Today, I started replaying the map. The difficulty level is Veteran, and I have a mod installed that features green creatures. At first, I thought it would be too easy, but it turned out to be just right. The map, as before, seemed quite interesting. In about 3 weeks, I explored the nearby grassy areas. On the 4th day, I went through the portal, and then the dwarves declared war. The first dwarven city beyond the portal changed hands frequently. The city near the "main entrance" was easier to defend. Although, I didn't put too much effort into defending the dwarven cities. Unless it was a particularly weak enemy, I would hire a knight; otherwise, only Natalia and, from about the middle of the game, Mariella could defeat their heroes. However, despite the abundance of strong enemy heroes, none of them were completely invincible. Maybe not on the first try, but each one was eventually defeated. The layout of the roads allows the dwarves to appear suddenly from the darkness, so I had to chase them around quite a bit, which was fortunate because Mariella had the right specialization. All the AI players had few heroes – usually only 2, and I think it would be more interesting if there were more. I was struck by the abundance of upgrade shrines, artifacts, and resources. Artifacts were even lying around in piles near the dwarven fortresses. Natalia collected a full dragon set, and Mariella collected a dwarven set. Natalia fought the battle against Tolgar because it would have been extremely difficult to win without Divine Retribution. The terrain is, of course, magnificent, especially the snowy and underground areas. The cutscenes are excellent, interesting, and well-developed, although the last one feels somewhat incomplete. In conclusion, it's safe to say that maps of this quality are hard to find. Many others don't even come close. But is this the last one? Here are some statistics: Grimheim lost in this war: Highlanders: 16724 Archers: 4512 Riders: 2204 Bone Dragons: 2768 Priests: 3548 Tans: 1136 Dragons: 677 Artifacts found: 132 Cities captured/lost: 17/5 Battles won: 121 Heroes killed: 27 Game time: 101 days.