Official 'Third Age 1.0 - 3.2 Question & Answer' Thread

[RInger]

Do the ballista towers actually work in TATW? Most of the settlements aren't advanced enough to build them, but the ones that are tend to be custom settlements, and I don't think the towers actually show up on the battle map. Is there any point to building ballista towers, or is it just a waste of money and turn time?

[Mank]

They do sometimes help, but as a rule of thumb if you're not just rolling in money they aren't worth it. (And you are correct, in many custom settlements they are actually not functional)

[knight of meh]

And you are correct, in many custom settlements they are actually not functional

i will admit to forgetting ever time i play a long campaign ..

and honestly i would prefer more of the standard wall defences because those rock

[riuk881]

I personally don't bother with building them.

[RInger]

So don't even try unless it's a regular settlement?

[riuk881]

even in regular settlements I find theyre not worth the money or turns.

[HHECTOR]

Hi guys, I have just little question. I have problem to recruit Rohan Spearmen in campaign, but in custom battles this unit is avaible. Can you help me please?

[Flinn]

Hi guys, I have just little question. I have problem to recruit Rohan Spearmen in campaign, but in custom battles this unit is avaible. Can you help me please?

if they are not there I suppose they are not available for recruitment.. may they be Rohan Militia? I've not used plain TATW since months, sorry

I feel like I am wasting too many turns trying to find the next settlement to attack. I want to know where to send my troops, but at the same time
I don't want to cheat by knowing the size and location of my foe's armies. If there is no way to do this in-game, is there a map with settlement locations someone could direct me towards? Thanks in advance!

why not using spies? it gives information about enemy stacks of course, but is completely legit.

another way, you can buy map information from your enemies, this will show you where their settlements are

finally, you can use toggle_fow at the beginning of a campaign, make a screen and print it and put by hands on the paper where each settlement is located. you need to do this only once and you'll have your own map.

hope it helps

[riuk881]

Hi guys, I have just little question. I have problem to recruit Rohan Spearmen in campaign, but in custom battles this unit is avaible. Can you help me please?

I can only think that either you don't hve the required building or the barracks event hasn't occured yet. I don't see why a unit's name would be different for a campaign and a custom battle.

[zax]

Hi guys, I have just little question. I have problem to recruit Rohan Spearmen in campaign, but in custom battles this unit is avaible. Can you help me please?

Rohan spearmen are unavailable in export_descr_buildings.txt, you must add them manually to the file to have them in campaign.

[HHECTOR]

Rohan spearmen are unavailable in export_descr_buildings.txt, you must add them manually to the file to have them in campaign.

Thank you

[HHECTOR]

Rohan spearmen are unavailable in export_descr_buildings.txt, you must add them manually to the file to have them in campaign.

I edit that text file and work fine, big thanks!

[Gmoney39513]

I feel like I am wasting too many turns trying to find the next settlement to attack. I want to know where to send my troops, but at the same time
I don't want to cheat by knowing the size and location of my foe's armies. If there is no way to do this in-game, is there a map with settlement locations someone could direct me towards? Thanks in advance!

[Ngugi]

I feel like I am wasting too many turns trying to find the next settlement to attack. I want to know where to send my troops, but at the same time
I don't want to cheat by knowing the size and location of my foe's armies. If there is no way to do this in-game, is there a map with settlement locations someone could direct me towards? Thanks in advance!

No, not AFAIK at least, you'll have to check off-game maps to avoid to see no enemy armies
I don't know one for 3.2 but here is one for 3.1 (black dots are the cities/keeps)
http://i1180.photobucket.com/albums/...ATW31map-1.png
Maybe one or two regions is not present but I think all is there, beside South Tharbad apperently

[YassirX]

I'm in turn 46 (playing as Gondor) and there has not been an invasion yet, I do control Barad Dur and its surrounding settlements. Is it possible that invasions only appear if Mordor is still in control of Barad Dur?

[Ngugi]

I'm in turn 46 (playing as Gondor) and there has not been an invasion yet, I do control Barad Dur and its surrounding settlements. Is it possible that invasions only appear if Mordor is still in control of Barad Dur?

No, Invasions are tied to the apperance of Sauron [a.k.a the Pope, not the unit] which occurs at a random chance after turn... something, turn 40? Not by my computer right now so can't check the scripts

[CatoTheYounger]

Turn 46 and you controll Barad Dur?..lmao...which version of the game are you playing and what difficulty level?

[YassirX]

Turn 46 and you controll Barad Dur?..lmao...which version of the game are you playing and what difficulty level?

I don't know what this has to do with my question, but I play on Very Hard Difficulty with MOS 1.41.

No, Invasions are tied to the apperance of Sauron [a.k.a the Pope] which occurs at a random chance after turn... something, turn 40? Not by my computer right now so can't check the scripts

Thank you, Ngugi.

[Wizad]

The chance that Sauron returns is relatively low. Usually he returns between turn 40 and 80. So it's not out of the ordinary that he hasn't returned yet by turn 45.

[PandaChef]

Just saw a servant of Sauron on the campaign map, what is it and what does it do?

Also can you take Sauron's capital and when an invasion is called will an evil army on an invasion attack me if I am at war with them?