The Horns of Hattin | Learning Campaign - Freedom Fighters Stronghold: Crusader II Guide

Win:

• Enemy Lord dies

Lose:

• Time has passed: 30 days
• Your Lord dies

You must get rid of the enemy on the walls as fast as you can.

The last mission of the learning campaign. The map is unique because of the fact that you won't be able to create practically any units - your Mercenary Post lacks more than half of them. You must focus on all those you can buy (Arabian Swordsman and Archers) and on frequent reinforcements.

Start off by building 6-8 Wood Camps, 3-4 Apple Orchards, 1 Hovel for 8 peasants. Wait for reinforcements, bring your Archers, Swordsmen and clear the wall to the North of your base. You should clear only the 'left' half of the wall, the one you are able to shoot at with your Archers. In the meantime you should build Dairy Farms, Sheep Farms and set up bread production. Also, start candles' production and build a Mosque- you don't have access to ale during this mission.

After you've established your economy, start preparing your forces. You can use practically the same striking force as you did in the last mission - Hussite War Wagons with Archers, Catapults, Arabian Swordsman. Don't forget about your reinforcements and use all Assassins, Whirling Dervishes and/or Sassanid Knights you get.

Enemy castle in the last mission is a pure disappointment...

In comparison to the previous mission, the castle in this mission is ridiculous - it has almost no defensive units and it can be attacked "from the front", instead of circling around. Prepare an appropriate army (Archers pay a significant role in this mission) and about 10 Catapults - with this you will get through the enemy defenses in seconds.