For lvl 14, all you need is both meteor skills maxed out (study and mastery) along with adoration (demon skill, +20 mana/temple built). Use fully upgraded area damage temples (hellfires) on the hill sites at the start of the level to slow down the ninja.
5 fireballs- build 5 temples- cast 6th fireball- WIN! This will get you a brilliant rating if you can make it to the last wave. +1 if this is helpful for getting the hard badge.
I'm not sure if anyone else is experiencing this, but I can't get the stars for rift of cinders (the last level) to show up for me. I've beaten it twice, both times with 20 lives left, but it's still blank.
The game will allow me to access the bonus levels though. So the victory is registered, but no stars.
For those who are wondering how to get the last achievement, all you have to do is get to 2500 population. If your population is growing to slowly, just keep expanding to new unoccupied territory and spam taverns, schools, sheriff offices etc.
Best game on kongregate in my opinion. If there was any justice in this world, it would be number one in the action games category. Hilarious award descriptions, awesome gameplay and enemy variety = epic win.
Is anyone having trouble with skills being activated in levels? I have the meteor final upgrade- the one that adds random meteors- and the spear throwing legionnaires, but neither is activating lately
All right I've had enough of this game. The content is good until it gets to the point where the energy requirements are simply not worth it. Great concpet, but the energy system is ridiculous.
What is wrong with this game? On INKT chase lvls, you are dead before you start? The police literally get dropped on top of you before you can move. Talk about poor editing/ trial running.
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