Oelm
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Well, I'll write too, even though my result is inferior to the other two.
I re-read Eldegernon's description. My general approach was the same with minor differences. So I'll keep it much shorter.
Regarding the overall strategy: after a quick glance at the map, I noted 2 things: 1st — all castles can be captured in one day. 2nd — the map is basically fully clearable. But I didn't take risks right away, and only on the 5th-6th day did I dive into all the live meat, though some ships at sea remained untouched. I missed a brilliant move, though I was apparently very close to it.:) Otherwise, the number of creatures could have been increased at least twofold.
Day 1. My actions differ slightly from Ela's. So, Stracker takes two chests. After that, he remains idle for a long time. Tamika and Vidomina enter the scene. By manipulating the chest pickups, we ensure Vidomina retrieves the Helm, getting about 190 Liches in her army. Then, with a scout hero, I collect gold piles, dig up Grindan, and use him to kill a crowd of monsters, having previously leveled him to Expert Slow. I capture the castle with the Grail. OK. Then I return the army to Stracker, he uses Dimension Door to the island with the Dragon Utopia, takes the last remaining Necromancer castle, and breaks through using the redeemed Ghost Dragon and Liches against the Titans for the Pandora's Box. We open the Pandora's Box with Lacus, who gets the Necromancy skill and 10 Crystals. The Dragon Utopia is taken. (I don't remember the exact order, maybe I took the Utopia first and then opened the box).
After that, it got easier — using Dimension Door, with mage heroes having 25-30 mana, we capture castles, buying Necromancers along the way to break through large stacks. When I need to cover a long distance, I use killed enemy heroes. And acting this way, we kill all enemies except one. Along the way, I also freed all quest heroes except Rion, and stood Tant on the Grail to dig it up immediately.
I didn't see any hidden teleports or artifacts (only found one on day 116), so I went with a brute-force approach. Dimension Door, Flight, Town Portal, and when it was far to go, I bought back killed enemy heroes.
Galtran boarded a boat on the Inferno island.
I found a 2nd Cloak of the Undead King, but after thinking it over, I decided not to assemble it, as I saw no need for it.
Day 2: First, I stuck the Grail in a Necromancer castle, but immediately realized it gives no bonus. Annoyed, I place the Grail in the Conflux. Now all Necro heroes go through the Grail castle if needed, and visit stables. On the first day, I naturally built black magic amplifiers everywhere.
I develop heroes so that Logistics, Air, and Earth are leveled first. Besides Necromancers, Lacus and Nagash — who got Necromancy at level 5 — are involved in raising skeletons.
Day 3 and all the rest — clearing the territory, completing quests. To transfer troops, I use Rion, Dessa, Labetha, Grindan — they have Earth and Air.
In the first 3 days, I had severe money problems, despite taking the Dragon Utopias right away. After that, everything became fine.
On days 5, 6, and 7, I also engage in sea gameplay.
On day 4, I discover that the enemy has Vidomina. And on day 6, Xsi also appeared in his tavern, which upset me greatly. :D :D I miss the trick with Necromancers that could have given not just one extra dozen thousand Zombies.
I re-read Eldegernon's description. My general approach was the same with minor differences. So I'll keep it much shorter.
Regarding the overall strategy: after a quick glance at the map, I noted 2 things: 1st — all castles can be captured in one day. 2nd — the map is basically fully clearable. But I didn't take risks right away, and only on the 5th-6th day did I dive into all the live meat, though some ships at sea remained untouched. I missed a brilliant move, though I was apparently very close to it.:) Otherwise, the number of creatures could have been increased at least twofold.
Day 1. My actions differ slightly from Ela's. So, Stracker takes two chests. After that, he remains idle for a long time. Tamika and Vidomina enter the scene. By manipulating the chest pickups, we ensure Vidomina retrieves the Helm, getting about 190 Liches in her army. Then, with a scout hero, I collect gold piles, dig up Grindan, and use him to kill a crowd of monsters, having previously leveled him to Expert Slow. I capture the castle with the Grail. OK. Then I return the army to Stracker, he uses Dimension Door to the island with the Dragon Utopia, takes the last remaining Necromancer castle, and breaks through using the redeemed Ghost Dragon and Liches against the Titans for the Pandora's Box. We open the Pandora's Box with Lacus, who gets the Necromancy skill and 10 Crystals. The Dragon Utopia is taken. (I don't remember the exact order, maybe I took the Utopia first and then opened the box).
After that, it got easier — using Dimension Door, with mage heroes having 25-30 mana, we capture castles, buying Necromancers along the way to break through large stacks. When I need to cover a long distance, I use killed enemy heroes. And acting this way, we kill all enemies except one. Along the way, I also freed all quest heroes except Rion, and stood Tant on the Grail to dig it up immediately.
I didn't see any hidden teleports or artifacts (only found one on day 116), so I went with a brute-force approach. Dimension Door, Flight, Town Portal, and when it was far to go, I bought back killed enemy heroes.
Galtran boarded a boat on the Inferno island.
I found a 2nd Cloak of the Undead King, but after thinking it over, I decided not to assemble it, as I saw no need for it.
Day 2: First, I stuck the Grail in a Necromancer castle, but immediately realized it gives no bonus. Annoyed, I place the Grail in the Conflux. Now all Necro heroes go through the Grail castle if needed, and visit stables. On the first day, I naturally built black magic amplifiers everywhere.
I develop heroes so that Logistics, Air, and Earth are leveled first. Besides Necromancers, Lacus and Nagash — who got Necromancy at level 5 — are involved in raising skeletons.
Day 3 and all the rest — clearing the territory, completing quests. To transfer troops, I use Rion, Dessa, Labetha, Grindan — they have Earth and Air.
In the first 3 days, I had severe money problems, despite taking the Dragon Utopias right away. After that, everything became fine.
On days 5, 6, and 7, I also engage in sea gameplay.
On day 4, I discover that the enemy has Vidomina. And on day 6, Xsi also appeared in his tavern, which upset me greatly. :D :D I miss the trick with Necromancers that could have given not just one extra dozen thousand Zombies.