant to be slightly confusing... You show up in this new place fleeing from trouble, and sure enough it looks like your only hope for refuge is about to lynch you... If you're really so starved for gold you should go back to 'A final Spring', or be more economical on your ocean voyage.
Eventually, somebody should catch up to you, or you them... Or you should just get frustrated and attack to see what happens.
Note to forum users: You are in a maze of twisty little passages
Designing something so as to be "confusing" is not normally a good idea for the end user. Especially when they get pissed off at wasting 3 hours of their time and then can't be bothered to continue playing the campaign any more...
Imagine if "confusing" was the new software paradigm and all your apps were designed with this in mind. You'd go bananas.
If it's a cut scene, limit it to 5-10 turns max, and don't make the player lose for having followed your (incorrect) instructions.
Imagine if "confusing" was the new software paradigm and all your apps were designed with this in mind. You'd go bananas.
If it's a cut scene, limit it to 5-10 turns max, and don't make the player lose for having followed your (incorrect) instructions.
File a bug reportsjm wrote:Designing something so as to be "confusing" is not normally a good idea for the end user. Especially when they get pissed off at wasting 3 hours of their time and then can't be bothered to continue playing the campaign any more...
Imagine if "confusing" was the new software paradigm and all your apps were designed with this in mind. You'd go bananas.
If it's a cut scene, limit it to 5-10 turns max, and don't make the player lose for having followed your (incorrect) instructions.
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As far as applying 'Interface Theory' to 'game-play' goes... Umm, it's not very apples to apples. But (maybe) cutting the # of turns and having the elf come out at the end wouldn't be bad... Cough, but I'd be mean enough to not cap it at 10 turns... A little larger than that.
Note to forum users: You are in a maze of twisty little passages
http://www.wesnoth.org/wiki/ReportingBugs <-- this might help, as can posting this in the "technical support" section of the forum.
There is a problem in the second scenario, when you kill the Wesfolk leader and when you make the decision wether to spare her life or not, with the second choice "Your words can't be trusted. Prepare to meet your Gods!" Gods should be gods, since the g in god is only capitilized when refering to the god of Christianity, Judiasm or Islam.
Re: Campaign: The Rise of Wesnoth
I've got a bug here
When a new Scenario starts in a campaign there are usually these ... points that show you the way your army has been walking. Well, with me they seem to be shifted to the left. It's not that bad, I mean nothing about the game really changes, but still thats confusing ![Pensive :hmm:](./images/smilies/icon_pensive.gif)
P.S. What do the heroic endings of a mission do?
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P.S. What do the heroic endings of a mission do?