Posts from "The Will of Ashan" - "Heart of Darkness" [2nd campaign, 5th mission]

Lord, a Necromancer never runs out of mana because of the Necromancer's mark. When I stormed a castle with a huge number of Cyclops, the Avatar was killed many times. There were almost no mana problems because of this. There was enough mana to summon a new Avatar and a Phoenix. The Cyclops stood in the gate, and the Avatar and Phoenix blocked their path to my troops with their bodies.

I placed 4 heroes on 4 altars, but nothing happens... I want to get to the trees... And if I send assassins to the demonesses, it immediately says that the mission has failed... It's silly, of course, but I want the gift from the ghost)) 2 free levels for Arantir.
What should I do? How do I destroy the altars?

You cannot place Arantir on the altar. For this, there is Ornella and 3 heroes purchased in the tavern.

Assassins need to be killed immediately, and then proceed to the ghost. Arantir doesn't need 2 free levels. He won't appear in other campaigns.

Thanks! Yesterday, I successfully killed Ornella... it's a pity, of course... But the question is different. What should I do first? Kill the assassins, and as a result, all the demons and their portal... or destroy the altars? Or is the sequence not important?

I don't even remember the order in which I completed the tasks. I replayed it once – the first time, I didn't kill the assassins. Then I found out that they were the killers that the ghost asked me to avenge. I reloaded and took down the guys – I showed respect to the old man. The ghost only grants access to one portal. One leads to a level-up area, another to a bunch of goodies, and the third to the ghost's daughter. I visited all of them after reloading to see what was there. I decided to free the ghost's daughter from prison. I felt really sorry for the girl.

As for when I performed the ritual – I don't remember. I didn't have any problems completing the mission.

Yes, but if you kill the assassins, they won't kill the succubus. And if you can't kill her, you can't destroy the portal!... And now I want to free the captive... She has a really great army)) And it would be a shame to turn it into undead)).
So, what should I do?... I can't figure it out((( Either kill the assassins, but I don't know what to do with the portal then... Or they kill the succubus, but I'm left without the reward)...? Please, help me))

Kitsune, I killed the assassins and completed the mission without any problems. You don't need to take the girl's troops. Arantir has enough of his own. Besides, there's not much left to fight. Maybe this will help you: http://heroes.ag.ru/heroes5/campaigns/a2/c1/m5/

in the end of this mission, you will have to sacrifice Orneela, and then you will be able to complete the mission.

Guys, help me out. I've read the entire thread, and it seems like the hourglass problem has been reported before, but... I've replayed the map seven times now, and there's not a single living soul left, but I still get the ghost's monologue... and the game freezes, no matter what I do, whether I remove the defense, or just start from scratch and go straight to the ghost, it's hopeless. I've already tried playing on Hero, Veteran, and even on some weak difficulty setting, but I keep getting the same bug.

It’s a shame to have encountered this bug after completing all the campaigns, starting with The Restoration of Erathia. Even though I didn’t particularly enjoy Heroes IV, I still played through it for the sake of completing the collection, and now this happens.

Necro_Gamer, I can't think of anything. Maybe some mod is interfering? Try clearing the UserMods and Maps folders (some maps may function as mods) and relaunching the mission through the campaign menu. I can immediately tell you which mods don't interfere, as I have them installed.
1. Built-in skill wheel.
2. Mod that improves text descriptions for 3.0. I removed it after patch 3.1.
3. Mod that adds specific numbers to the descriptions of city specializations.
4. Mod that displays the numerical range of armies (in addition to the words).
5. Mod that allows you to play all campaigns in version 3.0.

Of course, all mods must be for your version.

Is the game a licensed copy?

The game is licensed, there are no mods at all, the bug manifests regardless of my actions. The only thing I managed to do is, if I move the heroes to the portals, the scenario with the ghost doesn't freeze, and it gives me the opportunity to reach the assassins. After that, either I defeat them, go to the ghost, and it freezes after the "choose a portal" message, or I let the assassins attack the demoness, and it freezes again.

Are there no downloaded maps either? Miracles don't happen. Either something is wrong with the computer or with the disc. Even a licensed disc can have a manufacturing defect. It's easy to check. Either install the game from your disc on another computer and try it there. If it works there, then the problem is with the computer or Windows. By the way, are you using Vista? Or, install the game from another disc on your computer.

I completed the mission in a Jewish style: I reassured the ghost and rushed towards the Castle, intending to reach it quickly, but as I crossed the bridge, the ghost asked again, saying that the assassins were still alive. So, I disregarded any army preparations and launched an assault. I don't know what kind of armies were supposed to be gathered for the assault, but I had 25 dragons, a hundred mummies and liches, 250 vampires, 600 zombies, 52 knights, and 300 spirits. This was more than enough to defeat them. The hero is mediocre; he can't do much besides cloning. If he has the "Cursed Land" skill, they die on their own, and if he has the "Dominate" skill, there are no problems at all.

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I've played all the maps, and I've replayed the game twice from different discs, and I even downloaded a pirated version from a torrent. Everywhere, the same glitch occurs. I suspect that my Arantir has some skills developed in a way that doesn't match the scenario, but this is just a wild guess.

To have a larger army, you need to turn all the people into Necromancers.