Battle For Middle-Earth Evil Campaign
Hard Difficulty

Firstly there are a number of factors that stand true whatever map you find yourself fighting in. These are as follows :-

• All the maps on the Evil side involve building camps, gathering resources building & upgrading troops. Build more furnaces than slaughterhouses for resource building as it will help with upgrades of the Uruks. Always build 2-3 Pike-Crossbow combos when against Rohan troops.

Below is a basic copy of the Good campaign analysis that I still have to convert to Evil equivalents. I wanted to ensure I followed a consistency of information layout for all areas

• Camps cost 800 for small with 3 plots, 2000 for medium with 6 plots & 6 sentry tower plots. Large main camps cost a whacking 5000 but have 8 plots & I think 9 or 10 sentry tower plots. For Gondor you can build trebuchets or archer towers but depending on the location would be wary of trebuchets as they are prone to inflicting horrific "friendly fire" but excellent damage to enemies. Archery towers are a good first bet as they will kill of plain orcs or Uruks & alert you to action the other side of the map from wherever you are concentrating on.
• Look for treasure wherever possible to gain well needed resources early on. Unfortunately these are generally found when you destroy a Warg lair or Troll cave so you'll ideally need 2 battalions of fire arrow archers to finish them off quickly.
• As soon as any build that allows troop upgrades has been ugpgraded such as the blacksmith for armour, forged blades & banner carrier, archery range for fire arrows buy the upgrades when resources allow. Select which order you buy these upgrades in relation to the troops you have. If you only have archers then don't buy the forged blades at that time but buy the armour, fire arrows & banner carrier if you can afford it. The banner carrier upgrade is a very much underrated upgrade in that I've found it essential for doing quick dashes to kill a few enemies then retreating. It also allows a significant troop levels over your command points if you time things right by training new troops whilst your current in action banner carrier upgraded troops are down a few men. When the new guys are released your banner troops are slowly retraining new men regardless of your command level. Once your command point limit has been reached though all new training stops although if you've had a chance & the resources queue a few more troops. That way when you lose a few troops in battle, new ones will automatically train when there is sufficient "slack" in your command point limit. Likewise if you have cavalry then upgrade horse shields, armour, swords & specifically fire arrows for Rohan Archer Cavalry.
• Best advice would be to just keep a level head & common sense should prevail. During the heat of battle it's easy to get carried away & produce loads of troops but less fully upgraded troops are always better than more non upgraded troops.
• Merging units can be useful during close battles if you get it right. Some of the more useful combinations are listed below :-
  • Gondor Soldier or Tower Guard with Gondor Archer - If all the upgrades are purchased the swordsmen provide a good protective shield for the archers behind with their fire arrows. The banner carrier comes into use with occasional strategic retreats & of course the healing power when available. Same goes for Elvish Archers & Elvish Swordsmen.
  • Yeoman Archer with Rohan Peasant. Not much of a comparison to Gondor but the best that Rogan can offer when. Adequate when fully upgraded though.
  • You can also merge cavalry with foot units but with the speed of the horses slowed to that of the foot soldiers not much in losing the best feature of the horses i.e. speed.
  • On the Evil side you need to merge Uruk crossbows with Pike Uruks when in the company of Rohirrim & some Uruk crossbows & Uruk Warriors for close combat, all fully upgraded of course. Same goes for Orc Archers & Mordor Orcs although only fire arrow upgrades are only real upgrade.
• At this point it's worth mentioning the apparent complaint by some that the Good side is generally more powerful than Evil. This is of course true to a certain extent but not surprising. In the real world it's generally known that Good will always triumph over Evil in the end. The very fact that you can win the Evil campaign tells me that the game is perhaps balances more towards Evil. In the book the sides of Evil far outnumbered the sides of evil by some absurd ratio. Yet
• Garrison abandoned towers only with archers with at least fire arrows & all upgrades if possible. If you get attacked by a number of troops which will almost definitely happen during hard difficulty. At least you'll stand a decent chance of clearing a few enemy battalions before they wipe you out. If you can spread a few forests around these towers & populate with a few fully upgraded rangers for Rohan & Archers you should be able to hold off most attacks indefinitely. That is until the trebuchets, Nazgul or Balrog come.
• Complete as many objectives as is safely possible. No point in taking a big risk with your troops if there's a large chance of being wiped out doing the objective. Best to wait until enemy is almost defeated then complete tasks. Some objectives are time dependent so try & complete them early on if you can safely do so.
• Build up army once enemy has almost been conquered to ensure maximum command army with all upgrades are carried over to next map.
• Set all hero powers on autoset by right clicking on the appropriate icon on the Palantir.

