First off, the map randomly crashes so i would suggest saving quite often.
Additionally, if you try to kill all the enemies in the caves, they will just respawn for some reason and destroy you anyways (for some reason they can't be stopped).

The best feed back I can give you for the map as a whole is this. Getting to the Posiedon settlement was extremely micro intensive even when abusing the AI's targeting. As a hardcore player I enjoyed this but I'm highly doubtful that most players will reach the settlement. After getting our first settlement the game becomes chore-like, maxing out population with a balance between minotaurs, toxotes, and seige ships then attack moving into enemy territory.

To solve this, I'd recommend setting the maximum population cap to 75, giving a stronger hero with a healing special (renglief is pretty cool) and more starting units to reach the medusa cave with. This would make early game easier for people who don't know how to abuse the AI while giving the late-game some substance with small army numbers. Choosing a more balanced army to adventure with is stronger than minotaur/toxotes with proxy bases as you go.

Good luck with your map and have a good week.

@Enlightened Soul Thanks for playing and for the comments. This is my first and only mauinstream map build so I need as much feedback as possible. Answers:

1. I will change the minotaurs, lessen their numbers and change the victory condition.
2. The Roc transport appears after you defeat the desert kings in the Land of the Dead (if memory serves).
3. Condition for the alliance is to defeat the other, so if you want to take the Norse lands and units as your own, defeat the Greeks. Everything!

I'll get to makiing the changes and upload a new version asap. Likely this week. I'll pop a note up when it's done.

Thanks again.

what is the condition needed to ally with the norse/greeks?

I'm curious how we were supposed to get the roc transport. i messed up when scouting with pegasus and activated the scene there, then used the roc to transport units in/out.

The part with the minotaur invasion in the dwarven mines is too hard on the targeting AI. you need to reduce how many minotaurs there are, widen the tunnel they walk through, or assign them to a player(not gaia). Also i am consistantly crashing when destroying a tower inside the walls of troy( the one closest to the medusa cave entrance)

Hmmm, I notiv#ced that in the final playtest. The Greeks that meet you at the little bay were too numerous. I removed them. You shouldn't be near the Norse at first. Let me know if it's the Norse of#r the Green cloaked Greeks at the small landing bay.

yeah one problem with this is its kinda hard to get to the statue coz u get your ass kicked by the norse.

thnx

You load the boat up with soldiers and click the boat on Poseidon...you will find a small bay, stick to the tree line, pass through the lair of the white worm and take the third exit on the roundabout signposted Leeds...Poseidon is just past the cave. Watch out for Medusa though.

It's downloading in the mods folder. Copy the .scn file (from mods folder) and paste it in the scenario folder and it will show up.

how the heck do i go to the poseidon settlement

thnx, that just did it

Yeah, alternatively open it in editor then select - Playtest Scenario

open it in editor

it just isn't there

I found it at the bottom of my liost of scenarios...maybe it's there.

sorry for the sort of false alarm. but instead of not letting me play, it won't show up. the one that wouldn't let me play wasn't this episode. again, sorry

Ok, Checked it and it works fine for me...I Subscribed, then selected 'SIngle Playe'r, 'Load Scenario', then 'Ancient Lands.scn'.

Hmmm...I'll look into that. Are you selecting it from the Single Player then Load Scenario menu?

for some reaosn it just loads then takes me to the main menu for some reason

Thanks :o)

looks cool, haven't downloaded it yet