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Barbarian Guide
By gummybearz2000
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
1.0 Introduction
2.0 Legal Issues
3.0 Barbarian Stuff
3.1 Barbarian Creatures
3.2 Barbarian SPECIAL Buildings (I mean you won’t find The Mage Guild)
3.3 Barbarian Statistics
3.4 Barbarian Heroes
3.5 Barbarian Strengths & Weaknesses
3.6 Barbarian’s Easiest Enemy and Hardest Enemy
4.0 Needed Skills
5.0 Needed Spells
6.0 The Skill Scale
7.0 Contact Me!!!
8.0 Conclusion
1.0 INTRODUCTION
I decided to do a Barbarian guide because no-one else has. I don’t like
Barbarians one tiny bit but I’m sure there are some people who do. So to please
them I decided to write this guide. ENJOY, gummybearz2000.
2.0 LEGAL ISSUES
It may seem obvious to some, but to others it isn’t so these are the rules:
If you want to copy this guide and not credit me, e-mail me and I’ll say you’re
stupid. Just don’t reproduce this at all, it isn’t fair. You can put this on
your site however, just as long as you e-mail me first. Printing of this guide
is acceptable although selling it is not. Also for people who put this on their
site, do NOT edit any text at all. Anyone who violates these rules will be
prosecuted to maximum extent under the law.
Copyright of gummybearz2000 2004
3.0 BARBARIAN STUFF
And now, ladies & gentlemen, humans and creatures alike please feel free to
feast your eyes on the part you’ve been waiting for.... THE BARBARIAN STUFF!
(Insert applause here).
3.1 BARBARIAN CREATURES
Here I will list the creature’s name, attack skill, defense skill, damage
range, cost, HP (hit points), speed and my opinion of them
1. GOBLIN
Attack: 3
Defense: 1
Damage: 1-2
Cost: 40 Gold
HP: 3
Speed: Average (4 hexes/turn)
Pretty Bad. You can have some glory when fighting Peasants and maybe Sprites
but that’s about it. Masses of Goblins should be used to protect Trolls and
Orcs.
2. ORC
Attack: 3
Defense: 4
Damage: 2-3
Cost: 140 Gold
HP: 10
Speed: Very Slow (2 hexes/turn)
A ranged creature. It’ll probably be dead before you get to use it though.
Useful when Trolls come because the troll will get stuck in hand-to-hand combat
leaving the Orcs free to fire.
3. ORC CHEIFTAN (Upgrade of Orc)
Attack: 3
Defense: 4
Damage: 3-4
Cost: 175 Gold
HP: 15
Speed: Slow (3 hexes/turn)
Better. But still to slow. Maybe if its speed was average then we’d have a
force to reckon with....
4. WOLF
Attack: 6
Defense: 2
Damage: 3-5
Cost: 200 Gold
HP: 20
Speed: Very Fast (6 hexes/turn)
Nice! The 2 attack bonus makes them a big threat to enemies. Also their high
speed lets them get into the fray before they die. Although their pitiful 2 for
defense leaves them vulnerable to ranged units.
5. OGRE
Attack: 9
Defense: 5
Damage: 4-6
Cost: 300 Gold
HP: 40
Speed: Very Slow (2 hexes/turn)
The only good defense in all of the Barbarian troops which makes them ideal for
castle defense.
6. OGRE LORD (Upgrade of Ogre)
Attack: 9
Defense: 5
Damage: 5-7
Cost: 500 Gold
HP: 60
Speed: Average (4 hexes/turn)
Amazing! These guys almost made me like Barbarians! ALMOST that is.
7. TROLL
Attack: 10
Defense: 5
Damage: 5-7
Cost: 600 Gold
HP: 40
Speed: Average:
Nice ranged units but will be the enemy magnet once recruited. Protect with
Goblins or Ogres.
8. WAR TROLL (Upgrade of Troll)
Attack: 10
Defense: 5
Damage: 7-9
Cost: 700 Gold
HP: 40
Speed: Fast (5 hexes/turn)
Best range unit for Barbarian. You MUST have these in your army to be even
half-decent! Any Barbarian army that is War Troll-less isn’t an army.
