While this reduced the strain on the player's resources, it could result in the player having plenty of gold, but being unable to reinforce their army sufficiently to stand a chance in the next mission. Īnother difficulty with the gameplay was that a fallen soldier could be merely wounded, which would leave them out of the action for the next battle, after which they'd be healed for free.
Units gain experience and become more experienced and more potent through use, but this in turn increases the cost of their replacement. Only when the game is played with great skill do these reinforcements cover all the losses. These reinforcements were bought with gold gained from combat, but this gold was generally less than the replacement value of the lost troops. The army's losses are offset by the reinforcements that can be bought in most towns between missions. Losses incurred in previous battles are persistent, and combined with the steeply increasing difficulties of the battles the game grows very difficult relatively quickly. The player is frequently given a choice of missions to accept, which provide multiple paths through the game's story, some of which result in different mercenary units being available to the player. The finances of the mercenary army are handled by Paymaster Dietrich. The player must defeat a variety of foes in pitched battles using traditional fantasy battle methods such as shooting and close combat as well as the use of magical spells.
Paymaster Dietrich's caravan serves as an interactive menu, allowing the player to access the books detailing the Grudgebringers' troops, magic and encountered enemies, select the next mission or learn about new regiments willing to join the mercenary army. Paymaster Dietrich's caravan is an interactive menu from which the player has access to all the essential information to play the game.
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