Eleondor
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Started on Hero difficulty, then on Veteran.
The first thing I noticed is that changing the difficulty doesn't affect the number of troops or the ease of completing the map, which is disappointing.
Secondly, there are almost no troops available. After the battle on Hero difficulty, I was left with 2 Inquisitors. In 3 weeks, I captured a wood mine, destroyed the demons near the flag (gold +5 ore), built a town hall, a workshop, peasant huts, and a level 1 Mage Guild. I had 186 Landlords and 2 Inquisitors. I only managed to upgrade the Ballista skill to Expert.
On Veteran difficulty, it was the same, but I managed to build an Archer Tower on the 3rd week, capture the flag, and upgrade to a Rapid Fire Ballista. I still had very little money and troops.
What am I supposed to fight with? My reputation?
Thirdly, the time limit. Maybe with some mod, it's possible to complete the map in 5 weeks, but under these conditions, it's impossible.
Usually, the lower the difficulty, the easier it is. But not here. At least increase the time limit to 2 months...
4. Maybe it would be better to offer a choice before the mission (like in the original game), or give more ranged troops or useful artifacts...
In conclusion, this is my playthrough without cheats, script replacements, or mods that make the game easier (I only have mods for artifact/creature descriptions, recoloring of High Elf/Titan archers, MegaAI, and the NCF mod).
P.S.: I can't imagine how Heroist managed to complete the quest in 5 weeks. And even more so, how he defeated 19 Undead... without using cheats, of course.
The first thing I noticed is that changing the difficulty doesn't affect the number of troops or the ease of completing the map, which is disappointing.
Secondly, there are almost no troops available. After the battle on Hero difficulty, I was left with 2 Inquisitors. In 3 weeks, I captured a wood mine, destroyed the demons near the flag (gold +5 ore), built a town hall, a workshop, peasant huts, and a level 1 Mage Guild. I had 186 Landlords and 2 Inquisitors. I only managed to upgrade the Ballista skill to Expert.
On Veteran difficulty, it was the same, but I managed to build an Archer Tower on the 3rd week, capture the flag, and upgrade to a Rapid Fire Ballista. I still had very little money and troops.
What am I supposed to fight with? My reputation?
Thirdly, the time limit. Maybe with some mod, it's possible to complete the map in 5 weeks, but under these conditions, it's impossible.
Usually, the lower the difficulty, the easier it is. But not here. At least increase the time limit to 2 months...
4. Maybe it would be better to offer a choice before the mission (like in the original game), or give more ranged troops or useful artifacts...
In conclusion, this is my playthrough without cheats, script replacements, or mods that make the game easier (I only have mods for artifact/creature descriptions, recoloring of High Elf/Titan archers, MegaAI, and the NCF mod).
P.S.: I can't imagine how Heroist managed to complete the quest in 5 weeks. And even more so, how he defeated 19 Undead... without using cheats, of course.