Jules Winnfield
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Hello, fellow Heroes players! I stumbled upon this topic online while searching for new maps to play and learned a lot of interesting information about playing custom maps. I would like to share my impressions and a small addition to the review of the Chinese map "Road to Destruction" by "kolotok."
I enjoyed this map, unlike "Brave People," where it was only interesting until the liberation of Tazar; after that, I was frankly bored, except for a couple of interesting battles. It is highly desirable to play at a fast pace from the very beginning, as "kolotok" indicated, but the map is still passable even if you don't meet the two timing goals (the seer who gives the amulet of courage no later than day 241 and the passage guard no later than day 341). I managed to meet these timings myself. The battle with Solmyr was a real ordeal in trying to get the right setup (I can't imagine how this battle can be passed on tight timings other than the method described by "kolotok"). After 60-70+ attempts, everything worked out, and after losing 46 archdevils, I accepted the results. After getting resurrection, there were only a couple of unpleasant battles; the difficulty became approximately at the level of "Jennifer's Journey" (I really liked this map, I recommend it to fans of corridor maps like Wayfarer, UTB). In fact, there are 2 taverns on the map, not 1 as "kolotok" indicated in the review; I learned about the existence of one of them by chance when I captured the Rampart at 129-112-0 near the castle; Solmyr, whom I had previously killed, was standing nearby. In the tavern, I bought Rashka, who had the quest artifact, and Tanta to create liches. Later, during the events on the water to the right of the Rampart at 85-109-0, I farmed 300k+ liches (although I could have farmed more than 500k). After that, the map is practically passed on autopilot, but I used this pack of liches only for the battle with Gundula because Gundula has the sphere of prohibition, and I didn't want to take losses and break through the garrison of 70k azure dragons guarding the grail and the outer tavern (from which there is no further upgrade). I sold the liches in the citadel (those who don't want to bother can simply finish the map on autopilot), but even without them, we have more than enough troops. I killed Nellu by using a hit-and-run tactic with a berserker, leaving her only with titans, and finished her off the next day, winning on day 834.
In conclusion, I recommend this map to players of medium and higher levels; it is quite engaging and interesting (especially at the beginning). I do not recommend it to weak players and those who do not like the total presence of the resistance skill on companions and resistance artifacts. I would rate the map 8.5 out of 10.
I enjoyed this map, unlike "Brave People," where it was only interesting until the liberation of Tazar; after that, I was frankly bored, except for a couple of interesting battles. It is highly desirable to play at a fast pace from the very beginning, as "kolotok" indicated, but the map is still passable even if you don't meet the two timing goals (the seer who gives the amulet of courage no later than day 241 and the passage guard no later than day 341). I managed to meet these timings myself. The battle with Solmyr was a real ordeal in trying to get the right setup (I can't imagine how this battle can be passed on tight timings other than the method described by "kolotok"). After 60-70+ attempts, everything worked out, and after losing 46 archdevils, I accepted the results. After getting resurrection, there were only a couple of unpleasant battles; the difficulty became approximately at the level of "Jennifer's Journey" (I really liked this map, I recommend it to fans of corridor maps like Wayfarer, UTB). In fact, there are 2 taverns on the map, not 1 as "kolotok" indicated in the review; I learned about the existence of one of them by chance when I captured the Rampart at 129-112-0 near the castle; Solmyr, whom I had previously killed, was standing nearby. In the tavern, I bought Rashka, who had the quest artifact, and Tanta to create liches. Later, during the events on the water to the right of the Rampart at 85-109-0, I farmed 300k+ liches (although I could have farmed more than 500k). After that, the map is practically passed on autopilot, but I used this pack of liches only for the battle with Gundula because Gundula has the sphere of prohibition, and I didn't want to take losses and break through the garrison of 70k azure dragons guarding the grail and the outer tavern (from which there is no further upgrade). I sold the liches in the citadel (those who don't want to bother can simply finish the map on autopilot), but even without them, we have more than enough troops. I killed Nellu by using a hit-and-run tactic with a berserker, leaving her only with titans, and finished her off the next day, winning on day 834.
In conclusion, I recommend this map to players of medium and higher levels; it is quite engaging and interesting (especially at the beginning). I do not recommend it to weak players and those who do not like the total presence of the resistance skill on companions and resistance artifacts. I would rate the map 8.5 out of 10.