"only XL-2"

I think that on Big Nostalgia, the road network is worse than on all other HL+U maps. When there was a final round on Nostalgia in OFB, people were really upset about it.

Not that it's worse, just that the roads are longer, so the shortcomings of the road network are more noticeable. For example, on Spider, the only road from the Castle branches out into many directions after 2-3 days of travel, while on Nostalgia this happens after 4-5 days of travel.

Therefore, it is best to play on Nostalgia exclusively with fast roads. And with a restart on the only road to the Guardian Outpost.

Well, and the restart strategy is slightly different there - with a greater priority on the number of roads and available money, and a lesser priority on the rest of the respawn's features (hiding places, resources, artifacts). There are players who restart based on the principle of "no 6-7 level hiding place and a couple of resources - restart", it's difficult for them to play on Nostalgia, this is a template for exploring large areas.

Quote from a report (played on Nostalgia as Castle):

The start was normal, a lot of money was given, both regular and resources - 2 Nagashniks, several Medusa huts. No hiding places or resources were given, there are only 2 roads (one of them to the Guardian Outpost), this is bad. But there is a Mephala, and money is important on Nostalgia - often it is not given at all, and then it becomes sad to play, especially as Castle. So I decided not to restart.

And here is a quote from another game (as Swamp), a fairly typical game scenario:

111 One road to the Guardian Outpost, the second is blocked, the third is alive, we run there. There is nothing on the respawn, only a bull hiding place in a deep off-road area, I didn't reach it until the end of the game. I found a decent amount of money on the dirt, an external market, a stable, a Utopian and 2 cat hiding places. On day 115, I ran into an empty Inferno Castle.

If 4 roads are generated (a full set), then you can only restart in case of a complete disaster (10 Gnolls, difficult blockades, and no money at all).

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Wic, don't get upset. It's too late anyway, the tournament has already started.

I'm just saying this for the future, to dispel stereotypes, because they tend to stick.