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To clarify, you need to highlight the entire row, not just the content of the string or the path. Specifically, highlight the entire field, which is called "SpecializationIconRef." Click on these words, and the entire row should turn blue.

Thank you, dear Hottab! Everything worked out. I enjoyed playing through several campaigns with the new configuration. I noticed one thing: if you install a mod to unlock campaign heroes in scenarios, heroes with modified parameters will be missing when selecting. For example, I can select Shadia with the spec_evasive specialization, but I can't select Ilia with the exact same specialization. Does the game think they are the same hero?

Yes, the mod that unlocks heroes (along with other important fixes) changes the campaign heroes – in their file, the line "ScenarioHero" is changed from "true" to "false".

Your hero's file has priority because it's newer, which is why Ilay disappeared from the list.

Can it be adjusted using the editor?

I wanted to change Urunir's starting skills, but in the end, I realized I couldn't do it – I didn't even understand where to look for the files where I could edit this. =\

Dear }{0TT@6bI4 and fktifzobr@mail.ru!
Is it possible to edit a hero in a custom Campaign, and change their special ability and starting skills? I understand that if the Campaign uses a mod, it's a completely different story.

Hmm, a lot of nuances appear here.
What kind of hero is it in the campaign?
1) Standard hero
2) New hero
3) Modified standard hero

This determines where the file of the hero to be changed is located.
In the first case, there will be no hero file in the map; you need to extract it from data.pak.
In cases 2 and 3, the hero file will be in the map.

Nuance #2 - starting skills may be written in the map, so they need to be changed in the map using the map editor (I might be wrong because I've never made campaigns).

And there is also the factor of scripts - hero specializations may be made with scripts, so to change the specialization, you need to rewrite the scripts.