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Name: Condition of Blood.
Map name: Uslovie
Game version 3.1 AND ONLY!!!
Map version: 1.1.1
Map type: Single
Map with a Dungeon
Number of players: 1 person.
Map creator: Dyrman
Size: 136X136
Map description:Konstantin went to Erish in search of his sister, Lilia, who suddenly left their hometown in the Duchy of the Wolf. There he met the Necromancer Albuquerque, who told our hero all the secrets of necromancy. But after becoming a Necromancer, Konstantin did not lose his determination to find Lilia. After saying goodbye in English to his teacher, the newly-minted Necromancer continued his search. While in western Erish, Konstantin met the mage Usama, who decided to help the Necromancer in his search for his sister in every way possible. But not just like that. First, our hero must destroy Usama's worst enemy, Grigorio. After thinking about the offer, Konstantin agreed. But doubts tormented the Necromancer...

If anyone is interested, the last attachment contains an archive with all versions of the map.

Let's play through the map! Let's comment!

Finally finished the map!
I really liked the map, huge thanks to the author for such an interesting map!!!
The map is challenging, you can't complete it quickly, there are many quests, lots of artifacts, strong neutrals, and an interesting storyline. I reached level 29, and my hero turned out to be very strong. I assembled a Necropolis army. I really liked the ending of the game, the unexpected finale! I also liked that there is an alternative way to complete it!
In general, the map is very original, many scripts were used! I really hope that Froska will make a second part of the map about Konstantin's sister!
Once again, huge thanks for the wonderful single-player map!!!! I wish there were more maps like this!:smile20: :smile20: :smile20: :smile20: :smile20:

Added version 0.3

What changes are in it?
Has anything new been added?
Tell me, I really liked your map.

Removed the ability for the opponent to escape. Added the Necropolis castle to the underground map + Utopia, and fixed minor bugs. Added an Elf as a computer-controlled player. Added a read-me file to Uslovie_0.3.zip.

I somehow got stuck with this map. I couldn't complete Arnold's quest – I didn't manage it within a month. And I didn't really understand what hat he was talking about. Is it the Helmet of Knowledge? Although, I just killed Arnold later. But now I've cleared the map, but I can't reach the red tent – it's guarded by 10,000 dragons. My hero is level 34. In general, I think I've reached a point where I can't handle these dragons anymore.

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And also – I can't talk to the Druid Britt – it's some kind of bug. And also, some buildings are inaccessible.

I replied in a private message. Could you please provide more details about the unavailability of buildings and the bug with Britt? I apologize for the delayed response – I sometimes disappear from the forum for a while.

I checked again – I didn't notice any bug with the Druid. Maybe I'm just misunderstanding something?

I had an unpatched version.
I couldn't even talk to the pirate.
I'll play through it again on patch 3.1.

Okay. There might be another issue: a conflict with the MegaAI mod? But that’s just a possibility.

Okay, I'll start with version 4.

I'm posting all versions simply because each new version might contain bugs. If they turn out to be critical, then only the previous version will be playable...
Although I checked the playability myself and didn't notice anything wrong.
The next version will be the final one, so please feel free to express your opinions about the map – don't hesitate. Or maybe suggest something to add? Or remove? Everything is based on your taste, but only within the framework of this map.

I love challenging maps; usually, I find them easy, but this one is genuinely difficult on the "Hero" difficulty (I disabled megaAI based on advice from the readme). In my opinion, the camera rotates too slowly in the initial cutscene; it could definitely be made a bit faster. Where can I find the peasant with the second dwarven hammer (from the quest involving the necromancer's cloak)? Is it worth taking the "Summon Death" ability in leadership (all joined neutral creatures are immediately converted into undead), or is it pointless since all creatures around the castle are either already undead or alive and cannot be joined, immediately attacking instead? Is there a mentor on the map? Can you build a creature converter to turn creatures into undead in the castle?

There's a converter and a mentor available.
I've already answered the other questions in a private message to avoid spoilers.

Hmm... the readme file lists the release as the last item and includes the changes described in version 1.0, so is this a release or still a beta? The information is inconsistent.

Consider it a release. This is the full version. It's labeled as a beta only because it hasn't been thoroughly tested. However, it was built based on proven older versions. Therefore, the map can easily be considered a release version.