So, I'm attacking another enemy Castle, and I see that there are only a couple of Ghost Dragons and Zombies inside. The battle starts, and there's Nicholas! Haha! I was really surprised by this AI. I remember when I played through all the Heroes 5 Campaigns on Warrior difficulty, I lost to Nicholas many times in this scenario, even though I eventually won. I remember running away from him in the dungeon, from his huge army, and now I'm playing on Hero difficulty, and he's just sitting in his Castle with only 2 Dragons. This is ridiculous! :D
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And here's a recording of my final battle with Nicholas. He attacked me with 30 Plague Zombies:DDD. Well, he didn't even get a chance to attack. The archers shot down all the zombies before the battle even started. In general, the mission was fun, and one of the easiest!)
PS I'm attaching a screenshot.
I remember reading somewhere that there's a version where he sits in the Castle with a weak army, something like that. But in my case, he was strong and didn't stay in the Castles. I'm just starting the Faidaen Campaign, and I remember that this is, in my opinion, the most challenging mission in the game. And by the way, it's very important to choose the right development path. If I mess up, I'll definitely take Chaos.
