| Master of Fortresses is one of the most recent | | | | it. You get enough capital from killing the rival to |
| tower defense games online. The author has played | | | | afford to hold on to upgrading a reasonable quantity |
| it to the very end, liked it, and decided to compose | | | | of troops! Oh, the same goes for upgrading your |
| this review of the game. Helpful hints are included as | | | | cannons. |
| well. Enjoy! Master of Fortresses is the latest tower | | | | Strategy: Well, you saw that I chose to play on the |
| defense game that appeared on my website (to see | | | | British side (frequently against the French). The British |
| which website it is about, as well as for a direct | | | | have the most costly troops but these also pack a |
| connection to the game, take a look at the resource | | | | fine hit. I am sure that the following tips work out for |
| box bellow). I started playing it simply because I like | | | | the other sides as well. |
| tower defense games (and defense games in | | | | So, to start with take a advantageous cover stand. |
| general) and because I found the name interesting. I | | | | Like the tutorial states it, set your defense in |
| did not plan on writing a review about it, but Master | | | | "strangle" points whenever you can. When you |
| of Fortresses turned out to be extremely addictive (I | | | | cannot, I suggest putting the first defenses at least |
| could not stop playing it to the very end - if you | | | | 3 squares away from your base, to leave enough |
| think about endless mode to be the end) and, so, | | | | room to make bastions behind them later on (the |
| here you have this review. I also included various | | | | cannons have a bigger range then the troops, of |
| valuable hints for those who might find the game too | | | | course). |
| hard. | | | | For me, the approach to lay basic troops on palisades |
| The concept behind Master of Fortresses is a little | | | | as a primarily line of defense (and upgrade them as |
| distinctive from the one behind other tower defense | | | | soon as possible) worked very well. When you |
| games (actually, it might be better called a fortress | | | | finished upgrading them, you can begin building |
| defense game :p - yes, I know, there are not | | | | bastions and deploying cannons. Ah, an important |
| enough resembling defense games out there to allow | | | | one, when you hover with the mouse over the |
| a new game category). | | | | arrows that display the attacking directions, you can |
| One of the most important features (which gives it | | | | see the unit times that will attack from that side. If |
| realism) is the fact that you must place palisades | | | | you see engineers, then set barricades before your |
| below every firing entity. This includes great guns as | | | | palisades. This is because the engineers are very |
| well! Well, in their case you must also set a bastion to | | | | tough attackers and they will break a few of the |
| accommodate them. So, lay four palisades, a bastion | | | | buildings they meet (and it is better to lose a |
| on top of them and the cannon on top of the | | | | barricade worth 15 then a palisade worth 40 + the |
| bastion. It is really nice but beware (!), all these do | | | | troop on it). You can also employ several kinds of |
| cost. The cost to actually get a cannon firing can be | | | | traps, just like in other tower defense games; it is |
| much bigger than the cost of the cannon itself (with | | | | especially useful when facing the later waves. |
| British troops, it was 40 x 4 for palisades + 1 x 250 | | | | I found it good to also benefit from Puckle Guns (like |
| for the bastion + 200 the cheapest cannon itself - | | | | machine guns). They discharge promptly and hold a |
| so, a total of 610 for a cannon (Culverin) that costs | | | | very good range. And, this might be a life saver: you |
| 200 itself). This can be a surprise for the ones used | | | | can rotate bastions! Thus you can investigate from |
| to regular tower defense games. | | | | where the largest part of the enemies will appear |
| It is also vital to note that your troops and cannons | | | | and rotate the largest part of the guns in that |
| can be upgraded, just like in nearly all tower defense | | | | direction! |
| games. It might not be evident how to do it, so here | | | | I wrote about a life saver previously and here is an |
| it is (example for British flank): place Militia -> when | | | | absolute "do not": do not try to create a maze, like it |
| you hold an adequate amount of wealth, unlock Red | | | | is advised in other tower defense games. These |
| Coats -> put promptly Red Coats or choose your | | | | guys will crush each blockage they encounter! |
| existing Militia and pick "upgrade" in the bottom-right | | | | As a conclusion, Master of Fortresses is an addictive |
| corner of the screen. After that you can unlock | | | | and well made tower defense game. There is a good |
| Green Jackets and upgrade your existing troops. And | | | | range of troops and upgrades, as well as of |
| these Green Coats are authentic snipers! I survived a | | | | strategies that one can handle. Even if I have shared |
| lot in the endless style just by using them. The | | | | with you my tactic, there is nothing to stop you to |
| upgrade expenses are much bigger than the final unit | | | | try out your own, distinctive one. Check out the |
| costs (Militia costs 50 and the upgrade to Red Coat is | | | | finish of the article bellow (or the resource box) to |
| 40, therefore a total of 90, while a Red Coat directly | | | | get the link and play this great game. Have fun! |
| costs only 65) but I was not very much bothered by | | | | |