OUTLAW
A crazy battle!!! An insane generation with only one trump card in the form of a Tome of Fire, which I was lucky enough to get...
Start with fast roads, in the tavern 2 native heroes and archers are built. On month 4, Alkin appeared in the tavern.
In a week, I spawned 7 heroes, painted Rampart, but was one step short of reaching the Conservatory, so I camped GG (Alkin) in front of it.
At home - horses with griffins in the citadel + external dwellings for swordsmen, griffins, and pikemen. The roads to my respawns are very long, and one of them to the last secondary hero was blocked by a pack of rocs for an artifact and 2 pillars.
GO - wyverns and efreet.
In the second week, I privatized the Conservatory, 2 nagas (level 3), and the end of the week in a treasure zone, where I managed to take a gold mine, a Pandora gave 20 pits, tree (6), shield +3/+3, sword +2, gloves, I fended off a Pendant of Lightning, found a Dragon Utopia.
Everything was pointing to angels being built at home, and there was enough gold, but the endless scout moves let me down and I didn't have time to trade several resources on the market to build the angels. In short, I didn't build them )))
Alkin levels up perfectly - to his native skills, he took Wisdom, Earth Magic, Tactics, Logistics.
Based on all the revealed geography, the opponent's capital was very close to GO, and with all the meat from external dwellings, 20 free pits, and Mass Slow, GO would have fallen easily, but it would have taken 3 days to run from the capital or a secondary hero to GO (((, so I decided to finish looting the treasure zone.
At the start of the 3rd, I took a Dragon Utopia (2) - gave a Cape of Speed, Helm +10, and the Tome of Fire. I don't see any clear arguments yet, so I regroup at the Conservatory and start into a grass treasure zone. There are a couple of hives and nothing tasty in sight yet...
At home, angels are built, griffin growth collected.
At the start of the 4th, I clear half of the grass treasure zone which is closer to my territories. On day 143, I see Shakti in front of GO, I prepare chains to regroup at the Conservatory and start into the 3rd treasure zone in the basement.
From the capital, I use bushes to bring out the remaining power stack. Finally, after 2 days of travel, on day 145 Shakti takes the capital, and meanwhile Alkin is diligently working in the treasure zone, which is quite rich in boxes and hives, but not a single Dragon Utopia (((
End of the week in this same treasure zone, already 40+ ducks, in the Conservatory I built Fire Elementals with a Citadel. A bloody scout war began.
At the start of the 5th, I clear the treasure zone, 54 ducks, Shakti did some looting on my territory and went home to pick up growth. I regroup with GG at the Conservatory and try to catch Artem.
On day 214, I am 2 steps short of Shakti, who is boosted on Thunderbirds (I didn't visit the stables (( ).
On his turn, he checks me for a power stack and Tactics exp, both are in order)), and Shakti runs to his capital.
In the last treasure zone, I saw outlines of another underground treasure zone, the entrance to which should have been on the Necropolis respawn of the blue player, and based on the timeline of events, it seemed Artem hadn't been there yet (or at least I really hoped so ))). I go there, paint Necropolis.
Several scout maneuvers and I start moving Alkin further, camping a few steps from the entrance to the target treasure zone. Meanwhile, the bloody scout massacre continues))
At this time, Shakti appears in the unfinished grass treasure zone. The treasure zone on the lava turned out to be the size of a computer screen, useful loot being +6 wyverns, which was insanely disappointing(((
I regroup at the Conservatory again and run to pick up artifacts for spell power (Cape +2/+2, Cuirass +6, Necklace +3/+3). Shakti appeared at the teleporter in the lava treasure zone, but seeing it was empty, he ran away.
I replenish mana and head towards the opponent's territory. On day 226, I camp on the border of our capitals, on day 227 I take the Dungeon.
More scout skirmishes, but the opponent's Stronghold is scouted within a day's travel from the Dungeon, where I camp Alkin on angels.
On day 231, I chain back to reclaim my Castle, Alkin with doubled mana starts towards Stronghold and takes it. The army consists of 3 angels, 12 champions, 60 wyverns, 28 rakshasas, 33 crusaders, 15 fanatics, and 90 archers.
I see Shakti (the miner) near my Stronghold on birds, I have enough movement, I attack and, having the right of first move, cast Armageddon, but Shakti's 10% resistance activated and 1 bird survived!!! Shakti escapes. Incredibly frustrating, as I burned a lot of my army for nothing...
I settle in Stronghold. On his turn, the blue player chains to reclaim his capital, where Shakti is recruited and attacks me in Stronghold.
What followed was an incredibly difficult battle, where in response to my Armageddon casts, Artem countered with very painful strikes from ancient behemoths. In the end, there were 20+ core minotaurs against my 20+ wyverns and 20+ rakshasas. Using Blindness, I managed to kill Shakti before he could retreat.
Thanks for a great battle!!!!!
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[/U]OUTLAW (red, Inferno, Pyre, Pyre) def SEM 56 (blue, Stronghold, Gurni, Gurni), 2SM4d(3),121
Start at the top, in the tavern I got Bron with basilisks, right next to home there's a Dragon Utopia. Broke through to the grass, painted the Conservatory. On the native respawn, 2 Griffin Conservatories. Painted the external dwellings for demons and imps, there were also external dwellings for gogs and imps, but I didn't have time to paint them.
By the end of the week at home - pits and efreet with a citadel, Pyre with Advanced Earth Magic and Slow and Shield scrolls.
On day 121, I break through a gnoll hut, planning to scout the first Conservatory, but Roma's development didn't go well...
Thanks for the game!!