JohnnyBravo Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Ok this is one fucked up challenge; you have 12 minutes to destroy some fortresses, houses and towers. I'd say its impossible just like the description says. With siege units its impossible since it takes way too much to reach age 3; what units to do or any tips? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
achti Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 I cant help much since im playing egypt and not greek but i think this website is pretty handy. http://aoeo.heavengames.com/strategy/quests/greek-quests/challenge-not-without-a-bomb/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vandel Buster Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 Try using the siege weapon built in the Greek fortress. Long range and high damage. Protect them with some Spearmen from the AI units. Also, a Market helps with selling other resources for the ones you need, but it takes up valuable resources and time for construction. On top of that, you don't need to do the quests as you unlock them. You can go back to them much later after some really good gear has been obtained. Things that decrease production times and what not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohmbrew Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 I was finally able to complete this yesterday, but only with 8 seconds remaining (yes, I was panicking as I got close!) I had an adviser unit which sped up siege production by 30% and a piece of equipment which increased my battering ram movement speed by 8%. I think these both helped. My strategy was to send the four vills to gather berries and then 1 to create a storehouse on the right near the gold and the forest. I then balanced new vills to go to either forest or berries (with more going to forests). I didn't create a single military unit until I aged up to Age 3. While in the process of aging up, I kept creating vills and balancing between food, wood, and gold gathering. Once at age three and with lots of wood, I had a vill make 2 siege workshops close to the right side of the enemy's wall, but far enough so that their guard towers won't hit me. I then spammed spearmen to handle the cavalry (I also put the gather point for the barracks close to the siege workshops) and battering rams. I initially attacked with about 6 rams and 12 spearmen and kept creating rams and spearmen during my attack and sent them in as they were ready. During my initial attack, I focused all rams on the first fortress and the spearmen on the cavalry. Then I took out the second fortress and once those were gone, slowly micro'd to send one ram to each tower along the wall and then out to Town Centers while managing the spearmen to handle the rest of the cavalry. I definitely need the reinforcements I was creating to come in as they were ready. I probably got a little lucky, but got through it (although barely!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepydumbdude Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 (edited) I beat it at 0 seconds left (barely)with 7 seige weapons and 6 spearmen and 20 civilians to fight and keep the horsemen occupied. I was still building seige weapons and spearmen and put the spawn points in the middle of where I was fighting. I don't know how many ran down there. I started my atack with a little under 3 minutes left. Edited August 31, 2011 by sleepydumbdude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMxOI Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 I did it with the advisor unit from the Fortress as Greek (The one with big sheild, heavy armor, 9xx hp and good against buildings) I make at least 20/20 pop villager then I start researching age 2, once I start researching age 3 I send all the villagers to collect wood and stone for the fortress. Then I build the fortress infront of the main gate and start stacking up around 20 units before I attack, destory main gate -> left and right tower -> 2 fortress-> town halls -> houses. Got 20+ seconds left with I finished it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoffer Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 I beat this yesterday with the ram as a siege weapon. I created 25 villagers and put most of them on wood. Put like 5-6 on gold. There is a patch of berries just south of the city center. I had the villagers you are first given pick all those berries and that was all the food I needed. I didn't go for Age III until after all 25 villagers were created. While Age III was brewing, I pulled like 5-6 villagers off to build something like 7-8 houses. The second Age III was there, I built 2 siege workshops. Built them down closer to the enemy base. I also created like 12 spearman for those horsemen. Once I got like 8 rams, I went in from the right side. Hit the first fortress from the right, then got the second. Have the spearman nearby for the horseman. Just keep building rams and sending them in. I beat it with under 10 seconds left on my second attempt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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