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

[oblistemplar]

oblistemplar 3secs ago says: hi too all ! i am new here, i have played lotr total war the third age in bolth the third age campaign and fellowship campain, and have never seen the appearance of suaron, how do you fight him ? i have seen posts on you tube were a player fights him, and the player is usueing the free peoples of arnor faction. in my last game i did not possess the one ring, does mordor have to survive to enable the appearance of suaron? should i delay winning game to let sauron come?, in one game mount doom explodes and i win game, yet, the dark lord of mordor always remains in game, and the great eye always remains with the tower of bacolath, what are the secrets to fight sauron ? any feedback will be greatly appcreciated, respectfully, john

[dankenstien]

Sauron spawns in the upper right corner of the map once the one ring has been recovered by Mordor or is given it by another evil faction. If you are good, an evil faction will start with the ring and if you get it you have the option to try to destroy it. If you are evil, a good faction will get it and you can give it to Mordor. The Dark Lord is present when the one ring is in the world, which first happens around turn 50 or if Sauron has been brought back. I wouldn't wait for Sauron because once he's brought back Mordor usually gives him a huge army and he goes around the map tearing up. Sauron's one of the strongest units in the game and even if caught by himself will mow down troops before he dies.

[StealthFox]

From the FAQ.

Q: How do I acquire the One Ring ?
A: Through events in your campaign you will be automatically notified where the One Ring might be located. If you conquer the settlement in question (the event will tell you which one) within the given time limit, your general will acquire the One Ring. When this happens an event will automatically pop up explaining you have successfully acquired the One Ring.


Q: What happens if do not acquire the One Ring after receiving several messages about its location ?
A: If you play as a good faction, the One Ring will always somehow end up in the hands of its former master Sauron. When Sauron is resurrected, he will be introduced on the campaign map in the form of a unique and powerful general. Mordor will also become stronger when this scenario becomes a reality. Your relations with other good factions will be penalized for the fact you haven’t tried to prevent Sauron from regaining the One Ring.


Q: When do I have to take the One Ring to the White Council ?
A: You must have the One Ring for at least 10 turns in possession when playing as a good faction. After this an event tells you, you have to bring the One Ring to the Council. Based on certain conditions, this can be at (the event will tell you where): Imladris, Mithlond or Caras Galadhon.


Q: Do I have to bring the One Ring to the White Council within the given time-limit with my ringbearer ?
A: It is a requirement if you want to have the possibility to destroy the One Ring later in your campaign. If you fail to meet the demands of the Council leader to show up at the meeting in time, the relations with other good faction will be less good as a result.


Q: What happens if the One Ring gets stolen from my ringbearer ?
A: You will have to be patient and wait until your spies report to you where the One Ring might be located.


Q: What is up with these reduced movement points of my ringbearer ?
A: The closer the One Ring gets to Mount Doom the more it can influence the One Ringbearer. It will become harder and harder to reach Mount Doom. These effects to do not apply to the Nazgûl and Sauron.


Q: When I reach Mordor controlled regions with my ringbearer, they automatically declare war to me. How is this possible ?
A: Mordor and more specifically Sauron want to have the One Ring back. Unconditionally.


Q: How do I destroy the One Ring?
A: You must play as a good faction and you must have accepted the task from the White Council to destroy the One Ring. Bring you ringbearer to Mount Doom and keep him there for more than 5 turns.


Q: What happens if I managed to destroy the One Ring ?
A: Mordor will lose all of their armies on the campaign map.


Q: How do I resurrect Sauron when I play as an evil faction (not when playing as Mordor) ?
A: First you must acquire the One Ring. Second you will be informed through an event that you have to take the One Ring to Sauron. You can achieve this by positioning your ringbearer in front of the Black Gate. Ensure that the Black Gate and Barad-dûr is controlled by Mordor! If you succeed, Sauron will be very pleased and will reward greatly for bringing the One Ring to him.


Q: What happens if I fail to give the One Ring back to Sauron within the given time-limit ?
A: Sauron will give the order to the other evil factions to take the One Ring from you. They will as a result all declare war to you. You will also lose the Dark Lord’s protection.


Q: How do I resurrect Sauron when I play as Mordor ?
A: Acquire the One Ring and take it back to Barad-dûr with your ringbearer.


Q: What happens if I let Sauron get killed ?
A: Besides losing a extremely powerful general , your economy will take a serious ''hit''.

[Withwnar]

It is a limitation of the engine. Single soldier units are only possible if spawned in a special way but that spawn method can't be used for spawning directly into a settlement, so it can't be used for garrison scripts.

[Ngugi]

[Steward Denethor II]

I think I might have heard this somewhere, but it might be for a submod, so in Vanilla TATW 3.2 if Gandalf the Grey dies while Eriador controls him, does Gondor get Gandalf the White? If that is the case I think in my Gondor game I should build a few assassins...

