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Map Title: Rise of Devils
Author: Aeris Quamarine
Downloaded: from the maps4heroes map catalog
I really enjoyed this map. It's made in Aeris's traditional style, focusing on maps that aren't meant to be completed in just one or two game days. It's a remix of "Pandora's Box," designed to be engaging without being overly time-consuming, and encourages a fast-paced game. The victory condition is standard, but the main enemy is the ruler of the underworld. The losing condition is failing to achieve victory within 9 game months.
The map is in English, with a plot based on ancient Greek mythology, featuring gods as heroes. In this regard, the map is similar to Where the Beauty. You can play as 5 out of 6 factions (all except Red). The author's concept is that you start under relatively standard conditions, while the enemies, thanks to the resources they receive immediately, quickly capture outposts near bonus artifacts and gain stats and massive armies (legions of units from levels 1-7) through an event. Also, in their castles, troops increase every 3 days in quantities I haven't seen in any other map (see screenshot 1), and these castles are protected by anti-magic garrisons with decent defenses :D
I started the game as Rampart with the starting hero, Desso, and it was a good choice. Logistics is probably the most useful specialization for the main hero here. The map is island-based, with taverns in the castles, but no heroes available for hire, so you'll have to rely on prisons, just like in Legend of Heroes. The initial tasks are to collect sets of items (Admiral's Hat, Boots, and Gloves) from two locations on the map, quickly free imprisoned heroes, and secure nearby territories. In the castles, prioritize building mage guilds and learning all the necessary spells, up to the City Portal (all spells are available except Flight and Dimension Door).
Next, you need to make your way to Lydia's tower in the upper left corner. Near it, there are seer huts on the water that provide different factions with a substantial ranged army. It's easiest to reach this area from the starting position of the Orange player. For other factions, it might be more beneficial to take a different route, visiting the Blue and Azure tents in the center of the map. Beyond Lydia's city, a two-way monolith leads to the Pandora's Box from Greek mythology: behind a guard of tens of thousands of Medusas, you'll find experience, primary skills, artifacts, and troops.
The next important step is to break through to Dungeon and free Hermes. He has Flight and Dimension Door, which will allow him to collect legionary troops in events near our starting castles. After that, 2000 gold dragons were enough for me to clear the entire land part of the map in a few days. The Arcadia city area is very useful for this. There's a crazy fast recruitment point right in front of the castle (see screenshot 2).
After that, all that remains is to overcome the path to the Red faction. To do this, we need to acquire two King of the Undead cloaks, which is easy. I also collected 4 elemental books and took the Hellblade from the seer hut for a huge amount of resources (hello, Ray of Light), but you can and should do without the latter preparations, as nothing prevents us from casting Flight from the exit of the one-way monolith at 25.23.1 and flying to the final boss. This would have saved me a week and a half of game time.
And the final boss on this map is a separate story. You don't often encounter such a well-equipped opponent (although the battle is far from the most difficult in my experience) :eek: His equipment includes the Cursed Armor, Elixir of Life, Badge of Courage, artifacts for speed and resistance. He has all magic skills at the expert level, as well as attack and defense as secondary skills. Moreover, the battle takes place in a castle without a fort. And the most interesting thing is the completeness and size of the army (see screenshot 3). Even considering that I have the Vulnerability Medal, I had to struggle with him (I killed him in 2 attempts, I didn't have the patience for one). And without the medal, such a powerful army probably wouldn't have been defeated. Unless through a certain number of tricksters.
In the end, victory on 2.3.6.
Author: Aeris Quamarine
Downloaded: from the maps4heroes map catalog
I really enjoyed this map. It's made in Aeris's traditional style, focusing on maps that aren't meant to be completed in just one or two game days. It's a remix of "Pandora's Box," designed to be engaging without being overly time-consuming, and encourages a fast-paced game. The victory condition is standard, but the main enemy is the ruler of the underworld. The losing condition is failing to achieve victory within 9 game months.
The map is in English, with a plot based on ancient Greek mythology, featuring gods as heroes. In this regard, the map is similar to Where the Beauty. You can play as 5 out of 6 factions (all except Red). The author's concept is that you start under relatively standard conditions, while the enemies, thanks to the resources they receive immediately, quickly capture outposts near bonus artifacts and gain stats and massive armies (legions of units from levels 1-7) through an event. Also, in their castles, troops increase every 3 days in quantities I haven't seen in any other map (see screenshot 1), and these castles are protected by anti-magic garrisons with decent defenses :D
I started the game as Rampart with the starting hero, Desso, and it was a good choice. Logistics is probably the most useful specialization for the main hero here. The map is island-based, with taverns in the castles, but no heroes available for hire, so you'll have to rely on prisons, just like in Legend of Heroes. The initial tasks are to collect sets of items (Admiral's Hat, Boots, and Gloves) from two locations on the map, quickly free imprisoned heroes, and secure nearby territories. In the castles, prioritize building mage guilds and learning all the necessary spells, up to the City Portal (all spells are available except Flight and Dimension Door).
Next, you need to make your way to Lydia's tower in the upper left corner. Near it, there are seer huts on the water that provide different factions with a substantial ranged army. It's easiest to reach this area from the starting position of the Orange player. For other factions, it might be more beneficial to take a different route, visiting the Blue and Azure tents in the center of the map. Beyond Lydia's city, a two-way monolith leads to the Pandora's Box from Greek mythology: behind a guard of tens of thousands of Medusas, you'll find experience, primary skills, artifacts, and troops.
The next important step is to break through to Dungeon and free Hermes. He has Flight and Dimension Door, which will allow him to collect legionary troops in events near our starting castles. After that, 2000 gold dragons were enough for me to clear the entire land part of the map in a few days. The Arcadia city area is very useful for this. There's a crazy fast recruitment point right in front of the castle (see screenshot 2).
After that, all that remains is to overcome the path to the Red faction. To do this, we need to acquire two King of the Undead cloaks, which is easy. I also collected 4 elemental books and took the Hellblade from the seer hut for a huge amount of resources (hello, Ray of Light), but you can and should do without the latter preparations, as nothing prevents us from casting Flight from the exit of the one-way monolith at 25.23.1 and flying to the final boss. This would have saved me a week and a half of game time.
And the final boss on this map is a separate story. You don't often encounter such a well-equipped opponent (although the battle is far from the most difficult in my experience) :eek: His equipment includes the Cursed Armor, Elixir of Life, Badge of Courage, artifacts for speed and resistance. He has all magic skills at the expert level, as well as attack and defense as secondary skills. Moreover, the battle takes place in a castle without a fort. And the most interesting thing is the completeness and size of the army (see screenshot 3). Even considering that I have the Vulnerability Medal, I had to struggle with him (I killed him in 2 attempts, I didn't have the patience for one). And without the medal, such a powerful army probably wouldn't have been defeated. Unless through a certain number of tricksters.
In the end, victory on 2.3.6.