Hidden Levels

Discover the two hidden levels in Tides of Annihilation, including the Creon Glory map and its connection to Father's Day.

• The 'Creon Glory' map file.
• The original Tides of Annihilation CD may be required.

Details on the Hidden Levels:

There appear to be two hidden levels, both possibly stemming from the 'Creon Glory' map. One is found as level 26 within the 'IPMission.hpi' file, sharing objectives with 'Creon Glory'. The second variation is named 'Father's Day' in the 'IPEnglish.hpi' file. In 'Creon Glory', you can build the Ghost of Garacaius unit, and the 'Father's Day' naming might allude to this unit defeating its 'monarch children'.

The 'Creon Glory' map is identical to Chapter 25, with the key difference being that you play as the Creon Sage and must defeat all monarchs. Unlike Chapter 25, you do not start with elite Creon troops and must build units like the Aerial Juggernaut.

Chapter 26 - Creon Glory Specifics:

The objective states to destroy all enemy forces, but completing this may not end the map. Killing the Sage, however, does end the map. There might be a bug, as only three deities were encountered instead of the expected four, potentially preventing the 'destroy all units' condition from being met.

Strategy for Creon Glory:

You begin in the center of the map with a small army and low mana. There are no pre-built walls or defenses.

• Immediately build two Smithies to the lower left of the Tomb to construct Mechanics for walling.
• Build up the four surrounding mana sites.
• Send Mechanics to wall in the outer mana sites, connecting them to the center. The northern and southern ends are naturally blocked by the hill's incline.

Initial Strategy Attempt (and failure):

• Build Tortoises and head northeast to eliminate Aramon first, preventing Trebuchet construction.
• Aramon's deity has a powerful 'group killer' attack with fast healing and can destroy Tortoises and bases.
• This initial strategy failed when Aramon's deity destroyed the base after wiping out the Tortoises.

Revised Strategy:

• Wall yourself in completely.
• Build an Academy.
• Construct Chief Engineers and upgrade refineries into amplifiers.
• Build several Mirrors around each inner mana site to ensure a strong mana flow.
• Begin constructing the Aerial Juggernaut.
• As enemy forces attack outer mana sites, build two Bomb Sprinklers at each site for good attack range from the elevated position.
• Enemy Harpies and Ghost Ships can be dealt with by Mirrors.
• Build four squads of approximately ten Shock Troopers each to assist with aerial attacks, especially against Sacred Dragons.
• Construct Neo Dragons for scouting and to freeze enemy units, aiming to get them to Gold status.
• Be prepared to frequently rebuild or repair walls, refineries, and Bomb Sprinklers as Catapults and Trebuchets target structures in the northeast and southwest corners.
• Once the Juggernaut is complete, use it to clear the map, starting from the south and moving to the southeast corner, dealing with entrenched Mage Towers.

Access to the 'Creon Glory' and potentially the 'Father's Day' hidden levels.