Posts from Paragon 2.0 map – walkthrough.

You can post questions and answers about one of the best maps in the world – Paragon 2.0. So, here is the first question:
How do I get to Virill? There is no way out from the Dawn Forest, nor from the sea, and the blue portal is also guarded by red gates. Or is there a second red keymaster's tent?

Oooooh, it's a long story. :) The path there is circuitous and not easy.
Could you post a walkthrough right away (well, not the whole thing, but the first 30-50%)? Because there’s a manual from WSW (maybe its author has already finished writing it completely or, at least, further than what I saved sometime back in November 2015). It’s a document with pictures in PDF format, weighing 6 MB.
And we can simply discuss the map in the thread "Walkthrough of custom maps," where it was also discussed before.

It’s easier to just go to YouTube and watch an epic walkthrough by Dandy.

I don't know how Dandy played through it (or if he even finished it – where's the link?), but I remember someone who wasn't an experienced "Heroes 3" player streaming their gameplay, and they were ridiculed in the comments as a noob: "Who plays like that?"
But WSW has everything well-described and illustrated with screenshots, and it's even done with humor.
You can check out, for example, Vladimir Belkin's walkthrough. But only for the first part.

Yes, it was completed in a stream almost a year ago. Notable aspects include completing the game without save/load (except for non-gameplay reasons) and without replaying battles (an additional clarification for HD+).
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqaIqve2-34AsWH0iDwhUzTGwpWo12m1i

Thank you, we'll take a look.

Marmot, in which thread did you post the walkthrough by wsw? And could you post it here?

I searched the forum but didn't find my PDF file (it exceeds the attachment limit here), so I will upload it to my cloud storage. Here is the link: https://cloud.mail.ru/public/HrPg/AozxcXcEN
It might also be useful to read (hopefully you read the text on the map?) information from the author (taken from a post, but it’s more convenient when it’s readily available separately) – an attachment in this message.
You can find all messages related to this map by using the advanced search function on the forum, entering the words "paragon," and selecting "Show search results as posts." Search within these sections: All about Heroes 3 - General - Maps.

Thank you. I've read it, I'll give it a try. By the way, the idea about the force field is excellent!

It’s a pity the map author didn’t finish Paragon 3.0; he promised to do it back in 2017.

Hello, friends! I'm currently playing this wonderful map. After capturing Virill, some bugs (or are they?) occurred: Torold the Barbarian walked through the red border guard and started wandering near Virill – I killed him with some difficulty. Suddenly, out of nowhere, a Swamp hero materialized on the map in the place where the Azure Dragons were guarding the tavern – I also killed him. But when another hero materialized near my first town, with 1500 archangels, a bunch of other mobs, and this happened in the 3rd or 4th month, I realized I couldn't handle it. Even though I only have a hundred archangels at the moment.

Are these bugs, or is this how it's supposed to be?

Hello, friends! I'm currently playing this wonderful map. After capturing Virill, some bugs (or are they?) occurred: Torold the Barbarian passed through the red border guard and started wandering near Virill - I killed him with some difficulty. Suddenly, out of nowhere, a Swamp hero materialized on the map in the place where the Azure Dragons were guarding the tavern - I also killed him. But when another hero materialized near my first town, with 1500 archangels, a bunch of other mobs, and this happened in the 3rd or 4th month, I realized I couldn't handle it. Especially since I only have a hundred archangels at the moment.

Are these bugs, or is this how it's supposed to be?

Regarding Torold, I don't know.

The Swamp hero should appear like that, and there are one-way portals where he appears. The point is that you need to take Virill faster; then, you'll have more troops when the Swamp hero arrives.

You either have to replay from the first few weeks or start over completely.

Just in case, I'll add this: did you use the "Start Over" ("Replay Scenario") button in the game? Never do that: this is exactly when a well-known bug in the game manifests, where all tents are suddenly considered visited from the start for the AI opponents! It's always best to exit the game and re-enter to start playing the map from the beginning.

Torold passes through the camouflaged border gates (Marmot, I know how you feel about modified objects:), everything else works as it should, apparently. It seems like they all gather there, so it's quite possible to defend yourself.

The main thing is that it happens according to the plan. Otherwise, I saw a video the other day where the author restarts in a way that's not recommended, so that exactly the amount of resources he needs appears at the start. This, by the way, is a playlist of a complete walkthrough of the Xiedu map.