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Just press CTRL + F and enter the code to jump to that part immediately. ============================================================================== Table of Contents [BW.00.00] ============================================================================== * Table of Contents.................................................[BW.00.00] * History & Next Version............................................[BW.01.01] * Introduction......................................................[BW.02.01] * Walkthrough.......................................................[BW.03.01] * Land 1..........................................................[BW.03.02] * Land 2..........................................................[BW.03.03] * Land 3..........................................................[BW.03.04] * Land 4..........................................................[BW.03.05] * FAQ...............................................................[BW.04.01] * Conclusion........................................................[BW.05.01] ============================================================================== History & Next Version [BW.01.01] ============================================================================== Version 0.1 (10/09/05) - Everything is new. (19,1KB) Next version(s): * Walkthrough complete * Much more ============================================================================== Introduction [BW.02.01] ============================================================================== Official description: Black & White 2 combines distinctly different gaming genres into one game. You will construct sophisticated cities, raise armies and lead them into battle, and if that weren't enough, you get to interact with your giant creature, a sort of virtual pet that can also serve as your enforcer. There's so much in Black & White 2 that it's amazing it all blends together like it does. Though, it does go a bit overboard in some areas at times. Black & White 2 is considered a god game because you play, well, a god. Specifically, you happen to be god for the Greeks, though that's not to say that you're a Zeus or a Hera or one from the traditional pantheon. The setting is in a fantasy world that happens to be occupied by the Greeks, the Norsemen, the Japanese, and the Aztecs. The Aztecs begin the game by sacking the Grecian capital, but not before you manage to spirit away a handful of survivors to a faraway land to begin anew. This story is a huge improvement over the first game, because it offers a cause to see to the end, as well as a focused enemy to take down. ============================================================================== Walkthrough [BW.03.01] ============================================================================== Let's go through a few things before we start; * I'll guide you as much as possible and how to do something good or bad, but by all means, please experiment yourself. * Be sure to get at least the first patch. It'll solve some problems, and allow you to skip the tutorial (not recommended). The path is here - http://largedownloads.ea.com/pub/misc/BW2/BW2Patch1_1.exe * Even though only the limited edition of the game was suppose to have a tiger, EA messed up, and you'll be able to find it with Google without too much of a problem. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Land 1 [BW.03.02] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ After watching the intro movie, you'll be introduced to your conscience. Good and evil, as you probably know. They'll talk a bit, and then introduce you to the creatures. It's time to pick the creature you want to use for the rest of the game. If you have the limited edition of the game, you'll be able to select the tiger (next to the monkey, lion, wolf and cow). However, EA left the unlocker on their FTP, and everyone was able to get it. Google for a "tiger unlocker" to find one. It's not big at all, and it's an easy way to get a tiger (it's your own fault, EA). Once you selected a creature (by left clicking on it twice), you'll be able to do a tutorial, or simply skip it (if you have patch 1, at least). I suggest to do it, because you'll get quite some tribute for this. The first thing you'll learn, is how to move the camera. To do this, use the right mouse button, and drag the mouse left or right. After that, you'll need to move the camera forth and back. Nothing hard there. It's time to move the camera around. Hold your middle mouse button, and move right. Once that is done, you need to pan up or down. Click the middle mouse button in the highlighted area, and move up with the mouse. After that, you need to... yes... down. Zooming in and out can be done with the mouse wheel. Now you know how to move around, and the most annoying part is done. The good and bad guy will tell you the use of scrolls; bronze are tutorials, silver are side-quests and gold scrolls are main quests. Double click with your right mouse button near the bronze scroll to zoom in. Then left click to select it. *Bronze* You need to move the rocks out of the circle, by picking them up with your left mouse button, holding it, and