Posts from Ancient Prophecy: Ruler’s Garment

Name: Ruler's Robe
Map name: Sandro1
Map type: Scenario
Two-level map: no
Number of players: 1
Size: Small
Map author: Pro100alecks
Scenario number: 1
Main hero: Sandro
Maximum level: 13
Map description: No one remembers that old prophecy anymore, foretelling the inevitable doom of Ashan, and all because of some young lads. The curse that was cast, unknowingly, by young mages from the Academy of Magic, simply by flipping through a book on the top shelf in the library at night under a full moon and speaking random words aloud. Laughing and playing, they couldn't even imagine what fate they were foretelling for Ashan. By reciting everything exactly as Sandro had instructed, the young lads created this terrible prophecy, which will come true only three hundred years later. Three hundred years passed in an instant, and the prophecy began to come true...
A strange fog enveloped Erathia. The long-forgotten curse, cast three hundred years ago, has come to pass. He has risen. The great and invincible Sandro has risen! Sandro left his grave and began to implement the plan that he had been developing for three hundred years of his afterlife. The first step of the plan is to find his old estate, where the garment belonging to the true ruler lies – Sandro's Cloak. Everything will become much easier when the future ruler of the world creates a fitting image for himself.
Map version: 1.1.0
Changes in version 1.1.0:
- Maximum level increased to 13.
- Minor changes to the terrain.
- Some buildings for hiring (including the prophet's hut) were removed to increase the difficulty of the game.
- Minor changes to the army on the map and with the hero.
- Fixed an error in the quest text.
From the author: The scenario is small, as it is only the beginning of the story. All the upcoming scenarios will be a single story. This chain of scenarios is called "Ancient Prophecy". I would like to thank 13ga for pointing out the shortcomings of the map, which were fixed in version 1.1.0.
I will try to make the second scenario by the end of December.
P. S. I will take a break from this Campaign, so expect other scenarios.
Link to the map: https://drive.google.com/file/d/16vT1DpggxGJ2WoDUr4-7Pb7K6xB9QHMa/view?usp=drive_link
Have a nice game, mortals!

The map turned out to be quite decent, but in many places it lacks proper design. For example, why give dwellings that don't belong to the faction? Gathering creatures for the army – they don't represent much value as combat units. Killing them for experience – but there's a development limit, which is easily reached even without that. The hero's development limit should be mentioned in a prominent place. I didn't expect the limit to be so low, so my hero turned out to be quite flawed. The exchange with the prophet is unnecessary. The army becomes very large because Necropolis dwellings are given (they could also have been reduced). The player gets everything "in abundance" – they aren't restricted in any way. This doesn't add to the map's appeal. The idea with the fog is good, but the swamp could have been drawn more interestingly. P.S. "Get Sandro's Cloak and the Necromancer towers." – did you mix up the preposition in the alliance?

13ga, thank you for your feedback. I rushed a bit with the assignment. I will release version 1.1.0 soon, and I will make a couple more improvements (increase the maximum level, adjust the terrain, and add armies in some places).

Walkthrough of the "Ancient Prophecy" scenario (on hero difficulty): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqofmA1vuPY

Hello from 2021, by any chance, is there another link to this scenario? I would like to play it, but when I click on the link, it says "Nothing found. The owner has deleted the files or closed access to them, or there is a typo in the link."

Hello! Unfortunately, I'm afraid that no one has the scenario file, and the author didn't leave any contact information. And judging by the last activity on their profile, they won't be checking in here anytime soon.

It’s a pity, though; it would be interesting to play as Sandro in Heroes of Might and Magic V.

Looks like he went back to polishing it... it's better than playing and getting frustrated with bugs and glitches. Waiting.

From the author: The scenario is small, as it is only the beginning of the story. All upcoming scenarios will represent a single story. This series of scenarios is called "Ancient Prophecy." I would like to thank 13ga for pointing out the shortcomings of the map, which were corrected in version 1.1.0.
I will try to make the second scenario by the end of December.
P. S. I will take a break from this campaign, so expect other scenarios.
Link to the map: https://yadi.sk/d/9Md7mGwujjIMeA
Have a nice game, mortals!

Unfortunately, the link is not working, and I would like to play it. Perhaps someone has saved the file for this map?

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1i-3RcTz6lV4eLyXCbejRdUk8VRyevaxP/view?usp=sharing

I played it and didn't understand – why did people want to complete this scenario so much? Sorry if I bothered anyone.

Hmm... not impressive. I don't even know what constructive feedback to give. Why are there mines? A fortress would be preferable. I didn't feel like exploring it completely. Nothing is interesting, except for the fog; the fog is excellent.

The download link is no longer working.

What should I do if Yandex Disk doesn't open?

Link to the map: https://drive.google.com/file/d/16vT1DpggxGJ2WoDUr4-7Pb7K6xB9QHMa/view?usp=drive_link

Ahem, I'm updating the link for all those eager to play this map, and I'll mysteriously disappear again for a few more years.