Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition

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The Kushluk Assassination

The Kushluk Assassination

You killed Kushluk before 20 minutes had elapsed in the second Genghis Khan mission.

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How to unlock the The Kushluk Assassination achievement in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - Definitive Guide

Essentially you simply rush Kushluk with your initial forces, but send one of your troops to attack the tower on the way to him to lure all of the red army (Kara-Khitai) to respond to that, giving you the time you need to break down the wall separating you from him. He will run away, so you will need to track him down. He should be near his Town Center in the south-west of the map, but be careful to avoid patrolling units as it is imperative that you take no / minimal losses in order to have the strength to kill him.

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17 Nov 2019 13:14

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I found a video walkthrough by Youtube user T-West that's similar but somewhat easier (in my opinion).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kyRfuRl070 (successful run is at 9 min)

Basically the same idea - take a few whacks at reds tower with a light cavalry and then run away, drawing the entire red army away from their base. Then rush in along the south edge of red base and hug the bottom palisades until you get to the walls near Kushluk. Breaking the palisade on the south side of him doesn't trigger the running away sequence, so you can trap him at his spawn point. With this method you don't have to worry about dodging the green patrols on the way to Kushluk's town centre.
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By ypod on 21 Feb 2020 09:34
Works flawlessly, ty!
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By Quadrus on 20 Nov 2019 20:28
I've done this exactly but not popping :(
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By Eliphelet77 on 24 Nov 2019 14:44
I have already completed the mission once, perhaps I'm locked out somehow...
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By Eliphelet77 on 24 Nov 2019 14:51
So I had to reboot my game and run it again and then it popped fine.
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By Eliphelet77 on 24 Nov 2019 14:55
If this doesn't unlock for you try changing your game language to english and then go for this method again. (Sushi Lover Achievement too)
I've tried this method 4 times without success but after I changed my language from german to english it unlocked with the next attempt.
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By Drashi90 on 22 Jun 2020 19:09
ypod's comment/T-West's method above worked much better for me. Thank you!
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By themusicluvr13 on 17 Jun 2021 00:40
I’ve killed him twice with the rush method, and the achievement doesn’t pop :(
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By Talan Ryker on 01 Jan 2022 17:36
It popped. Got it!
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By Talan Ryker on 01 Jan 2022 17:41
Instead of attacking the tower, send a scout unit along where the wall begins in the mid-southern area of the map. Follow the wall until it ends against some cliffs.

Have your single scout unit start attacking the wall at the point that’s the farthest away from where the outpost and wall began. Then about the same time, send your main force into the red AI’s area and start attacking the fence where the traitor is. You should have enough time to destroy the fence and kill him before the red AI sends their units to attack you.
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By Dovah Ra on 23 May 2023 07:21
Lit doesn't work at all. He isn't where the video shows or anywhere. Please never post again.
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By Proudnerd2 on 18 Dec 2023 05:39
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Essentially you simply rush Kushluk with your initial forces, but send one of your troops to attack the tower on the way to him to lure all of the red army (Kara-Khitai) to respond to that, giving you the time you need to break down the wall separating you from him. He will run away, so you will need to track him down. He should be near his Town Center in the south-west of the map, but be careful to avoid patrolling units as it is imperative that you take no / minimal losses in order to have the strength to kill him.

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17 Nov 2019 00:00

The best way to complete this is simply to rush with your starting army. You will want to use one soldier to attack their tower and lure the Kara-Khitai away from their base, then rush through with the rest of your army to find and kill Kushluk. If he flees he will flee back to his town centre. You can prevent him fleeing, however, by attacking the wall to the south of where he is.
 
The following video has a good strategy at 8:55
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