You get to play as player two in this difficult scenario. It is a build up and destroy scenario against a large and well-defended fortress. You start with a moderate sized army and you can attack with them until repulsed. Both players start in the Iron Age so when you use your villagers to build up, you can go straight for the good stuff. The computer won't just sit back and let you build either, he will press the issue repeatedly so defend your stuff. Of couse, he also continues to build up his army. Naval units also play a part in the battle. I would say that this scenario is not for beginners since it takes a lot of work to build up an army large enough to conquer the computer's excellent defensive position.I did notice something odd as I played, though. None of the units on either side would automatically attack even if the enemy was immediately adjacent to them. I would ignore a piece of the battle since my five guys could obviously take out the one computer guy, but they all just sat there and watched. I had to manually command them to attack. Also, the computer towers would only fire if fired upon. I could stand in the midst of 6 ballista towers without fear unless I hit them first. Really bizarre. I don't know if other people will experience the same thing with this scenario but I did. Even so, it turned out to be a very tough scenario. Victory condition was conquest which gets mighty tedious after catapulting the 50th tower or so, but I did enjoy playing it. Nice job.
[Edited on 12/30/04 @ 01:48 AM]
skald
Posted on 01/27/10 @ 06:23 PM
I just finished playing a scenario where the same thing happened. My troops and the enemy just milled around together in a big furball but neither side would attack unless given a direct order. I changed my diplomacy from Enemy with them to Neutral and voila! Instant mass attack. Dunno how that worked, but worth a try if it happens to you.