General :
-Map Name : The Last Hope (version 1.3)
-Map Author : Gamemania
-Author's E-Mail : agronod@yahoo.com
-Playable Race(s) : Halfling
-Unplayable Race(s) : Elf, Undead
-Map Size : Medium
-Level(s) : Just Surface
-Difficultly : Depending on the player's skill (normal - impossible), for me it is normal
-Spheres : 5
-Leader(s) Starting Level : Halfling-4 Elf-4 Undead-2

Installation :
-Open "The Last Hope 130.zip" with WinZip.
-Press the extract button at the toolbar.
-Select your "Age of Wonders" folder for the destination folder (the default is c:\program files\triumph studios\age of wonders).
-Check the "use folders names" checkbox
-Click extract
PS : If you don't want to use folder names (or it don't work), you can do it manually by putting the map file to the "\scenario\custom\" sub folder and the music files to the "\songs\" subfolder.

Map Description : This is a single player level where you ally with the Elves to defeat the Undeads.  There are many changes in this version including enhchanted story with the message events, more challenging AI, 2 custom musics, some changes on the map, and other things.

Background Story : The Ee Land of the Elves are attacked by the undeads. Many of the king's kingdom area turned independent because they don't trust the king again.  The Dwarf Leader also had been prisoned.  The king quickly send a help message to his friend, King Atara.  After knowing the news, King Atara ordered you to help the Elves.  You are their last hope!

Author's Reccomendation :
-Set allied victory on, but can be off if you want the game to be harder
-Set leaders on map
-Don't customize your leaders sphere
-Classic turn

Author's Hints :
-THIS IS GENERAL HINTS.  THE KEY HINTS ARE IN THE END OF THIS FILE AND IF YOU WANT MORE CHALLENGE, DONT READ THAT!
-Capture recources before your ally, but still share him (especially the life node).
-Unprison the Dwarf Leader.  He is powerful!
-Conquer the dwarf village before your ally or your enemy.
-Use dwarf units to conquer air nodes.
-Use rejenuvate to covert wasteland terrain to grass in the adjacent hexes of your city/farms so you will have more crop fields .
-Be careful in the water!
-Use kill the leader strategy.

Credits
Gamemania - Creator - agronod@yahoo.com
AngeloB - Music Composer, Beta Tester - angelo.braz@clix.pt
Vykromond - Beta Tester
Toyman - Beta Tester

Send comments, bugs, typos/gramatical errors, suggestions, and other things to agronod@yahoo.com










































KEY HINTS :
-Research these spells first : summon frog, rejenuvate.
-From the tomporary Elf main kingdom (the 2 hex city) go right until the shore, summon a frog there, and conquer the dwarf city.
-Fortify every city if you have money.  the AI less make siege weapons.
-For a sea journey, at least you must have a combo of 2 dragon ships, 1 galley + 1 dragon ship, or 2 galley that are always adjacent.  Giving the bless spell to them will help.
-Give all unit enchantment spell to your hero/leader if you have enough mana.  It will make him/her powerful.
-If you already have atleast 3 level 6 heroes that have wall climbing ability march to undead's base and use kill the leader strategy.
-It's unnecessary to research all spells.  At least you must have rejenuvate, summon frog, chain lightning, ice shards, remedy, healing water, haste, bless, and enchant weapon.
-At the final battle, use kill the leader strategy.  Ice shards is the best to kill the undead king.