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Initially, only one object is available to each player in the starting zone - the Transformation Crystal.
This object has 2 functions:

• Transformation (reroll). This function allows for the random regeneration of the starting faction and heroes for both players. In multiplayer mode, this function can only be activated with mutual consent of the players.         
  To use it, each player must select "Request Transformation" in the crystal menu. If one player sends a request, the crystal begins to blaze with fire; if the second player also sends a request, the reroll function is executed. In single-player mode, a request from the second player is not required.

• Duel Preparation Mode. When this function is selected by one of the players, objects for strengthening heroes open up, and the transformation function becomes unavailable.

In Duel Preparation Mode, the following objects are opened:

• Arbiter. Allows players to set access to the Tavern, Thieves' Den, and Mentor.
  
  Access options are as follows: Tavern / Thieves' Den / Mentor / Tavern and Thieves' Den / Thieves' Den and Mentor / Tavern and Mentor / Full Access / No Access.
  
  After one of the players makes a choice at the Arbiter, this object is blocked.
  
  If a mode without the Thieves' Den was chosen, players will be offered to exchange information about their factions. If both players accept the offer, faction symbols for the players will appear near the portal from the starting zone.

• Army Generators:
  
  Standard Army Generator. Provides players with an army consisting of creatures belonging to their factions that they could have gathered after a certain period of gameplay.
  Cross-faction Army Generator. Provides players with an army consisting of creatures from various factions that they could have gathered after a certain period of gameplay.
  
  Selection options are as follows: 1 month / 2 months / 6 months / 1 year / 5 years / 10 years / 15 years / 25 years.
  
  After one player chooses an army from one of the generators, the second player also receives an army with identical parameters. The standard and cross-faction army generators are blocked for both players.
  Players gain access to the "Fort on the Hill" object.
  
• Fort on the Hill. This object allows players to determine how creatures in the army will be upgraded.
  
  Selection options are as follows: Leave creature upgrade choice to players (standard fort function) / Upgrade creatures randomly / Prohibit creature upgrades / Upgrade creatures only to grades / Upgrade creatures only to alt-grades / Upgrade creatures to a random line. 
  
• Experience Generator. Increases the level of the players' main heroes to the selected value.
  
  Selection options are as follows: Level 10 / Level 15 / Level 20 / Level 25 / Level 30 / Level 35 / Level 40.
  
  Depending on the number of levels chosen, the following objects are unlocked:
  
  Level 10:
  Temple of Magic Charms (level 1 spell) - 2pcs,
  Temple of Magic Pass (level 2 spell) - 1pc.
  Temple of Magic Touch (level 3 spell) - 1pc.
  
  Level 15:
  Temple of Magic Charms (level 1 spell) - 2pcs.
  Temple of Magic Pass (level 2 spell) - 2pcs.
  Temple of Magic Touch (level 3 spell) - 1pc.
  Crystal of Revelation (+1 Knowledge) - 1pc.
  Planetarium (+1 Spellpower) - 1pc.
  
  Level 20:
  Temple of Magic Charms (level 1 spell) - 3pcs.
  Temple of Magic Pass (level 2 spell) - 2pcs.
  Temple of Magic Touch (level 3 spell) - 2pcs.
  Crystal of Revelation (+1 Knowledge) - 1pc.
  Planetarium (+1 Spellpower) - 1pc.
  Spell Library - 1pc.
  Artifact Shop - 1pc.
  
  Level 25:
  Temple of Magic Charms (level 1 spell) - 3pcs,
  Temple of Magic Pass (level 2 spell) - 2pcs.
  Temple of Magic Touch (level 3 spell) - 2pcs.
  Crystal of Revelation (+1 Knowledge) - 2pcs.
  Planetarium (+1 Spellpower) - 1pc.
  Arena (+2 Attack or +2 Defense) - 1pc.
  Spell Library - 1pc.
  Artifact Shop - 1pc.
  
