Here's a new run of Joan of Arc 4 in 12:31.
I maybe see this going about 25 seconds faster maximum. I think the rams can get through the wall a little quicker, and it might be possible with luck for 2 or 3 of the rams to survive until the last town center is destroyed.
http://www.filefront.com/16909755/JOA4_1231.mp4
Also here is Barbarossa 6 in 8:48. It looks a bit sloppy, but the first few minutes don't seem to matter as far as the time (as long as the paladins are off quickly). I've attempted new runs with getting blast furnace much quicker so the paladins have it about half the time against the wall, but none of those attempts beat this run.
http://www.filefront.com/16909939/BARB6-848.mp4
EDIT: The tower strategy from Saladin 2 to lure villagers out has been working excellently on some other missions as well. In particular, Joan 3 and Saladin 5 should be much easier using this. I don't have a Joan 3 time yet, but I've finished Saladin 5 in 14:44 by destroying the two land-based enemies. Blue is easy using the tower thing, they take about 8 minutes to kill off. Orange may seem menacing at first, but their army can easily be lured away. The strategy I'm using now is to sneak a few monks into the orange town while the army is away and convert one of the three villagers (they resign if they lose them all). Then I have that villager build a stable and get a knight to kill the other two. It would be best to just convert all three of them to avoid having to build the stable, but I can usually count on the villagers scrambling away from me once I start converting.
I think Saladin 5 can be brought down to about 11 minutes if the stable is necessary, otherwise somewhere between 9 and 10 minutes. I'll post a video once I'm satisfied with it.
I maybe see this going about 25 seconds faster maximum. I think the rams can get through the wall a little quicker, and it might be possible with luck for 2 or 3 of the rams to survive until the last town center is destroyed.
http://www.filefront.com/16909755/JOA4_1231.mp4
Also here is Barbarossa 6 in 8:48. It looks a bit sloppy, but the first few minutes don't seem to matter as far as the time (as long as the paladins are off quickly). I've attempted new runs with getting blast furnace much quicker so the paladins have it about half the time against the wall, but none of those attempts beat this run.
http://www.filefront.com/16909939/BARB6-848.mp4
EDIT: The tower strategy from Saladin 2 to lure villagers out has been working excellently on some other missions as well. In particular, Joan 3 and Saladin 5 should be much easier using this. I don't have a Joan 3 time yet, but I've finished Saladin 5 in 14:44 by destroying the two land-based enemies. Blue is easy using the tower thing, they take about 8 minutes to kill off. Orange may seem menacing at first, but their army can easily be lured away. The strategy I'm using now is to sneak a few monks into the orange town while the army is away and convert one of the three villagers (they resign if they lose them all). Then I have that villager build a stable and get a knight to kill the other two. It would be best to just convert all three of them to avoid having to build the stable, but I can usually count on the villagers scrambling away from me once I start converting.
I think Saladin 5 can be brought down to about 11 minutes if the stable is necessary, otherwise somewhere between 9 and 10 minutes. I'll post a video once I'm satisfied with it.