Posts from "The Legend". Problems with the walkthrough.

Hey, am I the only one who's so cheeky that they constantly run away from monsters on the map and steal the things they're guarding, especially when they're too lazy or unable to fight them? :D I also remember a quest on the first island where you had to retrieve a treasure chest from an abandoned castle (there's also a skeleton in that castle who asks you to find his head). I completed it with a level 4 hero. I couldn't kill a single monster (they were all very strong and deadly). I ran away from them, but I still completed the quest. Now I've leveled up my hero, and I usually kill enemies with a "slightly weaker" threat level without significant losses. I haven't tried fighting enemies with "equal strength" yet, but I'm afraid there will be losses. In general, I have enough gold for creatures, but it's a real pain to run to the swamp for Royal Serpents every time. By the way, in my opinion, it's an amazing unit. Retaliation attack, decent speed, high initiative and damage, and average survivability. Sea Wolves are also cool, but they die a lot, and the AI loves to kill them. But right now, I'm on the Islands of Freedom, and there are many places where I can hire them. Gold is really a headache at the beginning of the game. However, later on, even after a tough battle, there's enough money to fully replenish the army and still have some left for artifacts. P.S. My hero is kind of strange. He has 21 or 18 defense (I don't remember exactly), but only 8 attack. And he gets a lot of non-warrior runes. I've already maxed out his Wisdom, and now I'm starting to learn Magic. Luckily, his Intelligence is decent, even if it's not off the charts. His frog wife increases it by 5 points. I don't want to part with my wife; we already have 4 children who give a lot of bonuses. If I take another wife, all of that will be lost, and the children don't appear instantly. I feel like I'm going to play through the whole game with Pheanor, just like the Airborne Troops

I also used to grab treasures whenever I had the chance, and then, when I had enough troops, I would clear the territory. I didn't clear the Isle of Wonders, though; it's easier with the dwarves. Well, now that I'm at level 15, I might try to clear it. The quest with the abandoned castle – it seems like that's the only way to do it. I haven't collected the treasures yet (I didn't have time to get to the painting), but now I have enough of an army to clear it. I also went fishing on the Isle of Wonders – fish are awesome! They have great animations; you can gather almost five hundred of them, and they have positive morale, so they can tear through almost anything... almost.;)
I can't say anything good about the snakes; I just didn't use them.:)
The other day, I took out the knights, cavalry, and inquisitors guarding the tent with cavalry in Greenroot; there were only 13 of them. It's a shame; there were so few.
I'm playing as a warrior, and I also had a lot of magic runes; I maxed out all the first-level magic skills. :) Only my stats are a little different: I have twice as much attack as defense.
My wife... as soon as the conversation turned to the tadpoles in the aquarium... :D I let them go.
I wanted to get Mirabella, but I have a traffic jam of three ships there, and a pirate won't show me the way to the Kraken (there are already four of them). I'll deal with the pirates and clear the path after I return from the dwarves. What won't you do for true love? :)

My wife... as soon as the conversation turned to the tadpole children in the aquarium... uh, I let her go.

I saw a poll on the official website asking which wife was the most popular. Feanora is in the lead, and some succubus (or demoness, I don't remember exactly) is also up there. It intrigued me, I must say. And it seems she's depicted in the booklet that comes with the game. I'll also take a look at the elf. By the way, in one quest, the pirates gave me a precious gem that, according to them, no lady could resist. We'll see. Perhaps Feanora is in the lead because she's the first one. Although... she's drawn quite nicely, too.

I also went to the Islands with the fish - fish are awesome.

I was afraid to arm myself with these fish. It was just too easy for me to mow them down. Oh well, I'm planning to take the reserve slot skill in the spirit branch - it's an extremely useful thing (in my opinion). As far as I know, you can put as many creatures as you want in the extra slots. Thus, you can buy monsters in bulk and replenish your army without running around to merchants after suffering losses.

It's easy to defeat fish, but when there are five hundred of them in one slot, and with high morale, they often deal critical damage. The main thing is to attack first. Initially, you'll get one additional slot, and the second one will be more expensive. You can put one unit in there as a reserve – it's the same slot, but the units don't participate in the battle. However, I didn't know that you could put in as many as you want. I need to check that.
You can't buy creatures and avoid running around to different merchants. Well, unless you're sacrificing one of your units as bait while keeping the rest safe.

Let me tell you, you need to find Cyclops, put a target on them, and then you can cast Stone Skin. And for complete happiness, add Glot's Armor on top. Even if they kill one (which is unlikely, they've never killed mine), he will resurrect (you need to level up the skill). Then you can easily eliminate all sorts of pests and distract the ranged attackers.

Yes, that’s interesting. However, in general, a cyclops isn’t very useful in battle: it has low initiative and few hit points.

I tried those cyclops. They're good for melee combat, but in my case, they usually ended up being shot at. As I noticed, in terms of overall damage, regular archers are more effective... Although, it's still early for me to judge; I only have room for three one-eyed creatures in my leadership. I'll try taking them again when I'm stronger. :)\

P.S. I read about the extra slot in one of the reviews of this game. The editor himself described his tactics there. He used sea wolves as his only melee unit. There were also some nuances with magic, but I don't remember exactly.

Yes, that's interesting. However, in other respects, the Cyclops isn't very useful in battle: low initiative, low defense...

Why would he need action points? He's a ranged attacker, and if he's in melee, he shouldn't even need to move. His initiative is low, that's true, but imagine if he also had 5 initiative and 5 speed :D with his health and damage. That would be a hilarious Cyclops.