[lolIsuck]

You could sticky this thread you know... Somehow the LM's never did this, I told MBA too but he's just too lazy for it.

I think I might have heard this somewhere, but it might be for a submod, so in Vanilla TATW 3.2 if Gandalf the Grey dies while Eriador controls him, does Gondor get Gandalf the White? If that is the case I think in my Gondor game I should build a few assassins...

Not in vanilla, probably in MOS.

[Emperor of Hell]

I think I might have heard this somewhere, but it might be for a submod, so in Vanilla TATW 3.2 if Gandalf the Grey dies while Eriador controls him, does Gondor get Gandalf the White? If that is the case I think in my Gondor game I should build a few assassins...

There was a submod, it's included in Baron's compilation and I think MOS. Definitely not in vanilla.

You could sticky this thread you know... Somehow the LM's never did this, I told MBA too but he's just too lazy for it.

It's not that we (local moderators) are too lazy but people tend to ignore stickies

[StealthFox]

It's not that we (local moderators) are too lazy but people tend to ignore stickies

Not only that, but there are also already a lot of stickies so we don't too many as it diminishes their importance and doesn't look neat among other reasons.

[ppetrus]

Not only that, but there are also already a lot of stickies so we don't too many as it diminishes their importance and doesn't look neat among other reasons.

A lot if stickies, yes. But is "screenshots" really needed as sticky? And should not be TWO (!) "Patch 3.2 Released", credits and first impressions combined? Quite the same with "Announcement: Local Moderation Restructure !!!" and "Local Moderator Forum Rules". This thread could be associated with "[FAQ] - Frequently Asked Questions" and, IMHO, it will make more sense.

[StealthFox]

Yes, "Screenshots" is important. If you're a new user unfamiliar with TATW then you might want to check out some screens to see what the game is really like before downloading. Similarly, "First Impressions" is important to give people a place to post about their excitement when first playing the mod. "Local Forum Rules" is a TWC wide requirement and I believe all forums are required to have this stickied. "Local Moderation Restructure" is a temporary announcement and will be unsticked eventually. The rest could perhaps be combined, but that is King Kong's decision.

Now, this thread isn't for discussing how this forum is organized. If you have any further concerns or suggestions feel free to PM any of the local mods here.

[LuckyPistol]

Can anyone restore Osgiliath into one city? Or just Gondor?

[Ngugi]

Can anyone restore Osgiliath into one city? Or just Gondor?

It will always be 2 cities, but if, as Gondor at least, leveled up, it will be made a beutifu [two part, as it always been] city again.
If the Q is if this is possible to acchive well then yes, many have so.

[MasterP]

If i wanted to change when a unit is available how would I do that? for example as high elveshow would I make the mithlond nobles not available until you have a large city instead of a small city

[MasterP]

If i wanted to change when a unit is available how would I do that? for example as high elves how would I make the mithlond nobles not available until you have a large city instead of a small city

Does anyone know how to do this?

[Captain Clueless]

Hi. Im just wandering what campain i should start next. Finally i have played all fractions. Most of my campains were before custom settlements were implemented. Now im wandering what faction to play again. My main aim is to have as much nice looking Sieges as possible in a short campain.
On which region should i focus ?

[Feanaro Curufinwe]

Hi. Im just wandering what campain i should start next. Finally i have played all fractions. Most of my campains were before custom settlements were implemented. Now im wandering what faction to play again. My main aim is to have as much nice looking Sieges as possible in a short campain.
On which region should i focus ?

You do honour to your username.One does not simply ask which are the best custom settlements, it is folly to do so.There is awesomeness there that never leaves.

[Emperor of Hell]

Mordor and Gondor both have a lot of custom settlements around them (Minas Tirith, Osgiliath, Henneth Annun, Minas Morgul, Cair Andros, Black Gate).

[Captain Clueless]

@ feanaro

i dont get your problem. Im just asking because im not an expert in LOTR story. I didnt ask which is the best settlement. I asked where are they frequent. Got nothing to do with opinions about specific settlements.
Im wandering if you missunderstood my question or you just wanted to be unfriendly.

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@ Emperor

thx a lot. thats some info i hoped for.

[Feanaro Curufinwe]

@ feanaro

i dont get your problem. Im just asking because im not an expert in LOTR story. I didnt ask which is the best settlement. I asked where are they frequent. Got nothing to do with opinions about specific settlements.
Im wandering if you missunderstood my question or you just wanted to be unfriendly.

edit:
@ Emperor

thx a lot. thats some info i hoped for.

I never wanted to be unfriendly.I wanted to make a ''Walk into Mordor" joke.