Evil Campaign, Hard Difficulty Walkthrough Index
Map 1 - Isengard	Act 1 - +25 Command & +2 Power. Starts with Saruman & Isengard Army consisting of 2 battalions of Fire Crossbows, a few pikes & Orc labourers chopping down trees. On the offensive are Treebeard, 6 Ents & 20 Rohan Archers. In Westfold Act 8 are 20 Archers & 60 Rohirrim with Eomer & another 60 Rohirrim on the border between Westfold & Rohan (Act 5). Lurtz in in West Emnet (Act 11) with Isengard Army. In Rhûn are 100 Soldiers of Rhûn preparing to head south. In Near Harad are Haradrim Army with 25 Mumakil & 250 Evil Men, in Southern Ithilien is Mordor Army of 40 Orcs. Behind the walls of Mordor are 60 orcs & 2 Trolls at Cirith Ungol, 300 Orcs & 20 Trolls behind the Black Gate & 300 Orcs & 20 Trolls between Mount Doom & Barad-Dur.
Map 2 - Fangorn	Act 2 - +20% Resources & +1 Power. Starts with Saruman & 160 Uruks, Lurtz with Isengard Army are hot on the heels of the Fellowship near Amon Hen. 100 Soldiers of Rhûn are gathering in the far north east. Haradrim Army of 25 Mumakil & 250 Evil Men are gathering in Near Harad, 60 orcs & 2 Trolls at Cirith Ungol, 40 Mordor Orcs to the east of Central Ithilien, 300 Orcs & 20 Trolls behind the Black Gate & 300 Orcs & 20 Trolls between Mount Doom & Barad-dur. The rest of the forces consist of Eomer & 60 Rohirrim in Anorien, Faramir with 50 Archers, 50 Soldiers & 7 Trebuchets in Osgiliath, another 80 Archers, 80 Soldiers & 30 Knights in Minas Tirith. For some reason the Fellowship are not shown on the map but considering the Fellowship had not been formed at this time I'm not surprised. If my memory is right when Saruman was burning the trees of Isengard, Gandalf was captive on the roof of Orthanc, the Hobbits were blissfully unaware of the world at home in the Shire, Boromir was still at Minas Tirith, Aragorn doing his duty with the Rangers, Legolas would have been at home in Mirkwood & Gimli in the Iron Mountains in the north.
Map 3 - Gap Of Rohan	Act 3 - +25 Command. Starts with Saruman & 150 Uruks. Eomer & 60 Rohirrim are now in West Emnet with no change to the rest of the Good or Evil forces.
Map 4 - Amon Hen	Act 4 - +1 Power. Starts with Lurtz & 2 basic battalions of Uruks. Don't go into this map without devastation as you'll need as many resources as possible to survive the attacks. There is no change with the rest of the Good & Evil forces.
Map 5 - Eaves Of Fangorn	Act 3 - +10% Resources & +1 Power Starts with Lurtz with 130 Uruks. Apart from Rohan Army of Théoden, Eowyn, 50 Archers, 70 Peasants & 20 Rohirrim at Dunharrow there is no change with the rest of the Good & Evil forces.
Map 6 - Rohan	Act 5 - +50 Command. Starts with Lurtz with 130 Uruks or Saruman with 160 Uruks.
Map 7 - Edoras	Act 7 - +50 Command & +1 Power. Starts with Lurtz & 170 Uruks
Map 8 - Westfold	Act 8 - +20% Resources. Starts with Lurtz & 190 Uruks. 300 Orcs, 20 Trolls & 10 Soldiers of Rhûn are behind the Black Gate, 60 Orcs 7 2 Trolls are at  Cirith Ungol, 300 Orcs & 20 Trolls are between Mount Doom & Barad-Dur, 25 Mumakil & 250 Haradrim have been joined in Near Harad by the 40 orcs from the Crossroads. The Rohan Army of Théoden, Eowyn, 50 Archers, 70 Peasants & 20 Rohirrim are now at Helm's Deep.
Map 9 - Dunharrow	Act 8 - +50 Command & +1 Power. Starts with Lurtz & 190 Uruks. No change with the rest of Good & Evil Armies.
Map 10 - Helm's Deep	Act 10 - +50 Command & +1 Power. Starts with Lurtz & 190 Uruks. Gondor Army of 80 Archers, 80 Soldiers & 30 Knights are still at Minas Tirith, Faramir with 50 Archers, 50 Soldiers & 8 Trebuchets are at Osgiliath. No change with the rest of Good & Evil Armies.
Map 11 - Near Harad	Act 11 - +50 Command Starts with 40 Mordor Orcs trying to recruit the Haradrim Army of 25 Mumakil & 250 Evil Men. Lurtz is celebrating victory at Helm's Deep with 200 Uruks 7 10 Warg Riders & Saruman & 160 Uruks are in the Gap of Rohan. No change with the rest of the forces of Good & Evil.