  Level 30:
  Temple of Magic Charms (level 1 spell) - 3pcs,
  Temple of Magic Pass (level 2 spell) - 2pcs.
  Temple of Magic Touch (level 3 spell) - 2pcs.
  Crystal of Revelation (+1 Knowledge) - 2pcs.
  Planetarium (+1 Spellpower) - 1pc.
  Arena (+2 Attack or +2 Defense) - 1pc.
  Spell Library - 1pc.
  Artifact Shop - 2pcs.
  
  Level 35:
  Temple of Magic Charms (level 1 spell) - 3pcs,
  Temple of Magic Pass (level 2 spell) - 2pcs.
  Temple of Magic Touch (level 3 spell) - 2pcs.
  Crystal of Revelation (+1 Knowledge) - 2pcs.
  Planetarium (+1 Spellpower) - 1pc.
  Arena (+2 Attack or +2 Defense) - 2pcs.
  Spell Library - 1pc.
  Library (+2 Spellpower and +2 Knowledge) - 1pc.
  Artifact Shop - 2pcs.
  
  Level 40:
  Temple of Magic Charms (level 1 spell) - 3pcs,
  Temple of Magic Pass (level 2 spell) - 2pcs.
  Temple of Magic Touch (level 3 spell) - 2pcs.
  Crystal of Revelation (+1 Knowledge) - 2pcs.
  Planetarium (+1 Spellpower) - 1pc.
  Arena (+2 Attack or +2 Defense) - 2pcs.
  Spell Library - 2pcs.
  Library (+2 Spellpower and +2 Knowledge) - 1pc.
  Artifact Shop - 3pcs.
  
  After one of the players chooses a level for the hero, they must confirm the experience grant by using this object again.
  The second player will receive an identical level after interacting with the experience generator.
  
  The experience generator is blocked after the level is granted.
  
• Random Decision Generator. Randomly selects hero levels, army, and access to Mentor/Tavern/Thieves' Den. Can only be used if players have not yet made choices at the Arbiter, Army Generators, or Experience Generator.
  
• Faction Bonus Generator (active only for "Haven", "Inferno", "Necropolis", "Sylvan" and "Academy" factions). The object's function changes depending on the faction.
  
  Haven: The hero gains the ability to train higher-tier troops from lower-tier troops. The resource limit for retraining depends on the game stage and hero level. Retraining cost is affected by the "Counterattack" skill level and the presence of the "Experienced Commander" skill according to the description.
             
                   The following changes will occur when using this object:
                    - The Mentor becomes unavailable until the end of the game.
                    - Artifact shops become unavailable, and all unequipped artifacts are removed.
                    - All heroes except the main one are removed.
                    - Until exiting training mode, the hero cannot leave the same training hall zone.
  
  Inferno: The hero gains the ability to redistribute their primary characteristics; the redistribution limit is determined by the hero's level.
                  Level 10 - limit 5, Level 15 - limit 7, Level 20 - limit 10, Level 25 - limit 12, Level 30 - limit 15, Level 35 - limit 17, Level 40 - limit 20.         
                  Primary characteristic values cannot be less than 1 unit; characteristics must be reforged before the 5th day.
             
                   The following changes occur when entering characteristic reforging mode:
                    - The Mentor becomes unavailable until the end of the game.
                    - The hero can only interact with the forge, and all artifacts are removed.         
                    - After exiting reforging mode, all artifacts are returned to the hero, and they can interact with other objects.
  
  Necropolis: The hero gains the ability to raise creatures from the "Necropolis" faction. The resource limit depends on the maximum amount of "Dark Energy", game stage, presence of "Necromancer's Amulet" and "Pendant of Mastery" artifacts, as well as the "Lord of the Dead" skill.
                 
                   The following will occur when entering creation mode:
                    - The Mentor becomes unavailable until the end of the game.
                    - Artifact shops become unavailable, and all unequipped artifacts are removed.
                    - All heroes except the main one are removed.
                    - Until the resurrection ritual is complete, the hero cannot leave the underworld temple zone.
  
  Sylvan: The hero gains the ability to choose sworn enemies by killing a small squad of creatures.
                 
