Aerial Bombardment
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| Aerial Bombardment |
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| Mode : Singleplayer |
| Players : 3 |
| Stone Heads : 2 |
| Vault of Knowledges : 2 |
| Alliances : N/A |
| Difficulty : Medium |
Starting Speech
"Once again we must face two tribes. I shall crush the Matak, then I must deal with the greater threat of the Chumara."
Setting
You start off on a very large island in a area with very high land. Near you is a harbour that lots of wildmen stand near, outside of the harbour is an island with a Stone Head on it. Next to you is lots of low land that then enters the Matak village which has a Vault of Knowledge and a Stone Head.
Behind the Matak Reincarnation Site is a medium sized island where the Chumara's village is on. There is a Vault of Knowledge semi-surrounded by a small hill.
Worship Objects:
| Item | Shots | Spell/Effect | Follower Count |
| Stone Head | 3 | Magical Shield | 6 |
| Stone Head | 1 | Volcano | 5 |
| Stone Head | 1 | Firestorm | 5 |
| Vault of Knowledge | Earthquake | ||
| Vault of Knowledge | Balloon Hut |
Strategy
First start building around your Reincarnation Site while your shaman converts wildmen near the harbour. Continue building towards the slope that faces the Matak's settlement and build a tower there. Build a Firewarrior Training Hut and use it to make a strong defence to destroy the Matak's attacks.
The Chumara attack your base using balloons. You can kill these without any control by building towers on the edge of your base where the balloons pass to attack you. Fill them with firewarriors and you will be able to kill every balloon that comes. Expand your base over the low land to increase your population to 199.
When you're ready to attack the Matak you can eirther attack by using an army and walking there via the Vault of Knowledge or you can use a shaman in a balloon as shown in the Rolling Demo. It shouldn't be too hard to defeat them.
Worship the Stone Head that gives you volcano to use against the Chumara tribe. The strongest approch is by backdooring them from the Matak's Reincarnation Site. It is tricky attacking using a balloon as they have many firewarriors, and it only takes two to kill you. Finish them off by planting a volcano in the heart of their base and kill the surviviors.
Quick Way
First rush the Matak tribe using your starting braves, and the braves you will convert on the way. Once you have killed the Matak tribe build your own village there and charge Landbridge. Worship all the Stone Heads and Vault of Knowledges around you for quick and offensive spells. Train up some troops, mainly preachers and warriors.
Once you have Landbridge backdoor the Chumara tribe and try your best to kill them using what you have.
Note
- One part of this level is shown in the Rolling Demo.
- You do not have Swamp on this level when you get it permanently on level 11: Treacherous Souls.