How To Win Settlers 2 Mission 8 Sea Routes, Sans Catapultes (RttR)

Tough mission... You must, costly as it may be, fight past Yellow to mine the gold from the western mountains. Also, take both islands (3 harbours in total) before the AI. Southeast corner should be taken first, the gold is there. (You could also just build twenty catapults - EZ) Return to the Roots add-on. CD music. Add "Dead Field of Battle" to your collection! This game is on sale for only 2.5 euros on GOG until 21 September! 00:00 Game setup & start 12:24 Fortress and Watchtower for having enough soldiers to attack Yellow 18:16 À l'attaque! 19:48 Keep pushing it 24:25 Took and burned this finally. Only 21 privates left... 27:17 Can't hold on to this 36:59 2 vs 2 fight is won 41:33 Harbour finished 44:08 New buildings do not get occupied - Yellow is out of soldiers 45:48 Yellow's crippled but shouldn't be finished to act as a buffer vs. Red 51:27 Do NOT build here first 51:48 Was out of stones for a while - how embarrassing! 58:07 Take this so the AI won't, but no need to build further there. 1:02:59 Third expedition completed 1:04:25 Feeling safe to speed up the game 1:05:39 Gold (Au) 1:08:02 ^^ 1:10:09 Overloaded road 1:11:51 9 ships is enough 1:15:19 Defeating the one private in Yellow HQ! 1:15:40 Red's soldier came for defense 1:17:24 Attacking & burning Red's weaker building 1:18:36 Look at the horde! Also, a catapult death as the tranquil & solemn music plays 1:22:46 Stop this expansion asap 1:24:44 Haha 1:27:01 Attackers: 15 1:29:00 Keep Yellow there until you have enough soldiers 1:30:10 I often build a road right at the border so that soldiers are sure to find their way back 1:35:00 Wasn't able to capture this 1:36:09 Red's still way ahead in military strength 1:39:13 Another try 1:40:54 This guy made it 1:41:09 This one didn't :( 1:45:30 Good thing Red didn't attack this right away 1:46:45 Closing the gap... 1:53:13 Harbour destroyed 2:02:04 Stronger now 2:02:29 Yellow's last tower is gone 2:04:10 Insisting on taking this 2:07:47 Oh no, I sent privates :D 2:11:33 Red HQ falls 2:16:15 Have to burn buildings to free up soldiers 2:27:22 If a soldier is waiting to attack and his building of origin falls, he gives up 2:29:32 22 vs 1 2:31:53 One general defeats four privates 2:33:38 Where did that come from? 2:36:27 Let me ease up your burden, buddy 2:38:26 A donkey for company 2:39:35 Forestry 2:39:56 Red declares defeat & gate captured (wins the mission in the campaign) 2:41:21 Two outposts left 2:41:37 General pwns six privates before finally dying 2:42:22 Oh come on, give up 2:43:15 RIP another five :D 2:43:53 Brave last guy is finally defeated after killing 12 2:44:50 Whole map view I am sure you can win this in less than 400k Game Frames (top left corner)... Thanks for watching, long live Settlers II!