Posts from Tactics for Rampart. Auto-translated

Here, I'm posting a couple of links, maybe someone will be interested, because there's a lot of useful information there, about what was asked in the previous posts.

Someone recommended another link here, and I think it will be useful for those here as well.
http://dreamcatcher.metroland.ru/templates/index.html

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Well, Invisible has basically posted everything that's needed. I probably could only provide these links too... I just haven't checked the thread.
There are also some articles about templates on the Heroes Community, but you need to know English.
What did Raper mean in his last post?
This maximus posted some very good information.

Elves are shooting at vampires; there are 6 left (the sixth vampire has 8 health).

Is it always exactly 8?

P.S. I personally don't go into the Dungeons on the first day (there are enough piles of gold and chests).

and only when there are already group elves (it's more reliable and the losses are slightly less).

Of course not. I was conducting a battle, commenting on it, and taking screenshots at the same time. It depends on the damage spread of the Elves.

You can never have too much money! Resource piles will accumulate anyway, but on the first day, you need to produce as many heroes as possible, so you need to be able to clear resource buildings on the first days of the game. Besides, if it's far from the castle, sending troops back and forth for just one resource is a waste of tempo, which is very important when playing against a strong opponent.

I agree, but if there's not much wood, upgrading Elves might not be possible on the 2nd or 3rd day, and you still need to survive :) And what losses could be even smaller? Well, you might lose 6 Centaurs, but the level 1 units are lost anyway. In my opinion, it's even easier for me to take maximum resource piles than minimal or pre-minimal ones. Sometimes it's scary to attack a pile of 10 Vampires (for other factions, but definitely not for Rampart), but 5 is just right. If you start breeding these skeletons in minimal resource piles, it's tedious, level 1 units are lost anyway, and they give little money.

I see. I'm just curious how averaged this variant is?

Most likely so, but how on the FIRST day can you determine 100% where to go so as not to lose tempo. Because if you run far, you might hit a strong block or a GO on the next turn, and if you clear the weak ones near the castle with your army,

What if the crypt is far from the castle?

I agree about minimal stacks, but not entirely about minimal losses. Sometimes you attack fast monsters (like wolves, gargoyles, sprites) several times, you take hits on your main centaur stack and then you have nothing left to cover them with. And what if it's only the first few days?! You can't do much with just elves, and spending tempo on bringing dwarves, plus their speed (they're slow) might end up costing more!?

If there are no Centaur nests, they usually don't survive until the second week in numbers sufficient to form a strong attacking force. Their job is to hold back the Elves, taking the brunt of the attack (if there's no other way), and finishing off those that the Elves didn't manage to kill. If you plan to break through something very strong, Dwarves and even Treants are indispensable helpers. It's clear that they are slow, but they are only needed for serious battles, and after that (if they survive:)), they are given to the Squire, and the main hero continues on with Centaurs and Elves.
And if I manage to capture a maximum number of mines with the above-mentioned losses, I will be as happy as a child, because in reality, it doesn't always work out so well. You take a mine, earn 5k, buy two heroes with it, and they will earn another 5k each. It's a business :). Besides, they can also find a Centaur nest, from which you can replenish your losses. But if you protect every Centaur, being afraid to attack mines, there will be no point in it. "A rolling stone gathers no moss":)

It's best not to attack upgraded Fairies, upgraded Wolves, and other unpleasant creatures, but if there's no other way, there's a tactic for that (without which attacking them means flipping a coin: morale in the first round means defeat or heavy losses). You hold the Elves in the corner with two evenly divided Centaur squads (or Centaurs + Dwarves), and surround them with single units that will take the first hit, and then shoot with ranged attacks and attack with Centaurs, while not forgetting to also attack the Elves.

You can ask and tell, tell and ask for a long time. Theory is good, but it can't compare to practice. You would be better off learning to play in real games with real opponents. You'll figure everything out faster. For example, Loi plays for ranking, and he didn't even see Heroes until last fall (not to mention online, but in general). And now I remember how he played six months ago, and how he plays now. Believe me, the difference is obvious. He has played more than a hundred online games in these six months (maybe a little more) and has significantly improved his game, winning against strong Heroes players. This is because he didn't just ask, but tried all this in practice with people ;) And it doesn't matter that there will be defeats at first - soon victories will begin ;)

By the way, I'll try option 2: elves in the second stack and centaurs in the fifth stack – it should be interesting. The standard strategy with an early attack using centaurs and elf phantoms might be weaker. And feeding single units to vampires is essential.