Hi All,

I am having an awful time struggling to complete the "Homecoming" mission post patch.

From reading around it seems that the archer height bonus gives the other side too much of an advantage.

Has anyone completed this mission recently and if so do you have any tips?

It is fiendishly difficult even on easy.

There are two Homecoming missions I believe. One on the Military Campaign of the core game and another within Blackstaff Campaign. Which one do you need assistance on?

it seems this thread has been abandoned, but im also finding it IMPOSSIBLE to complete this mission with the bonus now granted to archers atop battlements. for clarity, i, and i believe the OP am/was talking about the military campaign. im playing on easy, using all my tactial acumen, and have even resorted to watching walkthrough video's, all to no avail as they were made before 1.10. now the pitch and logs i can deal with, by sending waves of peasants in. but the insane bonus given to archers means that the ENTIRE garrison can fire at my army, even when i make it to the keep. this makes it impossible to slay the enemy lord. to be honest, i love the range bonus for archers.. its realistic and makes defnsive missions much easier. it also adds another layer of strategic requirement to offensive siege missions. but this mission has become impossible. all it needs are a few mantlets and more troops (especially swordsmen peasants and archers) or less archers on the enemy walls and it would be viable. please reply ASAP as i bought this game on release and have really enjoyed actually being able to play it after 1.10. to not be able to finish the campaign now would be salting the wound.

My advice is to go around the side of the castle but BE CAREFUL. The side of the castle has alot of pitch ditches so sacrifice a armed peasant at a time to set out the fires then safely send in your archers to kill the mounted archers on the walls. Once this is done destroy the walls and creep into the keep. Make sure you save your knights for last on this one. It took me a couple of tries to get this one right but if something wrong happens do it again with a more careful plan now that you know whats ahead.

Yea it is a hard mission even on easy but give it enough attempts and youll get it. goin around the side is the best option(thats how i did it although when the Lord got dealt the killing blow i only had 3 swordsman left in my army, close i know but i beat it) so use the battering ram/peaseants to trigger the traps. if the battering ram is the first thing to cross the archers fire range thats all they will hit untill it dies and it takes alot to kill the ram. also sac your catapaults as they are garbage in this mission.

hi! yep,i'm having the same problem and STILL can't pass freakin mission! my archers are cut down constantly as i move them towards wall...heeelppppp!!!