Posts from Inferno tactics.

It seems like you're arguing with thin air... You focused on speed for dogs, demons, and hellspawn... but you didn't consider griffons with speed, which can reach magi in one turn and eliminate half of them, and also retaliate against everyone who attacks? Or reckless archangels, 2 archers who are 200% stronger than magi. By the way, about the hole in the wall... only a fool would attack a Castle through a hole in the wall! You didn't consider that in 80% of cases, the Castle has a Water Expert... Imagine cavalry that teleports creatures behind the Castle wall and destroys half the army! (well, the Crusaders, due to their double attack, stay to protect the archers from the insatiable devils) =) So, see who benefits and what the result is =)

It seems like you're arguing with thin air... You focused on speed for dogs, demons, and hellspawn... but you didn't consider griffons with speed, which can reach magi in one turn and eliminate half of them, and also retaliate against everyone who attacks? Or reckless archangels, 2 archers who are 200% stronger than magi. By the way, about the hole in the wall... only a fool would attack a Castle through a hole in the wall! You didn't consider that in 80% of cases, the Castle has a Water Expert... Imagine cavalry that teleports creatures behind the Castle wall and destroys half the army! (well, the Crusaders, due to their double attack, stay to protect the archers from the insatiable devils) =) So, see who benefits and what the result is =)

well.. I've been reading - reading.. the strategy. it's written.. but the topic doesn't have 6-7 pages. just questions and bashing Castle. :).
it all depends on the map.
for example, when playing by chaos rules. on the 12XM6 template (I don't remember exactly, the start is definitely on 12) Castle is just deadly.
overall, the strategy for playing Inferno boils down to the following:
1. start with Pyre with the machine gun
2. find a fast stack. and use the machine gun to clear the respawn. usually this stack consists of Efreeti, which are quick to get into action.
3. the main goal and strength of Inferno is to accumulate a strong strike stack of Demons. any unnecessary low-level monsters go into that.. yes, it requires a bit of hassle and skill ;).. but there are experts who have 300-400 Demons by week 3. with such a stack, Dragon Utopias are easily broken :) besides, Pits can be used as makeshift Archdevils for resurrecting the army in conservatories, which is a strong asset.
but I don't like playing this town :)... due to its peculiarity.

Inferno has a big advantage on extra-large maps, without magic town portals; you jump between your cities. One hero can gather all the creatures and control a huge territory.

Well... I read it, I read it... tactics. It's written... but the topic has 6-7 pages. Just questions and insults about the Castle. :).
It all depends on the map.
For example, when playing with Chaos rules, on the 12XM6 template (I don't remember exactly, it definitely starts with 12), the Castle is simply unbeatable.
In general, the tactics for playing as Inferno are as follows:
1. Start with a Pyre with a machine gun.
2. Find a quick stack and clear the respawn point with the machine gun. Usually, this stack consists of efreets, which quickly join the battle.
3. The main goal and strength of Inferno is to accumulate a strong strike force of demons. Any unnecessary low-level monsters are used for this... yes, it requires some effort and skill;).. but there are masters who have 300-400 demons on the 3rd week. With such a stack, it's easy to break Utopias :). In addition, pits can be used as unfinished archons to resurrect the army in reserves, which is a great help.
But I don't like playing as this Castle:... due to its specificity.

I'm talking about a game against the computer, which will relentlessly attack through the wall!=))))):smile08:
and it's not necessary to defend against the Castle. You can, for example, defend against the Necropolis.

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The main thing is numerical superiority!=))):smile08:
MY FRIEND EVEN PLAYS AS ELVES, HE CAPTURES CASTLES AND HIRES CREATURES OF THE 8TH LEVEL FROM ALL CASTLES. Well, you can't retrain him.

It seems like you're arguing with nothing... acceleration on dogs, demons, hellhounds... but you didn't take into account griffons with acceleration that will reach the magi in one turn and knock out half of them, and they will also respond to everyone who attacks? reckless archangels, 2 archers, who are 200% stronger than magi in terms of power. By the way, about the hole in the wall... only a fool will attack the Castle through a hole in the wall! You didn't take into account that the Castle in 80% of cases has a water expert... So imagine cavalry, which with the help of teleportation of creatures flies behind the wall of the Castle and destroys half the army! (well, the crusaders, due to the double attack, remain to protect the archers from the insatiable imps) =) so see who is in the plus and what happens =)

Yes, during a siege, you can wait for the devils so they aren't killed immediately. I agree that it's difficult for the Castle faction to defend against the Inferno, but letting the Imps act as cannon fodder and turning them into Pit Fiends or preserving them to steal mana is a good strategy. Use the Magogs to provide cover, and gather a group in the passage so that the Magogs can attack multiple units, and the Cerberi can help take out the Monks. Devils are better at taking out Monks because there are fewer of them, and even though they only attack once, they have much higher hit points and damage than archers, which always compensates for the difference in numbers between archers and Monks. I don't think anyone will rush the archers with Devils, unless they're suicidal. And you can wait for the Efreet if only the Cruisers and archers remain in the enemy camp; the Efreet will definitely take out the Monks, and the Devil, for example, can take out the Cruisers, thus preventing them from using ranged attacks, and allowing all the Magogs to survive longer. (IMHO, it's a bad tactic, but who knows:))

I've been playing as Inferno for ages, and I don't understand how you can gather 300 demons.
Basically, I know the answer: it's impossible... Why? Because if you just take 20 Pits and completely turn your entire army into demons (all upgrades for 3 weeks), you'll get 260 demons, and that's it! There's no one in the army except demons and 20 Pits...
I'd really like to know how such an Inferno develops further!!!

I'm reading this and I really don't understand. Someone here said that during a siege, with their first move, they teleport cavalry inside and wipe everyone out. HOW, if it's not a secret? Teleporting through walls seems to be prohibited!

Well, you forgot about other heroes and their initial units?;) First, second - external dwellings.... There can be quite a few of them.... In fact, demonology is an extremely complex matter.... but if you know how, you can gather a lot of demons....
And regarding further development - I don't think Efreet and Devils can be turned into demons.... So they remain, along with Pitfiends and demons - is that not enough?;) Higher levels.... You can do so many things - it's scary!

no... impossible, impossible, everything is quite possible... in the first week, Imps and Demons go with whips. We try to upgrade them in the second week as quickly as possible. after which, the Imps are divided into 9-18-27 (to resurrect 1-2-3 demons, respectively). So many with whips... they kill 9 Imps, you revive 1 demon and send him back... in this way, you can get 3-4 demons in every battle in the second week, 6-8 after the increase with whips =) and so on. I don't remember the exact number of maximum demon resurrections... in this way, let's assume that we resurrect 5 demons from 45 Imps. 3 slots for whips, 3 slots for Imps, 1 slot for demons
Imps in battle... they are killed, we revive them and send them to the demons, it's not bad to have another hero with Imps accompanying such a hero.... in total, 15 demons per battle, 20 battles, 300 demons... on large maps, in a long game, and with the right approach, you can really do a lot,.... building a Castle on other mobs doesn't make much sense compared to defense... because compared to a hundred demons, 10 Efreet look weak.... + don't forget about the demon increase....

300 - 400 demons? You can even have a couple of thousand. Know how? You create a map where large armies are stationed, and you run around using diplomacy to gather them, or you set their disposition to be friendly, and that's it. I can do that too, and it doesn't require much skill.