The Lord is more alive than dead — Maps: Tribes of the East

Кощей Смертный

3 months ago

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PingWing

all non-standard heroes have descriptions written for them

What do you mean by this? Perhaps you meant descriptions (or biographies)? If so, then yes, I didn't come up with them in a single day, and I've lost count of how many times I've revised them.

PingWing

also, regarding the set, as I understand it, based on the presence of artifact shops, it can theoretically be collected

It can even be collected in practice, but only without fulfilling the Sphinx's condition.

PingWing

I never got the ring; perhaps it can only be obtained in the pyramid

That's correct.

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PingWing

3 months ago

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Yes, I meant biographies. Plus, the storyline about refugees in the elven lands was developed further, which was ignored in the original. Thank you that they participate here and really help in the fight against the undead. I also wanted to ask how the Sphinx debuffs the set effect?

Кощей Смертный

3 months ago

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PingWing

How does the Sphinx debuff the set's effect?

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Doesn't the set add one spectral dragon to your army each day? The Sphinx makes it so that no matter how much the player improves the dragons, they still become skeletal the next day (assuming that the Necromancer dragons are already the weakest in the game).

This is a simple attempt to somehow negate this bonus from the dragon set.

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PingWing

+also, the plot about refugees in the elven lands has been developed, which was ignored in the original.

Patching up plot holes is one of the initial motivations for creating this map

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Игрок4444

3 months ago

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I'll just give you a + for your work

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Кощей Смертный

3 months ago

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Player4444

Just giving you a thumbs up for your work.

Thank you!

Antik

3 months ago

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I played for 7 weeks and got frustrated. A cheating elf with the initial "F" appeared (stats around 40, 145 dragons, about 700 druids, over a thousand elven archers, etc.) and easily defeated Nicholas in the lower castle (dark magic is useless against his incredible initiative). There are plenty of obvious and not-so-obvious flaws in the map. This applies to the new creatures (why "complicate things"), improvements to the usual ones (you can get everything through necromancy, but it's difficult in the castle), and others (for example, I defeated a lord, but the quest wasn't completed). The texts are so verbose that Charles Dickens would be envious; in short, it's pure verbosity. It's not good to release raw and unapproved versions with such fatal bugs. It's a pity for the wasted time. Nevertheless, I wish the author all the best and creative success.

Кощей Смертный

3 months ago

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Antik

I played with this hero for 7 weeks and got frustrated. A cheating elf showed up starting with the letter "F".

Hello, I'll venture to suggest that you didn't read the description of the additional task on the Veil of Eternal Night very carefully. And you allowed Ranger Robin to destroy the key stack of spectral dragons before you had time to level up and prepare for the cheating elf starting with the letter "F". The fog of war around this stack is cleared from the start.

Antik

dark magic is powerless against his incredible initiative

There was only a ring with +20 initiative (and this is in early versions, not in the release version), no script manipulations were performed additionally with the ATB scale.

Antik

This applies to new creatures (the question is, why "make things complicated")

I noticed your conservatism in this regard back when "Rogue of Grimheim" was released, but now it's everyone's own business. IMHO, with this approach, you can immediately write off, say, a quite decent campaign like "Empire of the Unicorn" just because of the presence of the "green" line of units of the Order faction.

Antik

improvements of ordinary ones (you can get everything through necromancy, but it's hard in the castle)

Really? There are no banned buildings for upgrading units in any of the Necropolises. Build and upgrade as much as you want.

Antik

for example, I killed the lord, but the task was not completed

As long as at least one city of the Imperials flies under the "blue" flag, Caldwell will run to the tavern of any of them. After the first victory over the lord, a message about this should appear. You may have missed it. Although an error in the script cannot be ruled out - I will check.

Antik

The texts are so good that Charles Dickens would envy them; in short, pure graphomania.

Well, what can I say, I am not Charles Dickens

Antik

It is bad to release raw and unapproved versions with such fatal bugs.

Yes, that's true, but allow me to point out that the map was tested by 5 people before its release. Moreover, for a month, and this is reflected in the "Change Log". So I definitely cannot call it "raw and unapproved."

Antik

A pity for the wasted time.

I also feel sorry... that you didn't take the time to provide examples of maps in your review where, in your opinion, there are no above-mentioned graphomania and fatal bugs.

Antik

Nevertheless, all the best to the author and creative success.

In any case, I wish you the same and thank you for your feedback.

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elizbar1967

3 months ago

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Antik

I played with this hero for 7 weeks and got frustrated. A cheating elf with the initial "F" appeared (stats around 40, 145 dragons, about 700 druids, more than a thousand elven archers, etc.) and easily defeated Nicholas in the lower castle (dark magic is powerless against his incredible initiative). There are enough conscious and not-so-conscious flaws in the map. This applies to new creatures (why "complicate things"), improvements to ordinary ones (you can get everything through necromancy, but it's hard to get in the castle), and others (for example, I defeated a lord, but the quest was not counted). The texts are so verbose that Charles Dickens would be envious; in short, it's pure graphomania. It's not good to release raw and unapproved versions with such fatal bugs. It's a pity for the wasted time. Nevertheless, I wish the author all the best and creative success.

