Guide and Secrets to Castle Carnage in Dota 2: Get All the Rewards

The launch of Act IV of the CrownFall event also brought about Castle Carnage to Dota 2. It is an engaging mini-game that challenges players to display both their strategic and skill level. In this artillery based mini-game you play as Snapfire whose job is to defeat the enemy using a range of explosive projectiles. This article is a detailed guide that helps a player in achieving a perfect score and unlocking all the rewards.

Key Points About Castle Carnage

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Castle carnage comprises of 9 stages where only one third of the star for each stage can be earned but one may have to fulfill a requirement when moving onto the latter one. The difficulty across the stages also increases which can be completed strategically and with great skill. Players will earn maximum three stars per level, the maximum star points of nine, eighteen and twenty seven are accompanied by the following:

• "CrownFall" story advancements.

• Three random tokens.

• Five random tokens.

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To earn every prize, you also have to three star each level and use as little time and only required resources.

General Tips

• Minimize Your Fire: Use the fewest projectiles possible to complete the level and move on.

• Move Quicker: Always try to take care of the time because the score potential increases with the timing.

• Use What's Around You: A lot of the objects around you can be used for attack as well.

• Be Careful: Remember that some ricocheting projectiles can hurt Snapfire.

Step by Step Guide

Level 1: Enemy at the Gatehouse

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• Objective: Get rid of the enemies in a very short time to get three stars.

• Strategy:

Pause The Timer: You aim and then fire, irrespective of the countdown. Basically, you want to have ample time to shoot. It is permissible for the countdown to start after your first shot since precautions must be taken into consideration.

First Shot: Aim at the upper enemies with the highest potential. Look for the alignment of a patrolling enemy with other stationary ones, a two in one scenario.

Second Shot: Kill the enemy that is nearing you. Then destroy the barrier that killed the enemy that was behind the barrier.

Level 2: A Bridge Too Far

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• Objective: Destroy the enemies by demolishing the bridge

Strategy:

First Shot: Target the center point base of ballista and destroy it.

Second Shot: Aim in the middle but not off the sight. Many of the remaining foes should get swiped or destroyed.

Level 3: More than Two Towers

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• Objective: Use whichever object is best to take out towers and enemies using ranged consuming.

• Strategy:

Tower Destruction: Reach for Mortimer Kisses. Its value isn’t much at towers, but with enemies it works well.

First Tower: For use on the first I would recommend spraying a touch over half power to get best results.

Second Tower: Around seventy five percent is ideal for this one.

Third Tower: Much less than a hundred percent but getting no closer than this still gets the job done.

Enemy Elimination: Turning to grenade should take care of the trolls hiding behind the towers.

Level 4: Have a Great Fall

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• Goal: Bring down structures to eradicate the enemies.

• Plan:

First Shot: Pick Tunneler then direct the attack towards the platform of the ogres aiming at maximum destruction.

Second Shot: Aim once again at the skeletons’ platform and this time use 75% of the power to bring it down.

Level 5: Disorder of the Courtyard

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• Goal: Make use of the bounces and the weakest points of the structure.

• Plan:

Right Side:

Need to aim as illustrated in the reference image.

First Two Shots: Toss a grenade to open a gap and shoot barrels around the enemies to wipe them out.

Left Side:

Need to aim further down a bit.

Aim fully at ricochetting the grenade against the wall to strike the barrel above left side..

Level 6: Battlement Royale

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• Goal: Combine separate projectiles to gain maximum results.

• Plan:

First Shot:

Kick Mortimer Kisses to wipe out the ogres.

Second Shot:

Then, use the Tunneler.

One notch lower in power to shoot the skeleton's platform.

Third Shot:

Finally use a Grenade with the same settings to blow the barrels and other enemies.

Level 7: Cooking With Gas

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• Goal: Learn how the Dropkick Missile works.

• Plan:

Learning the Mechanics of the Missile: Making the Dropkick Missile go directly downwards by the spacebar while the missile is in the air.

Execution:

Launch the rocket straight into the air with full thrust.

Press spacebar when it passes slightly above targets so that the maximum damage is achieved.

Level 8: Full House

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• Objective: Free enemies concealed in the buildings.

• Strategic Approach:

First Target:

Now take out an ogre sheltered behind one of the houses using a drop kick missile. After the missile crosses half the rooftop, press the spacebar.

What Should Now Be Done:

Change from thunder bombs to missiles that chop waves.

Target the top window and set all three firing parameters the same to bring all enemies housed up to their long deserved demise.

Level 9: Bunker Buster

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• Aim: Conquer the hardest level with very few in-game resources.

• Strategy:

First Enemy:

With perfect judgment, aim carefully and throw a grenade close to the zombie so that an adjacent skeleton gets fried as well.

Ogre and Right –Side Enemies:

Pull the orge and the nearest enemy to the barrel down using full powered grenade aimed downwards.

Hidden Enemy:

Insert a tunneler on the right side of the house to cave in the floors and sink the poor bird in the already dug hole.

Final Target:

Overcoming any obstacles, nuke the sky wrath on the rightmost corner of the screen with a dropkick missile.

Potential Bugs

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Castle Carnage has had players complain about a bug that affects the graphics that affect the texture so much that the game looks old, players say that restarting Dota 2 somehow fixes this ‘issue’. As for fixing the actual graphical bugs Valve has stated they will be implementing one in the next patch.

Conclusion

In general, Castle Carnage has it all – being able to enjoy Dota 2 whilst having something completely different and new, which is the bestest part. If you refer to this guide, players will be able to raise the star count to the maximum possible number, collect all stars rewards that were available, and improve their general enjoyment in the ‘CrownFall’ event.