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Examples of how to conduct complex battles (detailed turn by turn). Everyone must read this!

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badping;130503
I'll tell you, as a builder to another builder, there's a button on the keyboard called Print Screen. :D Just press it, then open the file in any image editor (e.g., Paint) and click "paste." Voila, you're done. ...

Well, I know about the Print Screen button myself :) , but I don't have any image editors, and I don't want to learn them specifically (I can just send you the save file, and you can take the screenshots yourself...).

badping;130503

Yeah... and then all that strategy goes down the drain. :)...

You're wrong; the battle becomes impossible only if the morale is low in the first round for the leftmost group of units; in all other cases, even with multiple morale penalties, the battle is won (I'm not just saying this; I've run this battle several times according to Antonshka's description, and I think only once did my dwarves not have morale; in other cases, they did have morale - of course, in this case, you have to adjust the battle, but overall, it's still carried out as Antonshka described (just try it yourself before writing, without understanding, because that's not very good...)).

badping;130503

In general, the examples are very interesting. If there were fewer mistakes and they were better developed, it would be like a textbook. I also liked the idea of marking the fields, but there will always be problems with just numerical markings. In my opinion, it's still more convenient to use letters, if not Latin, then at least Russian (like in "Battleship"). It's much more convenient...

Again, please, did you write this out of the blue just for "show," or what???
If not, please specify exactly where you found the mistakes (and not just in battle X, but specifically in which turn and which unit), and what exactly the mistake is (only if you write this without playing such a battle in reality, generating a similar situation - but if you just think so, then your words will be absolutely empty).
Otherwise, both I and others will be grateful to you for finding any nuances (especially since most of the posts are not mine, but the battle tactics have already been tested by more than one player on another resource when creating conditions exactly as described in the battle).

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AmberSoler;130509
It should be added that all the examples are taken from the "Online Beginner's School" thread on HeroesPortal. In fact, there is much more information there, because Gynnar only provided quotes, and there are many comments and discussions of players about all the subtleties described here.

But not everyone is interested in digging through these discussions, of course... :)

Perhaps, it was necessary to put everything together a long time ago... And you can add a lot to this topic... So, let's turn to online experts (and they are the ones who are more knowledgeable about such battles), they should have a lot to say...
You are partially right :o The information was taken from my computer, but it was originally obtained from the Portal, although that section no longer works, and it is unknown when it will work again (so players cannot go there and read). Furthermore, most of these posts were written by players from heroes.by (except for Antonshka, although he is more from the League than from the Portal), with the same goal as here - to raise the level of play on that resource. And regarding the discussion and comments, there is a lot of empty information there (or information that is already known to everyone - that's why I asked not to write information from the Heroes 3 manual in the online school) or simply incorrect for online play (that's why I asked not to write from those who mainly play against the computer for fun and have little experience playing multiplayer against a live opponent).

And regarding the idea that online pros should post here, I FULLY SUPPORT it; it will be useful for both beginners and experienced players.

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Sforza;130530
I have a question for the respected Gynnar.
A level 9 Tazar goes into the maximum level 9 dungeon with a couple of wyverns, a couple of dozens of archers, a couple of harpies, and five gnolls. Sorry, but this is an army of days 4-5 of the first week. Where does level 9 come from? Of course, Tazar is a beast by this time, but in practice, with such an army, the hero in the dungeon will be at level 3-4 at most, and not Tazar. And he will be completely defeated.
And a level 9 Tazar, say, on week 2, should have a corresponding army, otherwise how did he level up?
Sorry for the rudeness, but thank you for the information. Respect.

Actually, this task was set by a player named Vitalik from the Portal (he is also playing here now with Vigo, also from the Portal) (Vitalik failed in this dungeon and brought the task for discussion there, where he was told how to fight correctly, take the dungeon, and not only not fail but also almost completely preserve the combat-ready army).

And so, as I understand the situation, this is not the beginning of the first week; perhaps it is already the second week. Tazar reached the secondary resource and, finding the dungeon there, decided to take it. Tazar has a small army (practically no gnolls) - this indicates that he fought a lot, lost part of his army on strong troops (he should have been able to defeat weak troops without losses), and leveled up to level 9. Perhaps Tazar planned to take this dungeon and then break through for something more significant, combining the remnants of the army from the first week with the reinforcements. In any case, no sane player would drag reinforcements to the snow just to take a dungeon (where, as we remember, movement is greatly reduced for the hero with swamp troops without the "Pathfinding" skill).

Regarding Tazar taking the dungeon at level 3-4, I think he should also take the dungeon if he follows the same tactics (although it also depends on what skills Tazar has (whether he visited the skill-enhancing buildings or not) and what skills he will develop by this time (it is important whether he has armor expertise or not, whether he has attack expertise or not). But you can only say for sure by playing a similar battle with Tazar at level 3-4. You can check this yourself, generate a map for the swamp, level up Tazar to level 3-4, give him the same troops, and find him a maximum-level dungeon, using the one-to-one tactics described by Antonshka, and then post the result here; many will be interested (including me :) )