Medusa 2 The Quest Of Perseus
Roxanna Bornemann
From the old/deleted Sierra walkthroughs (author unknown)
Episode 3: Miletos Colony: The Eastern Frontier Goals
- Slay a monster (Kraken)
- Fulfill a forthcoming quest (Hermes' Winged Sandals)
- Rule Ethiopia
- 16 sheaves of wheat for parent city
- 24 planks of wood for parent city
- 8 bars of bronze for parent city Hints & Tips
Miletos is one of the tougher episodes in Zeus. But if you follow these tips, you should be able to make it through unscathed. First, note that the Kraken will show up about a year after you start and will prowl the waters, destroying everything within reach. So resist the temptation to develop a fishing industry or to build any trading Piers. As suggested in the introduction, when you kill the Kraken, Ethiopia will appreciate the deed, and will voluntarily become your vassal. Therefore, you do not need to develop the Elite Housing required to conquer them. The resources you have available include boar, timber, silver, and fish. Start by building a Common Housing block near left-hand side of the playing area, to the right of the mountains. Build two boar Hunting Lodges near the boars to the left, and two more near the center of the playing area to hunt the boars in the lower-right corner. Build five or six Mints as close as possible to the silver deposits to supply a steady stream of income to fatten your treasury. You will need plenty of money to import goods for your city. Don't forget to tax your citizens as well. Soon, explorers will discover the city of Cyprus, and you can open up trade with them by land. Here you will buy the bronze you need to manufacture the sculptures for your Sanctuaries. But you may want to hold off on buying any bronze until your financial situation is more secure. When your population becomes large enough, start harvesting wood and storing it away. You will need it later. Soon, Hermes will announce his quest, and you can build the Hero's Hall to Perseus. Perseus is probably the toughest Hero to get, since he requires the following before deeming your city worthy of his noble presence:
- A Sanctuary to Athena
- A Sanctuary to Hermes
- 3,000 Drachmas
- 16 skeins of fleece
- 6 pieces of sculpture
As you can see, summoning this hero involves a mountain of goods that you can't produce in Miletos, so you'd better get crackin' (Kraken?) on acquiring them right away! You can produce wood yourself, and you can import or request bronze to make sculptures. Argos supplies marble, which you will have to request because of the Kraken cutting off sea-trade. But since you don't produce any goods to sell or any goods that these cities want as gifts, it's going to be tough to get everything you need. Limit your city's population to around 1,000. With food and culture you can get your housing up to Hovel-level, which should be enough to house 1,000 people and supply them with a single Agora. If your population gets much higher than 1,000, you're going to have trouble feeding all those people. Begin building the Sanctuary to Athena or Hermes. You can decide which to start with first, but it's probably better to finish one before starting a second. Athena's will provide you with olives and olive oil, though neither is of much help in this episode. She will also defend your city from attack. Hermes' Refuge will increase the speed of your deliverymen and is easier to build. Hermes will also fulfill requests made of your city, which will help when Argos starts asking you for food. Conserve your money and maximize your silver mining and taxes. If you occasionally send large gifts of cash to Argos, you can convince them to keep sending you the marble you request. You can give them wood and pork as well. Even though they don't need it, they will still appreciate the thought. Also, count on Argos periodically sending gifts of marble. You will need to request fleece as well, but don't give it to your people. Instead, stockpile it until you have enough to summon Perseus. You will also have to manufacture six extra sculptures for the Hero. Right-click on the Hero's Hall to see what requirements remain to be met. When you have met them all, summon Perseus to your city. He will kill the Kraken, and then you can send him on his quest. The death of the Kraken will open up all sorts of new opportunities for you. Set up numerous overseas trade Piers and engage in commerce on a large scale. Import bronze and wheat to set them aside for Argos. Continue to produce wood, setting aside 24 planks for Argos and selling the rest to Egypt. Import fleece from Argos to evolve your housing. Set an empty Storehouse to accept only olive oil and another to accept olives, and then pray to Athena. She will make sure you never run low on those goods. Soon, Ethiopia will voluntarily become your vassal. Then all you have to do is set aside the goods and move on. You may want to consider sticking around, though. You will notice that many of your trading partners buy wine. You may want to take the time to build the Grove of Dionysus. You can harvest grapes from his vines, and pray for even more wine. Selling wine and wood, you can build up a large treasury before advancing to the next episode. When you are ready, set aside all the goods required, you will finally be ready to return to Argos.
[This message has been edited by shaun1 (edited 09-04-2006 @ 09:32 AM).] joshofet
Pleb posted 09-04-06 09:43 ET (US) 2 / 13 Another possibility is to distract the Kraken with rabble until you can send for Perseus. You might even be able to kill the Kraken with rabble only, but you will still need the hero for the sandals. With the Kraken distracted you can build along the shoreline.Apart form the Kraken problem, all other concerns of yours will be resolved automatically during the game. Happy gaming! Pecunia
CBH Seraph posted 09-05-06 02:02 ET (US) 3 / 13 Another way to distract the Kraken is to build a fishery on the bit of shoreline all the way to the right. While he leaves to destroy that, you can usually set up a trade pier on the left side and get some imports in before he returns.Angel Pecunia HG Downloads programmer and techie
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Pleb posted 09-15-06 01:39 ET (US) 4 / 13 omg i pretty much beat this shit without realizing that a silver mint COLLECTS silver and doesn't need imported silver to make drachmans ARRRRR it was so hard. but anyways now i seem to be to the end everyrthing's done, i've killed the kracken, fulfilled all the other stuff. how do you get perseus to go on the sandals quest? does he do it automatically (and is my shit bugged)? my city is all uber, and he's just walking around and stuff, i'm like hmmmm wtf?! TuShaWuJin
Pleb
(id: shaun1) posted 09-15-06 02:50 ET (US) 5 / 13 from the zeus manual
If you are sending a hero to fulfill a quest, just let the
hero know when you want him to go off and complete
the quest. To send him on his way, select the
Summary Tab, and then click on the small green button.
Or, you can click on the Magnifying Glass button
on the Summary Tab, Youll see the Quest listed in
the panel that appears. Click on the quest to send the
hero off." joshofet
Pleb posted 09-15-06 07:08 ET (US) 6 / 13 You can also use the search function of the forum. Just type in QUEST, and between all the questions with QUESTION in the title, you will find a few that tell you exactly where that darned green button can be found. Happy gaming! cat
Pleb posted 09-19-06 14:28 ET (US) 7 / 13 Quoted from Pecunia: