After going through several genres, The Lord of The Rings franchise has finally reached the next natural stage. Published and developed by EA, it made quite an impression when it was launched and remains till today one of the best strategies in the world of Tolkien. The need for some improvements presented immediately and even if there were no official cheats, the community found ways to make the game a lot easier. Here are some of them:

Hint - Unit Cap Hack
This method requires changing vital game files. Please use a back-up before any modification takes place.
Locate the ini.big file in the game directory and open it with a text editor such as Notepad. Search for the following string:

GoodCommandPointLimit = 300
EvilCommandPointLimit = 600

And ajust the amount to what you want. It is a good idea to look below that string for more values to adjust, such as:
GoodCommandPointsBonus = 20;
EvilCommandPointsBonus = 50
Add about 30 or so to each value, depending on how high you set your command limit, as it will not be possible to reach 999 command in a campaign when you only get 20 or 50 bonuses per terrain.

This only works for the Light faction. Build up to the command limit. After doing so, build a well at one of your bases, because not only do they heal troops but they also replace lost units. Send your units into battle and let men from each battalion die, in order to have your command points going down.

Before returning your men to the well build more battalions of your choice. (You must take down the command points low enough to build more troops). Build back up to the command limit. Once the command limit has been reached, send the wounded battalions to the well.

The well will replace the missing troops and therefore build you above the command limit. Usually, you can build one or two battalions above the command point limit. You must keep at least one unit alive from a battalion in order to replace the units from the battalion, so be careful!

Hints and Tricks
More powerful creatures
To make a Troll more powerful, have it pick up a tree as a club. It is slower, but much more powerful. To make an Ent more powerful, have it to pull boulders out of buildings or rock piles to throw at enemies. This is a very powerful long-range attack.

Isengard easy win
While playing as Isengard and starting off with castles, build up an army of say 2 hordes of uruk-hai and about 5 beserkers and buy 2-4 mines...use the hordes of uruk-ai as a decoy while you plant your mines down on their walls or buildings and then get your beserkers to blow up the mines by lighting there torches and have an army ready to run in as soon as the wall is blown up--note: only Gondor and Rohan have walls.

Good army spying in skirmish mode
The Evil factions of the game both have a Spying power they can use. However, Good factions have no spying power. Early in Skirmish mode, recruit the Hobbit available to you. Have him run over to an enemy castle, camp etc. He should be able to make it to the citadel, unless the enemy is playing a Good faction and has closed the castle gate. Once inside (or outside the gate if it has been closed), activate his Elven Cloak. He will remain there, untouchable by the enemy. By doing this, you will have a permanent spy. Note: If he moves, he will be exposed until he can use his cloak again. When selecting all your units by pressing Q, hold [Shift] and deselect your spy before ordering everybody to move or attack.

Bypassing the command point limit
If you have reached your command point limit during a mission, send out a battalion or two (with the Banner Carrier upgrade) of soldiers. Have them fight until there is only one or two men remaining in the battalions/hordes. Then, send them back to your base, near a Healing Well for the Good side. You have just freed up several command points. Your damaged battalions can regenerate. Use this strategy to make up to three battalions of cavalry to raid your opponent with.

Defeating Isengard
When you are fighting Isengard, either use Summon Rohan Allies or start out as Rohan. Build a stable and a lot of farms. Close the main gate and build a Postern Gate instead. Build an army of Riders Of Rohan and walk over the Uruk-Hai's. To counter battering rams, use Yeoman or Elven Archers. To counter Warg Riders and Siege Ladders, use Heroes or Sentry Towers. Note: With the riders, just ride over the Uruks. It will either kill or stun them for you to finish. With the riders, try summoning Eomer to the field and give them a bonus or two.

Defeating Rohirrim
When Isengard, Pikeman can easily defeat Cavalry if their numbers are similar. However, by combining a Pikeman horde with a Crossbow horde you can have one of the most powerful anti-Cavalry groups out there.

As Mordor, there really is no cheap way to deal with Cavalry. Trolls and Mumaks are your best bet, considering they have heavy damage with little harm done to them. Try getting creative and putting Orc Archers with fire arrows inside the Mumakil. This can make for a devastating blow even for a castle, and not just for enemy soldiers.

Darth Vader
If you are playing the Evil Campaign, press CTRL+S+W and you will see Darth Vader appear with a battalion of Storm Troopers. Darth Vader is almost indestructible and can finish off opponents with his laser saber!