UNIT - Creature Balance + Visual Changes

Greetings.

Enough time has passed since the beta test of version 2.4 started, and conclusions have been drawn based on its results. Now I want to share some general information about what to expect in the release version:

-Some changes will occur in the creature hierarchy of the "Stronghold" faction: Centaurs, Nomad Centaurs, and War Centaurs will move to level 3, while Orc Warriors, Orc Fighters, and Warmongers will move to level 2.
-The town development tree for "Stronghold" will also be changed; the faction's economy may be revised.
-Previously, there were active discussions regarding the complete replacement of models for some creatures, such as Peasants and Zombies. Ultimately, it was decided to abandon this idea for now.
-Since version 2.4 will be the final one for the "UNIT" modification, I decided to make a small... "bonus"... for users in the form of several new heroes.

A few facts about the new heroes:
1)New heroes will be an optional add-on that does not require mandatory installation; it can be disabled if desired, as well as the visual part (UNIT_VISUAL.pak).
1)Each faction will receive 1 new hero.
2)All heroes will be created based on high-level large creatures.
3)New heroes will have clear differences from the creatures whose models they borrowed, so it will not be... easy to confuse them on the map or in battle.
4)Each hero will have a full set of necessary animations and effects.
5)Among the new heroes, there will only be ranged units; even if their prototypes in the original did not have such an ability, we'll teach them ))

At the moment, the question of the purpose of the new heroes remains open; there are 2 options:
1)New heroes will become duelists and will be available only in duel mode. They will be unavailable on regular maps.
2)New heroes will replace vanilla heroes (1 per faction) and will be available in both single-player and multiplayer games. Example: in the Inferno faction, "Ur-Hekal" could replace the hero "Grok".

You can vote via the link http://www.rupoll.com/ezwbvkwmsp.html
Results will be tallied on 15.12.17
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At this moment, many heroes are already ready; you can see some of them below. I want to point out that the appearance of the heroes is not yet final and may change with the release.

Faction: Inferno.
Hero: Ur-Hekal.



Faction: Fortress.
Hero: Arigos.



Faction: Haven:
Hero: Eliora (Left), Eyir (Right).



Note: by the time of release, only one of the heroes from Haven and Academy will remain. Later, this issue will be put to a general vote.