Might and Magic Heroes VI Emperor's Will Walkthrough - Wolves at the Barndoor (Part 12)

Wolves at the Barndoor
Primary Quest - Active

Defeat the three Wolf Duchy Heroes

Objectives: Active Objective - Eliminate the Crossbowmen at the Ore Pit

Rewards: +2500 Experience

After building and recruiting units in the Mausoleum, head Southeast to the Ore Pit. Fight the Crossbowmen there. You should be able to defeat them pretty easy.

You can increase the defense of your units against ranged attacks by hiding behind obstacles.

When you defeat the crossbowmen, flag the ore pit by going to it.

Each area of the map is controlled by a City or a Fort. As long as you own the structure, the enemy cannot steal your mines. He can occupy your mines, but as soon as he leaves the ownership of the mine will automatically return to you.

You should now receive a new quest, to improve the Mausoleum. You dont have to actually go back to the town in order to do that. You can just double click on the mausoleum and build from the town menu.

You might find out that you dont have enough resources to build the fortification. If that is the case, build a marketplace first which will let you buy sell and trade resources. It will also make you 500 gold per day.

Once you build the fortification, a new objective will be unlocked- to build the town hall. You probably dont have enough resources now for that, so just keep exploring and locate resources. Your marketplace will generate gold every day, and your mines will generate more resources. Track the top of the screen to see how many resources you have. When you have enough, build the town hall.

After you build the town hall, your next objective will be to build a unique building.

A city has two slots for unique buildings: one when it reaches the town hall tier, and another when it reaches the city hall tier. You have the choice between two different unique buildings for each slot. Choose carefully, for each of them brings specific bonuses.

 Build the Angel Watch once you have the resources available.

Another quest you have is "Expand your Territory" which involves flagging a sawmill and a crystal mine.

The sawmill will be in the south, head there and defeat the units guarding it.

When you occupy the sawmill you will get its daily resource. However, to capture it and get the daily income without occupying it with your hero, you have to capture the Fort towards which the sign above this building is pointing.