Halios | Campaign mode Sacred 3 Guide
Last update: 11 May 2016
OBJECTIVE: Drive the mercenaries away and free the captives
After you start the game, follow the only road - climb down the stairs. Then, destroy the barricades in your way. After you climb down again, you will see the first opponents.
Fight back the mercenaries
The fight with them is not a problem but, it is a kind of a tutorial. You can attack the enemies in a standard way [LMB] or use the combat arts [1] and [2]. You can also dodge from the attacks [SPACE BAR], shield break [RMB] and grab them to throw them [double-tap E] or deal damage to them. Regardless of your strategy, right after a while, you will be able to continue along your path, where you encounter more enemies. After you defeat them, walk over to the glowing circle which is a checkpoint. Cross the gat and, after a while, you ill encounter shielded enemies for the first time - follow the suggestion and break their defenses first, then attack. The shield symbol above an individual enemy suggests doing this. Go right, where you will find a treasure chest. Then go left to continue the mission.
After a skirmish, you will get to the location, where there is the first miniboss. You should not have too much problem dealing with him - shield break and attack. Use your combat arts to speed up the process. Remember that you need to watch out for his attacks, whose landing is marked beforehand - dodge and attack again. Walk across the gate that has been smashed just a moment ago. The path is blocked off by debris, but that is not a problem - go to the side and down. In a narrow passage, you will encounter several enemies who are no challenge to you. Climb down again and walk into a small square, where you will be attacked for the first time.
You will reach a small crossroads (the screenshot): the road to the right leads to a treasure chest, the one to the left - to the next part of the mission. For the first time, you will find traps here, which are also marked. To deactivate them, you need to bash [hold down the RMB]. Remember that they remain inactive only temporarily.
Free the villagers
As you go ahead, you will receive a quest to free the villagers. The quest consists in smashing 4 cage doors. This is not a problem - you can smash them by attacking them. Behind the second cage, there is a small passage to a treasure chest. Then, follow the road: you will reach a room with four traps in it, which activate every now and then. As soon as you get too close to one, you will be captured by a force field, of a kind. To free yourself, keep pressing the interaction key [E]. In the small market place, with a fountain in it, you will find the last cage.
You should especially watch your steps at the next square, where there appear lots of enemies and the traps there activate every now and then. The way leads across the fallen gate. After a while, you will get to the location where there you will be exposed to enemy fire - the dangerous area is being symbolized with the red rim. It is these spots that the projectiles hit and which wound you, of course, which is why you should dodge from them. After you detour a bit, to the right, you will find a treasure chest. Then, among the falling charges, over the destroyed balcony, you will reach the location where you fight another miniboss.
You should especially watch out for his AoE attack, which is effective over a vast area (the dropping bombs and projectiles), because they may bring your health level down, considerably. Across the hole in the walls, head towards the enemy camp, where you fight a small fight. Watch out for the enemies that throw pikes, because they are scattered all around the area and it is difficult to dodge from several simultaneous attacks. Try to take them out as quickly as possible. After you defeat the enemies, you will walk into the location with a red skull on the ground - the way to the main boss is open for you.
Defeat the troll
The fight with the troll is the final point of this chapter. The most important thing here is to stay in constant motion and use frequent dodges - the beast marks his attacks with his behavior (raising the sword hand, jump or preparation to run). First of all, he will be trying to hop onto you, from a distance, or hit you with the sword - a regular dodge is excellent here. You should especially watch out when the troll burst in rage - this will become apparent after he starts charging at you and swings the sword, at the same time. Try to dart away a bit earlier. The key to success are dodges and attacking whenever the troll turns away after his own blow - he does not pack any tricky attacks. In the arena, there also are several chests with health points, in case you need them. Defeating the troll ends this stage.