Posts from Official patches for Heroes V (2.X).

Added features:

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Gameplay:

The mechanics of "Necromancy" have been changed.
The mechanics of "Preparation" have been changed.

Fixed bugs and changes made:
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Stability:

- The game no longer crashes when a player connects to it while a joined map is being used to create a multiplayer game.
- Synchronization issues in multiplayer games that occurred under certain conditions have been fixed.
- A crash in the map editor that occurred when creating certain maps has been fixed.
- A bug that sometimes caused network games with a time limit to freeze has been fixed.
- A bug that sometimes caused the editor to crash has been fixed.
- A bug that sometimes caused autosaving to malfunction has been fixed.
- The game no longer crashes when Meteor Shower (enhanced) hits areas where there are no enemy creatures.

Camera, graphics, interfaces:

- An animation for happiness has been added for creatures from the Northern Clans.
- Visual inconsistencies in mission cutscenes have been fixed.
- The attack animation for rogue heroes has been fixed.
- The list of creature strength in the map editor interface is now sorted correctly.
- The player can now see caravans that are unable to move.
- A bug that prevented a message from appearing when a hero was moved from a guest slot to a garrison using the spacebar when there were no free slots to accommodate the hero's entire army has been fixed.
- A bug that prevented the player from being informed about the number of creatures wanting to join their army has been fixed.
- A bug that sometimes made the hero and ghost screens unavailable has been fixed.
- The slider button in the squad splitting interface now moves only one creature per click.
- An incorrect display of difficulty levels in tooltips in network games has been fixed.
- Battle statistics have been fixed.
- Camera jitters when turning in cities at high FPS have been removed.
- When ghosts fight in ghost mode, the player now sees the damage they take.
- A message has been added to the 3x3 duel mode indicating that the opponent is changing heroes.
- Camera movement following the hero has been fixed (the camera no longer lags behind the hero when moving at high speed).
- When clicking on a tooltip that describes stationary caravans, the camera now moves to the caravans.
- The hero's path no longer appears on the puzzle map.
- The color of the hero's flag now changes correctly when the owner is changed by a script (SetObjectOwner).
- The hero's special trail no longer disappears when a saved game is loaded.
- Various text fixes.

Gameplay, mechanics, balance:

- Calculations in quick battles have been fixed (sometimes the results differ from the results of autobattle).
- The computer no longer uses the Armageddon spell if it can win without losses by not using it.
- The computer now understands various distracting maneuvers by the player (e.g., those aimed at protecting archers).
- The computer can now position its troops closer to trenches.
- A hero with Angel Wings or Boots of Levitation no longer lands on impassable cells.
- The computer no longer stops casting spells after creating "Counterspell".
- The "Eternal Light" ability has been changed. (Spells of the Light magic, cast by a hero, are now twice as difficult to dispel. Opposite spells, such as "Slow" against "Haste," cast by the opponent on the hero's creatures, will fail in half of the cases.)
- The cost of certain Northern Clans buildings has been changed (Dwarves now need more crystals and fewer gems).
- Ogres controlled by "Domination" no longer damage themselves when using the "Storm Strike" ability.
- The reduction of movement points when using the "Portal to Town" spell has been fixed.
- A hero can no longer leave without an army in a network game.
- The Fountain of Luck no longer gives +0 luck.
- The "Summon Reinforcements" spell now works the same way as in the original game version 1.3 and higher, deducting 75% of the hero's movement points on the day after the summoning.
- In the 3x3 duel mode, squads can only be split when a new army (a hero who has not yet fought) enters the battlefield.
- The ability to "Absorb Artifact" has been removed from the same creature (when the artifact no longer exists).
- The incorrect action of the "Soul Eater" specialization for creatures from the hero's army, created using spells, has been fixed.
- In duels, micro-artifacts can now only be used by creatures from the Academy of Magic.
- Ogres can no longer damage towers in a siege battle.
- Magic elements now work with new creatures.

Maps:

- Map "In Search of Peace": an inappropriate encounter between a guard squad and a Northern Clans outpost has been fixed.
- Map "Duel": a bug that prevented the mission from being completed if one of the players lost their hero before 2 weeks had passed has been fixed.
- Map "Partisans": a bug that caused the camera to automatically focus, even if the Dwarves joined the hero, has been fixed.

Map editor and map editor interface:

- The map editor now creates more diverse and balanced maps.
- Some bugs in map generation have been fixed.
- Non-working objects (Dwarven bridges, Dwarven wall_down set) have been removed from the editor.
- The number of charges for "Wand..." artifacts has been fixed.
- The "defeat neutrals" task now works in all cases.
- The mini-map can now be hidden on the map editor interface screen.
- In the random map generator, the "Random Town" parameter can now be selected.
- On the random map generator screen, the starting race can now be selected (if a "random town" was selected beforehand).