Prorock
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1. The Beginning.
I chose Dungeon immediately without hesitation. I picked it because it's my favorite town; I bet everything on my Black Dragons. After scouting, I realized the choice was exactly what I NEEDED! 2 Dungeon towns by the end of the 1st week – that's COOL!
Guys, I swear I forgot that external dwellings add growth to the town (it's been so long since I played HoMM 3)... what a shame, I FORGOT! (by the time I remembered, it was already too late).
If you approach this logically, it looks like this:
Swamp – two towns on the map, located far from each other. The town is weak, and since it's stuck in a swamp, we don't have time. So, a Fail!
Rampart – only one town on the map. An immediate Fail.
Dungeon – 2 towns very close to each other, a great place for development (lots of resources, mines, and room to expand). Almost the center of the UNIVERSE (and all the most important artifacts). Grade: Satisfactory.
Tower – 2 towns almost next to each other (though it's a long walk). Two Titan recruitment sites (though they are in the middle of nowhere, about a week's travel). And of course, winter, which slows down early development. But despite many initial downsides, it turns out not so bad in the end (12 Titans per week). Plus, Tower offers the advantage of being located near Dungeon towns. With a short path, you can reach the dungeon treasury. Grade: Good.
Castle – 3 towns in relative proximity (this relativity is achieved by straight, albeit long, roads). Connection between cities is excellent, there is centralization. For thrill-seekers – there is one more Castle town. There is one Angel recruitment site that adds growth. In the end, it results in 13 Angels per week (4*3+1). And the opportunity to visit the Griffin Towers (that's another 25-30 Angels). There are no nearby swamps or winters, so early development is not hindered. Grade: Excellent!
If I had realized this sooner, I would have shown the best result, BUT it would have been with Castle.
On day 1-2-1, I buy 1 Red Dragon and go crush everyone with it!:)
Playing as Dungeon, I made fantastic progress:
at the end of week 1: 2 Dungeon towns (DRAGONS already built in one of them).
at the end of week 2: 5 towns. 2 of them are Dungeon (with dragons built).
at the end of week 3: 8 towns. 2 Dungeon with Dragons, 2 Tower with Titans built!
at the end of week 4 (end of the month): 2 Dungeon towns, 2 Tower towns, 3 Castle towns with Angels built. And of course, the LEGIONNAIRE statue!
…after that, my progress began to fade…:(
2. Artifacts.
Priority artifacts are: Legionnaire's statue, Cloak of Undead, Angel's alliance.
I started collecting them in that exact sequence (by degree of importance). I never managed to get the Sphere of Forbidding, I simply ran out of time! I had the Legionnaire's statue in hand at the end of the month (1-4-7) – isn't that surgical precision!? And most importantly, just in time!
I assembled the Cloak in the middle of the second month (hence only 650 liches). The Alliance wasn't urgent, the main thing was that it WAS there in the end!
3. Heroes.
Two main Heroes: Pyre, who blazed the trail during the first week (without her logistics, I wouldn't have accomplished much). Galtran joins at the start of the second week, gathering a crowd of skeletons, which then helps easily take down guards that Pyre couldn't have handled. Overall, they complemented each other very well. But since Galtran himself turned out to be a bit... (he is level 18), I made Pyre the Main (she is level 21). The level is low because many heroes participated in battles, and my primary goal wasn't Hero leveling. The main thing is the Angel's alliance (which I finally got toward the end).
4. Result.
In the beginning, everything was great, but toward the end, there was a SEA of unpleasant surprises. The AI started barbarian raids on my towns. At first, I fought them off, but then I had to give up towns. And those Azure Dragons spoiled all the fun! They really are powerful – taking them is very hard (heavy losses, and I hate losses, ESPECIALLY heavy ones).
I eventually got my revenge and beat them without losses!!! For this happiness, you don't need Clone magic or liches with skeletons. You need 2 stacks of Archangels (about 20 in each).
Naturally, there wasn't enough gold to buy all the units (25 Titans, 10 Black Dragons, etc., are still left behind).
And only at the end did I realize my main mistake – I SHOULD HAVE STARTED with Castle! This is the town that wins here!
