Floran Campaign

[the.sightless.jayfeather]

So, I'm enjoying this game but having some trouble that I just don't know how to deal with. I'm doing the Floran campaign because it's the recommended thing after the tutorial (loving these goofy rats btw) so I thought it'd be really fun since I love the Florans from Starbound. Seeing Nuru again is a treat and the beam when she summons the trebuchets in the third mission is nostalgic! But here is the issue: I'm stuck here.

I should preface this with the fact I'm attempting to do this without cavalry so I can get the star for it. I'm having a lot of trouble dealing with the trebuchets here, they can take out just about any unit in a single attack except Rhomb. The range on them is what makes it tough, I figured the spearmen are probably better for fighting the trebuchets since they aren't *as* vulnerable. I tried using transports for this too since it has more movement than the cavalry but takes an extra turn to attack. I take them down the center so I can take out the trebuchets the fastest possible.

What am I doing wrong? I'd rather not be given a full walkthrough, just nudged in the right direction so I can use the info for future missions!

[ManMysterious]

I spammed swordsman if I recall correctly when I played.
You park them right outside the range of the trebuchet and then swarm them in next turn. Take a few hits on it to weaken it and then you can move in the rest of your units. (Trebuchets have been nerfed in this game dealing less damage and having a range of 3-5 instead of 4-5). You can also use archers to get the first strike. Didn't use them that much so Idk how that will go.

[the.sightless.jayfeather]

Originally posted by ManMysterious:

I spammed swordsman if I recall correctly when I played.
You park them right outside the range of the trebuchet and then swarm them in next turn. Take a few hits on it to weaken it and then you can move in the rest of your units. (Trebuchets have been nerfed in this game dealing less damage and having a range of 3-5 instead of 4-5). You can also use archers to get the first strike. Didn't use them that much so Idk how that will go.

This isn't too unlike what I ended up doing. Pretty much just ended up pouring as many troops as I could afford onto the field during the middle of the game. Took out a trebuchet through sheer luck but beyond that it was stall strats all the way! Nuru thankfully never teleported archers or Rhomb would've died near the end