9. CYCLOPS
Attack: 12
Defense: 9
Damage: 12-24
Cost: 750 Gold + 1 Crystal
HP: 80
Speed: Fast (5 hexes/turn)
Attack effects 2 hexes. A bit of a rip-off. One of the worst if not the worst
end unit in the game.
3.2 BARBARIAN SPECIAL BUILDINGS
I will list here the building’s name, cost, requirements and effect.
Notice the amounts of Ore you need....
1. HUT
Cost: 300 Gold
Requirements: N/A
Effect: Generates 10 Goblins/week
2. STICK HUT
Cost: 800 Gold + 5 Wood
Requirements: Hut
Effect: Generates 8 Orcs/week
3. UPGRADED STICK HUT
Cost: 1200 Gold + 5 Wood
Requirements: Adobe, Den, Stick Hut
Effect: Upgrades Orcs to Orc Chieftains and Generates 8 Orc Chieftains/week
4. DEN
Cost: 1000 Gold
Requirements: Hut
Effect: Generates 5 Wolves/week
5. ADOBE
Cost: 2000 Gold + 10 Wood + 10 Ore
Requirements: Hut
Effect: Generates 4 Ogres/week
6. UPGRADED ADOBE
Cost: 3000 Gold + 5 Wood + 5 Ore
Requirements: Adobe, Den, Stick Hut
Effect: Upgrades Ogres to Ogre Lords and Generates 4 Ogre Lords/week
7. BRIDGE
Cost: 4000 Gold + 20 Ore
Requirements: Adobe, Den, Stick Hut
Effect: Generates 3 Trolls/week
8. UPGRADED BRIDGE
Cost: 2000 Gold + 10 Ore
Requirements: Bridge
Effect: Upgrades Trolls to War Trolls and Generates 3 War Trolls/week
9. PYRAMID
Cost: 6000 Gold + 20 Ore + 20 Crystal
Requirements: Bridge
Effect: Generates 2 Cyclopses/week
10. GARBAGE HEAP
Cost: 1000 Gold
Requirements: N/A
Effect: +8 Goblins/week
11. COLISEUM
Cost: 2000 Gold + 10 Wood + 10 Ore
Requirements: N/A
Effect: +2 Morale when defending Castle
3.3 BARBARIAN STATISTICS
Here I will list what a Barbarian Hero is like when you first recruit it. And
what skills it is more likely to improve in.
Your new Barbarian will have the following stats:
ATTACK SKILL: 3
DEFENCE SKILL: 1
SPELL POWER: 1
KNOWLEDGE: 1
Your new Barbarian will have the following secondary skills:
Advanced Pathfinding
A Barbarian at the levels 2-9 have the following chances of gaining stat points
Attack: 55%
Defense: 35%
Spell Power: 5%
Knowledge: 5%
A Barbarian at the levels 10+ have the following chances of gaining stat points
Attack: 30%
Defense: 30%
Spell Power: 20%
Knowledge: 20%
3.4 BARBARIAN HEROES
These are the Barbarians in the game:
Thundax
Fineous
JoJosh
Crag Hack
Jezebel
Jaclyn
Ergon
Tsabu
Atlas
3.5 BARBARIAN STRENGTHS & WEAKNESSES
STRENGTHS:
ATTACK SKILL: The Barbarians have the highest Attack Skill in all. Meaning that
you should expect to take high damage from these guys.
WEAKNESSES:
DEFENSE SKILL: The Barbarian’s poor defense (with the exception of Ogres) makes
them incredibly vulnerable when defending the castle.
SPELL POWER: The low chance of increasing Spell Power creates disappointing
results when casting spells like Lightning Bolt, Cold Ray and Fireblast.
WISDOM CHANCE: The low chance of learning wisdom (1/5) can leave you making all
the effort to save up for a 5th level Mage Guild, only to find out that your
highly experienced Barbarian who learned as many secondary skills allowed per
hero and wisdom wasn’t one of them.
