Take advantage of the new options and leave guards at all your valuable mines. This prevents your enemies from flooding your territory with weak heroes and steal your assets.

Press TAB during game play, then activate the following cheats by entering the corresponding codes:

CHEAT FUNCTION - CHEAT CODE
Level up - nwcquigon
Hero gains Archangels - nwcpadme
Hero gains Black Knights - nwcdarthmaul
Hero gains all buildings - nwccoruscant
Hero gains all battle machines - nwcr2d2
Hero gains money and resources - nwcwatto
Hero gains massive movement - nwcpodracer
Display Obelisk Map - nwcprophecy
Display Terrain Map - nwcrevealourselves
Hero gains 999 mana and all spells - nwcmidichlorians

Enable the "all buildings" code to access special structures. All special structures give 50% creature growth, +5000 gold income, and has a special attribute:

STRUCTURE - LOCATION/ATTRIBUTE
Aurora Borealias (Conflux) - Located above castle; all spells.
Spirit Totem (Rampart) - Located beside castle; Luck +2 .
Deity of Fire (Inferno) - Located beside town hall; all weeks declared Week Of The Imp.
Soul Prison (Necropolis) - Located in front of the blacksmith; increases Necromancy skill by 20%.
Carnivorous Plant (Fortress) - Located on a plank in the water; increases attack and defense of a garrison hero in a siege.
Skyship (Tower) - Located behind Temple Of The Clouds; gives full world map, increases defending hero Knowledge +15.
Guardian Of The Earth (Dungeon) - Located under the Dragon Caves; increases defending hero Power +12.

The AI will try reducing stacks of your cheap units (for example, pikemen, goblins, centaurs, etc.). Put 60 to 80 of them in with an army to draw attacks, then go in and attack the enemy's powerful units while they are distracted.

The new sharpshooter units are the best castle assault troop. Cast Armor spells on them right away because they will attract the castle guns.