Posts from Awakening of Evil

I can't finish the second mission.
I've completed all the quests I could, the human leader gave me the last one – to kill the orcs, and I secured the support of the elves, but I can't attack the orcs. Also, no reinforcements appear on the way to the orcs (except for the emerald dragons that the elf gave me).
Is this a bug, or what? How can I fix it? I really don't want to spend another week replaying it.
Screenshots: https://clip2net.com/s/4iLPlve
https://clip2net.com/s/4iLPnRj

I can't finish the second mission.
I've completed all the quests I could, the human leader gave me the last one - to kill the orcs, I secured the support of the elves, but I can't attack the orcs. Also, no reinforcements appear on the way to the orcs (except for the emerald dragons that the elf gave me).
Is this a bug, or what? How do I fix it? I really don't want to spend another week replaying it.
Screenshots: https://clip2net.com/s/4iLPlve
https://clip2net.com/s/4iLPnRj

It's a bug. The author mentioned that before receiving the final quest, all heroes must be taken out of the garrisons of the cities.

It can only be fixed with console commands.

I think you need to enter the command @stonep = 1 and go to the portal, but I'm not sure.

I tried, but it didn't help. Maybe I need to enter a different portal? I entered the one next to the Orcs.
And the one that leads to the exit.

https://clip2net.com/s/4iMKril

If it's impossible to fix, how do I start the third mission? Because replaying it is a pain. It was a very long mission.

I tried, but it doesn't help. Maybe I need to enter a different portal? I entered the one next to the Orcs.
And the one that leads to the exit.

https://clip2net.com/s/4iMKril

If it's impossible to fix, how do I start the third mission? Because I don't want to replay it; it was a very long mission.

In the console, the command is @Win().

Finally, I managed to complete this wonderful campaign. When it was created, my old computer couldn't even run it, and I completely forgot about it. It's true that even on weaker hardware now, the third mission is still a "find the best angle" quest due to the extreme difference in terrain. All the great things have already been described many times, so I can only add that I liked the campaign (plot, implementation, locations, cutscenes) more than the original. I encountered a bug when clearing out the Elves. I admit, I wanted to hold back the Dragon Tongue to breed more dragons and give it away before the assault, but with the active task of giving the sword to the Prophet, the sword wouldn't be given, and the Prophet didn't react (was he offended?). I had to use the console to jump over the fence and break through without the Ring. In the last mission, for some reason, the completed quest about Ascha's Tear became failed. Also, it takes a very long time to wander around the Outcast lands when everyone else has been defeated, except for the quest creatures, and only the quests remain (I cheated and jumped around). I played for a long time, a couple of hours a day for a couple of weeks. It's a shame that, it seems, except for the first mission, the quests are not described in detail, and due to the epic scale of the maps, you forget who needs what to do/bring. In the last mission, in the Machine Workshop, the quest isn't displayed anywhere, and I forgot about it (by the way, I tried later on different days with different heroes - where are those 33%? Out of 15/20 attempts, the sabotage succeeded, this isn't sabotage, but mass suicide). I played on Veteran, I didn't even try Hero, the starts are very difficult, but it's passable. The endings aren't difficult, Urgash, for example, wasn't impressive at all. I understand that the author probably won't hear my thanks, but at least let the campaign reappear at the top and it will be easier for someone to discover this masterpiece.

Maybe someone can finally explain how to deal with Alara in mission 2. No matter how I approach him or try to rob him, the quest fails.

Update: You need to stand on the spot where the 2 centaurs who give the quest for arrows used to stand. You can only rob him from this spot; otherwise, it fails. Also, the key to the human treasure chamber can be obtained from Gabriel.

Overall, I completed the Campaign. What can I say: the map and video design is very impressive, with an incredible portrayal of Shio (although it definitely needs optimization, as the FPS dropped significantly in many places). The quest system in the second mission is interesting; it feels like I'm in STALKER, running around completing fetch quests for bots.

In the fourth mission, I really liked the construction of the forest around the ritual site, and the map as a whole looks very intriguing, with hidden objects like a waterfall.

