Well, this is a tactical game, all you need is a strategy to rush through the levels without loosing too much troops. I can only try to give you a few good advices in this walkthrough and tell you about the places where you'll find artefacts and additional orders. Main strategy is to keep your shooting troops behind the infantry, so the shooters can counterattack and defend your own infantry troops when the enemy is attacking them.
There is one main difference to Fantasy Wars: In Elven Legacy you can get Bonus maps, you have to go for the Gold Victory if you want to reach one such Bonus level. This is not simple, I recommend to play the game without bonus for the first time and a second time for the bonus levels, so you don't have to worry about not getting artifacts, experience and other stuff when you try to reach the gold victory. And you can get a lot of stuff when exploring the whole map.
The second difference is that after some levels you can go through two different maps along the main story. You have to choose one of those maps to reach the next level, mostly one of this maps is the easier way and the other map is the harder way, but you will not know it until you are on your way. I try to write down the difficulty level for those ways, but it will only be my feeling and you may find it easier to fight your way through the other map.
The amount of gold you'll get at the end of a level depends on the difficulty level, the here listed amount is reached on "normal".
I have played this game in the german version. I don't know how some cities are named in the english version, so I used the german names for this walkthrough without translating them into english!
Objectives:
- meet Gylven
- kick back an attack of the Damned
You have to meet Gylven in the Fort of Saint Stefan, in front of Sumgan. You'll also get some new troops in this level and a second hero. After meeting Gylven you have to kick back an attack of the Damned and Undead. Clear the town of Sylent from enemy troops and prepare for the next level.
Gold Victory: 200 Gold + 1 Dirigible + Firkan's Map
Silver Victory: ???
Bronze Victory: ??? [...]
Objectives:
- cross the land of thieves
- reach the bridge to Navill
- kill the thieves
- kill the leader of the thieves
You can get your first Bonus level here. This map seems to be easier than the Undead map.
Sagittel has to reach the bridge to Navill, the town in front of this bridge is guarded by a general with his troops. If you go for gold and bonus you have to push your troops straight north from your starting point, but you won't be able to collect the stuff on this map then.
In round three you'll get a new troop. The cave northeast from your starting point holds 300 Gold, the ruined city in the water (Castle D'Ventene) west from the starting point gives you the artefact "Elixir of Live". The watermill near this city holds the skill "Selected Movement" for one of your troops together with 50 experience points.
You have to kill the leader of the thieves who is in the town near the bridge, kill all other troops too before preparing vor the next level.
Gold Victory: ???
Silver Victory: ???
Bronze Victory: 250 Gold [...]
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Objectives:
- catch the escaped Mage
- reach Maleckorn
- report about the rebellion
- do not capture human towns
- kill the Sergeant
You begin in the middle of the map. Kill all enemy troops, but do not touch the towns until you reach the Sergeant. Once you've met the Sergeant your order is finished and you can conquer all the towns. In the small church you can find the artefact "Long Distance Bow".
Gold Victory:
Silver Victory: ???
Bronze Victory: ??? [...]