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I don't understand how to properly upgrade castles. When I play offline, I upgrade the Capitol, and then only the army. When I play online, I lose with this game strategy. How should I properly upgrade the castle (I'm an amateur, so I play on difficulty levels 2-4). :smile13: :confused:

Here, they play without a capital. It’s better to download Phizmig and watch a couple of streams on heroes3.tv.

Capitols are not worth building for two reasons: 1) They don't pay for themselves. 2) Even if you somehow manage to build a capitol, it takes up the entire first week. As a result, you fall behind in army development, and essentially you spend a week doing nothing. You can't explore dungeons, fight monsters, etc. In the end, you give your opponent a one-week advantage, which is comparable to losing the game overall.

2 CerberuS
I disagree with you. How can you determine if it's not paying for itself? If you're talking in absolute terms, then we spend 10,000 and it pays for itself on the 6th day. After that, it's all profit.
If you're talking in relative terms, i.e., roughly speaking, there's a choice on the 7th day to build either unique units or a Capitol, then I apologize.
But in general, you definitely need to build a Capitol. It's just important to choose the right moment and understand in WHICH castle.

2 TS
I don't understand, is your topic about which castle is more profitable to play, or about whether it's necessary (and when) to build a Capitol? :)

2 CerberuS
I disagree with you. How can you say that it doesn't pay for itself? If you're talking in absolute terms, then we spend 10K, and on day 6, it pays for itself. After that, it's all profit.

Going straight to the Capitol is a losing strategy. It's the initial problem for all beginners.
You can understand this by playing online. Even weak players from this site can "explain" it to you. The point is that while you're building up your economy, running around with 1-2 heroes without an army, your opponent will build up their army in the first week, and in the second week, they will start taking money-generating locations: medusa lairs, dwarf mines, naga banks (and crypts, of course, if they appear, but they can be taken even in the first week). As a result, your opponent will have a leveled-up hero, troops, and money. And you, while waiting for the Capitol to be built and for it to start generating profit, have nothing. And most importantly, you're wasting time because you're passive and not doing anything. As a result, they come to you and kill you.
That's just the reality of the game. I also want to note that even on Heroic level with basement maps, games usually last 3-4 weeks. So you won't be able to sit there unnoticed.

Yes, I wouldn't necessarily say that you should immediately build it. :) I myself rarely even upgrade or build anything in the first week. If you read my post carefully ;), addressed to CerberuS, you'll see that it's divided into two parts – in an absolute sense and not. :) The point is that if you suddenly have a lot of money, for example, after taking Utopia, why not build a Capitol; it will pay for itself quickly.

I don't understand how to properly develop Castles. When I play offline, I upgrade the Capitol and then focus on building an army. When I play online, I lose using this strategy. How should I properly develop a Castle? (I'm a beginner, so I play on difficulty levels 2-4).
:smile13: :confused:

I discovered Heroes 3 online by chance, stumbling upon a stream (on the goodgame.ru website). From there, I moved on to heroes3.tv.
I remember being surprised, thinking, "They're even streaming Heroes now!" =))) And since I spent my entire childhood playing Heroes and basically know the game inside and out, I decided to watch a game against the AI.
My surprise (honestly) was boundless. Heroes online is completely different; it's something new.
I got really hooked, almost like an addiction. I wanted to watch more and more, discuss things in the chat, and ask questions! If you had looked into my eyes at that time, you would have seen that 12-14-year-old boy who couldn't be torn away from the computer. =)))
That's how I started playing myself.
My advice: be sure to watch streams, don't be afraid to ask questions, and you will be rewarded.
Good luck!

Here's a strategy for you: Week 1: Build creature dwellings; without them, you're nothing. Gather all resources, build dwellings up to level 5-6 creatures. Simultaneously, with your second hero on the map, collect resources, and also capture a lumber mill and a mine. Week 2: Recruit creatures and head to the dungeons (or you can build a ship at the shipyard and go capture abandoned ships). While doing this, kill all neutral creatures, and on day 2, build a Mage Guild up to level 3. Week 3: Recruit creatures and go capture neutral Castles (they will be useful). If an enemy is stationed in a Castle, bypass it (but if the defense is very weak or non-existent, then it's worth capturing). In these Castles, also build various structures. Week 4: The enemy might attack you now, for example, by capturing a Castle or a lumber mill. Recapture everything they take. If they are about to capture your "capital" (the Castle you started the game with), delay them, try to kill them. If they are 2 turns away from your Castle, and you are 3 turns away, hire heroes in the tavern, combine your armies, and wait. If possible, recruit creatures in the Castle. After that, fight them, capture their lands, and so on. Good luck! :-)

Week 2 - go to the Necropolis.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TALsxgxpgl4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-hxb2a877o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AUCxswMEsE can be found in all castles.

one way or another... the more dwellings you build at the start, the stronger you will be.