It took me 5 days, but I finally finished this scenario, on my second attempt.
The first time, I was confident and set the difficulty to "Hero" and chose the Castle, with Vittorio. Accordingly, I had no money, and in the 2nd-3rd week, an Elf arrived with an army three times larger than mine. I managed to upgrade my War Machines and Ballista, and I won, but suffered 60% army losses. A week later, a Necromancer came and wiped me out in my Castle... This map really challenged me with its difficulty... I started thinking about what I could do. So, I chose the Necromancer, Naadir, on "Warrior" difficulty. This difficulty allowed me to quickly build up my Castle and defend myself within its walls against the first enemy heroes.
I read the forum and realized that only 32 enemy heroes appear on this map, with an interval of approximately 7-10 days, and each time they become stronger. The Hunter only appeared once for me (defending the Castle for a month).
In the end, I won every battle "without losses," so to speak. Some of the battles dragged on for an hour. How did I do it with enemy troops outnumbering mine by a factor of 3-5?
- We fight through Subjugation, Berserk, and Dispel (your hero must have Defense fully upgraded).
- Without losses! We leave the enemy with 1 strong stack, preferably alive, for Subjugation, resurrect our own troops, and heal from the damage of vampirism. (This is important! If you suffer losses in every battle, even 10-15%, you won't win against the next and subsequent heroes).
- Often, you need to wait until the enemy hero runs out of mana, so that they don't destroy your entire stack with a single Ice Bolt, which you have resurrected 5+ times, leaving your warriors with only 1 hit point. And hero attacks from their hand are not scary; they hit a specific number of units, not based on damage. The Necromancer's Sign helps with our mana.
In the end, I won against the main boss of the map without losses, but on my second attempt!))
I equipped Sandro's Cloak, subjugated the Death Knights, and then everything went according to plan.
I warn you! This map can change a person's very essence... )
- You start long battles where you torment the enemy's last stacks...
- You simply have fun dominating the enemy, killing armies many times larger than yours without losses.
I've attached a screenshot of the battle with the boss, as I wrote above... I left the horse with a choice: LIVE in captivity or DIE ))
All the best! Thank you to the author for the map!