Posts from Forgotten Hero

How did this dull and uninspired topic end up at the top? It should be brought down to earth (preferably underground) to restore some order.

13Ga, I respect your opinion, but I've noticed that you are sometimes overly critical of the maps, but that's your right. As for this scenario, it really is one of the best. And it's not just about the well-designed scenario, the excellent design, and the optimized balance; it simply forces the player to think, rather than just play in auto-battle mode. To prove my point, I'll post a complete Walkthrough of this scenario by Remix:
Heroes 5 - Scenario "The Forgotten Hero" (Part 1)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12a4C9FFToE
Heroes 5 - Scenario "The Forgotten Hero" (Part 2)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Nm0q57oPZ8
Heroes 5 - Scenario "The Forgotten Hero" (Part 3)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtmmiwnCulg

And also, although the scenario cannot be called new, many people haven't played it because it was in English. At the request of fans, this scenario was translated into Russian and uploaded here.
If you are concerned that it is in first place, these are just technical details of the forum - it just happened that way.

Which optimized balance are you referring to? This is a map for single-player walkthroughs. The balance is for multiplayer. Did you even play it yourself? Jeez. Regarding the translation into Russian and its publication here, I played the Halfer translation about eight years ago. It was impossible to play back then. The hardware couldn't handle the saves.

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Walkthrough. Sorry, I translated it using Yandex; I'm too lazy to edit it. But it's understandable anyway. If anyone wants to, I wouldn't mind if they looked it over and improved the translation. Part I - Hero Duncan - Use Counter Strike to win at the beginning of the battle - On the starting island, find an abandoned mine that will lead you to the Dungeon - You will be attacked by a manticore; move the priest to the corner and use Counter Strike - Boots of Levitation can be purchased from a skeleton in the cave - Go to the second island in the corner of the map and recruit lackeys to join you - Go to the third island to the west of the second island (you can see it from the first island) - Search for a hut and find a green mushroom in the cave to learn Eldritch Arrow - Defeat the skeletons with Eldritch Arrow - Cross over to the mainland after visiting the Tower - Save the druid and make him join you - Go to the well and learn Distract Missile - Move west to the fort on the hill and upgrade the lackey to a Spearman and the druid to an Elder Druid - Defeat the archers with the squire and spells - Sell the Boots of Levitation in the store and use the money to pay off the bandits - Approach the leprechaun to get a side quest (see Quest I) - Move to the hill north of the first farm to find an Ancient, who will join you - Cross the second farm to find a garrison - Defeat it using the Ent's Root ability, while hiding other creatures behind the Ent - Visit the Temple to get new objectives - Look at the spells in the Magic Library - Go to the city in the south, visit various buildings, and sell resources/artifacts for gold - Inside the city, train troops into Cavaliers - Go to the tavern in the northwest to meet the Gnome hero (see Part II) - Go further north along the river until you find a ford - Climb the mountain into the cave, defeat the dragon, collect the treasure, and take the portal back to the city - Now you can hire some creatures; every week you can train and upgrade - Attack neutrals and collect resources and artifacts to trade for gold - Don't forget to buy spells, especially Resurrection and Teleport, from the Magic Library - Once you're strong enough, travel west towards the Elven city - In the witch's hut, you'll get a side quest (see Quest II) - Not far from the Elven city, a stack of Elves will give you a quest - When you're strong enough, defeat the Warlock hero in the southwest corner of the map - Go to the Elven city, then return to the Sanctuary - See Part III Part II - Hero Erling - Stand next to the boulder above the Cyclops to crush it - Find the Dwemer creatures and recruit them - Get the runes for free to defeat the crossbowmen - Go through the tunnel and back into the mountains - From the stables, get the Northwest Chief and the Fireball spell from the Temple - If you kill the mages, the summoned creatures will disappear - Enter the tunnel near the stables and melt the barrier with Fireball - Get to the Gnome Temple, then go to the Dungeon and head north towards the Gnome city - Attack neutrals to level up and get resources - Get the quest for the Dwemer treasuries in the southwest of the city (see Quest III) - Get the quest from the Elemental Foliants near the Magma Shrine (see Quest IV) - Three pieces of the Gnome artifact set can be found: 1 on the ground, 1 in the northwest corner, above ground, 1 in the northwest corner underground - Return to the Dwemer city when the hero is level 25 - See Part IV Part III - Hero Duncan - Assuming Part II is complete - Gather an army of at least 20-30 Cavaliers - Get Resurrection and Teleport spells from the Magic Library - Get on the boat and head east - Head towards the northeast corner of the map and find a landing spot (optional) - Attack the garrison and find troops that will join you (optional) - Find the Sphinx nearby (optional) - Return to the boat, sail to the tomb, and go to the outpost - See Part VI Part IV - Hero Erling - Assuming Part I is complete - Recruit creatures from the garrison and go through the tunnel towards the desert - Kill the wandering blue hero to get the fourth piece of the Dwemer artifact set - Get various bonuses scattered around the desert before attacking the Rampart - During the Rampart battle, use fire-resistant creatures and Armageddon - Go to the outpost - When the Necromancer hero attacks, use Armageddon to win the battle Part V - Hero Gilraen - After Parts I and II are completed - In the eleven cities, recruit favorite enemies of four types of undead - Go east and collect the Evercold Icicle and equip it - Buy a boat and sail towards the location of the tomb - Defeat the blue hero (he is resistant to spells, but the surrounding winter will slow down his creatures) - Visit the Eldritch Well, then go to the outpost - When the Necromancer hero attacks, use Enchanted Arrow with Deep Freeze and Rain of Arrows - Use the druids to use their abilities to increase the hero's "spellcasting" Part VI - Hero Duncan - Assuming Parts IV and V are complete - Enter the tomb and defeat the guardians - In the first trial chamber, don't touch the treasure - Visit the temple, and the barrier will be removed - In the second chamber, visit the tome - The message gives directions and distances to cross the chasm - Directions: 3S-5E-5S-8N-4N-4E-8S-4E-2N-3E-5S - In the third chamber, just attack the stack of monsters - Get the artifact from the tomb and exit through the portal - Return to the boat - When Zoltán attacks, defeat him by summoning angels and resurrecting all the killed troops - Follow Zoltán north and go through the teleporter - Equip the Mask of Justice if you have it - Attack the castle - Immediately move the stack of angels next to the liches - Use the other stack to prevent enemies from exiting through the gate - Try to quickly neutralize the skeleton archers - Use Resurrection to keep your troops alive (angels are only summoned creatures) - You can also protect a stack of your creatures by teleporting them inside the castle later in the battle ADDITIONAL QUESTS Quest I - Leprechaun - Find the leprechaun 4 times around the bottom of the map - Reward: gold and a level up Quest II - Witch - Find the purple mushroom near the southwest corner of the swamp - Find the griffin egg on the hill north of the witch's hut - Find the beehives just north of the Elven city Quest III - Treasury - All the sulfur needed can be found in the northwest corner underground - Reward: Phoenix Feather Cloak Quest IV - Elemental Foliants - The four Foliants near the Magma Shrine each represent an element - Near the northwest corner of the underground temple, there is a list of these elements - Visit the four tomes in the correct order - Reward: level up and open another Magma Shrine with a Resurrection rune to the west

