house73: Is there something i'm missing here? I mean, Ive put in my fair time into this level and NOTHING seems to work. I've tried both yellow and purple. Every time I attempt an attack I am slaughtered by LITERALLY 100S of the enemy. Simply no chance. I've tried building up my army and it is still overpowered. I am at the end of my ropes. I don't get it?
Anyone have any suggestions!? I am really getting sick of this.
Maybe a strategy or movement I am missing? I've tried attacking the forts to the south and get attacked by so much, there isn't a chance to take it out. I've tried building catapults and they get destroyed before getting the job done. I've tried attacking the purple fort to the southwest and get attacked by dozens of elephants and so on. WHAT GIVES??? this level seems impossible.
It's the final level, and it's brutal. Here's a snipped from the best strategy guide I could find, but it still says it's crazy hard.
Although the Tigers may seem like unstoppable killing machines, they can't be healed by Alexandria's hospitals. (In other words, don't be too concerned about trying to keep them alive.) The more important units are the Centurions and Standard Bearers, since their bonuses work wonders in evening the odds against Cleopatra or Ptolemy.
This particular scenario is very difficult, no matter which side you decide to support. (Siding with Cleopatra is perhaps a little easier than siding with Ptolemy.) Both sides have timed reinforcements, but the side you oppose will always get reinforcements more quickly and in greater numbers than you. A helpful tip is to remember that even if your side loses a Town Center or the Capitol, your ally gets a reinforcement dump if you can retake it.
Be patient and look for opportunities to increase your odds of survival, since this is the most important objective for the first hour of gaming.
If you made it this far by playing conservatively, you should be able to handle protecting the pyramids, as well as launching counter offensives once you've built some Scorpions.
If you're siding with Cleopatra, it's generally a good idea to immediately take your forces out and crush one of the Ptolemy's attacking forces, then retreat to lick your wounds and harass Ptolemy if he breaks into another part of the city.
Siding with Ptolemy, it is absolutely essential that you make quick tracks to a city gate and join with him as soon as your Tigers finish off Cleopatra's diplomat. Make a stand at the gate you choose, however. Simply running all the way to one of Ptolemy's bases will just annihilate your ally's attacking forces and hand Cleopatra many more initial defenders than she needs. That means you'll see a lot of these units later when she launches her own counterattack.
Remember, press the advantage when you have it. Always use the morale bonus, Pilum Attack, Battlecry and the hospitals. There isn't a moment's rest in this scenario, but then again, who said being the first Roman Emperor was going to be easy?
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http://ee.heavengames.com/new/eeh/strategies/walkthroughsAoC/roman/scn6.shtml As it said in the bottom, don't forget the morale bonus (the bonus from fighting near your cities which have houses). You can effectively multiply your numbers using this bonus.
Also, if you have a save file, attach it and I'll give the level a try. I never did play the Rome campaign all the way through (multiplayer kept distracting me :D).
