kolotok
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1. I have this version of the Unleashing the Bloodthirsty v2 map.
I don't know what's up with the sphere; could you check it?
I've played through the map twice. The first time (a long time ago), it seemed difficult when reaching the Titan lands. The second time, it was much easier.
I remembered a trick on the map: when the Necromancer appears at the beginning, I didn't run away from him; instead, I got into his boat and sailed to his starting location, took the Necromancer Castle and the Clone spell, and then returned and continued on my way. It didn't really change the playthrough, but at the time, it seemed amusing.
Also, as far as I remember, different versions of the map and the final bosses in the dungeon have different sets of armies. In my version, the enemy had Wizards (which forced me to outsmart him), while in YouTube streams, it's just regular flying stacks (hence a more straightforward final battle if there are no Wizards).
2. And another question: how do people play nowadays?
Do they disable HD+ in the launcher settings and then launch the game?
I want to play some Unleashing the Bloodthirsty, but various Chinese features, like "unique battles for each landscape," might complicate things.
The map is well-chosen, with a gradual progression as the story develops.
We play through the launcher with HD+ and the SoD_SP application running in it. It helps preserve the original terrain and provides other benefits. There are different versions of this SoD_SP; the latest ones even allow you to see what's in the Pandoras, witch huts, and even the skills, magic, and artifacts of enemy heroes. But I use an older version.
For difficult maps, I always use Prospector and the hero editor. In very rare cases, just a month ago, a map forced me to even learn the save editor to remove the enemy's ability to summon a ship because when he tried to do it during an "event," the game would freeze forever.
3. If someone asked you for a good map to test replayability, which one would you recommend?
I don't even know what to recommend; I'm not an expert in this.