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Here he is... the Optimal hero, a Knight serving the forces of light! :)

I'm working on an XL map. 2 SP – until what date are submissions accepted?

By the way, regarding the Paladins, I have an idea. Basically, two small states are in an alliance, and in one of them, the king unexpectedly dies, and a new one takes his place. After that, a diplomatic mission will be executed, and the Paladin will be tasked with investigating and punishing the guilty, inciting a rebellion, and overthrowing the king of the neighboring state. The king there will turn out to be a lich, carrying out the orders of SandroXXL. This is to partially connect the disparate storylines and also provide a reason for the heroes to argue with each other at the end of the campaign when they all gather.

Let's get straight to the point – who will be fighting whom? Or, in other words, who will be allied with whom. I'm creating a hero for Haven.

Okay, just to keep the SP happy, I'll post my hero. The hero is level 25 right away – that's the maximum level in my scenario...

Did you dream of controlling a neutral faction? Here's a map save; place it in the game's directory, in the "games" folder. Then, launch the game and load the save – mission Test. After the game starts, stand on the yellow circle and skip your turn. And... you're now a neutral faction!

Those who pay close attention may notice new spells of all schools of magic in the spellbook.

Zet, you're a monster! The new spells are even more insane. The system artifact is decent. But NEUTRAL... :smile07: :smile07: :smile07:

So, friends, I'll answer everyone right away and point by point: 1. SandroXXL, we're waiting for your map. And we'll include it in the campaign. 2. OptiMAL - I've downloaded your hero. If you want, you can start making the map yourself; I'm currently working on Arandor, then Pandora, and General Zet. So, you can draw grass and trees in the meantime (maybe Brackman will replace me in this scenario), but you're accepted into the scenario. 3. Brackman - no one will kill anyone yet. Your hero will still be "downgraded" to level 2. As for the deadlines, we'll try to finish it by the new year (at least, I'll try to do so with my part). Now about the plot connection: remember, we're playing in a campaign where there's no choice of side/faction, and in the end, we'll all gather under one flag, either as the 1st or 2nd team (depending on the number of players). We'll discuss the plot of the last map together (it's too early to divide the skin of an unkilled bear). That's all for now. Regarding my progress: Arandor is 1/2 done, followed by Pandora.

2. OptiMAL - I've downloaded your hero. If you want, you can start working on the map yourself; I'm currently busy with Arandor, then Pandora, and General Zet. So, you can at least draw some grass and trees in the meantime (maybe Brackman will replace me in this scenario), but you've been accepted for the scenario.

Just a scenario or a campaign?
If it's a scenario, I have the plot ready; if it's a campaign, I don't... And I'll be working on the campaign for a long time.

Here's the raw version of the map. There's still a lot to think about – adding more text, incorporating a couple of quests, displaying some artwork... But that's for the weekend. For now, I'll say that everything will be in a similar style. Well, I might have overestimated the power of the ancient Necromancer, and to finish this map, we need to discuss the ending so I can explain how the Necromancer ended up in the group with the others. In short, I'm almost done with the map; please don't be too harsh about the delay.
Death of Pop was talking about the map. We're all chipping in to create a map for a campaign.

OptiMAL - everyone writes 1 scenario for the COMMON campaign. Write 1 scenario. SandroXXL - we will review your map, and of course, you can gradually refine it. Today, Arandora finished writing - tomorrow, a test game, refinement, and publication.

Okay, then what should be the ending of the scenario, and what should be the hero's level?

Does this mean the end? The hero reaches level 20, and after winning the map (it seems like any ending works), the hero moves on to the final scenario, where they join forces with the others for some purpose. We haven't discussed what that purpose is yet.

So, I'm letting you know that there are no specific level restrictions for the hero at the end of the scenario and the storylines of the endings.

I propose testing the 2nd (revised version) of the Arandor 2 scenario.

So, Arandor has successfully passed the TEST! I'm starting Pandora. Its scenario #3 in order. After I finish it, I'll start Zeta. Anyone who found 2 bugs in the Arandor scenario, please write to me.