I'm very sorry that I'm writing in this thread, but there's no other choice.
atlant108, which of my posts were you responding to? What's the point of writing so many words? Where did you find the word "Map" in my previous message? I was talking about the "technical" side, and your answer "it just happened" doesn't address the topic at all. At the top of the page, above the line, are the Important topics, and the maps that were chosen by vote on this site. The map "Forgotten Hero" appeared out of nowhere; it wasn't listed here until recently, and it has no importance; i.e., none of the conditions are met. Requests from some fans don't matter in this context. So, you need to put in the effort and return the entire topic to its proper place, rather than expanding the PR campaign.

Hmm, atlant108 has nothing to do with it. I didn't immediately understand what was going on; it seems the topic was marked as important due to some error. I'll remove that now.
Next time, just write to me directly, as I use a specific view and don't always see everything.

Hmm, atlant108 has nothing to do with it. I didn't immediately understand what was going on; it seems the topic was marked as important due to some error. I'll remove that now.
Next time, just write to me directly, as I use a specific view and don't always see everything.

Ment, you yourself suggested this.

atlant108, if I give you the first post in the topic, can you bring it into compliance with the standard?
B@rsuk, I can also ask you. If it's not too much trouble.

Ment, it was you who suggested this.

The first post in the thread, not the first thread in the section.

In my opinion, this is one of the best fan-made scenarios I've ever played.
Why do I think so?

1) You don't have to manage a large number of cities, which allows you to focus on battles.

2) Resources and troops are limited, so to survive, you have to play very strategically.

3) There is no possibility to build a much superior army, which makes the game more challenging on one hand, but more interesting on the other.

4) The way to earn money using the tavern.

5) The scenario runs stably and without errors. All scripts work correctly.

6) A non-standard, non-linear plot.

7) A large number of diverse quests.

8) Completing some quests forces you to use your brain.

After visiting the elven city, I enter the Sanctuary, but nothing happens. Because of this, I'm not allowed to board the boat. What am I doing wrong?

It crashed during reloads, but that's not unusual for incredibly difficult settings. However, after reaching the Sanctuary and heading towards the Castle, it crashed, and I couldn't load any of my saves. Unfortunately, I don't feel like starting over.