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My brother wanted to ask you, but since he doesn't have internet, I'll write: is it possible to use your creatures in other non-commercial mods (my brother likes to make mods)?

By the way, about bugs, balance, and non-commercial use. It so happened that I have been using your mods for a long time, as well as Sanctuary. I mainly play multiplayer, but the unfinished balance was really bothering me.

Over a long time, I rebalanced almost all creatures according to the scheme: play-balance-play-balance->check changes in the new version -> adapt to the new version of one of your wonderful mods -> repeat. As an example - a screenshot of the chain shot of the electric elementals (it would be a sin not to use it, since for the exe file of the game, the chain ignores creatures attached to Inferno) and several windows with stats and abilities. In general, the mechanics of many creatures have changed, for example, the same simurghs - one perfectly protects against spells that deal damage, the other is focused on buffs/debuffs.

The main goal is to make it playable in multiplayer, with diversity between the new factions (Sanctuary, Stronghold, Conflux, and Citadel) and maximum use of the abilities of the replaced factions (all animations and skills work correctly, everything that didn't work completely was removed). In essence, this is a complete rebalancing of all the listed mods.

If you are interested, and you, as the authors, don't mind, I can post it as a separate post, something like "total rebalance mod for existing mods yeah" with links to the original sources, because I don't claim any authorship of the models at all and even plan to continue tweaking the balance. For example, if you replace basilisks with triceratops =) or something else, maybe even in the future you will want to carry out integration). If you really get down to business, you can write a manual on the changes in the style of "why and how".
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regarding the skill wheel – it would be better to make the number of perks the same for each skill – currently, for example, there are too many perks in fire magic, while in others there are usually a moderate number, but, for example, earth magic has fewer perks compared to fire magic.

Personally, I see two logical options for how to handle the skill tree:
1. Don't touch the skill tree at all, because it's a tangled mess, but considering the reworked Factions, completely ignoring it isn't an option, which leads to the second option...
2. Overhaul the skill tree and finally make it sensible – balance the number of perks, remove confusing connections between skills, and make the progression of common skills uniform for everyone. Considering that there are 4 elemental magic schools, we can create something significantly different from other projects. Furthermore, hero progression is a part of role-playing the character – it's an important and far from insignificant aspect. Adapting this part of the game to the new Factions will only be beneficial – it provides room for creativity, again emphasizes the project's individuality, and allows for a more immersive experience in the new setting.

Personally, I see two logical options for how to deal with the skill tree:
1. Don't touch the skill tree at all, because it's a tangled mess, but considering the reworked factions, completely ignoring it is not an option, hence the second option...
2. Overhaul the skill tree and finally make it sensible - balance the number of perks, remove confusing connections between skills, and make leveling up general skills uniform for everyone. Considering that there are 4 elemental magic schools, you can get something significantly different from other projects. Plus, hero progression is part of role-playing – it’s important and far from insignificant. Adapting this part of the game to new factions will only be beneficial – more room for creativity, again, individuality of the project, and deeper immersion in the atmosphere of new events.

Oh yeah, the Fire Maiden from the Conflux has her ability description in English (I can't understand what it does).

I made the first ballista! All animations except for movement (which won't be included) are ready.

The question now is - what upgrades will there be? Currently, the best options seem to be magical ballistae with explosive tips and magical pyramids or other variations of magical weapons.
If you have any ideas, please suggest them.

And lastly (though not necessarily the most powerful) – some kind of artillery piece that attacks an area. The impact animation could be based on a scaled-down meteor shower.

But of course, we also need to consider whether this is feasible given the game's limitations.

You can upgrade it to make an explosive ballista or an iron ballista, like in NCF, but change the color scheme to match the dwarven ballista from Heroes 7. Alternatively, it would be better to make a ballista with a gun crew from the dark dwarves instead of a ballista, or a dark cannon with magic, although you could also make a fire or electric one.