                   The following changes will occur when using this object:
                   - The Mentor becomes unavailable until the end of the game.
                   - Artifact shops become unavailable, and all unequipped artifacts are removed.
                   - All heroes except the main one are removed.
  
  Academy: The hero gains the ability to create mini-artifacts for strengthening creatures; the resource limit depends on the game stage.
  
                  The following changes will occur when using this object:
                  - The Mentor becomes unavailable until the end of the game.
                  - Artifact shops become unavailable, and all unequipped artifacts are removed.
                  - All heroes except the main one are removed.
                  - Until exiting mini-artifact creation mode, the hero cannot leave the town zone. 
  
• Astrologer's Tower. Allows changing the week. (Standard function)
  
• Random Artifacts - 5pcs.

After a player has visited the 3 main objects: "Arbiter", "Experience Generator", and "Army Generator", or used the "Random Decision Generator", they can leave the starting zone and teleport to the arena selection hall.

If playing in multiplayer mode, the "Portal from Starting Zone" must be used.
If playing in single-player mode against "AI", the "Portal from Starting Zone" will be blocked. To leave the starting zone, you must skip days until the 2nd week.
With the arrival of the 2nd week, the player and AI hero automatically leave the starting zone and are teleported to the arena selection hall.

The following changes occur after leaving the starting zone:

• The main hero's mana pool is fully restored, and all unequipped artifacts are destroyed.
• All heroes except the main one are removed.
• If the hero has the "Logistics" skill, they receive bonus characteristics depending on the skill level.
• If the hero has a cross-faction army, they receive +2 units to "Morale".
• All creatures from the "Dungeon" and "Inferno" factions receive a health bonus in battle against the "Stronghold" faction (only for standard armies).
• War machines are given to the hero if they have the corresponding skills.
• For the "Fortress" faction, a resource limit for using runes will be set.
• Mentor, Tavern, Thieves' Den, and Artifact Shop become unavailable.
• The player's opponent can challenge them to the arena.

In the arena selection hall, players cannot attack each other; they must choose one of 10 arenas for battle or use a random one.
To fight on a random arena, use the "Challenge to Random Battlefield" object located in the center of the hall.
To choose a specific arena for battle, move to the desired arena and use the "Challenge to Duel" object. In this case, your opponent's hero will be teleported to your arena.

One of the following conditions must be met to use the "Challenge to Duel" and "Challenge to Random Battlefield" objects: either both players have opened the portal from the starting zone (for multiplayer), or the second week has arrived (for single-player).

Other Features:

• Starting bonus - random artifact.
• The following are excluded from starting hero generation: Ruthger, Alastor, Kaspar, Wingael, Irbet, Jalib, Sveya, Haggesh. Each faction has 7 available heroes.
• Heroes "Argat" and "Vinrael" receive 1 additional level when visiting the "Experience Generator".
• The starting hero is considered the main hero. You can change this by hiring a new hero and dismissing the old one. All map functions work only with the main hero.
• All heroes lack a starting army.
• All travel spells, including "Town Portal", are disabled.
• "Horde Rage" and "Battle Fury Rune" spells are disabled.
• If players have not activated duel preparation mode within 4 days, it will be activated automatically on the 4th day.
• If players have not visited the Arbiter, Experience Generator, or Army Generator within 5 days, they automatically receive minimum experience and a standard army on the 5th day. Unlocking the Mentor, Tavern, or Thieves' Den will be impossible.
• In the Necropolis standard army, 15% more creatures are generated (to compensate for the "Necromancy" racial skill).
• The AI hero always has spells from the magic schools they have studied. In "Novice" and "Warrior" difficulty modes, the AI uses circles 1 to 3; in "Veteran" and "Hero", it can use circles 4 to 5.
• Players cannot leave the battlefield.
• The following artifacts are removed from generation: Shackles of Inevitability, Mask of Justice, Pouch of Infinite Gold, Boots of the Open Path, Traveler's Boots, Sum of Infinite Gold, Crown of All-Seeing, Horn of Plenty, Turban of Enlightenment, Chainmail of Enlightenment, Sea Elf Sextant, Staff of the Underworld, Ring of Speed, Wand with Random Spell, Scroll with Random Spell.