The downsides: it's very overwhelming. Seriously, it's incredibly overwhelming! Even on Recruit difficulty, you're constantly overwhelmed by the huge armies, the abundance of quests, and the sheer amount of information.

Some quests lack clear descriptions, which means you have to work hard to figure them out, just like in Fort Boyard.

In conclusion: Overall, the Campaign is fun, but if you don't like very challenging maps that can take a very, very long time to complete, then it probably won't be for you. But if you enjoy spending a lot of time on something and really like hardcore gameplay that takes several real months to complete, then this Campaign is for you.

Still, I think it would be great to release a simplified version of the Campaign in the style of the original campaigns from Heroes of Might and Magic V, so you could "play through it in a day" to get a sense of what the author wanted to convey. However, that's just my opinion, and you don't have to listen to it. :)

Can you tell me where to find the elusive Djinn from the Thieves' Guild quest in mission 2?

Can you tell me where to find the elusive Djinn from the Thieves' Guild quest in mission 2?

He spawns within a radius of the human city. Only interact with him while wearing the Shackles of Inevitability; otherwise, he will keep running away.

Campaign update released.

General changes:
- Sigrif's specialization has been changed;
- The campaign file has been re-uploaded to Yandex and Google Drive.

Map-specific changes:
New Threat:

- Starting zone has been refined;
- Experience gain has been slowed down;
- Many neutral creatures have been weakened;
- Spells in altars have been fixed;
- A bug with dragons requesting gems has been fixed;
- The position of the red border guard has been changed;
- The number of creatures in Raileg and Ossir's armies has been reduced.

Path of the Outcast:

- Experience reduction when choosing the long path has been refined;
- Many neutral creatures have been significantly weakened;
- The number of troops for heroes on arenas has been reduced;
- Experience gain has been slowed down;
- The Inferno hero appears less frequently;
- A bug with the human treasure and Gabriel has been fixed;
- The bonus for completing the human or orc branches has been significantly increased;
- Friendly units that appear after completing the main quest have been increased in number;
- The final Inferno hero has been strengthened;
- Protection against exploits has been added when completing the main quest for humans or orcs.

In the Depths of Shio:

- Starting location has been refined;
- Experience gain has been slowed down;
- Some neutral creatures have been weakened;
- Spells in altars have been fixed, new altars have been added;
- The army accumulation rule for the Devil has been changed;
- Several auxiliary buildings have been added.

Return of the Hero:

- A bug with Sigrif's movement points when exiting the library has been fixed;
- The number of creatures in the defensive garrisons when capturing the Tower of the Elements has been increased.

Dark Messiah:

- The number of creatures in the garrisons on Sigrif's path has been reduced;
- The combat script for the human hero has been adjusted.

Hello, I'm playing mission 3, or rather, I'm almost done with it. Only the final boss remains, but I haven't completed one side quest – delivering the boots to the dogs. Where are the Wanderer's Boots?

Hello, I'm playing mission 3, or rather, I'm almost done, just the final boss is left, but I haven't completed one side quest – delivering boots to the dogs. Where are the Wanderer's Boots?

You should receive them after clearing all 3 utopias.

Thank you. Also, regarding mission 4, they ask you to find "dark energy" for a ritual. Where should I look for it? And also, as I understand it, this is a mutually exclusive quest with the necromancers' quest to build a siege weapon – and in both cases, we will ultimately unlock the path to the city of elves?

Thank you. Also, could you tell me where to find the "dark energy" for the ritual in mission 4?
And, as I understand it, this is a mutually exclusive quest with the necromancers' quest to build a siege weapon – does completing one prevent completing the other, and do both ultimately lead to opening the path to the elven city?

The dark energy is located near the northeastern elven city, guarded by phoenixes. As for the quests, no, they are different. The necromancers' quest is secondary and only affects the size of the elven army garrisoned in the main city.

Could you please tell me, in mission 5, I finished the preparation stage in the dungeon, but it won't let me go upstairs. It says I need to have all heroes stand on the markers. Are these the markers located between the 4 obelisks near each city, or are there other markers that I missed? Also, if anyone has a save file where the heroes have completed the preparation and are ready to go upstairs, could you please share it? I really don't want to replay the mission from the beginning.