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Title: Dragon Utopia Map name: Dragon utopia Map type: Multiplayer Arena Two-level map: yes Number of players: 2 Size: Small Author: Ment Map version: 4 (tentatively) Required game version: 3.1 (and only 3.1) Map description: Everyone knows this legend. A legend as old as our world. The legend of flying islands drifting above the surface of Erathia. Mighty dragons live on these islands, but sometimes they descend to earth, bringing chaos and destruction with them. And then they fly back up, taking away the treasures they have captured. Every 30 years, a huge island flies past a high mountain. So... maybe this is your chance? What if you could get to the island by climbing to the top of the mountain? Of course, the island's dragons will try to destroy you. And perhaps, if you kill them, you will have to face your neighbor, who would not mind taking more treasure... But wouldn't you pass this test? Prove that you are a true hero!

A map from the Cartmaster 2013 competition, which competed for the title of best multiplayer map, but unfortunately did not deserve it. Here is its improved version. What exactly has been changed?
Changes in version 2:

• Improved terrain and added some objects
• Fixed an error due to which the game could not be completed under certain conditions when playing against the computer
• When playing "human vs. computer," the latter receives an advantage depending on the difficulty level
• Support for NHF mod (build 63, the latest one at the moment)
• At the request of users: now the portal leading upwards can also send you back down.
• Other minor changes

Changes in version 3:

• Eliminated a bug that prevented attacking the computer player when it was their turn.

Changes in version 4:

• Eliminated a bug that left the opponent allied after killing dragons while playing as the second player.
• Removed the spells "portal to town" and "astral gate."
• Removed creature weeks.

Please note that this map is a mod and quite powerful! It is not recommended to play other maps if this one is in your Maps folder.

Installation: copy the file with the .h5m extension from the archive into the Maps folder located in the Heroes V Tribes of the East game directory.

Map features:
1) Small size -- the map was designed for quick gameplay;
2) "Sandbox" -- until the task of killing the dragons by one of the players is completed, the players are allies;
3) Changes to some dragons, mainly strengthening them;
4) Tier 7 creatures cannot be recruited in castles;
5) Moderate symmetry of layouts for players: zones do not repeat each other but contain only equivalent objects and are also approximately logically equivalent;
6) Random monsters. This means you can use NCF ;)
7) As mentioned earlier, an advantage for the computer player. This means that the map is suitable for single-player mode.

Ment and other smart people, could you please advise? I've completed the dragon-slaying tasks, and now I'm supposed to deal with another player, but they are still allied with me. There's only a brown ghost knight with one ghost somewhere... Am I doing something wrong?:(

Okay... I'll double-check.
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And indeed, I added some new bug... I'm searching for it.
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Fixed it, uploaded. )

Dear Ment! I downloaded the map today, and it seems that the bug described by Irina19 should already be fixed. However, I encountered the same problem. I killed all the dragons, but my neighbor and I are still friends. And I can easily access his inventory and see his full profile on Facebook :) For your information: there is only this map, "Dragon_utopia_3," in the maps folder. So, there can't be any external influence. What should I do? How can I fully enjoy your creation? :)

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P.S. I really liked the dragon mods! Respect!

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P.P.S. The game version is 3.1. It's a clean version, without any additional mods.

This time, the bug isn't reproducible. I'll probably need your help. A description of how you played, everything like that, a screenshot of the console (if possible)... Also, is the brown player still alive? (The brown player is a kind of workaround for the scripts in this map; he should stay alive the whole time and die only when someone completes all the dragon-slaying quests). Well, that's it for now... Thanks for the feedback so far.)
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Oh yes, just in case, I'll mention it, just because I ran into it myself during testing. Did you delete the old map? Because if you leave version 2, there will be two maps in the list that are indistinguishable.)

I'm happy to report that version #3 is working. At least, in my case, after killing the last set of dragons, the brown player was defeated, and the ally became vulnerable.

