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From: gilmore@vms.macc.wisc.edu (Neil Gilmore)
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Subject: Re: Populous Hinta (SPOILER)
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Date: 18 Nov 89 14:12:26 GMT
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In article <13227@s.ms.uky.edu>, sean@ms.uky.edu (Sean Casey) writes...


>Hint 1
> 
>I just happened to discover a sneaky technique that lets me really pound
>the computer. When my knight walks over to the enemy lands. I put him
>on the screen and use raise land till there is a huge mountain. When he
>moves a little, I put a mountain there too. With just a little work, I
>can turn the whole enemy's land into mountains.

This doesn't work if the 'build only on towns' is set (on some worlds 
well below number 75).

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>Hint 2
> 
>When I'm in the "mop up" stage of the game, I also follow my knights around
>and help them out by drowning as many enemies as possible. You have to lower
>4 squares of land into the water to do this. This technique speeds up the
>endgame quite a bit.

As above, and not usually if 'water harmful'.

>Hint 3
> 
>Drown enemy knights as in technique 2. Sometimes the computer saves them
>quickly. Usually if you're persistent you can drown em even with high
>reaction time set.

As above.

>I don't > 
>Sean

>***  Sean Casey          sean@ms.uky.edu, sean@ukma.bitnet, ukma!sean
>***  Copyright 1989 by Sean Casey. Only non-profit redistribution permitted.

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