Posts from Abdication

This turned out to be a great scenario. Necropolis is my favorite faction – it’s especially enjoyable. I understand that Utopia always gives a random tome, right? I got the Tome of Light, and I was already thinking of restarting, but then I saw the Ring of Greyshanks in my inventory. I wonder how many people have played with this build and if they even exist?)

It turned out to be a great scenario. Necropolis is my favorite faction; it's especially enjoyable. I understand that in Utopia, you always get a random tome? I got the tome of light, and I was already thinking of restarting, but then I saw the Ring of Greyshanks in my inventory. I wonder how many people have played with this build and if they even existed?) Difficulty: Hero.

I played Master's cards, and I remember very well that the neutrals are placed randomly and right from the start (I'm sure there's some algorithm for this), which seems a bit strange to me, the reasons for this are understandable.
And, for example, in this case, I restarted several times to see what the random distribution gives, and here's a stable near the castle: there's probably a difference, either it's a horde of unupgraded spearmen, or a lot of dark riders or swift riders. And once, a squad of dark riders appeared. And from a squad and from a large group, we can take the same number of vampires. And at this location, the simplest bone collectors appear - they produce twice as many vampires as the riders. In general, there's no fairness right from the start.
Okay, let's see what happens and how much patience I have)

Yes, there is a certain element of randomness. But that also makes the map more replayable.

It all depends on how you look at it. Some might say it's a random mess.
For example, to build a Dark Energy pillar, you need to find 5 sulfur. In some playthroughs, sulfur is found nearby with light protection, while in others, it's nowhere to be found.
I had a playthrough where I turned neutral creatures (like peasants and goblins) into skeletons and raised a group of vampire riders. Nearby, more riders spawned, and by the second week, I had a completely different army of vampires that could easily defeat everything nearby in auto-battle;
compared to if I started with fairies, imps, etc., and lacked the necessary resources, and couldn't move more than a day's journey from the castle.
So, in summary, the gameplay at the beginning boils down to finding the best conditions for a start.
Or, if you don't look for the best conditions, how should things unfold so that it's balanced, challenging, and interesting, rather than easy and simplistic, or, conversely, impossible. And in this case, it also comes down to restarting the game)) No matter how you look at it.

What the heck? You kill legions of undead, and after 2 days, Zoltan has 1000-2000 of each unit again....

And why, after obtaining the key in the Water Temple, the quest is marked as completed, but the gate doesn't open?

The scenario was completed, and I enjoyed it. This might be a bit off-topic, but I'd like to say that it would be interesting if you, MasteR, created a campaign for the Humans instead of the original one. For example, a campaign featuring Nicholas or other related heroes (since the original campaign is not very engaging). And a campaign for the Dark Elves; in "Lords of the North," the reason for the wars between them is not really explored. Your presentation and implementation of scenarios are very good, and I think you could handle this, but that's just my opinion.

When do I need to kill Kaspar outside the city in the crypt? And is it necessary, because he's a strong guy?