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Valv...@i-link.net (Valvalis) spewed forth:

>>In article <30eff5bf....@nntp.ix.netcom.com>, sgpe...@ix.netcom.com 
>(Starman Jones) says:
>>>
>>>Hi all-
>>>Warcraft II is unbelievably cool.  I breezed through the first two
>>>"acts", but am TOTALLY baffled how to take Tyr's island episode (you
>>>must take the island, establish a fortress and ship harbor to win, but
>>>you are surrounded by towers, ballistas, horsemen, etc on the other
>>>side of the bay.)  I mine the two gold mines on the neighboring
>>>island, but am decimated every time I try to take Tyr Island.  My
>>>ogres are upgraded to mages, everything is maxed out, but I find it
>>>impossible!  What obvious thing am I missing?  Are there more than 2
>>>gold mines on the island?  Am I attacking too late (I think the humans
>>>are fully staffed upon episode entrance)?  Should I attack the
>>>mainland first?  I have tried 5 times and am ready to give up the
>>>game.  HELP!


>I know you're probably well beyond this level by now, but I can't help
>myself. I love to compare strategies.

>Kay', what I did was slowly move in.  The first thing I did was take out
>some paladins and buildings on the far east coast and far north coast
>with my troops+catapaults (sp?).  But that's not really necessary.
>Ultimately, what won me the level, was using maxed out Destroyers and
>Juggernauts to circle the island and take out Cannon\Gaurd Towers and
>Ballistas on both coasts.  You'll lose a few ships, but there is
>something to be said for strength in numbers.  It's also a good idea
>to take out and Paladins on the coast in range.  One those threats are
>gone (the Towers and Ballistas), I transported my fighters to Tyr's
>island.  Kill the paladins first.

>Anyway, it's cool how you learn new strategies by yourself in every
>level. From the Tyr's Island level on, I almost always backup my
>land forces with one or two Destroyers to take out the enemy land
>forces that end up on the coast--in range.

I've just finished the level, and  Mr. Jones was right. The gold is
tight! I ended with about 500 and both mines MT. The first thing I did
was destroy his only two shipyards. Once this is done you don't have
to worry about attacks from the sea. I didn't upgrade to a fortress
and have magi, I survived with normal ogres, buy in retrospect I think
I'd have saved money by upgrading and not loosing soooo many attacks.
Once the seas are yours, then attack two or three towers on the island
from the sea, and land two transports with ogres, catapults and a few
axe-throwers. The rest follows!

Regards,
Ryan
 
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