Latest version for original balance: https://yadi.sk/d/Yvo1gVfMzxoRuw

Latest version for "UNIT" modification: https://yadi.sk/d/Yvo1gVfMzxoRuw

Previous versions: https://yadi.sk/d/SDhd0MvFDUG5Ag

Version:

1.1 - Release on 20.08.19

Hotfix #1 - on 21.08.19

• Removed game freeze during army grant.

Hotfix #2 - on 01.09.19

• Players are now prohibited from leaving the battlefield.
• "Tavern" building disabled for AI.
• Fixes to the army size formula. Now creature growth according to original game balance is taken into account, along with all special buildings that increase growth.
• Fixed an army generator bug where "Stronghold" faction heroes could receive incomplete armies.
• The following artifacts are removed from generation: Shackles of Inevitability, Mask of Justice, Pouch of Infinite Gold, Boots of the Open Path, Traveler's Boots, Sum of Infinite Gold, Crown of All-Seeing, Horn of Plenty, Turban of Enlightenment, Chainmail of Enlightenment, Sea Elf Sextant.

2.0 - Release on 12.04.20

• Starting bonus selection disabled. Now the starting bonus is a random artifact.
• "Battle Fury Rune" spell disabled.
• Portal from starting zone disabled when playing against "AI". To enter battle with AI, you must wait until the second week.
• Random arena teleportation function upon arrival of the 2nd week removed. Now on the 2nd week, teleportation goes to the arena selection hall.
• Hero "Wingael" removed from generation.
• Starting army removed for all heroes.
• Instant experience grant after using the experience generator removed. Now after level selection, hero improvement objects open immediately, and levels are granted only after repeated interaction with the generator.
• Fixed a bug in single-player on "Hero" difficulty where Level 40 was selected at the experience generator, but the AI hero received only 34.
• Fixed a multiplayer bug where simultaneous use of functional objects (army generator, experience generator) caused the function not to execute or execute incorrectly.
• Fixed a bug with repeated use of the "Sworn Enemies Generator". The object will be blocked after first use.
• Unlimited movement points function improved.
• Visual effect on blocked objects changed.
• Experience and army generators' functionality expanded. Now they have more selection options.
• "Spell Library" object added, available from hero level 20.
• 2 new arenas added (snow and ship battle).
• Ability to return via portal to the starting zone added (multiplayer only and before the 2nd week).
• Check for use of not only army generator but also experience generator added. Now if players do not visit the experience or army generator within 5 days, they receive minimum standard army and experience on the 5th day.
• "Necromancy" skill compensation added. Now 15% more creatures are generated in the Necropolis standard army.
• "Arbiter" object added. Now at the start, Mentor, Tavern, and Thieves' Den objects are blocked for both players. Access can be obtained from the "Arbiter".
• "Cross-faction Army Generator" object added. Provides players with an army consisting of creatures from various factions that they could have gathered after a certain period of gameplay.
• "Random Decision Generator" object added. Randomly selects hero level, army, and access to Mentor/Tavern/Thieves' Den. Can only be used if players have not yet made choices at the Arbiter, Army Generators, or Experience Generator.
• "Challenge to Duel" and "Challenge to Random Battlefield" objects added. These objects allow summoning an opponent to the battlefield.
• Functionality for "Fort on the Hill" object added. Now players can choose the creature upgrade method: manual upgrade / random upgrade / prohibit upgrades.
• Spell learning function for AI added. Now the AI hero always has spells from studied magic schools. In "Novice" and "Warrior" difficulty, AI uses circles 1 to 3; in "Veteran" and "Hero", it can use circles 4 to 5.
• Main hero notification function added. When hiring or dismissing heroes, notifies which hero is currently the main one.
• Starting zone exit control function added. Now if a player leaves the starting zone via portal or the second week begins, the following changes occur:
• - Main hero's mana pool fully restored, and all unequipped artifacts destroyed.
• - All heroes except the main one removed.
• - If the hero has "Logistics" skill, they receive bonus characteristics depending on skill level.
• - War machines given to the hero if they have corresponding skills.
• - If the hero has a cross-faction army, they receive +2 units to "Morale".
• - Mentor, Tavern, and Thieves' Den become unavailable.
• - Player's opponent can challenge them to the arena.

