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A Fallen Crown timed objective plan
A Fallen Crown’s timed challenge rewards clearing a carefully chosen sequence of targets before the deadline. Choose the Rebels when their paid raids help pressure Dagnajan, and use compact siege groups to meet the listed objectives without dismantling every base.
Overview
A Fallen Crown’s timed challenge rewards clearing a carefully chosen sequence of targets before the deadline. Choose the Rebels when their paid raids help pressure Dagnajan, and use compact siege groups to meet the listed objectives without dismantling every base.
Plan and execution
Begin by deciding whether you are pursuing the timed achievement, then follow its required target order with the Rebel alliance as the more useful support. Use the starting Battering Ram and Shotel Warriors to remove the Monks’ Wonder, and escort another ram with a few Knights to destroy Begemder’s Castle without spending time defeating that faction. Send a separate ram to remove Dagnajan’s two Docks, then clear the six military encampments with the force best suited to each guarded siege position. Keep a reserve for the objectives that reduce the main army’s health or remove key unit groups, and move directly between required targets.
Risks and adaptation
Some objectives remove Monks or War Elephants from the main force, and destroying the Docks causes most of the army to lose health. Avoid treating those effects as harmless cleanup: finish with enough escort and siege for the remaining targets. The timer is 45 minutes on Hard in the Definitive Edition, so skip optional buildings and side fights.
- Focus
- Hard-mode objective ordering and force preservation
- Signature / category
- Plan and execution
- Release / context
- Age of Empires II system
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- Battle strategy
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- Battle strategies