Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
275 Achievements
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Malleus Scotorum
Kill William Wallace before Robert the Bruce betrays you in "Hammer of the Scots".
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How to unlock the Malleus Scotorum achievement in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - Definitive Guide
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Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition (PC) - Achievement - Malleus Scotorum
Kill William Wallace before Robert the Bruce betrays you in "Hammer of the Scots".
The level begins and you must defend your villagers from waves of light attacks. Once the initial timer expires, the attacks stop and you can research 'Warwolf' at the Castle your given control of. This shortly after produces a hero Trebuchet unit. The idea is that you destroy the gate and kill the enemy units guarding the Castle (the Castle and towers don't attack you FYI). Once you do this, the build phase of the level begins and so too does the countdown to Robert the Bruce betraying you as he is sent away from your camp - There is no visible timer for this.
There is a way to do this achievement without any time constraints however. You'll notice that before you take the Castle, you are trapped from escaping your starting camp by barricades which disappear once you take back the Castle. However, you CAN use Warwolf to attack the ground where the barricades are to destroy them, so that you can explore and kill William Wallace while Robert the Bruce is still at your camp (and not busy preparing to betray you).
Once you do this, you have all the time in the world to kill Williams Wallace. He is located South of your starting camp across a river and is guarded by a sizable force that includes Onagers and towers. You can actually defeat his guards with your starting army. All you need to do is snipe the towers with Warwolf and lure his troops towards you a few at a time, slowly killing his forces so that he has nothing left to protect him. Your Longbowmen excel at this, but watch out for the Onagers - Try to take these down quickly with your cavalry / hero. It's best to attack from the North-East. Once enough of William Wallaces forces are taken out, move in for the kill and trigger the achievement.
You can do this efficiently enough to still have enough of an army left to take the Castle near your stating camp and continue with the level. Just remember to use the Monks that you're given to keep your troops in good health.
Kill William Wallace before Robert the Bruce betrays you in "Hammer of the Scots".
The level begins and you must defend your villagers from waves of light attacks. Once the initial timer expires, the attacks stop and you can research 'Warwolf' at the Castle your given control of. This shortly after produces a hero Trebuchet unit. The idea is that you destroy the gate and kill the enemy units guarding the Castle (the Castle and towers don't attack you FYI). Once you do this, the build phase of the level begins and so too does the countdown to Robert the Bruce betraying you as he is sent away from your camp - There is no visible timer for this.
There is a way to do this achievement without any time constraints however. You'll notice that before you take the Castle, you are trapped from escaping your starting camp by barricades which disappear once you take back the Castle. However, you CAN use Warwolf to attack the ground where the barricades are to destroy them, so that you can explore and kill William Wallace while Robert the Bruce is still at your camp (and not busy preparing to betray you).
Once you do this, you have all the time in the world to kill Williams Wallace. He is located South of your starting camp across a river and is guarded by a sizable force that includes Onagers and towers. You can actually defeat his guards with your starting army. All you need to do is snipe the towers with Warwolf and lure his troops towards you a few at a time, slowly killing his forces so that he has nothing left to protect him. Your Longbowmen excel at this, but watch out for the Onagers - Try to take these down quickly with your cavalry / hero. It's best to attack from the North-East. Once enough of William Wallaces forces are taken out, move in for the kill and trigger the achievement.
You can do this efficiently enough to still have enough of an army left to take the Castle near your stating camp and continue with the level. Just remember to use the Monks that you're given to keep your troops in good health.
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Got it yesterday. Thank you. +1
By thedongyiGuy on 12 Aug 2023 01:11
This worked for me on 01-FEB-2021, thanks!
By jantrance on 01 Feb 2021 19:19
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Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition (PC) - Achievement - Malleus Scotorum
Kill William Wallace before Robert the Bruce betrays you in "Hammer of the Scots".
The level begins and you must defend your villagers from waves of light attacks. Once the initial timer expires, the attacks stop and you can research 'Warwolf' at the Castle your given control of. This shortly after produces a hero Trebuchet unit. The idea is that you destroy the gate and kill the enemy units guarding the Castle (the Castle and towers don't attack you FYI). Once you do this, the build phase of the level begins and so too does the countdown to Robert the Bruce betraying you as he is sent away from your camp - There is no visible timer for this.
There is a way to do this achievement without any time constraints however. You'll notice that before you take the Castle, you are trapped from escaping your starting camp by barricades which disappear once you take back the Castle. However, you CAN use Warwolf to attack the ground where the barricades are to destroy them, so that you can explore and kill William Wallace while Robert the Bruce is still at your camp (and not busy preparing to betray you).
