Spawned on the surface, shield +3, stable, external dwelling of skeletons, prison behind the trogs, experience stone, decent-sized respawn — we play.
112 - Clavius levels up to advanced necromancy and gets logistics. Also bought Luna, sent her to the next zone in the swamp, where there's a Griffin Conservatory.
113 - second exit from the respawn is onto grass, normal.
114 - I take two villages. Another Griffin Conservatory is discovered in the swamp. Liches built and purchased, Clavius is an expert in necro, ready to rack up numerous skeletons along the road. 8 heroes, all good.
115 - already 183 skeletons. Generation was a bit awkward; there's no road to my Inferno opponent, it leads through a portal to another village zone. But the opponent has a road there (bugged), and he kills the computer. Thought about rushing cross-country but ultimately decided it was too risky; could get lost in the lava streams.
116 - brought in the black knights, scouted the area — nothing interesting.
117 - took a village, disbanded, and sat in the stable. Need to take the Griffin Conservatories, but no Haste... Nowhere at all.
121 - Galtran arrives. I take the shield +3 and somewhat riskily enter a Conservatory 2-4. Turns out 2 — almost without losses.
122 - level Galtran a bit, defeat Clavius, another +2 angels.
123 - leave one angel with Luna and Galtran so they can go scouting; disband and run to the underground treasure zone. Took the gloves.
124 - in the treasure zone found a Dragon Fly Hive. +4 Wyverns; +Cloak of the Undead King. Galtran reaches the purple conflux's respawn.
125 - Galtran repels an attack by two purple heroes (the first one with great difficulty); the road to the town is open. In the treasure zone +11 Wyverns. Clavius picked up good skills (Defense, Tactics, Wisdom, Earth), but everything needs leveling.
126 - take a fairly well-developed Flax. Set up Psychics there. Return through the well to the treasure zone to pick up a couple of Dragon Fly Hives.
127 - this treasure zone is near the brown Flax. Then a message comes that the computer lost this town. Meaning the opponent is already there. I transfer the army to Vidomina, who was standing ready for invasion. She runs but doesn't reach the Flax by one hex, with a guard of 10-19 Wyverns. That was very frustrating. I have to not disband Clavius, but approach on foot and pick up troops. In the conflux, meanwhile, I built Birds.
131 - do some minor scouting; see an observation post and an untaken Dragon Fly Hive behind Fanatics. Strange. I take it, +4 Wyverns. Luna with 5 Birds goes to scout further; Galtran on the angel farms gold, resources, and skeletons. Yes, a scroll with Dimension Door was found a few days earlier, so I start building the Mage Guild.
132 - the observation post reveals the presence of two Griffin Conservatories and a stable under the Flax. I disband there. There's also an exit to a grass treasure zone.
133 - the Conservatories turn out to be small, 1+2. I take them, disband, rally in the Flax, and prepare to run to the treasure zone.
134 - took the Necromancy Amulet, advanced towards the treasure zone.
135 - enter the treasure zone. There's a Dragon Fly Hive for 6. In one day farmed 200 skeletons; there are already 1000.
136 - took a box with full fire (no elementals or Sacrifice). The treasure zone isn't pleasing.
137 - finished the Mage Guild, nothing good except Teleport. Scouted the swamp capital. Should reach it with Dimension Door in two turns. Luna is at a Griffin Conservatory with 2 angels.
141 - then Taz comes out of nowhere and chases Luna off. I buy him off, urgently evacuate troops (8 Birds and Psychics each, 4 Wyverns, 165 skeletons). I take the swamp, buy Vistane there to take the Bone Armor (last component of AOTD).
142 - Taz advances deeper into my territory but doesn't move fast and doesn't look dangerous. His army is only angels (had 6, after the Conservatory, obviously 8). The rest of his army is wandering somewhere far away.
Well then, I leave my legion of skeletons in the swamp, disband in the conflux, assemble the armor, take the elemental army, and attack Taz. Thanks to the Blind I conveniently got from the box, the fight is easily won; the opponent never even got a turn (2-3 angels were killed per round).
Thank you for the game!
Осень-Зима 2013-14.