Board Thread:General Mod Discussion/@comment-36984938-20190124152015/@comment-32352572-20190124225856

Balbo zhe Hobbit wrote: I'm just talking general strategies here. I usually play evil too, and am quite familiar with the legions of Mordor, however I decided to do good for a change.

Yeah, poisonned arrows do work nicely. I'll have to grab a spider or scorpion for that poison.

The Umbar fort is besides a lake, in a fairly flat area. I don't know if there's any way to take advantage of that. ArcenGamer, I can't do all of that, and I don't know how many units, but a good bet is that they have slightly less money than me. My guess is that their only defences are shooting down from the wall. They have battlements. I don't know what kind of units they have, but likely Umbar and Mordor units. I have heard he has half-trolls however. The Mordor fort is a good deal smaller, but I have never been inside, so I can't say much about it. It's in Gorgoroth. They have a good deal less money, and in previous battles with other players I have seen them use plenty of Ologs.

Thanks for the tips about the Cavalry! I can give you some advice for general strategies: study Belisarius, Khosrau Anushirawan, Suleiman, and Agrippa. A couple of specific battles to look at are the Siege of Nicaea in 1097 AD and the Siege of Naples in 536 AD.