The hero returns.

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vadim_t

Well, I gave it a try... Knowing the author, I immediately started on recruit difficulty... I captured the Dungeon Castle, started developing the Dungeon and freeing allies - and suddenly, Winraell appears with a decent-sized army... I thought that at least the 2 months promised in one of the videos would be peaceful...
What I liked:
A new, interesting map with beautiful cutscenes - in the current situation where there's almost nothing to play, it's a great gift.
What I didn't like:
1) I don't like leveling up multiple heroes at once. Previous maps pleased me (in my opinion!) precisely because the hero was a lone wolf.
2) Honestly, the hassle with learning spells didn't appeal to me. The main hero spends time traveling to the library, and the others can only be taught through the second hero, etc....
Okay, I'll look for a save file that allows me to predict the elf's appearance - the portal to the castle, as I understand it, will appear, but not soon...
By the way, a suggestion: maybe put a scroll with a portal somewhere along the way to the Dungeon Castle - guarded, of course?

To be honest, I didn't plan to add a portal to the castle, but I might do it. It's very important for me to know what the difficulty level of the map is, and whether it's passable. I tried to make it challenging, but not too challenging. There are many tactical variations, maybe one of them will help.

Added 1 minute ago
Yes, and you don't have to go to the library every time, but from time to time. The runes won't disappear