Posts from [HoMM V]9 Race - Swamp! Is it needed?

I think I mentioned that the Basilisk would be a huge snake!

In Heroes, lizards have always been present; there's no need to turn them into snakes, especially with a rooster's head. And in the third part, Gnolls lived in a Gnoll hut, and that wasn't a tower.

Well... okay, you're the creator, so it's up to you. ))
But then it will crawl across the entire map instead of walking. ))
A strong Gnoll is good. In general, they could have been made like Orcs, with three types, and Lizards also. But it won't work.

a small snake on level 4.... something's not quite right... better think about it some more ))
maybe another flying thing instead of the snake?
but a medusa is better like in 3 than from 4 )))
and if the basilisk is a snake with a lizard's head, won't it look like a sea serpent? ))
sea serpents won't look great in the desert ))

Judging by post number 62, you only get a flying snake. Then you should make it so that before the upgrade, it can only fly over part of the map, and after the upgrade, it can fly over the entire map! :)
And if you add wings to the Basilisk, you'll get a dragon, and even a Chinese one. :)

Here, a serious problem arises. In theory, it sounds good, but in practice, there will be problems with the animation. But if it crawls, it crawls.
My opinion. The snake should be the fastest and, therefore, the most proactive. Since the Basilisk crawls (including through walls), its initiative should be somewhere in the middle (of all swamp creatures). Plus, it would make sense to add a special ability, such as burrowing into the ground and emerging in a certain area of the battlefield, and then attacking a unit on the adjacent square. The Basilisk appears from the ground with a delay of 1-2 turns; if it appears on the next turn, it will create an imbalance.
2nd option. By the way, it would be more convenient to make it so that it doesn't crawl through walls, but burrows into the ground and appears within its own movement range (and not anywhere on the map), followed by an attack. Another example of a special ability: the Basilisk swallows N units (the number of swallowed units will depend on the level of the creatures and the number of Basilisks) (in addition to the attack) and digests them; the health of the swallowed creatures will decrease according to the formula: number of Basilisks * a certain fixed and yet-to-be-chosen number per turn. When the Basilisks are killed, the remaining undigested creatures are released and added to the squad. The special ability works once per battle. However, I think I'm getting carried away.