I'm playing on Veteran difficulty.
Personally, I think it's not a good idea to make the game this difficult at the beginning. It will only discourage people from playing.
If my memory serves me right, Giovanni hasn't changed much since the beta version, and Remix even defeated him without Fire Warriors. The only change to Giovanni is that he no longer has the Cloak of Sandro.
Giovanni usually appears at the beginning of the 2nd month and then regularly. His main strength is stone spikes and raising the dead. He counters summoning elementals and phoenixes. He has numerous troops.
Nuances: Giovanni's attacks can be temporarily stopped with an additional quest for Arantir's experience.
Where is this nuance located:rolleyes:
It would be interesting to see a Walkthrough of the new version of the map with Remix or a replay of the first battle with Giovanni.