SPEED: The Barbarians slow speed creatures (compared to other hero types) can
leave you with very few, if any, troops alive before your turn.
3.6 BARBARIAN’S EASIEST ENEMY & HARDEST ENEMY
The Barbarians are very good against the Knight. Here’s why:
MATCH-UPS
Goblin v Peasant: Peasants are the worst unit in the game. Need I say more?
Orc Cheitan v Ranger: Rangers have more shots but they will be shooting at the
troll
Wolf v Pikeman: The Pikemen’s high att. & def. Make it tough but wolves get 2
attacks...
Ogre v Swordsmam: The Swordsman cannot take the Ogres overwhelming skills.
Troll v Cavalry: The Troll regenerates. Is that enough? Or are you a doubster..
Cyclops v Crusader: Crusaders are the worst end units in the game. Need I say
more?
The Barbarians are very crap against the Necromancer. Here’s why:
MATCH-UPS
Goblin v Skeleton: The Skeleton is the best level 1 unit in the game.
Orc Cheiftan v Mutant Zombie: You may have a chance but the Zombie’s durability
is too much for the Orc.
Wolf v Mummy: The Wolf can definitely win, if it isn’t cursed that is.
Ogre v Vampire: Vampire definitely. Ogres can’t counter but Vampires can.
Troll v Lich: The Troll and it’s surrounding defenders are very much screwed
with the Lich’s splash damage.
Cyclops v Bone Dragon: The Cyclops’ MAXIMUM damage is 24. The Bone Dragon’s
MINIMUM damage is 25. Also the Bone Dragon is immune to curse.
4.0 NEEDED SKILLS
Ranking. The higher on the list, the more it is needed (Pathfinding excluded)
WISDOM (for extra spells)
LOGISTICS (because you can’t have pathfinding and not have logistics)
SCOUTING (because you can’t have logistics and not have scouting)
NAVIGATION (so logistics can be used on land and sea)
MYSTICISM (because you can’t have wisdom and not have mysticism)
LUCK (because it is otherwise hard for Barbarians to strike lucky)
ARCHERY (so your Orcs and Trolls can do that bit more damage to enemies)
ESTATES (because Barbarians seem to spend a lot of gold on stuff)
DIPLOMACY (because of the Barbarian’s poor defense you’d rather have camps join
you instead of fighting you)
BALLISTICS (so you can siege enemy castles)
EAGLE EYE (the low chance of wisdom makes this not necessary)
LEADERSHIP (the morale boost from the coliseum is enough)
NECROMANCY (you can’t learn it)
5.0 NEEDED SPELLS
Here I will list the most needed spell from each level.
LEVEL I: Stoneskin: To eliminate the poor defense skill penalty
LEVEL II: Lightning Bolt: Because it is just so good! Cold Ray isn’t bad either
LEVEL III: Teleport: So you can get your Ogre into the fray before the battle
ends.
LEVEL IV: Chain Lightning: So you can hurt your enemy so badly.
LEVEL V: Hypnotize: To waste a really good enemy monster’s turn.
6.0 THE SKILL SCALE
Here I will list the skill’s name and the chance of learning it (out of 5)
ARCHERY: 3
BALLISTICS: 3
DIPLOMACY: 2
EAGLE EYE: 1
ESTATES: 2
LEADERSHIP: 3
LOGISTICS: 3
LUCK: 2
MYSTICISM: 1
NAVIGATION: 3
NECROMANCY: 0
PATHFINDING: 4
SCOUTING: 4
WISDOM: 1
7.0 CONTACT ME!!!
If you happened to have found a flaw or error in this please e-mail me at:
[email protected]
8.0 CONCLUSION
Well we come to the end of my wonderful guide and I hope that all hopeless
Barbarian players will become good and when they become old grandpas they tell
their grandchildren ‘‘back in my day there was this gummybearz2000 guy who
helped me become one of the best Barbarian players ever.’’
SEE YA ALL SOON, gummybearz2000.