I tried those Cyclops. They are good for close combat, but in my case, they were usually targeted by ranged attacks. As I noticed, in terms of overall damage, regular archers are more effective... Although, it's still too early for me to judge, as I can only fit three one-eyed creatures in my leadership. I'll try taking them again when I become stronger :)

By the way, they have the Sniper skill, so they are also good for ranged combat. In terms of overall damage, archers are stronger, that's true, but archers have very little health, meaning they are easy to weaken, and they are also susceptible to mind magic, which also makes their life difficult.
I can only fit two Cyclops in my army right now, but how many units I've saved with their help...
And when you become stronger, you'll be able to fit more archers in your army, so nothing will change (archers hit weaker than Cyclops with a curved arrow, and Cyclops also deal better with skeletons).

Regarding wives =)

I've had them all, except for the gnome (gnome female?))).
First, a zombie, then a frog creature, then a pirate, now an elf, and a demoness is next =). Although I don't plan to use demons in my army, she's just too beautiful =)
I haven't had children with anyone except the frog creature =). I tried with her, but realized that the bonuses weren't that great, and the artifacts just gather dust in the inventory =)

Regarding tactics =)

I described it earlier =)
When I married the pirate (+100% attack for pirates), I equipped her with pirate artifacts, developed double cast, mass haste, and mass war cry (increased initiative) - sea wolves and pirates defeat everyone in 1-2 rounds =). Inquisitors resurrect if anyone gets hit, and cavalry acts as tanks =). + skeleton archers - without any losses =)
Now my wife is an elf; instead of pirates, I have two types of fairies + dryads =). Instead of cavalry, I have black unicorns =), and either skeletons or inquisitors, depending on who I'm fighting =)
Fairies are not targeted, they fly across the entire screen =). With a blessing, they deal almost 30k damage =). Dryads put the rest to sleep =)
Next, I'll clear out the demons... everything else has been completely cleared (piracy has been eliminated as a class, with four native locations, and so on, all aggressive gnomes have been sent to their ancestors, the elves too, the undead in the world of the dead have been completely wiped out, all obelisks have been found, and the pyramid has been visited)))
Just a little bit left - the dragon labyrinth and the orcs... but I just don't have time to finish the game =(

P.S. I don't think my result will be particularly outstanding, because I'm clearing EVERYTHING and trying to complete ALL the quests =)
If you're playing for a high score, try to avoid unnecessary traveling or flying between locations on airships... they immediately deduct a day =). If possible, walk =)
I realized this too late... somewhere around day 35 =)

Regarding female heroes, I also have Feanora, and I plan to complete the game with her, for humanitarian reasons (they have three children together, and she's also very beautiful).
The problem is still with money (just like in real life, I manage to spend it at lightning speed), but I'll keep the ruby in mind (which I gave to my wife for the birth of our second child, and which I might have to sell due to another financial crisis).
I didn't really appreciate the archers; they do little damage and die easily; flowers are more effective, but they're good to use at the beginning of the game.

Hey guys, I got a ring in one of the quests. At my current stage of the game, it's incredibly expensive, 80K (although I can only sell it for 20 :\). It gives, if I'm not mistaken, 300 leadership, as well as +3 attack, defense, initiative, and speed to female warriors. So, tell me, is this just another joke from the developers, or is there actually a unit and an artifact in the game that gives a pretty decent bonus?

They also have the sniper skill, so they're good for ranged combat too. In terms of overall damage, archers are stronger, that's true, but archers have very little health, meaning they're easy to weaken, and they're also vulnerable to mind magic, which also makes their life difficult.
I can only fit two cyclops in my army right now, but I've saved so many units with their help...
And when you get stronger, you'll be able to fit more archers in your army, so nothing will change (archers hit weaker than cyclops with a curved arrow, and cyclops also deal better with skeletons).

Thanks, I'll keep that in mind :)

P. S. I also clear everything on the map =) And I try to complete all the quests. I'll try to go for a record on my second playthrough (if there is one), because I won't have the desire to explore everything (I already know everything :)). On the other hand, the more monsters you kill, the more experience you'll get and the sooner you'll reach the maximum level.

There isn't a specific warrior unit, but here it seems to refer to female characters in general.

to Whirlwind: level up your trading skill – you’ll be able to sell everything at 100% price =)
yes, the artifact (a ruby belonging to someone or something, I don’t remember))) is useful =) don’t even think about selling it!!! it will be useful in the future: + stats to ALL female warriors – fairies, dryads, succubi (I finally took them into my army)))
and regarding clearing the map, yes, it gives experience, money, and everything else =) but I returned to the islands to develop piracy, even though I had already reached the limit =) and all the pirates that were there were weak and very weak =))

By the way, I checked with the reserve slot – it’s true, you can place as many creatures as you want there :) Now I carry a reserve of the creatures that die most often and regularly replenish the army after losses. This also changes the way I conduct battles; I deliberately put 2 squads, for which I have a reserve, under attack :) Although, now, with magic and strong spirits, this is usually not necessary. But still, it’s great. In short, the paladin branch rules :)

Feanor turned back into a frog, and that’s just awful! However, it didn’t get any worse because of it :) Because, instead of almost useless +3 intelligence, she now increases the attack of snakes by 100%. Well, I’ll leave her in this form for now, even if it’s not pretty, it’s useful. =)

P.S. You can kiss her, and she’ll turn back into a human :D

P.P.S. The children haven’t turned into tadpoles yet :D