watching my sister play...I realized that it's easier to complete the game on Impossible than on Normal (as strange as it sounds).
(not counting the walkthroughs of the winners) at the beginning (at the start), when you don't have enough resources, you
(again, not counting the walkthroughs of the winners) waste an extra 1-2.5 weeks... but due to the huge number of various units joining you
(gargoyles... with which you easily give a "gift" from VDV; I clarify that this doesn't happen on Normal, and for example, I had to give the "gift" with regular troops and without magic (cursed land)), then (and yet again, not counting the walkthroughs of the winners) a lot of liches join you on the upper island (89_18) (on Normal, they fight against you). On Normal, only fanatics join (105_11) (I mean a large number, about 450) on the upper island + we have regeneration only in one Castle (if it's not glitching). This is the Fanatic Castle (3_31) (which, for example, I captured last when going to the Crystal Dungeon in a rough playthrough; well, in the final playthrough, I decided to go there earlier). Also, on Normal, the second hero you hire in the tavern after the start is not Dessa, but (if it's not glitching) Ain...
It's a pity that you didn't notice this. :)
P.S. I also wanted to ask... were there any spells in Pandoria... that everyone writes about, like they took them with a book...?
I certainly didn't expect that you could complete the map in 36 days!!!!!!!!!!
And also... after reading about the results of individual participants' playthroughs... I learned a lot of new things... THANK YOU FOR THAT.........
Sincerely, VDV_forever