UnderTheBurningSuns

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Strategy Guide for Under The Burning Suns:

    This campaign takes place eons after the others.  At the height of Wesnoth's power, an additional sun was created
and magically raised into the sky. Millenia later, entropy has its due. The fertile plains of Wesnoth have turned
to desert. There are few survivors from the age of the empire, though it is whispered that humans and dwarves left
the planet in some sort of spacecraft. The focus of these scenarios are the Quenoth elves, who are particularly well
adapted to living on the sands.
    In terms of gameplay, UtBS scenarios tend to be somewhat long.  They are not boring, though, as victory conditions
typically change several times before the scenario is 'won'.

Scenario 1 "The Morning After"

    Some strange meteors have destroyed the homes of our heroes.  Kaleh & Nym must search for survivors by capturing
all villages. Landing on an empty village will sometimes flush out a few elves. In the beginning, they will be
battling Mudcrawlers. Since you have no keep in which to recruit, put the Mudcrawlers to the sword and save all the
new units. Note that, unlike other campaigns, Giant Mudcrawlers here will not spawn smaller Mudcrawlers upon their
death. Also note that the grey brown trail around the lake is not as good defensively for you as the sand.
    The villages will lead you counter-clockwise around the lake.  At the southmost portion of the lake you'll find a
shattered bridge leading to a shrine in the center of the lake. You don't have to go there right away,
but the scenario won't complete until you rescue the Druid and both Shamans there. Be aware that stepping off the
island will trigger the obligatory Cuttlefish. If you don't yet have Garak, i'd wait on the island until dawn - this
thing will be a bit tough for any of the other characters you currently possess.
    Garak the Captain will be found with a few recruits on the Training Ground, which is just to the East of the
bridge. It's possible that your people headed for the bridge will trigger this encounter with a bigger mob of
Mudcrawlers than you've seen so far - you'll get some bruises cleaning them out.
    After dealing with the Mudcrawlers and Cuttlefish, keep heading around the lake.  The villages on the West side
represent the remains of the stables - capturing them yields Scouts. If the Scouts explore the outer edges of the
map, they will find more a few more villages and units, though no more Mudcrawlers. You're now ready for bigger
game!
    Completing the circuit around the lake reveals the destroyed keep on the North side.  The King is pronounced dead,
Kaleh now leads the tribe. On turn 11, Xanthos will show up to lead the undead against the elves. Head north to
take the battle to his keep. On turn 16 the Quenoth hunting party returns on the North edge of the map, somewhat
westward of Xanthos.