moving them away. Nothing hard. (1000 tribute reward) *Bronze* Next to the last scroll, is another tutorial. You need to pick a villager up, and give them an assignment. Pick the guy up, and make him a breeder. Make the other guys a farmer, forester and builder. (1000 tribute reward) *Silver* Zoom out, and find a silver scroll near a big rock. The guy needs the rock removed. Bad: Drop the rock on him. Good: Move the rock away. (5000 tribute reward) *Silver* There is a little isle with a silver scroll. Some villagers need a waterfall to be unblocked. You need to pick up a rock, and throw it at the rocks at the waterfall (you'll need to practice a bit, most likely). (5000 tribute reward) *Silver* Just next to the waterfall is another silver scroll. Some villagers need to be saved. Bad: Throw them away. Good: Pick them up, and put them down. (1000 tribute reward) Now click on the gold scroll to leave. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Land 2 [BW.03.03] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Time to learn about war (yes, it's needed). Your land is under attack by Aztec scum. You'll first save 10 villagers. After that, it's time to counter attack a bit. Remove the guard fence next to the barrels, to they roll over the invaders. After that, set the other things on fire. Another volcano will be summoned, and it's time to leave, and start over again. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Land 3 [BW.03.04] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ We can now start all over again. Thanks to the Aztec invaders. How nice of them. You can look around a bit if you want. As you can see, you can't do anything outside the green ring, which is your influence. You'll also notice there are enemies around. When you're done, click on the gold scroll. *Gold* Pick up enough grain, and put 200 grain in the storehouse. (5000 tribute reward) Assign 3 farmers to the field, so you have enough food for the moment. (2000 tribute reward) Pick up a couple of trees, until there is enough wood in the storehouse. (2000 tribute reward) Create 3 foresters, for more tribute. (2000 tribute reward) *Gold* Next to the other scroll, is the next one. The town center will be explained to you. *Gold* Find the next scroll. You'll learn how to build houses. You need to grab the house in your town center, and drag it towards a place that's available. Then you need to grab a tree, and drop it on the foundation of the house. This will help the villagers a bit. Build a total of 12 foundations in your village. After that, you'll need to create 3 builders in order to get the houses built. (2000 tribute reward) You'll also learn godbuilding. This is when you grab a tree, hover over the foundation of a building, and then hold the left mouse button. The building will be built really quick, but you'll lose some resources. Finish all the foundations until they are houses. (3000 tribute reward) We need more people in the long run, so we need to create 3 breeders. (2000 tribute reward) The good guy wants a population of 75 now. (5000 tribute reward) *Gold* Waiting for the population to rise is a waste of time. Instead, click the next gold scroll to learn about the toolbar. You need to open the toolbar, close it, and open it up again. After that, you need to head to the tribute tab (or press F4). Tribute is used to build buildings, like the temple on your screen. Buy the temple, and build it. The temple needs ore to be built. The villagers can mine them in mines, or they can get them from ore rocks. Help the villagers by picking up a rock and putting it in your storehouse. After you did that a bit, finish the temple by godbuilding. Because you finished the temple, new villagers will join you. (5000 tribute reward) Wait until the tribe got to your village, and accept them. *Gold* Now it's time to build an armory and create a small army. Buy an armory, and build it. Then you'll learn to create an army. Follow the instructions of the bad guy. You'll also learn how to move the platoon. It's time to take over the town, so do so. (8000+3000 tribute reward) *Bronze* Outside your first time, near a mountain, is a bronze scroll. You'll learn how to change between day and night. Try it. (2000 tribute reward) *Bronze* In town is a scroll to learn how to check the objectives. Open your toolbar, and check them out. You'll notice there are also special objectives. For now we need to increase the size of town and how happy the people are, and we need to find 20 signs. *Bronze* One more bronze scroll remaining in your town. This will teach you on how to build a road. Nothing hard. (2000 tribute reward) *Silver* Out of town, is a silver scroll (near the bronze one on how to change from day to night). A man can't sleep because of a rooster. To help him, change from night to day and back a few times, so the rooster loses its voice. (10000 tribute reward) *Silver* In town, there is another silver scroll. A man needs your help. He says we made his daughter pregnant. Let's show him who's right. Follow the pregnant woman until she enters a house (and it's random, since you placed the houses yourself. When she's inside, grab the father of her, and place him next to