Map 12 - Southern Ithilien	Act 12 - +2 Power Starts with 11 Mumakil, 20 Orcs & 265 Evil Men chosen from Near Harad.
Map 13 - Fords Of Isen	Act 11 - +50 Command & +20% Resources. Starts with Saruman & 160 Uruks. Gondor Army of 80 Archers, 80 Soldiers & 40 Knights are still at Minas Tirith, Faramir, 40 Soldiers, 40 Archers & 8 Trebuchets are in Osgiliath. At the crossroads are 80 Orcs & 2 Trolls with the Haradrim army in Southern Ithilien with 7 Mumakil, 2 Trolls & 130 Evil Men. No change with the rest of the Evil forces behind the walls of Mordor.
Map 14 - Enedwaith	Act 11 - +10% Resources. Starts with Saruman & 240 Uruks.
Map 15 - Osgiliath	Act 15 - +50 Command Starts with Mordor Army of 60 Orcs & 2 Trolls on the eastern bank of the river Anduin. No movement with the rest of the Armies of Good & Evil.
Map 16 - Cirith Ungol	Act 16 - +10 Power Starts with Gollum & a battalion of Orc Soldiers & another of Crossbows. Very limited cash so you need to head for Shelob to sacrifice a few Orcs to gain her control. No hope of surviving this map without her & as much treasure as you can find.
Map 17 - Anfalas	Act 13 - +10% Resources & +3 Power. Starts with Saruman & his 280 Uruks & 5 Warg Riders
Map 18 - Belfalas	Act 13 - +4 Power. Starts with Saruman & his 270 Uruks. No change with the other Armies of Good & Evil apart from the Army of 200 Oathbreakers led by Aragorn, Legolas & Gimli in Lebennin.
Map 19 - Lebennin	Act 17 - +1 Power. Starts with Saruman, 220 Uruks & 40 Warg Riders.
Map 20 - Pelargir	Act 17 - +10% Resources & +2 Power Starts with Saruman, 260 Uruks & 15 Warg Riders
Map 21 - Harlond	Act 17 - +2 Power. Starts with Saruman, 260 Uruks & 15 Warg Riders
Map 22 - West Emnet	Act 11 - +50 Command & +10% Resources. Starts with Lurtz with a few battalions of Wargs & Pike - Archer - Uruk combos
Map 23 - Eastern Rohan	Act 11 - +10% Resources. Starts with Lurtz, 300 Uruks & 10 Wargs
Map 24 - Anorien	Act 17 - +10% Resources. Starts with Lurtz, 280 Uruks & 10 Wargs
Map 25 - Central Ithilien	Act 12 - +20% Resources Starts with Mordor Army of 7 Mumakil, 2 Trolls & 130 Evil Men
Map 26 - East Emnet	Act 11 - +25 Command. Starts with Lurtz with 250 Uruks & 20 Warg Riders
Map 27 - Emyn Muil	Act 17 - +1 Power. Starts with Lurtz, 240 Uruks & 15 Warg Riders
Map 28 - Old Brown Lands	Act 17 - +10% Resources. Starts with Lurtz, 230 Uruks & 25 Warg Riders
Map 29 - Mirkwood	Act 17 - +20% Resources & +3 Power. Starts with Lurtz, 200 Uruks & 20 Warg Riders. Saruman, 260 Uruks & 15 Wargs Riders are still at Harlond, Mordor Army of 3 Mumakil & 255 Evil Men are at Central Ithilien, Mordor Army of 70 Orcs, 12 Trolls & 70 Evil Men at Osgiliath with remaining Evil Armies behind the Black Gates. On the offensive are Faramir with 50 Soldiers, 50 Archers & 8 Trebuchets along with another 80 Archers, 80 Soldiers & 30 Knights at Minas Tirith with Aragorn, Legolas & Gimli with 200 Oathbreakers to the south in Lebennin.
Map 30 - Emyn Arnen	Act 13 - +2 Power Starts with Saruman for a change with his 260 Uruks & 15 Warg Riders.
Map 31 - Crossroads	Act 14 - +2 Power Starts with Saruman with his 230 Uruks & 15 Warg Riders. No change on the rest of the map.
Map 32 - Northern Ithilien	Act 13 - +20% Resources. Starts with Saruman, 230 Uruks & 15 Warg Riders.
Map 33 - Dead Marshes	Act 13 - +2 Power. Starts with Saruman, 230 Uruks & 15 Warg Riders.
Map 34 - Mouths Of The Entwash	Act 11 - +10% Resources. Starts with Saruman with his 230 Uruks & 15 Warg Riders.
Map 35 - Druadan Forest	Act 17 - +1 Power. Starts with Saruman, 220 Uruks & 10 Warg Riders.
Map 36 - Cair Andros	Act 13 - +3 Power. Starts with Saruman, 220 Uruks & 30 Warg Riders.
Map 37 - Minas Tirith	Act 18 - Final Battle at Minas Tirith or correctly Battle for Pelennor Fields. I made the first attempt with Lurtz, 200 Uruks & 20 Warg Riders from Mirkwood. Second attempt is Mordor army of 255 Evil Men & 3 Mumakil in Central Ithilien Third attempt is Mordor army of 70 Orcs, 12 Trolls & 70 Evil men at Osgiliath Final attempt is with Saruman, 200 Uruks & 25 Warg Riders at Cair Andros