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The Battle for Middle-earth II

Platform(s): PC, Xbox 360
Genre: Strategy
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: EA
Release Date: March 2, 2006

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'The Battle for Middle-earth II' v1.05 Patch In The Works

by Rainier on Sept. 6, 2006 @ 11:01 a.m. PDT

BFME 2 takes part in the North where a battle is raging between Sauron's forces vs. elves and dwarves. It will be possible to create/customize your own hero, apart from known figures such as Arwin, and become more powerful as you progress in the game. While BFME was all land based, the sequel will also take the action on the sea, naval battles included.

Mordor

•Orc warrior buildtime 14s (from 25s), cost 50 (from 100), speed 40 (from 50), population 40 (from 60); damage is now 12 Uruk (from 20 slash), delay between shots 2.4 s (from 1s), +80% damage bonus vs structures; more resistant to pierce (120% from 150%) and Uruk (50% from 100%), more vulnerable to slash (100% from 70%) and poison (150% from 100%); bloodthirst experience bonus +150% (from +95%)

•Orc archer now has a 40% miss ratio, range 250 (from 275), max reload time 0.7s (from 2s), speed 57 (from 50), health 200 (from 100), range 250 (from 275), flame damage 40 (from 20); more crush vulnerable (300% from 200%), crush revenge does 14 slash (from 5 pierce)

• Soldier of Rhun more resistant to Uruk (50/25% from 200/80%), hero (150/90% from 200/100%) and hero-ranged (160/80% from 200/100%)

• Corsair of Umbar vision range 320 (from 275); more resistant to pierce (75% from 150%), hero-ranged (100% from 200%),crush (75% from 125%), flame (50% from 100%), cavalry (75% from 150%), magic and structural (50% from 100%) damage types; firebomb damage reduced (15 from 25), flame decay increased (16 from 10, original 25), attack reload increased (3.8s from 1.3s), attack range 170 (from 100), minimum range 100 (from 50), bombard attack range 330 (from 100)

•Haradrim Archer health reduced (250 from 400), barbed arrow now has to be researched (1000 cost on level 1 tavern), equip cost 200, damage type hero-ranged (from pierce), reload much faster (6s from 60s), small chance of knocking back heroes

• Mountain Troll cost 600 (from 500), speed 78 (from 55), rock attack reload slower (9s from 6s); more vulnerable to pierce (100% from 25%), crush (50% from 1%), more resistant to slash (15% from 100%), uruk (15% from 100%) and hero damage (100% from 200%)

•Attack Troll (1100 from 1000) buildcosts increased; more vulnerable to structural (35% from 25%), flame and magic (60% from 50%) damage types, population 75 (from 50), damage penalty vs heroes -25% (from -50%)

•Drummer troll cost 400 (from 750), speed 40 (from 32); more resistant to pierce (15% from 25%), hero- ranged (75% from 200%), flame (15% from 75%), magic (15% from 200%) and structural (10% from 100%); leadership effectiveness range 320 (from 200)

• Mumakil cost 1800 (from 1600), more resistant to slash (15% from 100%), specialist (35% from 175%), hero (75% from 200%) and structural (20% from 25%); more vulnerable to pierce (75% from 25%), hero- ranged (200% from 100%), siege (150% from 100%), flame (275 from 175%) and magic (225% from 175%); experience requirements doubled, speed 45 (from 50), crush damage 800 (from 400); charge trample now does 40x damage to heroes, reload 45s (from 30s); now comes with a haradrim lancer horde which can be evacuated (additional 30 command points)

•Level 2 Troll, Level 3 Attack Troll and Level 4 Mumakil now heal when out of combat

• Battering Ram cost 450 (from 350); more vulnerable to crush damage (40% from 1%), more resistant to siege (30% from 100%), hero (120% from 200%) and flame and magic damage (30% from 100%)

•Fortress flaming munitions upgrade now global (affects all fortresses and barricades)

• Tavern cost 300 (from 500), level 2 upgrade cost 700 (from 500), level 3 cost 500 (from 1000); Heavy Armor requires level 2, Fire arrow research cost 650 (from 1000)

•Mordor Barricade Expansion cost reduced (400 from 600), faster buildtime (20s from 30s)

• Gate Watcher attack range (100 from 150) and fear radius (150 from 200) reduced

• Mordor Siege Works cost reduced (500 from 800), level 2 upgrade cost increased (800 from 500)

• Awaken wyrm and barrage powers position switched; Barrage now has a 3s delay after firing, spread apart in a larger radius (225 from 150), damage 400 (from 150), shockwave power 75 (from 50)

•Barricade power position switched by industry; Barricade archers range 320 (from 275), minimum reload time 0.8 s (from 1.5s), -40% damage penalty vs heroes and structures

• Fellbeast armor more resistant to pierce and hero-ranged (80% from 100%), flame and magic (160% from 200%), more vulnerable to structural (100% from 50%); buildtime 95s (from 60s), plow damage now Hero type (from Siege)

•Nazgul Rider cost 1100 (from 1000), minimum speed 58% (from 50%), flank bonus 500% (from 350%), base health 1650 (from 2000), unmounted pre-attack delay 50 ms (from 500 ms), crush damage 60 (from 80); mounted attack range 25 (from 11.5), mount toggle delay 750ms from 2s; Morgul Blade recharge 1m40s (from 45s)

• Mouth of Sauron cost 2000 (from 1500), health 2800 (from 5000), buildtime 70s (from 45s), unmounted armor type hero-light (from hero), mounted armor tough-hero (from hero- mounted); detects stealth (450 range), attack has splash damage (11.5 radius); Evil Eye on level 3 (from 10), damage halved against ents; dissent level 10 (from 6), radius 160 (from 100) and recharge 3m20s (from 2m)

•Witchking buildtime 115s (from 60s), unmounted armor is tough-hero, arc of attack 80 (from 40); mounted armor more fire vulnerable (250% from 200%); war mace no longer hits friendly units

 


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