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| - The player starts off with control of both Prithviraj, and his monk friend. Before him is a large army, set to square off against green. The player has no control over the army, but rather can choose control of either Arbalests, Cavaliers, or War Elephants. The game occasionally bugs during the initial battle; sometimes, players start off in the Dark Age rather than the Castle Age, or lose the battle. The best scenario is defeating green with the majority of allied troops surviving. If the player wins but with heavy losses, there's nothing wrong with restarting. It helps to have the Archer and Heavy Cavalry survive, so as to defend the initial holdings. Oddly enough, purple and gray (named Yakub and Belisarius, respectively) have just Town Centers and some Villagers. It is unknown why the developers added them. Green's remaining forces will also be milling about too, so the player should finish off all three of them as they expand outward. In either case, once the player gains control of the army and Villagers, they should begin building up their base. Blue is in the far north, while yellow is in the west. Cyan can be traded with; build a Market in the south/south-west and trade with their city. Every few minutes, War Elephants and Cavaliers will automatically spawn in the south and east, respectively. It would be wise to build a Castle and other fortifications across the battlefield, near the roads leading to blue's and yellow's bases, thereby intercepting attackers as well as keeping your town away from the fighting. Blue will attack with heavy cavalry and War Elephants, along with Rams, Scorpions, and an occasional Mangonel (along with mobile flamethrower siege weapons). They are by far the larger threat. Using Cavalier reinforcements however, along with stone fortifications, the player should be able to sweep them away. Monks also come in handy, so as to convert blue's Paladins and War Elephants. Yellow will attack with Cavalry Archers, infantry, and archers. Blue should be the first priority. Their base is much more difficult, but given the alloted units (the player would be wise to attack with their spawned War Elephants, Bombard Cannons, and a whole 60 man platoon of Arbalests or Hand Cannoneers to 'one shot' incoming enemy units), the attack should be successful. Beware however as the main northern entrance is narrow, restricted for space by Palisade Walls and jungle. Alternatively, the player can attack via their western entrance. In either case, blue will continually counter-attack with Monks, Halberdiers, Crossbowmen, and Paladins. Their base is also protected by fire towers. Eventually during the attack, the player will be given a message about destroying blue's Castle so as to cut off their "elite units." This is no matter, destroying all of blue will win one of the main objectives anyway. In the very rear of the base will be Muhammad Ghori himself (a renamed Saladin hero Mameluke). Once he's killed, refit as necessary, and head southwest to yellow's city. Along the way, the player will encounter more of blue's outlying buildings, including a Market and some Houses. The player will receive another message, this time about destroying the Market; most of the secondary objectives in Prithviraj's final mission involve "disabling" the enemy by destroying some of their key structures. For example, the player will be alerted to destroying yellow's aqueduct, Mosque, and blue's market, thereby cutting off yellow. The player should by this point have a strong enough army to sack yellow, finish blue's remaining buildings, and end the scenario.
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