Destruction and domination | Basics Overlord II Guide
Last update: 11 May 2016
The game can be passed in two ways. The first way is to destroy everything, what stands in Overlord's path. The second one is a so called 'domination'. It consists in overwhelming minds of week people (e.g. inhabitants of towns).
If You care about your Overlord's character (so called 'Alignment'), you've got to know there are few moments in the game when particular behavior affects the personality of your Overlord.
Mission/Situation | Destructive behavior | Dominant behavior |
Side quest: Kill a hundred baby seals | Complete the mission - kill a hundred baby seals | Ignore the mission |
Side quest: Kill a thousand gnomes | Complete the mission - kill a thousand gnomes | Ignore the mission |
Decision about Nordhaven's fate | Torch the fourth bin with pitch | Overwhelm minds of Nordhaven's inhabitants |
Conquer Nordberg | Kill Borius, the administrator | Overwhelm Borius' mind |
Side quest: Control Nordberg Town | Kill off all inhabitants, destroy houses | Overwhelm minds of inhabitants |
Side quest: Nordberg Commune | Kill all Nordberg Commune members | Overwhelm minds of Nordberg Commune members |
Conquer Everlight | Kill the Governess | Overwhelm Governess' mind |
Side quest: Control Everlight Town | Kill off all inhabitants, destroy houses | Overwhelm minds of inhabitants |
Side quest: Rebellion in Everlight | Kill rebels in Everlight | Overwhelm minds of rebels |
Finding Drearius and his wife | Kill Drearius and his wife | Overwhelm minds of Drearius and his wife |
Defeat Yeti monster on the arena (level: Empire Arena) | Kill the Yeti monster | Overwhelm mind of the Yeti monster (and shrink monster) |
Accept Queen Fay as a mistress | Kill Queen Fay (by overloading with magic) | Let Queen Fay enter the teleport |
Accidentally met inhabitants and slaves | Kill met inhabitants and slaves | Overwhelm minds of met inhabitants and slaves |
Accidentally met innocent animals (sheep, rabbits, etc.) | Kill off Animals | Ignore Animals |
Audiences in Overlord's Tower | Reject propositions | Accept propositions |
There's a question: what meaning does it have for a play? Well, if you prefer destructive behavior, your sorcery will become a mighty weapon with time. In general your character manages with everything in battle better than dominant character. On the other hand, destructive behavior causes a situation when you can be attacked by civilians, slaves, etc. They aren't any of tough enemies, but they always can constitute a small danger.
Overlord preferring dominant behavior is weaker in ordinary battle than destructive Overlord. In exchange for this it can in a flash overwhelm minds of inhabitants and slaves. What's more, people "seized" by dominant Overlord more likely stick up for Overlord.
To find out more about results of Overlord's behavior, I recommend You to acquint with chapters dedicated to collateral missions: Control Nordberg Town and Control Everlight Town.