Posts from Tactics for the Stronghold.

That simply couldn't be (as far as I know, and I'll even check specifically... - I'm curious myself), maybe you're confusing it with the month of Hobgoblins? Or, at worst (maybe...), even if such a population exists, did it double the growth rate of Hobgoblins in the castle? Personally, I've never heard of this population before.

Hobgoblin doubles the population, and the "month of hobgoblins" is the same thing; it's just that the translations can be different.

of which there are only 3 magic guilds, and they are terrible!!!!!!

there are only 3 terrible magic guilds among them!!!!!!

Hmm... It's unlikely you'll quickly build a Magic Guild to level 5, as it requires a lot of resources... In that time, it's easier to gather an army for the Stronghold and capture a Castle, and then you'll have enough resources and an army to build the guild there.

And in the Barbarian Castle, you simply cannot build a level 5 guild – there are only 3.

As far as I know, these are two different things... - a month does not double the population in a castle.... For example: there is a "month of pegasus" population, and so what? They don't double in number.

Please explain to me in detail what happens during Monster Week and what happens during the month.
In the instance I mentioned above, Hobgoblins appeared all over the map.

Necromancers are usually not given enough attention.

What about Galtran? Sure, it's just a hundred skeletons without archers, but combined with Tant, it's quite good for clearing an area ;)

Just a hundred skeletons :) . It can break through any crypt, single can, 1-2 dwarven huts, and an imp lair. Moreover, not only money and experience are gained, but also the number of these skeletons increases.

You used to play as the Barbarians! :)

By the way, in my opinion, the rush tactic in the situation you described doesn't work.
Even if a Barbarian with 2 Ogres and, say, 9 Imps defeats a Rampart army, the losses will be catastrophic - losing one Ogre is not the same as losing, say, 10 Elves - it hurts, but it's bearable.
I believe that the main strength of the Fortress lies in quickly exploring the entire map, capturing as many castles and resources as possible. Only then does the Barbarian have a chance to win. The fact that the 7th-level town is built in the first week already says a lot... that is, by the time of the final battle, when the Barbarians have finally gathered all their troops, even buying slow and weak units, and go into the last battle, they will most likely have more troops than the Castle or Rampart.

And clearing the map of neutrals with just Ogres and Imps is very convenient - the battles take place with almost no losses.
In my opinion, you should focus on this.

You won't have much fun dancing with 2 bears at 200% and with strong monsters around when hordes are swarming you (this isn't a dozen leveled vampires with whom you can move mountains... it's not that kind of situation). Besides, I highly doubt you'd be able to build them to 200% even after the first week.