Once you do this, you have all the time in the world to kill Williams Wallace. He is located South of your starting camp across a river and is guarded by a sizable force that includes Onagers and towers. You can actually defeat his guards with your starting army. All you need to do is snipe the towers with Warwolf and lure his troops towards you a few at a time, slowly killing his forces so that he has nothing left to protect him. Your Longbowmen excel at this, but watch out for the Onagers - Try to take these down quickly with your cavalry / hero. It's best to attack from the North-East. Once enough of William Wallaces forces are taken out, move in for the kill and trigger the achievement.
You can do this efficiently enough to still have enough of an army left to take the Castle near your stating camp and continue with the level. Just remember to use the Monks that you're given to keep your troops in good health.
Kill William Wallace before Robert the Bruce betrays you in "Hammer of the Scots".
The level begins and you must defend your villagers from waves of light attacks. Once the initial timer expires, the attacks stop and you can research 'Warwolf' at the Castle your given control of. This shortly after produces a hero Trebuchet unit. The idea is that you destroy the gate and kill the enemy units guarding the Castle (the Castle and towers don't attack you FYI). Once you do this, the build phase of the level begins and so too does the countdown to Robert the Bruce betraying you as he is sent away from your camp - There is no visible timer for this.
There is a way to do this achievement without any time constraints however. You'll notice that before you take the Castle, you are trapped from escaping your starting camp by barricades which disappear once you take back the Castle. However, you CAN use Warwolf to attack the ground where the barricades are to destroy them, so that you can explore and kill William Wallace while Robert the Bruce is still at your camp (and not busy preparing to betray you).
Once you do this, you have all the time in the world to kill Williams Wallace. He is located South of your starting camp across a river and is guarded by a sizable force that includes Onagers and towers. You can actually defeat his guards with your starting army. All you need to do is snipe the towers with Warwolf and lure his troops towards you a few at a time, slowly killing his forces so that he has nothing left to protect him. Your Longbowmen excel at this, but watch out for the Onagers - Try to take these down quickly with your cavalry / hero. It's best to attack from the North-East. Once enough of William Wallaces forces are taken out, move in for the kill and trigger the achievement.
You can do this efficiently enough to still have enough of an army left to take the Castle near your stating camp and continue with the level. Just remember to use the Monks that you're given to keep your troops in good health.
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This guide was translated automatically.
5th mission in the Edward Longlegs campaign.
The mission is divided into sub-stages, first we protect the peasants from attacks, then we research the technology in the castle and get a trebuchet. Then we get control over the base, we are given additional. task to kill Wallace and after some time we are betrayed by Robert Bruce (green).
To get the achievement, you can use cunning. Immediately after receiving the trebuchet, we deploy it and begin to forcefully fire on the ground under the barricades. After 3-4 shots they will break. We take all the warriors and go to the south of the map, there stands Wallace surrounded by towers, soldiers and onagers. Trebuchets, we reconnoiter the area and begin to lure out the enemies one by one under the archers and destroy the onagers with cavalry.
After killing Wallace we get the achievement.
Video guide (en).
There is also a trick in this mission: after killing Wallace, you can bring the trebuchet to the northeast (the green base) and use forced fire to destroy all their buildings (castles, barracks, stables, ports). Units will run away.
The mission is divided into sub-stages, first we protect the peasants from attacks, then we research the technology in the castle and get a trebuchet. Then we get control over the base, we are given additional. task to kill Wallace and after some time we are betrayed by Robert Bruce (green).
To get the achievement, you can use cunning. Immediately after receiving the trebuchet, we deploy it and begin to forcefully fire on the ground under the barricades. After 3-4 shots they will break. We take all the warriors and go to the south of the map, there stands Wallace surrounded by towers, soldiers and onagers. Trebuchets, we reconnoiter the area and begin to lure out the enemies one by one under the archers and destroy the onagers with cavalry.
After killing Wallace we get the achievement.
Video guide (en).
There is also a trick in this mission: after killing Wallace, you can bring the trebuchet to the northeast (the green base) and use forced fire to destroy all their buildings (castles, barracks, stables, ports). Units will run away.
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The Xbox version has some twist in this mission. When controlling this trebuchet, there is no option in the radial menu to shoot at the ground to destroy fortifications. The solution is elementary: you just need to take the Soviet one and click on 
twice at the desired point.
twice at the desired point.
By Silent-hiller47 on 10 Feb 2024 14:25