3.0 - Release on 10.10.20

• "Transformation Crystal" object added. Allows players to start duel preparation by opening preparation objects (Arbiter, Generators, etc.), or with mutual consent of both players, randomly change faction, hero, and starting artifacts.
• Player faction announcement function added. Works only with mutual consent of both parties and if the "No Thieves' Den" option was chosen at the Arbiter.
• The "Sworn Enemies Generator" object is now by default a "Faction Bonus Generator". This object changes its functions depending on the player's faction.

           - For the "Sylvan" faction, the "Sworn Enemies Generator" function is performed. The hero gains the ability to choose sworn enemies by killing a small squad of creatures.
           - For the "Inferno" faction, the "Infernal Forge" function is performed. The hero gains the ability to redistribute their primary characteristics; the limit is determined by the hero's level.
           - For other factions, the "Faction Bonus Generator" is unavailable.

• Fixed a bug in the "Sworn Enemies Generator" object where some creatures could not be selected as "sworn enemies".
• Fixed interaction between "Secret Advantage" ability and starting zone exit function. Now the hero retains the additional +100 mana provided by this ability.
• Fixed a bug where the starting army was not removed when hiring some heroes.
• Fixed the duplicate artifact removal function in inventory upon leaving the starting zone.
• The 5 starting artifacts generation function rewritten; now they cannot be identical. This rule does not apply to "Artifact Shops".
• All "Artifact Shops" are blocked after leaving the starting zone.
• The following artifacts removed from generation: Scroll with Random Spell, Wand with Random Spell, Staff of the Underworld, Ring of Speed.
• Players no longer receive experience from defeating an opponent's hero or visiting the "Sworn Enemies Generator".
• "Sacrificial Pit" and "Market" buildings are no longer available in towns.

• Creature upgrade options added to the "Fort on the Hill" object:
  
     - Upgrade creatures only to grades.
     - Upgrade creatures only to alt-grades.
     - Upgrade creatures to a random line.           

• "Imp" creature excluded from cross-faction army generation.
• Fixed a bug where the starting zone could be left before duel preparation began.
• Fixed a transformation bug; previously, the player's starting artifact was not preserved when performing this function.
• Fixed a bug with "Challenge to Random Battlefield"; it previously failed if the "Stone Halls" arena was randomly generated.
• The 5 random artifacts are now generated after duel preparation begins, rather than at map start.
• Opponents can no longer be attacked in the battlefield selection room. To attack an enemy hero, use the "Challenge to Duel" or "Challenge to Random Battlefield" object.
• To access the "Infernal Forge", it is now necessary to visit not only the "Experience Generator" but also the "Arbiter".
• To access the "Elven Arena", it is now necessary to visit not only the "Army Generator" but also the "Experience Generator" and the "Arbiter"; additionally, using this object causes the following changes:
  
     - Mentor becomes unavailable until the end of the game.
     - Artifact shops become unavailable, and all unequipped artifacts are removed.
     - All heroes except the main one are removed.
  
• Now when using the "Portal from Starting Zone", a resource limit for using runes will be set for players of the "Fortress" faction; the limit is determined by the game stage. This change does not apply to AI.
• Functionality of the "Faction Bonus Generator" object expanded:
  
  For the "Academy" faction, the "Mini-Artifact Forge" function is performed. The hero gains the ability to create mini-artifacts for strengthening creatures; the resource limit depends on the game stage. When using this object, the following changes occur:
  
    - Mentor becomes unavailable until the end of the game.
    - Artifact shops become unavailable, and all unequipped artifacts are removed.
    - All heroes except the main one are removed.
    - Until exiting mini-artifact creation mode, the hero cannot leave the town zone.
  
• "Artifact Forge" building is now unavailable from the start; temporary access can only be obtained via the "Faction Bonus Generator". This change does not apply to AI.