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Elvin
Admirable
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posted September 19, 2009 04:00 PM |
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They just don't seem to have a weakness except for rare logistics, resource intensive dwellings and slow creeping. They have a counter for everything and should they have all units upgraded and equal army they automatically have the advantage from midgame on. To make them balanced in duel map I had to remove rune of charge, -2 dragons, -4 thanes, -7 bears and some battleragers.
One thing that might work against them is their average initiative but they are build to take the first hit anyway. Only case I have seen them fail(badly) at that was when some emeralds got a lucky favoured hit that killed all thanes and another stack.
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Cleave
Promising
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Raging Blood
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posted September 19, 2009 04:10 PM |
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Light Magic + Runes is a killer combo.
I hate the Rune of Charge because it totally breaks the balance. Dwarves units which are meant to be rather slow can cross the entire battlefield, that's overpowered to say the least...
As stated above the difficulty is getting the town up and running as early creeping is not the easiest (unless you take Ingvar) and some dwellings cost loads of crystal so you may hit a snag early game on a rather poor map (resource wise).
Still the same could be said about Sylvan and wood (running out of wood is a common nightmare). The Fortress also has a big advantage with numerous free defenders because of the Guard Post. That's yet another advantage.
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elmek
Adventuring Hero
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posted September 19, 2009 06:03 PM |
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The best creeping I had with this faction was when I used Helmar and thanes + regeneration. But that's from week 3 (heroic) and I have to be lucky to get regeneration as a lvl 2 light spell too...
I think I'll try Ingvar for the first 2 weeks and then switch to thanes. Maybe it'll work.
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Sar-Sazzar
Hired Hero
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posted September 26, 2009 10:01 AM |
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hey the mightest thing in dwarves is their rune magic you must take inga as your hero to get most of runes then in the beggining you must recruit atleast one hero and get his/her army then you must accept looses to capture wood and ore mines and you must take exp not gold in chests untill you hire one dragon then you can kill most of the neutrals if you keep it this way your hero will be powerful when anyone attacks you stay in your town he will be afraid of attacking because of your shieldguards then at the beginnig of the week hire dragons nd thanes and attack the enemy hero and with the runemagic you will be able to deafeat him easily especialy if you get rune of ressuruction so you must abe patient to awake powerful armies  oh you know that the dwarves are one of the most powerful factions in the game not in the beginning but in the final moment and i do like them 
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Ignis
Hired Hero
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posted September 27, 2009 04:00 PM |
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why the stronghold creatures dont have comments like the other games ,like why is good ,etc on the site?
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Lexxan
Honorable
Undefeatable Hero
Unimpressed by your logic
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posted September 27, 2009 09:35 PM |
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Why asking this in the thread about Fortress, and not Stronghold?
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Elvin
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posted September 27, 2009 10:32 PM |
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In any case there certainly are, one by mysty and one by.. the khan? What was his name Check the table of contents for stronghold guides.
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Ake11
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posted February 25, 2010 10:33 PM |
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Edited by Ake11 at 22:40, 25 Feb 2010.
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Hi!
Me and some friends are playing a large map, they always use dark or/and destructive on magic skill and I dont know what skill you should go after, I know it depends what race they are but the skill you should always have
This is what I think, or am im wrong?
Fortress:
Defend - Defensive formation
Attack - Retribution
Leadership - Empahty
Enlightenment -
Light -
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OnLy4DuNgEoN
Adventuring Hero
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posted June 15, 2010 09:50 AM |
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Quote:
Hi!
Me and some friends are playing a large map, they always use dark or/and destructive on magic skill and I dont know what skill you should go after, I know it depends what race they are but the skill you should always have
This is what I think, or am im wrong?
Fortress:
Defend - Defensive formation
Attack - Retribution
Leadership - Empahty
Enlightenment -
Light -
I personally prefere luck instead of enlightenment..You need master of abjuration and master of wrath at light magic..
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adriancat
Famous Hero
Protector Of The Peace
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posted July 10, 2010 10:15 PM |
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with runemages i prefer to take::Luck (resource fullness);Defense (evasion;maybe protection against dungeon);light/destruction magic (light with all masters or destruction with ignite and sap magic vs dungeon);attack (tactics,battle frenzy,archery)....and etc etc matbe enlightmenet/logistics/sorcery.....and be careful with runemages they are good in melee combat because of their thanes and magma dragons....but they are also well-versed in magic....
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OnLy4DuNgEoN
Adventuring Hero
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posted July 12, 2010 07:27 PM |
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rune of charge + rune of resurection + greater rune + refreshing rune are a killer combo in a final game...anyone has any idea how to counter this ? ...it's totaly inballanced because with rune of charge all creatures can charge the enemy from start....same with rune of ressurectin..another tactic than rush fortress from the beggining exists?..I say this because I already tryed with necro in a mid-final game..I must mention I had more troops and better hero but those runes saved the game for fortress..
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Elvin
Admirable
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Endless Revival
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posted July 13, 2010 03:01 PM |
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Edited by Elvin at 15:01, 13 Jul 2010.
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There's a reason rune of charge is banned in a number of custom maps. With a firebreath unit and 2 stunners it can get pretty ugly, bears especially can scare 3 units simultaneously. Add soldier's luck and watch the enemy formations collapse in the blink of an eye.
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adriancat
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posted July 13, 2010 09:36 PM |
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only4dungeon said this because the fortress player was i and i beat him correctly....i don't used in combat rune of charge i used only rune of ressurection+refreshing rune....so only4dungeon stop lying elvin...
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Elvin
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posted July 14, 2010 12:06 AM |
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I lied? When?
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OnLy4DuNgEoN
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posted July 14, 2010 08:13 AM |
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only4dungeon said this because the fortress player was i and i beat him correctly....i don't used in combat rune of charge i used only rune of ressurection+refreshing rune....so only4dungeon stop lying elvin...
You used rune of charge: with bears to stop my lich attack
with magma to attack my wraiths
with defenders and tier 4 to attack my skelletons
Also you used it at creeping.
So shut up 
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Elvin
Admirable
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posted July 14, 2010 09:45 AM |
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I couldn't have because in the version we are playing it is unavailable. Creeping is another tale, not all maps have bans.
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adriancat
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Protector Of The Peace
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posted July 17, 2010 10:22 AM |
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maybe it is how you said but the victory was mine....so YOU shut up
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Elvin
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posted July 17, 2010 11:01 AM |
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Watch it kiddo didn't your mother teach you manners? I will not tolerate you talking like that.
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adriancat
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posted July 18, 2010 10:12 AM |
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very well elvin....i'm sorry....
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jivkobg
Tavern Dweller
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posted December 02, 2010 04:37 AM |
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hi all i play fortress/inferno so here is how i play fortress 1st i pick ingvar , if he is banned i pick inga , here are the skills i pick
1: attack : tactics , offensive formation , retribution
2: enlightment : scholar, arcane exaltation ,intelligence
3: defend : evasion ,last stand , vitality
4: light magic : master of wrath , storm wind , master of blessing ( i get this as fast as possible )
5: leadership : diplomacy , empathy , runic attunement
this works fine vs sylvan , heaven , necro , academy , inferno.
But when i play vs dungeon ( and he rush me i allway's loose  any antirush strategy with fortress ?
how to beat stronghold in late game ? any ideas
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