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IchGViji
What about the riddle? Could you send a good hint via private message, instead of a file that doesn't help at all? I've tried the 2 most obvious options, but they didn't work. I have no idea what else could be encrypted there.
Good day.
I generally like the map.
Right now, the wizard's riddle is incredibly frustrating; I can't figure out the solution, even with spoilers in my notes (they didn't help at all). I've tried several approaches, reread the riddle's text countless times – it's useless.
So far, all I've managed to do is feel stupid...
Hoping to find a hint from players who have completed the map, I read all the messages for this map, but it didn't help.
I would appreciate it if you could tell me how to solve the riddle.
P.S. I read all the author's comments that the riddle doesn't affect the completion of the map, but I'm really frustrated by the inability to solve this optional quest...
Basically, I gathered all the dwelling upgrades for month 6 from all the castles. I went through all the upgrade paths, equipped the best artifacts, and my defense is now 34. My army consists of: 2000 skeletons, 800 ghosts, 500 vampires, 400 liches, 80 spiders, 125 messengers, and 70 dragons.
The demon has 173 of each type of horse, 48 archdemons, 600 hellhounds, 800 demons, 326 succubi, and 108 overlords. He simply defeats me in one or two turns; each attack completely wipes out my stacks. I don't even have time to react. I don't understand what to do. Should I just skip another 6 months, build up an army twice as large, and then try again? Or is there something else I should do?
There, people posted save files and the build for the main heroes – take a look, maybe you'll understand the difference and how to win.
Did you solve the wizard's riddle?
Pavlinho
IchGViji
Good afternoon.
I generally like the map.)
P.S. I read all the author's comments that the puzzle does not affect the Walkthrough, but I'm really frustrated by the inability to solve the optional quest...
In general, I collected all the dwellings and bonuses for the 6th month from all the Castles. I went through all the upgrades, put on the best artifacts, the defense is аж 34. Army: 2000 skeletons, 800 ghosts, 500 vampires, 400 liches, 80 spiders, 125 messengers, 70 dragons.
The demon has 173 of each type of horse, 48 archdemons, 600 hellhounds, 800 demons, 326 succubi, and 108 overlords. He just defeats me in one or two turns, each hit brings my stacks to zero. I don't even have time to react. I don't know what to do. Should I just skip another 6 months and build an army twice as large, or what?
Dear author, I don't play Heroes, but the way you describe the mage's puzzle makes even me want to know what the puzzle is and how to solve it ))))))
IchGViji
To be honest, your army is a bit small for month 6. Do you have at least both main heroes fully leveled up? It would be good to level up your secondary heroes as well... Theoretically, you should be getting +12 dragons per week from your native castles and dwellings. Is the growth of your spiders maximized? (It should be +16)
1) Were there significant losses on the Knight or Orange Elf map that you couldn't recover from?
2) Have you completed the other quests for components?
Maybe your army is a bit small, but frankly, what difference does it make when 600 hounds one-shot 500 vampires, and 170 horses, with luck, kill 57 dragons. And the demon's initiative is higher even with my two initiative rings, and my 350 liches with a unicorn bow only kill 12 archdemons. It seems like you need an army 12 times larger to win against them. 6000 vampires or 800 dragons. And that's just one year gone. Something strange is happening. Either I'm just unlucky and there's only one demon on the entire map, and all its attacks are lucky, and I can't do anything about it.
IchGViji
Well, I killed the demon, but there are still 32 vampires left. I reached Keleborn, but it seems impossible to defeat him. I read in the thread that his army doesn't grow and that he has a three-month-old army, so I was very surprised when I saw that he had 2000 Dancers, 1200 Archers, 600 Druids, 360 Unicorns, 250 Ents, and 125 Dragons.
Okay, I'll try to replay the entire map at a slower pace, taking into account all the mistakes.
raspisnoy
Good day.
I generally like the map.
Right now, I'm stuck on the wizard's riddle – it's impossible to figure out the solution, even with the hints in my notes (they don't help at all). I've tried several options, reread the riddle text a hundred times – it's useless.
So far, all I've managed to do is feel stupid...
Hoping to find a hint from players who have completed the map, I read all the messages for this map, but it didn't help.
I'm asking you to please tell me how to solve the riddle.
P.S. I read all the author's comments that the riddle doesn't affect the walkthrough, but I'm really frustrated by the inability to solve this optional quest...
