The Walls of Constantinople (co-op)

The Walls of Constantinople (co-op)
Scenario information
Game	Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - update 54480
Campaign	Attila the Hun
Scenario no.	3
Previous	The Great Ride (co-op)
Next	A Barbarian Betrothal (co-op)
Setting information
Protagonist	Attila the Hun
Player A information
AI Name	Attila
Civilization	Huns
Color	Yellow
Player B information
AI Name	Attila's Huns
Civilization	Huns
Color	Orange
Other versions
Singleplayer	The Walls of Constantinople

This article focuses only on the co-op scenario in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, based on The Walls of Constantinople, the three scenario of the Attila the Hun campaign in Age of Empires II: The Conquerors. It is loosely based on Attila's third Balkan campaign of 447 A.D., which climaxed with the Battle of the Utus.

Scenario instructions

Starting conditions

• Starting Age: Castle Age
• Starting resources: 800 food, 800 wood, 600 gold, 200 stone
• Population limit: 125
• Player A
  • Starting units:
    • 3 Villagers
    • 3 Tarkans
    • 1 Monk
• Player B
  • Starting units:
    • 3 Villagers
    • 3 Tarkans
    • 1 Monk

Objectives

• Stockpile 10,000 gold in tribute from the Romans.

Hints

1. The Huns are restricted to the Castle Age and a population limit of 125 each.
2. Although your goal is to collect gold, do not worry about spending it to train troops. Huns make money by extorting the Romans, not by conservation!
3. Destroying Roman Town Centers, Docks, Markets and similar buildings will scare the Romans into paying up. Despite their protests, do not cease until you have 10,000 gold.
4. You cannot merely trade resources for the gold that you need. Your objective is to exact tribute from the Romans.

Scouts

• The Huns (Yellow and Orange) have a small camp that they will need to defend against early attacks from Marcianopolis (Green).
• Marcianopolis does not have a strong army, but their town is walled, which can prevent an early Hunnic attack. Once you breach the gates, however, the town should crumble.
• Phillippopolis (Red) is defended only by a few towers initially, but they will train an army of infantry and Light Cavalry.
• Constantinople (Blue) is by far the greatest threat. The city's famous walls are very hard to siege, but it is not necessary to do so. Extort money from the Romans and you will be victorious.

Players

Player

• Player A (AI name: Attila) ( Huns): Starts off in the northern part of the map with few units, a Town Center, Barracks, Stable, Blacksmith, and Mill.
• Player B (AI name: Attila's Huns) ( Huns): Starts near player in the northern part of the map with few units.

Enemies

• Constantinople ( Byzantines): A big city in the east that is practically impossible to conquer. It is heavily fortified on both land and sea. They do not actively attack the player and are best left alone, but when provoked they will answer with Crossbowmen, Onagers, Monks, and Fire Ships.
• Marcianopolis ( Goths): Located right next to the player's base. They attack early (and often) with swordsmen and Light Cavalry. Destroying their Town Center makes them resign.
• Philippopolis ( Byzantines): Like Marcianopolis, destroying their Town Center also forces them to resign. They field Crossbowmen and Pikemen.

Strategy

	Co-op campaigns in the series
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition Historical Battles Bapheus · Hastings · Honfoglalás · Kurikara · Tours Alaric The Battle of the Frigidus · Razing Hellas · The Belly of the Beast · The Giant Falls · A Kingdom of Our Own Attila the Hun The Scourge of God · The Great Ride · The Walls of Constantinople · A Barbarian Betrothal · The Catalaunian Fields · The Fall of Rome Saladin An Arabian Knight · Lord of Arabia · The Horns of Hattin · The Siege of Jerusalem · Jihad! · The Lion and the Demon Suryavarman I Usurpation · Quelling the Rebellion · A Dangerous Mission · Challenging a Thalassocracy · Nirvanapada Tamerlane Amir of Transoxiana · Gurkhan of Persia · Harbinger of Destruction · Sultan of Hindustan · Scourge of the Levant · A Titan Amongst Mortals Tariq ibn Ziyad The Battle of Guadalete · Consolidation and Subjugation · Divide and Conquer · Crossing the Pyrenees · Razzia Event scenarios The Siege Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition Historical Battles Algiers · Christopher da Gama's Expedition · Chuvash Cape · Raid on the Caribbean · Fort Duquesne · Battle of New Orleans · The Battle of the Three Kings · Fall of the Hausa · The Era of the Princes · The Burning of USS Philadelphia · Grito de Dolores · Battle of Queenston Heights