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:) It's hard to say how long Kirr trained to become a top-tier diplomat.
AmberSoler
Posts from The 8th stage of the annual John Van Caneghem Tournament (2007).
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IronAxe
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Hydras joined... On the island, I think...
AmberSoler
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You confused me, because you were talking about an island, and there were 10 Hydras on the island... :)
I just didn't pay attention to their number with Iron. 4 - at the castle, 10+ - in the south.
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I didn't build it - on the first week, the Hydras were already in the fortress.
DmitriyAS
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This map falls into the category of "I didn't even know something like this was possible." Even though no one tested it for offline playability, many things on it turned out to be quite intricate. I'm primarily referring to the combination of movement speed and the ability to quickly recruit wyverns and gorgons – factors that influenced my result.
IronAxe
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I remember clearly - 4 hydras joined... There, near the swamp castle. But you needed a stronger army... That is, you needed to have some monks or swordsmen... Basically, you just needed to build an optimal scheme for joining troops in terms of minimizing time... Through trial and error... But it took too long to do, even with cheats.
Ley
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Both of them joined!
I just didn't pay attention to how many joined Iron's army. 4 at the Castle, 10+ in the south.
Okay, that makes sense.
And did anyone recruit anyone on the barren land (not on the snow), like Cyclops...? Because I'm wondering if we could have managed without scouting the path, right? What do you think?
"Единственное, что можно сказать с уверенностью об удаче - она изменит..."
IronAxe
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Iron, Kirr is a girl... ;) Use the correct verbs when addressing ladies! :D
DmitriyAS
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Well, that makes sense.
And has anyone tried recruiting anyone on the "chatter land" (not on the snow), like Cyclops...? Because I'm getting at – maybe we could have done without the pathfinding altogether, right? What do you think?
Besides snow and swamps (which are inherently penalizing), there's also sand on the peninsulas with rusty dragons – it slows things down a lot.
Ley
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Yeah, those three-dimensional faces haunt my dreams. There's someone sitting there in a hat, and you can't see anything below their neck – good luck figuring out who it is.
Yeah, the sheep is hiding :D, but I still think it's clear that it's, let's say, a lady.
"Единственное, что можно сказать с уверенностью об удаче - она изменит..."
AmberSoler
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Well, that makes sense.
And has anyone recruited anyone on the rocky terrain (not on snow), like Cyclops...? Because I'm getting at – maybe it wasn't necessary to scout the path, right? What do you think?
IronAxe
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Damn!.. And what level of magic did you set? :D
Ley
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Haha, for this, you just recruit a hero from a Stronghold, and with him, a unit that removes penalties on stones... Why join someone? What's the point of such units anyway? You still get penalties regardless.
Yes, but you can reach them freely, and you might save time if you compare using an expert pathfinding skill and wasting two days (approximately) on movement.
"Единственное, что можно сказать с уверенностью об удаче - она изменит..."
DmitriyAS
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Yeah, those blocky faces from Heroes III haunt my dreams. You see someone sitting there wearing a hat, and you can't see anything below their neck – good luck figuring out who it is.
You definitely need to become friends with an excavator, one way or another.
IronAxe
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Besides snow and swamps (which are inherently penalizing), there's also sand on the peninsulas with rusty dragons – that also significantly slows you down.
AmberSoler
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Yes, but you can freely reach them, and you might save time if you compare using the expert pathfinding and sacrificing turns over 2 days (approximately).