. You will solve it, just in a different way . Do you know about the Gordian knot? That's how you'll solve it. And in general...a correctly formulated problem is half the solution. Otherwise, it even confuses AI
Yes, I confess – I’m a perfectionist).
I didn’t try to “solve the puzzle”; I just reloaded and skipped that mage altogether.
I just finished this map, and as I understand it, the mage (because I didn’t do anything) gave the computer 2,000 water elementals against me, which wasn’t pleasant, but oh well.
I have mixed feelings after completing the map.
First, I want to note the many videos, text, and overall narrative; I believe the author put a lot of time, effort, and moral strength into it, and for that – RESPECT!
Furthermore, regarding the qualities mentioned above – I personally didn’t like it; there are many questionable or even absurd words that make you realize you’re not in a fantastical fictional world,
but I repeat, the author is great because I’m not even close to being able to make such a map, so my opinion isn’t very important in this matter; I’m just sharing my thoughts.
I also read comments that the story is a bit drawn out – I felt that too, but it’s even good in some ways (and there’s no way to skip a line in the video when you’ve already read it twice and are waiting for the next one).
There were no problems with the difficulty of the game because there are two mentors (a separate thank you for this; mentoring for Necromancer is great).
It wasn’t difficult to unlock dark elementals.
I replayed the final battle once because I didn’t know that I needed to fight the High Druid with no losses or minimal losses.
Regarding the spiders – the unit is good at the beginning, but I almost didn’t use it later; in the final, they just crumbled (about 170 of them) from water elementals, plus the computer actively used their poison ability (how can poison harm undead, there’s simply nowhere for it to spread???) – this is an unpleasant moment, but it’s a minor detail for the finale.
I was also misled by the description, which states that the Necromancer’s amulet is needed for the maximum spider increase; I used it once for the increase, and I only learned here on the forum that the increase can be boosted even more, so there were fewer spiders in the finale than there could have been.
In conclusion – the map is good; thank you to the author for the work!
P.S. The mage’s puzzle is a fly in the ointment; because of it, I almost abandoned the map near the finish line.
IchGViji
Yes, I confess - I'm a perfectionist).
I didn't "cut corners," I just reloaded and skipped that mage altogether.
I just finished this map, and as I understand it, the mage (because I didn't do anything) gave the computer 2,000 water elementals against me, which wasn't pleasant, but oh well.
Added 21 minutes agoI have mixed feelings after completing the map.
First, I want to note the many videos, texts, and overall narrative; I believe the author put a lot of time, effort, and emotional energy into it, and for that - RESPECT!
Furthermore, regarding the qualities mentioned above, I personally didn't enjoy it; there are many questionable or even absurd words that make you realize you're not in a fantastical fictional world,
but I repeat, the author is great because I'm not even close to being able to create such a map, so my opinion isn't very important in this matter; I'm just sharing my thoughts.
I also read comments that the story is a bit drawn out - I also felt that way, but it's even good in some ways (and there's no way to skip a line in the video when you've already read it twice and are waiting for the next one).There were no problems with the difficulty of the game because there are two mentors (a separate thank you for this; mentoring for Necromancers is great).
It wasn't difficult to unlock the dark elementals.
I replayed the final battle once because I didn't know that I needed to fight the High Druid without losses or with minimal losses.Regarding the spiders, the unit is good at the beginning, but I almost didn't use it later; in the final, they just crumbled (about 170 of them) from water elementals, plus the computer actively used their poison ability (how can poison harm the undead, there's simply nowhere for it to spread???) - it's an unpleasant moment, but essentially a minor detail for the finale.
I was also misled by the description, which states that the Necromancer's amulet is needed for the maximum spider increase; I used it once for the increase, and I only learned here on the forum that the increase can be boosted even more, so there were fewer spiders in the finale than there could have been.
In conclusion, the map is good; thank you to the author for the work!P.S. The mage's riddle is a fly in the ointment; because of it, I almost abandoned the map near the finish line.
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I'm going to play Hill of the Dead, the author's second map)
Hello everyone! Can you tell me where to find the witch in the Dungeon? I'm a beginner; I've been playing the walkthrough for a long time, it's already the end of the year, and I'm fighting legions in the Dungeon, and the battles take 20 minutes. But I can't find the witch. There's only one tower left, which is guarded by the undead, and I can't defeat them.
