Puzzle by Antoshka.

On any non-penalty terrain type and on rocks, harpies should be attacked from the starting position without leaving the "elevator," because moving diagonally and back costs 140 movement points. The fact that a direct move from the "elevator" down to the dirt on this map costs 150 movement points is the map author's doing.

This is, of course, the map author's trick, but it can be easily explained by the fact that the tile where the "elevator" exit is located is a desert (this can be seen on the minimap), but there is also a road there. The tile where the harpies are standing does not have a road, but the tile to the right of the harpies does. Therefore, when moving diagonally, we get a move from road to road, which is why the penalty system doesn't take it into account. And if we attack the harpies (or move down if there are no harpies), then we move off the road and, as a result, fall under the "desert penalty." Everything is explainable.

What do we have next, after passing all the artifacts and getting the 3rd skill point? When we have 150 movement points, we have a choice:
1) move diagonally, and then 2 straight steps to the oasis
2) a straight step, a diagonal step, and another straight step
In the case of option 1, we don't make it; we simply don't have enough movement points. But in the 2nd case, we have an interesting bug. The fact is that when the hero has between 100 and 140 movement points left, he still has the opportunity to make a diagonal move. This is because the last diagonal move is calculated as a straight move, which then resets the remaining movement points. BUT. In our case, we have fast roads. When 100 movement points are left and we move diagonally, the system should deduct the cost of a straight move and deduct 50 movement points, but we still have enough movement points for one more move, so the counter is not reset, and the system gives us the opportunity to make a straight move! That's the secret :smile08: