25.10.13. Pit for LM (red, Conflux, random Ignissa, Moner) def R55Max (blue, Rampart, Kyri, Kyri), Jebus, 133.
A very tough game.
The opponent took 111 twice on their red generations; on my first red, I bluffed with a Moon and also followed the rest.
After that, we played from the first time. At 111, I see a conservatory, a hive, the book of air, an external dwelling of psychs with Pandora behind a horde of flies, a refugee camp, ring of speed, golden bow. Lots of air units, there will be 15 (not built) + a thick stack of troglodytes + a cannon. Ignissa immediately grabbed tactics, Moner arrived. Resting is not allowed.
112 - the camp together with all sorts of junk was guarded by nearly 50 nomads, but they entered easily. Took back the gold mine. Saw the edges of two more Panodroks. Seems like a decent respawn...
113 - the camp gives crusaders; I hit a block on the road from the pits with Ignissa, another clue candle, earth sphere, library. Ignissa gets earth, slow is available in the home guild. Everything seems fine, but not so fast...
114 - took back shield +3, but the flies guarding it were nearly 50 with GS, a few were battered. Almost reached the secondary; there's another conservatory. Scouted my ГО - doubled green dragons and monsters on the road, gr. cyclops off-road.
115 - Rampart village, the consa turned out to be minimal, but I have nothing to take it with yet. Took back an external dwelling of psychs from diamond golems. Lost some air units somewhere... Moner has nothing to do, runs around upgrades. Besides what was found in the first three days, there is essentially nothing else. Although I scouted a lot - the respawn is completely pointless. And there's no second road.
116 - put Moner to replenish mana, and Ignissa followed his tracks through the upgrades.
117 - built and bought birds, took Pandora from a horde of flies - 10k gold. Took the external dwelling of psychs. Moved the army to the far hive; Jeditt ate a Pandora for 5k exp on the way and got fire and earth, but I didn't use this hero later. And the hive turned out to be minimal. Total: we have 1-7 in the fort + 2 external dwellings of psychs + an external dwelling of fairies.
121 - sending birds to take the conservatory near the village, get an angel; on the way Ignissa takes a medusa warehouse for 6 and prepares to take the second griffonry. Moner meanwhile breaks two large hordes of vampires with other troops for Pandoras. They give 10+10k exp - wisdom, tactics, defense, pathfinding. Pulled a mana sphere from a grave.
122 - the conservatory turns out to be minimal! And I urgently need expert earth to break through the ГО... Hit a hundred griffons for two majors - just under 2k left, where they will definitely give it. Only the leveling is somehow not great... Took back the book of air meanwhile, and put Moner at the ГО.
123 - the clue guards (griffons) and the flies themselves are barely enough for mass-slow, while having to give up log... +8 wyverns. And with such a not-so-outstanding army - 12 wyv, 14 psychs, 2 angels, 4 birds, ones and a cannon - I attack the monsters (decided to fly over the dragons, both with Ignissa and Moner). Turns out there are countless monsters - nearly 40 - but most importantly - 8 of them are grey. Mass-slow, of course, is available, but strength is only 2, and mana is 20. A couple of unlucky morale checks and I would have been sad... Anyway, they beat us up anyway - killed all wyverns, the cannon, and a bird. An angel and the second bird survived on last HP. The army was transferred to Moner, and he ran along the road. At the clue, behind a horde of gr. pegasi, all remaining food from fish and fairies was killed; the third clue behind elves was easier. Result - 12 wyv restored, well and air units, 25 pieces, still have them for now.
124 - I made a big mistake here. Attacked with Moner again on the monsters guarding 2 clues, Pandora, and diplomat's medal. Naturally, there are many of them, about 30, and most importantly, another gr. stack. The Castle was already practically visible, and just a couple of steps away - the next day Ignissa would have crashed there with full mana and cleared it without losses. Moner lost 3 wyverns, two birds, and almost all air units. They gave not much again - 12 wyv, total - 19. Sitting here, replenishing mana. There are many Pandoras in the center, but they are all somehow tasteless...
125 - the castle turned out to be in the very center, but at a dead end. Therefore, I had to fly onto the road. Did this immediately with both Moner and Ignissa. Moner broke through scorpicor for Pandora with exp, medusas for refugee camp with 2 scorpicors, and a bunch of diamond golems for prison with a rather crooked mage. Ignissa took back the book of fire from gr. barbo-birds and the prison from monsters. Moner finally leveled air, revealed that the blues are quite close. Therefore, I give the book of fire and the last bird to the freed mage (armag at 580), other few troops are with Moner. Kyri for some reason decided not to attack (probably low mana) and left me alone for a week.
126 - running Jäger on a bird to the opponent. Continuing exploration of the center; with the book of air and heroes with mana from prisons, this goes quite fast. There are many Dragon Utopia, but I have absolutely nothing to take them with yet. Took +6 all. On the way, blues attack the bird with one stack of unicorns. I'm really being stupid. Cast blindness, slow, berserk, just want to fly around and shoot with arrow, but the unicorns are upgraded, run fast, and even have morale. They kill immediately... Pity, could have cast armag at 5 and paid off immediately or summoned fire-guys for reliability, and then kill even 10 of them... But instead - both hero and book are lost. Later deeply regretted the hero - had literacy, and had spells that needed to be transferred...
127 - took back the second central city with Ignissa - Dungeon. Nearby is norm, two hives and a tasty Pandora. Moner with troops took back prison with ideal Damakon (attack, pathfinding, log, wisdom, earth, tactics, cannon), then - Pandora behind gr. cyclops for full earth and another prison with weak pathfinder Korbak. Scouted sentinel shield, couple more hives and Pandora. Portaled to recently taken off-road village to replenish mana. Getting a bit more cheerful...
131 - bringing growth is problematic for now, all heroes are standing in stretched desert chains. Returning to center via ДД, take back sentinel shield, crash into hive. Then take it with Korbak, then - Pandora for 20 fanatics with Damakon and another hive, after which the army goes to dungeon. On the way, two more clues and a Pandora for 15k gold are taken. Total - 43 wyverns (all clues are some kind of small). Now can go into Dragon Utopia.
132 - Ignissa takes first utopia (books of water and fire), second (levitation boots) and gets upset. Moner is luckier - +6 all and +3 all. Transferred everything to Damakon, he grabbed Pandora for nagas, but there's little exp. But built a chain for growth underwater. Since I entered utopias without food-eater, lost 7 wyverns.
133 - brought growth, took Pandora for 60 spearmen, transferred everything to Moner, he entered two more utopias - practically empty there, only got titan cuirass. Ended turn in central Castle, built artifact traders, bought cloak +2+2 for magic and boots. Feeling quite confident already, especially since Kyri's revealed parameters are not high.
133 - see the blues. Kyri just took a utopia, got archangels from Pandora, but parameters didn't grow. In a circle through the whole center I pick up 4 more Pandoras; of useful things they give 30 monks and 20 crusaders. Enter library, dress up (thought and thought, then forgot to take golden bow) and cover.
I have 18 fanatics, 30 monks, 36 wyv, 2 angels, 4 birds, 20 crusaders and 24 psychs, parameters 23-32. There - red ball, 20+ gr. unicorns, 50+ gr. elves, 3 archs, 3 angels, few pegasi, 30 bowmen and some kents, +2 speed, but parameters only 19-18 and no armor. But morale and luck are +3.
Closed on tactics, after shootout and sacrifice of birds the elves ran out, which is where the battle ended. Fortunately, I didn't forget to put on handcuffs, so ГГ.
Thank you for the game!