Posts from Grover’s Expedition

What's the point of playing then, if a mage can't achieve "Arcane Mastery"?

I started playing your map. Among the positives, I can note that the cutscenes are very well done, and the map itself looks good. Among the negatives: the game doesn't allow you to take the "Arcane Mastery" perk, and as a bonus, if you still manage to take it, it resets all of the hero's experience and returns him to level 1. And I also encountered a bug. After capturing a fort and building a Castle, specifically upgrading the Mage Guild to level 5, the window with the "Arcane Mastery" perk being locked appeared again, along with the message "You already have too many spells," and now this window appears every 2 seconds and resets the hero to level 1. Because of this, I couldn't complete the map.
Regarding the special perk: at least add a warning that it shouldn't be pursued on this map, because the complete hero reset was a very unpleasant surprise.

Then what's the point of playing if a mage can't get "Arcane Mastery"?

But what's the point of playing if a mage can't achieve "Arcane Enlightenment"?

It would be too easy to complete the scenario. I'm sure all the main battles would be won using obsidian golems, Armageddon, and Wall of Swords.

Will banning these spells on the map still allow them to be learned through magical omniscience?

Will the ban on these spells on the map still allow them to be learned through the "Arcane Knowledge" skill?

Alternatively, give the main hero a perk at the start that prevents entering the Sanctuary (e.g., a perk called "mana regeneration"), but in this case, the map needs to be designed without a mentor (so that the interfering perk cannot be transferred to the mentor).

The map is generally passable, but there are a few flaws:
1) The blacksmith who gives the quest for golems. After taking the quest, I went to the elemental blacksmith in the southwest, but he refused to talk to me. I assume the halves of the keys lying in the monasteries are parts of the turquoise key. After receiving the quest to reforge, the elemental gave me tools to repair the golems, but didn't say anything about the key. :smile32:
2) The Archbishop. I tried several times, as he fought me for several rounds and then died. But at one point, he still ran away. I don't know why.
3) Behind the Purple Guard tower, there is no passage to the Dungeon. The Angel Wings (dropped in Utopia) saved the situation. They also helped me get past the Turquoise Guard.
4) Where do I get the Thunderlords if only Titans are available? (The prophet refuses to take them).
5) After digging up the Tear, the quest was not marked as completed; it was only marked as completed after the ritual.
If we're going to be very picky, there are some minor errors in a number of dialogues and quest descriptions. I will provide a complete list of corrections in a while.

What conditions need to be met to capture the Northern Outpost? The hero just stands at the castle gates and does nothing.

2. Regarding the Bishop, please explain in more detail, because I don't understand: is he strong, or does he just run away after the victory?
3. Angel Wings? Where did you find them? In Utopia, you can't find anything, only after the quest can you get the Sandals of the Saint. I'll fix the bug with the underground.
4. The Titans and Colossi that you find will need to be upgraded in the fortress.

The battle with the Bishop unfolded as follows:
He had 3 Archangels, 20 Monks, and 60 Archers and Crossbowmen (Warrior). So, not very strong. For several rounds, it went like this: I eliminate his troops, the battle ends, and it starts again. A total of 2 times.
He simply disappeared from the map when he died.
The last time, after winning, he walked away on his own. (Apparently, that's how it was intended)

Regarding the Angel Wings: you can enter the Dragon Utopia multiple times. After winning, a certain set of artifacts drops. Once, the wings were among them.

The map has 6 Towns + 2 Castles. Still not 10. That's the first thing. Secondly, again, I don't know why, the upgrade for Thunderbirds is blocked. There's an old mod for NPCs installed.