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| - The scenario starts with some War Galleys and Fire Ships of Barbary Pirates attacking the player's base. Use the ships near the player's docks to lure them closer to Fort Graciosa (Castle) to help sink the ships faster. One of the player's initial objectives is to defend Fort Graciosa but even if it is destroyed, the player will not lose (the objective will just be crossed out). However, Fort Graciosa is important to defend the player's base from initial naval attacks so it is advised to protect the Castle and repair it if damaged. The other main objective is to destroy the Castle of Barbary Pirates as well as their three Docks. After defeating the initial wave, Francisco advises the player to bring five soldiers to the city of the Emir to ask for his help defending the base from pirate attacks. His outer Gate is locked, for some reason so the only way to enter the city is by Transport Ships. At this point, it is advised that the player delete their Sea Walls near the base, as it serves no real protection and only blocks the ships further down from going up. After destroying the walls, put any five soldiers in a Transport Ship and drop them inside the Emir's city. Once this is done, the Emir will ask the player to bring an Organ Gun to his Castle. Now the player has to make a decision as to whether they will side with the Emir or not. Giving him the Organ Gun will turn all his Guard Towers to Bombard Towers and he will use his ships to attack Barbary Pirates' ships. But after he becomes an enemy, the Bombard Towers will make his city harder to raid. Alternatively, the player can decide not to give him an Organ Gun so he does not get Bombard Towers, but then the player will have to face the Barbary Pirate's ships on their own. In the end, it will be better to give the Emir an Organ Gun, since he will take care of a very immediate problem of enemy ships while the player's early base is still vulnerable. Also by the time the player has to attack the Emir, the player will have a much stronger economy so they can produce more troops to counter the Bombard Towers. But while transporting the Organ Gun, be careful of enemy ships since they will be prowling the waters near the Emir's city. After the Emir gets the Organ Gun, he will start attacking the warships of Barbary Pirates, taking a big burden off of the player's shoulders. Now the main problems facing the player will be the frequent attacks by Banu Arous (yellow) and Banu Arous (cyan) on the buildings which are on the mainland. While both the Banu Arous are busy attacking the buildings to the south, the player should use the two Villagers cutting wood to the north of the base to make a Town Center nearby. The player should also make Villagers at the initial base to use the resources available there. An immediate problem will be the lack of gold so it is advisable to build a Market to sell off surplus resources. Once enough gold has gathered, the player can make Trade Cogs to trade with the Emir which will provide a slow but steady flow of gold. The player can also send a Light Cavalry near the southern edge of the map, where a lost expedition of Duarte Pacheco Pereira can be found. Returning the Relic Cart to Fort Graciosa will give the player 500 gold. After the Town Center is built, the soldiers of both the Banu Arous as well as Barbary Pirates may attack the Villagers so the player should bring their remaining navy near the area to guard them and start making more ships. It is also a good idea to wall off the shallow connecting the two landmasses, after which the player only needs to defend Villagers from Barbary Pirates. Now the player should focus on making an army to destroy the Barbary Pirates' Castle. They do not have a very strong army and mainly train Crossbowmen so the player should make only Knights, along with Battering Rams. However, the player should also make a large navy before launching an attack on Barbary Pirates since soon after defeating them, the Emir will become an enemy. After making a hole in the wall, bring the army inside and aim for the Watch Towers and military buildings till the army reaches the Castle walls. Break open the walls with the Rams and then destroy the Castle with them. By this time, if the Emir has not destroyed their Docks, the player can destroy them from land. After this is done, Barbary Pirates will surrender and the Emir will change his stance towards the player to enemy. Now the player's objective is to destroy the Emir's Castle. The Emir will start using his ships to attack the player so the player should use their navy to counter them. The player should now make an army to attack the two Banu Arous' camps in the desert. They will train only cavalry units so bringing some Pikemen is a good idea. After all of their camps have been found and destroyed, they will stop attacking the player and the only main enemy left will be the Emir. Since the Bombard Towers of the Emir cause Pierce Damage, the only way to bring them down are Rams who are immune to their high attack. However, once the Gate has been destroyed, head straight for the Castle instead of wasting time attacking every Tower. Make sure that the Rams are taking all the damage from the Bombard Towers and use Knights to protect them from enemy units. Once the Rams reach the Castle, they will eventually bring it down and the player will be victorious.
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