I chose Dungeon immediately without hesitation. I picked it because it's my favorite town; I bet everything on my Black Dragons. After scouting, I realized the choice was exactly what I NEEDED! 2 Dungeon towns by the end of the 1st week – that's COOL!
Guys, I swear I forgot that external dwellings add growth to the town (it's been so long since I played HoMM 3)... what a shame, I FORGOT! (by the time I remembered, it was already too late).
If you approach this logically, it looks like this:
Swamp – two towns on the map, located far from each other. The town is weak, and since it's stuck in a swamp, we don't have time. So, a Fail!
Rampart – only one town on the map. An immediate Fail.
Dungeon – 2 towns very close to each other, a great place for development (lots of resources, mines, and room to expand). Almost the center of the UNIVERSE (and all the most important artifacts). Grade: Satisfactory.
Tower – 2 towns almost next to each other (though it's a long walk). Two Titan recruitment sites (though they are in the middle of nowhere, about a week's travel). And of course, winter, which slows down early development. But despite many initial downsides, it turns out not so bad in the end (12 Titans per week). Plus, Tower offers the advantage of being located near Dungeon towns. With a short path, you can reach the dungeon treasury. Grade: Good.
Castle – 3 towns in relative proximity (this relativity is achieved by straight, albeit long, roads). Connection between cities is excellent, there is centralization. For thrill-seekers – there is one more Castle town. There is one Angel recruitment site that adds growth. In the end, it results in 13 Angels per week (4*3+1). And the opportunity to visit the Griffin Towers (that's another 25-30 Angels). There are no nearby swamps or winters, so early development is not hindered. Grade: Excellent!
If I had realized this sooner, I would have shown the best result, BUT it would have been with Castle.
On day 1-2-1, I buy 1 Red Dragon and go crush everyone with it!:)
Playing as Dungeon, I made fantastic progress:
at the end of week 1: 2 Dungeon towns (DRAGONS already built in one of them).
at the end of week 2: 5 towns. 2 of them are Dungeon (with dragons built).
at the end of week 3: 8 towns. 2 Dungeon with Dragons, 2 Tower with Titans built!
at the end of week 4 (end of the month): 2 Dungeon towns, 2 Tower towns, 3 Castle towns with Angels built. And of course, the LEGIONNAIRE statue!
…after that, my progress began to fade…:(
2. Artifacts.
Priority artifacts are: Legionnaire's statue, Cloak of Undead, Angel's alliance.
I started collecting them in that exact sequence (by degree of importance). I never managed to get the Sphere of Forbidding, I simply ran out of time! I had the Legionnaire's statue in hand at the end of the month (1-4-7) – isn't that surgical precision!? And most importantly, just in time!
I assembled the Cloak in the middle of the second month (hence only 650 liches). The Alliance wasn't urgent, the main thing was that it WAS there in the end!
3. Heroes.
Two main Heroes: Pyre, who blazed the trail during the first week (without her logistics, I wouldn't have accomplished much). Galtran joins at the start of the second week, gathering a crowd of skeletons, which then helps easily take down guards that Pyre couldn't have handled. Overall, they complemented each other very well. But since Galtran himself turned out to be a bit... (he is level 18), I made Pyre the Main (she is level 21). The level is low because many heroes participated in battles, and my primary goal wasn't Hero leveling. The main thing is the Angel's alliance (which I finally got toward the end).
4. Result.
In the beginning, everything was great, but toward the end, there was a SEA of unpleasant surprises. The AI started barbarian raids on my towns. At first, I fought them off, but then I had to give up towns. And those Azure Dragons spoiled all the fun! They really are powerful – taking them is very hard (heavy losses, and I hate losses, ESPECIALLY heavy ones).
I eventually got my revenge and beat them without losses!!! For this happiness, you don't need Clone magic or liches with skeletons. You need 2 stacks of Archangels (about 20 in each).
Naturally, there wasn't enough gold to buy all the units (25 Titans, 10 Black Dragons, etc., are still left behind).
And only at the end did I realize my main mistake – I SHOULD HAVE STARTED with Castle! This is the town that wins here!
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