It’s a minor thing, but annoying: you can’t hover the cursor over the campfire behind the green Castle.

I'm in a hurry to report that version #3 is working. At least, after I killed the last set of dragons, the brown player was defeated, and the ally became vulnerable.

Which is the first, and which is the last set? I haven't killed all the groups of dragons, but the quests have been completed. That is, I killed the groups that contained dragons from the quests. But there are still groups of dragons on the island that I haven't killed. Did you eliminate all of them, even those that only vaguely resembled dragons?

It's a minor issue, but annoying: you can't hover the cursor over the campfire behind the green castle.

Thank you, I'll take a look. I'll probably fix it in the next update.

Did you kill everyone who even remotely resembled a dragon?

During testing, I killed a sample of two dragon units. This shouldn't affect it. But other things might, it's hard to say for sure, but...
To my previous questions. Did you run the map through multiplayer or single-player?

So, in order:
1. Map – Dragon_utopia_3 (downloaded today)
2. It’s the only map in the maps folder.
3. Game version 3.1 – the original, without mods or expansions like EWA.
4. I’m playing as the Wingael elves (orange), with Kaspar the Necromancer as an ally. There’s also an unidentified entity on the map called “Ghost.”
5. I cleared the territory, without crossing the border of the allied state. After gaining some experience and feeling like the master of the world, I decided to be reckless and headed for the mountain. At the top, I jumped onto an escalator and ended up on a floating island with dragons. I dealt with some groups, which clearly included dragons of the required nationalities for the quests. 5 dragon quests have been completed. A quest appeared: “Defeat the enemy.” And STOP! But I don’t have any enemies! Everyone is a friend and brother. Even that unidentified brown entity, which only appears on the mini-map in the northwest corner, behind the witch tower. But it’s not actually there.
There seems to be some issue with the in-game screenshots. When I take a screenshot, it’s filled with solid black. But this is probably due to Win 7. If I fix it, I’ll upload it.

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I’m playing against the computer

Does it launch through multiplayer or single-player? Have you checked the console for errors?

And even that undefined brown entity that only appears on the mini-map in the northwest corner behind the witch tower. But it's not actually there.

Did it display a message that the brown entity died? Or didn't it, I assume?

Does it launch through multiplayer or single-player? Did you check the console for errors?

More likely multiplayer, since I was choosing the player color. The console doesn't seem to be showing any errors.

Did it display a message that brown died? Or didn't it?

Brown is alive and well.

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How do I check the console for errors?
It seems to be clean. No errors are present.

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The map disappears from the list if you uncheck "Multiplayer maps".

Okay, one more question. How active was the computer-controlled ally? What did it do? Perhaps something unusual?

Okay, one more question. What was the activity level of the computer-controlled ally? What did it do? Anything unusual?

The only unusual thing I remember is that it cleared the guards at the ferry crossing on its own, but didn't move into my territory. I even thought, "What a spoiled Necromancer!"

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Otherwise, it was quite active. It cleared everything in its own territory. Oh, yes, one more thing. It went up the mountain, killed the artifact guards on its side of the mountain, took the artifact, and returned. It didn't go any further.

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The floating island is divided into two parts by a mountain. No matter how hard I tried to get to the second part through the portal, I couldn't. I could only get there through the mountain with one transfer using Astral Gates. And you can't get to the ally's territory directly from the mountain, only by going around through the ferry crossing. Is this normal?

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And why can't I open the map in the editor? Is it some kind of anti-piracy protection?)))

The floating island is divided into 2 parts by a mountain. No matter how hard I tried to get to the second part through a portal, I couldn't. I could only use astral gates to get there with one transfer over the hill. And you can't get to the ally's territory directly from the mountain, only by going around through the bridge. Is this normal?

Yes. You have your own dragons, and the enemy has theirs.

And why can't I open the map in the editor? Is it some kind of anti-hacking protection?)))

I don't know, it should open.