Building Bridges

Building Bridges

Building Bridges

Mode : Singleplayer

Players : 3

Stone Heads : 2

Vault of Knowledges : 2

Alliances : N/A

Difficulty : Easy

Building Bridges is the sixth level in Populous Single Player and is the first level where you face two tribes at once. This level is very similar to Linked Isles which is the Multiplayer version which has additional obelisks and connected land. This level is used a lot for practicing building techniques such as Harvesting and Hut Dismantling.

Starting Speech

"For the first time we must face two tribes: the Chumara and the Matak. Perhaps I can use them against each other. I sense a Totem Pole may be useful in bringing them into conflict."

Setting

Building bridges is one of the largest Single Player levels and it is said to be ideal for practicing building and harvesting due to its large open areas with spread out trees. This level also contains more wildmen then any other level.

You start on a huge island shared with the Chumara tribe. There is a lot of elevation and wildmen on the land. You have a Vault of Knowledge close to your Reincarnation Site and a Stone Head hidden in a circular hill.

Next to the island is a smaller one with the Matak tribe on. They guard another Vault of Knowledge and a Stone Head. There is another Stone Head on the Matak island close to the other island.

Next to the land closest to you is a tiny island with a Totem Pole on it guarded by a Chumara warrior.

Enemy tribes: Chumara, Matak

Worship Objects:

Item	Shots	Spell/Effect	Follower Count
Stone Head	3	Swamp	4
Stone Head	3	Hypnotise	1
Stone Head	1	Firestorm	1
Totem Pole		Landbridge	1
Vault of Knowledge		Convert
Vault of Knowledge		Landbridge

Strategy

First use your shaman to worship the nearby Vault of Knowledge then build a large base with many huts. When you have Convert use it on all the wildmen outside of your base towards the Chumara camp. Quickly setup a small defence of patrolling warriors and a couple of preachers in each passage way into your base. You can worship the nearby Stone Head if you wish.

It won't be long before the Matak shaman connects to you using Landbridge and then does their first attack. Fight them off and worship the Stone Head closest to you on the Matak island. This will grant you Hypnotise which you can use on the Chumara warrior next to the Totem Pole. When he has converted temporarily to your side command him to worship the Totem Pole. This will erode the tiny island and connect the Matak village to the Chumara village allowing them to fight.

When you have some spare braves, round up an army and destory the Matak settlement. Worship the Vault of Knowledge and the Stone Head on the hill to get Landbridge and Firestorm. When you have finished the tribe off, head to the Chumara tribe with reinforcements and send your Shaman to the top of the hill. There she can cast Firestorm over the Chumara village. Raid whats left of the camp with your warriors and preachers.