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From: vilkas@ultima.cs.uts.oz (Jhary a Conel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.games
Subject: Re: Help in Lords of the Rising Sun
Keywords: Seiging
Message-ID: <18146@ultima.cs.uts.oz>
Date: 3 Aug 90 03:28:51 GMT
References: <21156@duke.cs.duke.edu>
Organization: Comp Sci, NSWIT, Australia
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cfg@caliban.cs.duke.edu (Christopher F. Gandy) writes:


>   Ok, I give up. The best combination of strategy and arcade
>sequences in an artistic masterpiece to come to the Amiga so far, and
>I cannot win, and it is an arcade sequence killing me.

>   Anyone with a clue how to succede in seiging a castle, I would
>appreciate some hints. I have a hard enough time controlling my
>character in that sequence, but even when I have him under reasonable
>control, avoid being hit by enemy arrows, shoot a fair number of
>enemy, etc, etc, etc, I invariably run out of time, never find the
>gold hatted guard (or the princess when appropriate) and end up taking
>losses in the neighborhood of 70:9 or so. There seems to be no way to
>win without learning this seige skill.

To gain more time when sieging, have more armies present when
attempting the arcade sequence. If you play Yoshitsune, the warrior, 
then you don't reaaly need to play the arcade sequence except when you
want to rescue the princess. The best strategy for rescuing the
princess is: wait till you have conquered Japan and left only 1 Taira
castle to take; the princess will always be there if haven't rescued
her before; by then you have many generals and you send them all to aid
you in capturing the castle; with all these armies, you will have a
fair amount of time up your sleeve for the rescue attempt. When she is
rescued, leave immediately or you risk getting her killed. Although you
lose the siege attempt, your losses should not be great. Then you can
attempt another siege, but this time without the arcade sequence and
thus you can win the game ...

             Regards.