My question is... Does anyone have the sounds that go with version 4??? ]

If so please send them to me (just use the email with my profile - Garibaldi@or.freei.net)

Thanks in advance....

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First, a couple comments about the ReadMe.txt. Unfortunately, the ReadMe.txt is incorrect about several enemy unit stats which has led me to attack units I shouldn't have.

1) First and foremost: Orcs, Wolves, Wainriders, and Uruk Hai have Fp of 2, not 1. Given the large number of these units, this is fairly significant.

2) Wainriders are ADM 6/3/2 not 5/2/2. Combined with Fp 2, these are very tough units. Don't try to take them out with Dunedain unless yours are vets and they are on grass or plains. Even then it's iffy.

3) Easterlings are ADM 7/2/3 not 6/1/3.

4) Haradrim are ADM 6/3/3, not 6/2/3. Mumakil are ADM 0/4/2 not 0/3/1.

5) Your Knights are only ADM 4/2/2, not 5/2/2. As such, even vet Knights are too weak to take out even one lousy Orc. On defense, the only thing that makes them better than Pikemen is their Hps of 2 but they cost 50, whereas Pikemen cost only 20.

6) Sam is ADM 9/5/1, not 9/6/1.

7) Now the good news: Nazgul only have 6 Hps not 7. Dragons only have 4 Hps, not 6.

8) Despite these mistakes, the ReadMe is very detailed and helpful.

Now some questions:

In the south, I actively pillage my forts. I also pillage roads to slow down Wolves, Battering Rams and other high movement units. Is this a good idea?

Any ideas on how to hold the southern most Gondor city (forget the name)? It starts off surrounded by enemy occupied forts and the city itself sits on grass. As such it gets hammered by Haradrim and Dromund. I've thought of selling off the walls and letting Harad destroy the city but obviously I'd rather not do this.

What do you do about Nazgul? There are 3 up north right at the start. They kill anything they attack. Killing them with Gandalf or Radagast only transports them to the south, where things are even worse.

Which is better? Building Pikemen as fast as possible to use as cannon fodder or spending a lot of money on Dunedain?

Without giving much away, am I correct in assuming that I will eventually be able to build my own Spies? At the start of the game researching science grants an advance once every 40+ turns so I'm guessing I'm not likely to gain much of anything from research.

The best thing to do with the Nazgul in the north is to use your Rangers. Being air units, they can`t go far, but if they are out of cities and airbases, the Nazgul will try to attack them, but can`t. It`s the best advice I can offer.

Build Pikemen in Minas Tirith. You can build one a turn, which is handy. Try your best to back them up with reinforcements, if you can. This may be hard, but remember it was hard in the book for Gondor to pull up any reinforcements. If you have MGE, start a hotseat game with you controlling both Gondor and Rohan. This may help.

Dunedain are strong, but build them only in your most productive cities (except Minas Tirith). You start off with some in Dol Amroth (representing Prince Imrahil). Keep them there. Dol Amroth is on hills, and won`t fall if you do this.

The southernmost Gondor city is Pelargir (forget the exact spelling, might be wrong), and it is hard to hold onto. If your can, get some Dunedain into it and fortify them. Failing that, there`s not other help I can give you.

Finally, if you haven`t already done so, READ THE BOOK!. It is nigh on impossible to do this scenario if you don`t know what is going on. You have to get your heroes to go the right way towards Minas Tirith, or you will fail! Believe me, I speak from experience. I failed miserably on this, so it convinced me to read the book, and I realised that it`s one of the greatest works of literature ever.

Keep at it. It is possible to win, although I`ve only done it once.

I've seen the Nazgul try to attack Rangers, Gandalf and Radagast - with no luck of course. However, their range is so short that they can't make it to Rivendell from the Shire.

I'll try building more Pikemen and bringing them up for reinforcements.

So you've had trouble holding on to Pelargir too? The Dunedain are strong but even vets behind walls are no match for repeated attacks by Haradrim and Dromund.

With my heroes, I generally send the hobbits to join the others at Rivendell, before setting off on the journey. Some do get split from the pack though (Aragorn, Gandalf) due to their increased speed. It`s not essential for them all to reach Gondor, but Aragorn and Gandalf are definitely the most important ones.

Now the REAL question is when am I going to get around to the GWANI scenario! :P

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