the house. (20000 tribute reward) *Gold* Time to move on, and finally play around with your creature. Click on the gold scroll in your town. Use the leash on your creature (click the action button on it, or press L). Move him outside the pen, give him some grain to eat, and then leash him to the rock next to the field. Your creature will grab a villager, and wonders if it should eat the villager. Hold the left mouse button on your creature and punish (good, move from side to side with your mouse) or reward it (bad, pet it by stroking up and down). (10000 tribute reward). This is where you'll really have to decide if you want to become good or bad. Now follow your creature around, teaching him what's good or bad. He'll have silly ideas like eating rocks, pooping on villagers etc. Do what you like about it. Remember the special objective to get a lot of impression? Just work on that now. Build more fields, more houses (when they need sleep, they just want a house to sleep in) and be sure that things are under control. After a while, you'll impress enough. (10000 tribute reward) Keep going, and eventually you'll be told that you can move on. Let's first do the other special objective first; find all 20 signs: Sign 1 to 5 - In and around your first town Sign 6 to 13 - Near the town that's far away from your own town Sign 14 - Near the big statue near your town Sign 15 - On a beach Sign 16 and 17 - Near the town that decides to live with you Sign 18 - Near the town you take over, close to the water Sign 19 - Near the town you take over, close to the ore mine Sign 20 - On the left hill, that leads to the big statue (2000 tribute reward) After that, click on the gold scroll when you're ready. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Land 4 [BW.03.05] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ We need to get the Norse people on our side. We can do this with love or hate. It's your call now, I'm not telling you what to do. Well, I am. But not if you should be good or bad, that's your own decision. *Bronze* Near your town is a bronze scroll, that'll teach you how to build walls. Just set the foundation, and your villagers will do the rest. You'll see a lot of objectives in your objective tab, so let's start right away. * Let your creature entertain 5 people (by picking them up, and putting them down) - 8000 tribute reward * Create 12 breeders - 4000 tribute reward * Create a lot of houses and a big field. Then create about 10 foresters, 10 farmers and 10 mineworkers. For each resource you get 4000 off, gives you 3000 tribute reward. * Build a field with gatherers for an easy 3000 tribute reward. * Build an altar - 2000 tribute reward *Bronze* Once the altar is built, select the bronze scroll to learn how to get mana (create worshippers) and to use a water miracle. (2000+3000 tribute reward) *Bronze* The other bronze scroll allow you to learn how to give your creature roles. Make him a gatherer, and let him gather some grain. Don't give him a role for too long, because this will affect his free will. So, back to the other objectives again. You'll most likely have all the objectives above done. * Build more houses. Not an objective, I'm telling you this. Do anything to keep your people happy. * Be sure you have 10 worshippers - 5000 tribute reward. * Find a tree, and water it - 3000 tribute reward * Let your creature gather 3000 grain - 3000 tribute reward * Let your create build 12 houses. - 10000 tribute reward * Get a population of 150 (don't worry, it will happen) - 10000 tribute reward When this is done, we can have some fun with silver scrolls. *Silver* Find this on some small isle. Some guy wants you to throw a barrel to his brothers, until it the brewage is done. Quite fun to do. The men will get more drunk and drunk. You have unlimited tries, so don't worry. (20000 tribute reward) By now, people will want to move into your city, because you're impressive. Open the gate, and let them in. When an enemy platoon gets near, let your creature destroy it. This is evil, but do this when you're good too. When you killed two of them, you'll get 4000 tribute reward. More is coming in the next version of the guide =) Stay tuned. I'm also finding a way to organise this all a bit better ;p ============================================================================== FAQ [BW.04.01] ============================================================================== Q: What's that Domokun doing on your bed? A: How do you know I have one? :( ============================================================================== Conclusion [BW.05.01] ============================================================================== I hope you enjoyed my guide, since I put a lot of work in it. If you encounter problems, feel free to mail me. Also suggestions, feedback, comment etc. are accepted, the mail addy is on top of this file. Thanks-list: N/A And especially you, for reading this. For other guides, you can check this link: http://www.grawl.nl http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/recognition/13739.html ============================================================================== Copyright (c) 2005 by Grawl. All rights reserved.