Don't worry! If they're not the Leader anymore in the next mission, you can reassign all their points.Ģ. Usually this should be your Leader, because they'll always be leading a stack even if they're the lowest level hero there (normally the leader of a stack is the strongest unit). This hero is the one you want to give all sorts of stack bonuses to. What this means is that you want your heroes to be fighting as often as possible, because a) Unlike the rest of your units, they come back, so you can use them to soak up damage, and b) The more you load them up on experience, the easier future missions will be.įor developing heroes, I like to think of three paths:ġ. Second, like I said above, their experience carries over from map to map. First, in the campaign, all heroes automatically have resurgence, which means it doesn't matter if they die so long as you win the battle. Heroes are the bomb, especially in the campaigns. A few casualties here and there shouldn't matter, but if you're losing half your stack every time you fight, you might be in trouble.įinally, we've got heroes. This means you're going to want to fight most battles manually (which to me is a good thing, because tactical combat is the most enjoyable part of the game for me, but your milelage may vary), and take special care to keep your units alive. You obviously want to do this anyway, but in the campaign it's even more important. Tying in to this strategy, we've got the idea of minimizing losses. "But," you might say, "What if I like going slow? What if I'm a more turtle-y player? What if I just want to check out all these units and abilities?" Don't worry. You need to hit them hard and fast, and most campaign missions will start you out with enough units to do this. What this means is that if you take your time and sit around, you will never be able to outproduce them and they will steamroll you. In basically every mission of every campaign of every strategy game ever, the AI starts off with more than you. The golden rule of the campaign that will make all the missions easier - heck, even in games other than AoW 3. Now I'm going to let you in on the big secret. What does this mean? Well, first, you can get an idea of what's to come based on who the game gives you as heroes, but second - and more importantly - it means that the abilities and items of your heroes carry over from mission to mission. Most of the time, the leader you are in one mission will be a hero in another mission, and your heroes will likely end up becoming leaders in future missions. Eternal Lords, it's Arvik, a Frostling Necromancer. Golden Realms you'll never play the same class twice but all the missions are as Halflings. In Commonwealth, it's a Human Dreadnought, Edward. In Elven Court, that's an Elven Rogue, Sundren. In each campaign you'll play a variety of different races and classes, but you'll have one "main" class and/or race that you'll play as for at least half the missions. The first two campaigns are six scenarios each (technically eight, but you'll only play six of them, depending on your choices - you'll see what I mean), the third and fourth are three scenarios each. If you're not a new player who's looking to try and win on Hard, you might find Gloweye's guide more helpful. I'm also writing this guide with the assumption that you're playing on Normal - that way if you're playing on Easy, this should be overkill and you'll still win. So if you're new, start with the Elven Court. From easiest to most challenging, they are: The Elven Court The Commonwealth Golden Realms Eternal Lords. Consider yourself warned.ĪoW 3 currently has four campaigns. Not too much in the way of story spoilers, but a whole lot in the way of map spoilers. Oh, and I guess it goes without saying that this guide will contain spoilers. Definitely make sure to reference this awesome Beginner's Strategy Guide Triumph has kindly provided. Play a random map or two so that you've understood the basics of movement, combat, production, research, and casting. I'll be walking you through each campaign mission with a special emphasis on things you need to know that will help you with both the mission, and learning the game in general.įirst things first: I've never played a TBS game where the campaign was the best place to learn the basics, and AoW 3 is no exception. In fact, I've created this handy set of guides specifically for you, the beginner. So, you're relatively new to Age of Wonders 3 and, like many new players, you decide to tackle the campaign.
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