I disagree. The map is decent and interesting. I only noticed one serious bug. And even then, it might not be a bug. I'm starting to play it again now. It's interesting to play. The author has done a good job.

Кощей Смертный

3 months ago

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elizbar1967

Only one person noticed the bug, and it might not even be a bug.

And from this point on, please provide more details.

elizbar1967

I'm about to start playing through it again.

Don't rush into that; I plan to release a fix in the next few days.

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elizbar1967

3 months ago

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Koschei the Mortal

From this point on, please provide more details.

To the left of the Necromancer's Castle, there is a keymaster's tent, but I don't have access to it. Although, maybe I haven't progressed far enough in the game.

Кощей Смертный

3 months ago

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This is a feature. When the additional quest for the partisans ("The deeper into the forest...") is activated, access to the tent is unlocked. However, if this doesn't happen even after the quest is activated, then it's a bug.

Magnificent

3 months ago

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I completed this scenario on Hero difficulty.

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I made Nicholas my main hero, and he developed without any problems. On day 20, I captured Abi-Libur without any losses and started developing Stefan. On the fifth week, Razazak arrived but didn't attack; he just ran around the map. Soon, Robin arrived, and Nicholas, with vampires and ghosts, went to kill him, while Stefan remained in the castle with the rest of the troops. It's essential to kill him to protect the dragons. The battle with Robin is difficult; I wouldn't have won without Nicholas's new specialization. I suffered 98 ghost losses. Then, Razazak approached Abi-Libur, and the danger level was low. I attacked with Nicholas, leaving him with one unit to raise all the others... And suddenly, I realized that I couldn't win without losses because, with his specialization, vampires can be summoned unlimitedly. The battle dragged on, and the game started to lag, so I reloaded. If you don't attack Razazak, he takes the starting city. In the end, I had to attack twice with 14 ghosts and retreat (Nicholas is allowed to do this), after which Razazak didn't want to attack anywhere.

Nicholas learned vampirism in the city, took the unholy scroll, and fought against neutrals. He also started developing Zoltan. Stefan stayed in place and blocked Razazak near the abandoned mine in the center of the map. When Robin came again (danger level low), Nicholas blocked his path to the dragons. Robin ran to the Dungeon, and Nicholas blocked him there. While playing only with Zoltan, I got him to level 20 and accumulated an army. I put him in Stefan's place to block Razazak (I didn't want to kill him, in case there was a script for his resurrection). I transferred the troops to Nicholas, and he killed Robin without losses using only messengers. Nicholas went to the Dungeon and attacked Coldwell. The battle was not difficult, and I won without losses. Robin appeared again; first, Stefan blocked the dragons, and then Nicholas ran there and won without losses.

I put Stefan near the portal to block Robin. Nicholas continued to win without losses and without problems, using messengers under vampirism. First, he defeated the Knights, then the Mages, and finally, the Elves. I defeated Fai'den by defending in the castle; I didn't specifically put out vampires. The battle was easy, but I waited a long time for him to spend his mana, and I won without losses. The scenario was completed in 247 days.

I have a question about Nicholas's specialization: is it really intended that there is no limit to the number of units that can be summoned in one battle? It turns out that sometimes it's better not to deploy vampires because there will be too many of them. :)
I liked the scenario; it has many interesting scripts, including combat scripts, new creatures, and cutscenes. The quests are excellently described, very detailed, and important explanations are highlighted in a separate color. In terms of gameplay, this scenario turned out to be more about playing on the strategic map; I only had one difficult battle (the first battle against Robin).
Thank you very much for the map!

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Кощей Смертный

3 months ago

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Magnificent, thank you for your feedback!

Magnificent

I have a question about Nicholas's specialization: is it really intended that there is no limit to the number of summoned units in one battle?

Yes, the number of summoned stacks is unlimited – the longer the battle, the more there will be. This is quite in line with the Necromancer's warfare style. And the size of each of them depends on how many vampires you have deployed at the beginning of the battle. And also on how much Nicholas is leveled up.

I might reconsider this.

Magnificent

And suddenly it turned out that I couldn't win without losses, because vampire units are summoned without limit according to the specialization, the battle drags on, and the game has already started to lag, loading.

I will increase the time intervals for the appearance of summoned vampire stacks – this should help.

Magnificent

I was defeating everyone without losses and problems using messengers under vampirism.

The problem here is probably only in "Vampirism" itself. Because with it, it seems, it's too easy...

Кощей Смертный

3 months ago

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Update to v1.1:
- Fixed a bug where the quest for Caldwell would not complete immediately if his cities were captured after defeating the lord's army (in the case that the AI no longer hired him in the tavern);
- Nicholas's special ability has been weakened: now it works no more than 5 times per battle with increased (compared to v1.0) time intervals;
- The "Vampirism" spell has been banned;
- Other minor changes.

The topic header has also been changed (I'm subtly reminding you about point 3 of the "Warnings" section in it). The download link remains the same.

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PingWing

3 months ago

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I wanted to ask the author, because I got tired of testing it myself, are there any limitations on the number of Robin's attacks, and how much can the army grow? Out of boredom, I started testing this and reached a point where he already had manticores in his army.
And yes, say goodbye to easy, lossless attacks through vampirism

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