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Part 8
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness

Part 8

Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness Part 8 walkthrough covering the 'Bitter Taste of Victory' mission, focusing on destroying the Dark Portal and keeping Khadgar alive.

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Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness Part 8 walkthrough covering the 'Bitter Taste of Victory' mission, focusing on destroying the Dark Portal and keeping Khadgar alive.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    As soon as the mission starts, gather all troops in the middle and head to the bottom right. Do not attempt to hold the fortress, as it only buys time to prepare defenses.
  2. 2
    Immediately get a second mage, the paladin upgrade, and a bunch of peasants.
  3. 3
    Start using Blizzard with available mages, aiming at the top lip of the rock where most enemies pour around.
  4. 4
    Once the initial assault is cleared, build archer towers in groups of two or three along the rock wall from your front door to the tree line.
  5. 5
    While tower building is underway and paladins are healing troops, use dwarves to open the rock door and rush the heroes to your base. Prioritize keeping heroes alive, especially Khadgar.
  6. 6
    Assign Alleria with archers to the front door and Khadgar with mages for anti-dragon/Blizzard duty. Keep Khadgar a healing priority.
  7. 7
    Always keep at least one peasant near the towers for repairs.
  8. 8
    Upgrade your town hall as soon as possible to increase gold lifespan.
  9. 9
    Focus on melee upgrades, especially armor, due to the number of archer towers.
  10. 10
    Be ready with mages to deal with occasional dragons heading along the sides; use polymorph if they appear.
  11. 11
    Have a paladin ready with exorcism to counter Death Knights and their Death and Decay spell.
  12. 12
    If your front door is lost, ensure you have a strong troop defense established.
  13. 13
    When your main mine has a few thousand gold left, leave it.
  14. 14
    When white runs out of gold from the second mine, they will target yours if any remains.
  15. 15
    Move Khurdan to the second mining operation (usually unguarded except for a couple of towers to the north) and have him shoot white's peasants. Pull him back when dragons appear.
  16. 16
    After the second mine is depleted, peasants will head for your base or red's. Your towers should handle those heading for yours.
Tips
  • Dragons are most effective with Haste and Bloodlust spells.
  • When your mine starts running low, hack trees near the southwest mine and build a town hall there to prevent peasants from crossing battle lines.
  • White has a second mine north of your base, between white and red, but it cannot be secured due to black's dragon route.
  • Black's dragons may occasionally head along the sides; be ready with mages to polymorph them.
  • If you lose your front door without a strong troop defense, reload and try again.
  • When white concentrates on peasants at the second mine, it signifies they are running out of gold at their first mine, making things easier.
  • The second mining operation is usually unguarded, allowing Khurdan to attack white's peasants there.

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