Posts from NCF - Special Edition

Great job!
What I didn't like (it's a minor thing, but) is the backgrounds of the icons. The default ones have artistic backgrounds from the mod, but the new ones don't!

Also, in my opinion, I've never seen the point in having too many different creatures/heroes. You'll never encounter them all, and the balance will be annoying xD

It would be very good to use this in Heroes 8 later, if there will be one, of course.

1) I added a background to some creatures, but not to others, as it takes a lot of time;
2) Many neutral creatures, for example, can be hired in buildings - see the last screenshot; random armies are also generated (all creatures are used) - see the first screenshot (you can encounter all of them).

It would be nice to implement (at least partially) this mod in EWA.

Thank you so much for the mod! I especially liked the idea of hiring random creatures in dwellings! I would like to ask for permission to add some creatures to the mega-pack update.

1) I understand that, of course; perhaps then it would be possible to make them all without a background)

2) This requires playing dozens of large maps to encounter them all, although I am being overly critical; are the dwellings new, or can they be found in refugee camps?

It would be nice to implement (at least partially) this mod in EWA.

I'll take some creatures for myself, but in fact they need to be selected manually one by one. Some are already there. I made myself a list 
301-310, 328, 329-330, 339-340, 342, 345, 348, 355-356, 358, 361, 363, 502, 505, 508, 515, 523, 704-706, 713-715 (delete the spell folder), 716-718, 719-721, 731-737 (without 736)
801, 802, 804, 805,806, 811, 812
And then I'll see, since I'm getting tired of it)

There are some problems here, quite significant ones.

1) Some updates from 301 to 320+ and further on got mixed up in the update, and in a pair there's the same creature twice. Is that intended?
2) There will be overlaps with the current most different NCFs. Some exist under these numbers, some under others, so you can't just drop them all in at once.
3) Creature names (name.txt) - very often copy the originals (180- creatures)
4) 285-287 are copies of the Necropolis dragons. 317, 319, 333, 335-338 are creatures without abilities and special stats, what are they needed for? 352 is a copy of the Pixie, 815 of the Seraphim. 610,631,635 lack the mutual updates in 610 that exist in others. 611, 630, 636 the same thing.

5) 509-510 seem fine, but they're in DIFFERENT packs and were recorded as pairs / updates (interdependent)
6) the pack only has 321, 322, in the updates
<Upgrades>
        <Item>CREATURE_322</Item>
        <Item>CREATURE_841</Item>
    </Upgrades>
And 841 is lying who knows where, same with 325, 389, 813. 381-382 the same thing, plus they're copies of the Guardians.
As for why 391 wasn't the Royal Guard but the Earth Elemental, it varies.

All this means that someone can't just take and copy the data with creatures for themselves. You'll have to select them one by one and only then take them, one by one.
And there are quite a lot of problems with updates.

This is regarding the contents of 001_NCF - Special Edition / data

Let the rest be looked at by whoever needs it, and I'll pick my creatures from the list I provided.

Okay, I'll share some screenshots; it will be easier to explain visually.

Problem 1: http://c2n.me/4b4PkHg
Problem 2: For example, Psathis has a Royal Guard with stats of 391, and I have one. This package contains an elemental. If I take this package, will I lose the guard? Is that necessary? Or does it assume that I will only play with this package and not use my existing creatures???
Problem 3: https://c2n.me/4b4PE2v There are no creatures with these names in the original game.
Problem 4: http://c2n.me/4b4PJr4 with the Undead ability. The next one has the stats of a Prized Dragon, with Weakness Strike and Deadly Gaze. The alternate version has the stats of an Astral and the Sorrow Strike. It was also in the mega-pack; I used to play with it, but then I noticed that it was suddenly suspiciously weak. I checked, and here's what I found.
I checked 815 today, and it's definitely not an original Seraph.
Problem 4.2. This is more about personal preference, but it's a logical question. Here's an example of 317: http://c2n.me/4b4Qom3. It's a regular creature with average stats and no special abilities. Why would I need it?
And let's say I want to take one improved skeleton. I don't want to waste a slot on such a useless creature. But 318 is already an upgrade to 317.
Problem 5: http://c2n.me/4b4PXyV. The same goes for 510. Two interdependent creatures are scattered in different packages. Okay, I only downloaded 509. How will the game react to that?
Problem 6: http://c2n.me/4b4Q8T3. What is 841? Where is it? And what if I already have it assigned to another creature, or what if I don't have it at all?

The point is, I can and will take creatures, but ONE AT A TIME. I can't just take and dump all the data at once because it won't work very well.