Advice on how to win Anglo Saxons,Edward, Chapter 5 Battle of Gloucester

[maldorf]

I have it set on easy and am still getting crushed. Im having problems switching between the two teams, and losing precious time there. It seems like they have endless waves of enemies too.

I make it ok to the part where Edward leaves and we retreat to the camp. At that point I have all of the slots filled but 1, in just one team. Im thinking that it is impossible to win with that many?

I build a barracks and an archery. Should i not waste resources on the archery? Trying to use mostly shieldmen. I get through the first wave of enemies but then that 2nd wave crushes me. I tried building traps but they didnt seem to phase them at all. Ive been trying to beat it for a day now and about to give up. Any ideas?

What is the best tactics here? Ive tried flanking the archers but they still wipe me out.

[maldorf]

Its the Battle of Gloucester.

[maldorf]

Man, this is impossible to win.

[☠ANTONIUS☠]

Put archers on the hill place traps use the defensive formations when units run low on men retreat and re enforce also when the archers can upgrade upgrade with pierce shot its pretty straight forward really there should be some good vids on youtube to help you out

[maldorf]

Originally posted by ☠ANTONIUS☠:

Put archers on the hill place traps use the defensive formations when units run low on men retreat and re enforce also when the archers can upgrade upgrade with pierce shot its pretty straight forward really there should be some good vids on youtube to help you out:critical::AOEKnight:

Yeah, I tried those things but just never could do it. Im not able to create forces fast enough to keep up.

Finally ended up cheating by using a trainer. Created forces I needed because it let me have unlimited iron and wood. Once I had what I needed I saved the game then quit out. Took off the trainer and finished out the chapter on my own.

This was the first Chapter ive had to do that. Im playing through in order from the vikings to Anglo Saxons. On one other chapter I ended up having to switch to easy, but all the others ive done Normal. Im definitely getting better at the game, but this chapter was really tough for me.

This is the trainer I used:

https://www.wemod.com/cheats/ancestors-legacy-trainers

It works well.

[LKBD]

I just ran into the same problem, winning that battle is impossible, even after switching on easy mode. There's clearly a balancing issue with this mission. Either the game doesn't give you enough resources, or either it doesn't give you enough time to recover between the waves of enemies, I don't know.

Anyway this mission doesn't give me the motivation to continue this game. Its gameplay is very limited and repetitive. Plus I hate the maps where you have endless waves of enemies and there are too much of these in Ancestors Legacy. A shame because the game could easily have been more innovative and more interesting to play.

[Toasty]

Originally posted by maldorf:

Originally posted by ☠ANTONIUS☠:

Put archers on the hill place traps use the defensive formations when units run low on men retreat and re enforce also when the archers can upgrade upgrade with pierce shot its pretty straight forward really there should be some good vids on youtube to help you out:critical::AOEKnight:

Yeah, I tried those things but just never could do it. Im not able to create forces fast enough to keep up.

Finally ended up cheating by using a trainer. Created forces I needed because it let me have unlimited iron and wood. Once I had what I needed I saved the game then quit out. Took off the trainer and finished out the chapter on my own.

This was the first Chapter ive had to do that. Im playing through in order from the vikings to Anglo Saxons. On one other chapter I ended up having to switch to easy, but all the others ive done Normal. Im definitely getting better at the game, but this chapter was really tough for me.

This is the trainer I used:

https://www.wemod.com/cheats/ancestors-legacy-trainers

It works well.

I did at maximum difficulty without cheating... It's not so hard as you think... But personally it's sad that you had to cheat in order to win... Anyway, just in case you want try again...
1st phase: archers on the hill, put infantry in the corner in order to limit casualties and hide the cavalry in the high grass (on your right, just before the hill, so you'll surround your enemies when they attack... Hint: use often your cavalry cause once it starts the 2nd phase you won't have it anymore, the key is to keep alive your infantry)
2nd phase: here things start to get apparently harder. The key is to build traps to the right of the hill (do this whenever you can, even before resting your troops after a fight), at some point this will became a walk in the park if you manage well your resources.
3rd phase: catapults are a hindrance to your forces, still they can be useful if you put them right after the bridge, in the meantime try to reach your base with the rest of your troops and set up traps like the 2nd phase
4th phase: cavalry arrived, crush everything in your path
Congratulations, you won the campaign at maximum difficulty

[Godslayer_Filly]

The mission is possible if u rush in the first wave a lot with the horses.
but the mission is very unbalanced. To got them is a rare achievement xD