Posts from Heroes V - Remake "File restructuring, 'junk' cleanup, and game optimization"

Generally speaking, I'll consider it; perhaps we can adapt the unit names to resemble some kind of destroyers and ravagers, thereby distinguishing them from the heroes of their faction. But for now, I'm not sure – I'll add your suggestion to the list of ideas.

I think that if we are going to change the demons, we should only change their name, but completely redesigning them into Juggernauts from Heroes 6 is not a good idea, because they will have the animation and hand position as if they are holding their axe, but in reality, they don't even have fingers.

In the next update, only missions for Isabel will be available until I return to the Campaigns.

I understand what you meant. I just wanted to say that their hands should be in a position as if they are holding a weapon, even though they are not holding anything, simply because they are not capable of it. And if they were to make Jagged Ones, perhaps Blood Cyclops would be a better fit for that role, but that's not the main point.

Added 20 hours 17 minutes ago

It's probably too early to talk about this, but if you are going to add fan-made scenarios to the main branch of the Campaigns after the full release of the mod, then it would be worth increasing the number of available missions from 6 to 7, as there may not be enough space for many missions. For example, in the Unicorn Empire campaign, there are 5 missions and two additional scenarios. The "Supreme Lord" scenario would fit well into the campaign for Arantir, but there is also a scenario from Nival for Giovanni and Ornell. So, when you decide to add fan-made maps, keep this in mind.

Added 3 hours 41 minutes ago
And you will also need to block the second tier upgrades for Humans and Necromancers in the first Campaigns for them - for Isabel, Markel, and partially for Frida, because during the Markel and Isabel Campaigns, these units did not yet exist, and Frida was initially with the Red faction and then joined the rebels.

Added 13 minutes ago
I hope I'm not being too intrusive.

The game doesn't throw any errors, the console is clean, but the script doesn't work. Any ideas where to look?

GetHeroLevel(TownStrongholdHero1) == 3

There was, for example, a suggestion to speed up the game, such as limiting the levels of creatures and buildings within cities to a maximum of 3 levels – so that dwellings of the second level could be built immediately. This should, in part, speed up the game and diversify the armies.

As far as I know, the scripts for granting skills only work with skills, they won't be able to grant abilities.

You wrote a function, but you didn't specify what should trigger it...
For example, startThread, outside the function.
The second problem is that your function will only run once. To make the game constantly check something, add a loop inside, an infinite loop:
while 1 do
end;
But don't forget to add a sleep function, otherwise the game will freeze.

From level 3? You wrote that it starts from level 1... I don't understand...
Only for one hero? It would be better to search for all stronghold heroes on the map. Also, there's a problem: if that hero dies, the function will crash with an error. You need to check IsHeroAlive.
And ideally, add a break after the skill is acquired, to exit the loop.
If the goal is to wait for the hero to reach level 3, you can use a Trigger instead of an infinite loop, as there seems to be a level-up condition there. Take a look.
P.S. Yes, scripts are like that. What did you expect? )

Remake, EWA, and 5.5 have different goals. In some ways, they are all similar and introduce comparable changes, but they also have different architectural approaches with their own advantages and disadvantages.
Remake uses the philosophy of a "monolithic game," where everything is compact and implemented through one or more files.
EWA uses a fine-grained modular approach to game customization through a unique launcher.
5.5 uses a modular approach to game operation.
Remake has a slightly different purpose; it is not only about cleaning and optimization but also about incorporating the best ideas that fans have come up with. Essentially, at this point, the mod partially or fully incorporates and adapts more than 50 mods, both fan-made and original, created specifically for Remake, according to the defined philosophy. At this stage of development, work is still underway on the game files and a complete restructuring of resources.
At the end of March, a planned update will be available with the addition of fan-made maps adapted for the game.
In the future, new maps will appear in updates, and if necessary, unsuccessful fan-made maps will be removed.

Closer to the end of development, a selective implementation of creatures from "NCF" will occur because the quality and relevance of most of the creatures from the "NCF" project to the world of "Heroes" are questionable and evoke associations with flying locomotives in Skyrim.
P.S. - Enjoy the game and stay tuned for updates.

Yes, the modification is indeed interesting. I think it makes sense to include some interesting features and developments from your mod in the Ewa mod.

Overall, everything is good, but Colossi don't need lightning, because then there would be incompatibility. It doesn't shoot; it walks and attacks with its heel, so why does it need lightning? Of course, you could give it the ability to shoot, but then it would need to be balanced (reduce the minimum and maximum damage by 10).