Coldstep Mines

Coldstep Mines
Type	Standard
Campaign	Main
Environment	Mountains
Previous Level	The Citadel
Next Level	Icewind Pass
Gold	700 (Campaign) 1000 (Heroic) 1200 (Iron)

"Our capital is safe, thanks to you, General! Now, our good King has entrusted you with the mission of creating a safe passage through the mountains so that we may strike at Valardul, and defeat Vez'nan and his armies.The Citadel"

"The fist step in your journey will be the Coldstep Mines, which were abandoned years ago, and are now home to the Ha'kraj Troll tribes. To aid you in your mission, you will be joined by a brigade of his Majesty's Royal Musketeers."

Coldstep Mines is the seventh level in the game comprised of sixteen waves. The player starts with 700 Gold and eleven Strategic Points to build at. It is the first of two scenarios to have short-cuts through the mines for the enemy. The map features three points of entry starting from the single direction: the central route leads the attackers all the way along the player's defences, while left one leads through the rightmost short-cut and the right one cuts most of the way through the leftmost short-cut.

Campaign

Set-Up

• Gold 700
• Strategic Point ×11
• Caves Entrances x1 | Exits x2
• Goats ×2

Wave Composition

Wave	Enemies (Main Path)	Enemies (Cave > East Cave)	Enemies (Cave > South-West Cave)	Income
1	Bandit x10			80
2	Bandit x4 Brigand x4	Bandit x3		116
3	Brigand x6		Bandit x2	106
4	Gargoyle x12			144
5	Wulf x6 Worg x3	Wulf x5 Worg x2	Wulf x4 Worg x1	147
6	Troll x6	Worg x3	Worg x3	222
7	Worg x6 Troll x8			272
8	Wulf x6 Worg x3 Winter Wolf x4			206
9	Gargoyle x20			240
10	Marauder x5 Shadow Archer x8			328
11	Bandit x10 Dark Knight x2 Shadow Archer x4	Bandit x5 Dark Knight x1 Shadow Archer x3	Bandit x5 Dark Knight x1 Shadow Archer x3	420
12	Marauder x6 Dark Knight x6 Shadow Archer x6			486
13	Winter Wolf x6	Winter Wolf x2	Winter Wolf x1	315
14	Troll x16	Winter Wolf x4	Winter Wolf x3	645
15	Gargoyle x40			480
16	Troll x12 Winter Wolf x9	Troll x4 Winter Wolf x4	Troll x4 Winter Wolf x2	1025

Heroic Challenge

Set-Up

• Gold 1000
• Strategic Point ×11
• Caves Entrances x1 | Exits x2
• Goats ×2
  • Restriction: Heroes are not allowed
  • Restriction: Upgrades above Level 3 are not allowed.

Wave Composition

Wave	Enemies (Main Path)	Enemies (Cave > East Cave)	Enemies (Cave > South-West Cave)	Income
1	Bandit x24			192
2	Wulf x2 Bandit x14 Marauder x2	Wulf x4 Worg x2 Bandit x6	Wulf x4 Worg x2 Bandit x6	386
3	Gargoyle x18	Wulf x6 Worg x4	Wulf x6 Worg x4	372
4	Worg x3 Winter Wolf x3 Troll x18			591
5	Worg x8 Winter Wolf x6 Troll x8	Troll x6 Worg x1	Troll x6 Worg x1	830
6	Troll x24 Winter Wolf x6	Troll x5 Winter Wolf x1	Troll x5 Winter Wolf x1	1130

Iron Challenge

Set-Up

• Gold 1200
• Strategic Point ×8
• Footmen Barracks ×3
• Caves Entrances x1 | Exits x2
• Goats ×2
  • Restriction: Heroes are not allowed
  • Restriction: Upgrades above Level 3 are not allowed.
  • Restriction: only.

Wave Composition

Wave	Enemies (Main Path)	Enemies (Cave > East Cave)	Enemies (Cave > South-West Cave)	Income
1	Bandit x57 Brigand x16 Troll x62 Winter Wolf x6 Marauder x6	Bandit x9 Brigand x4 Troll x17 Winter Wolf x2 Marauder x1	Bandit x6 Brigand x3 Troll x12 Winter Wolf x2	4036

Events

New Tower Unlocked	Level 4 Marksman Tower Musketeer Garrison
	Greatest range and very high damage.

New Enemy Wave 6	Troll
	Very tough warriors that can regenerate their wounds quickly. Very high damage Health regeneration Average speed

New Enemy Wave 8	Winter Wolves
	Cunning & deadly, these beasts can defeat all but the best warriors. High magic resistance Can dodge melee attacks Very fast speed