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I would ban all logistics artifacts: all books, +6+5+4 to all params, angel wings, the red ball, and composite ones. Is there a technical possibility to do this so that the generator doesn't spawn them on the map or in Dragon Utopia?

Yes, in The Eastern Expanse.

I would ban all logistics, and the following artifacts: all books, +6+5+4 to all stats, angel wings, red ball, and combined ones. Is there a technical possibility to do this so that the generator doesn't spawn them on the map or in utopias?

but what will be left of the heroes?:smile34: and why have Dragon Utopia at all then?

Possibilities in Team Edition, that is. But who will play by these rules? (besides Britta)

In the utopias, money and all other artifacts will remain, except for those listed. I am asking about SoD. If changes are made to the rules, they will apply to everyone (except Lider1).

and besides me) I'll switch to poker right away :D

May you never get moderator privileges. :smile52:

I don't understand why you're so upset. Let's not resort to personal attacks, okay? Instead of philosophizing on the forum, why don't you play Heroes with someone?

Guys don't turn me on! :smile52:

And what's best for me – I know myself!

I am asking about SoD. If changes are made to the rules, everyone will be affected (except Lider1)

In SoD, such a perversion can only be achieved by editing a random map and restarting on it.

But that is closer to madness than to balance :D

Breetva is a revolutionary :D. According to your rules, only you will be playing, and maybe a couple more will join)). Therefore, they probably won't be like that :smile18:

I would ban all logisticians, and the following artifacts: all books, +6+5+4 to all stats, angel wings, red orb, and combined ones. Is there a technical possibility to do this so that the generator doesn't spawn them either on the map or in Dragon Utopias?

Whether to ban or not, but restrictions need to be more serious. For example, magic as I suggest—by requiring mandatory wisdom for the hero using it and a Mage Guild of corresponding levels. A +6 helmet is indeed a very strong advantage; +5 and +4 are more acceptable since they apply to sword and shield. In my own same opinion, logisticians shouldn't be banned; otherwise, you'd have to ban Tazik, Craig, etc. It would be good to ban wings, say, for the first month. As for the red orb, I don't know, but personally, I am in favor of banning it.

No need to ban it; this spell makes the game more interesting – just add a requirement (resource gathering) for those who want to use it. Let them build a magic guild for it, perhaps on the 5th level, or as the rules dictate for scrolls: if there's no 5th level, use the maximum levels in two castles. And when gathering these resources, which are often depleted to zero for buying or building, they'll either have to slow down their main army or learn to play the entire chain at full capacity – who knows, it might even benefit their overall skill!

As for Explosion and similar spells, I don't know; maybe only allow it from the 2nd month, or even better, introduce a limit on the number of Explosions per battle: 1 or 2... They did the same with Devastation, and why shouldn't they do it with Explosion? It seems like half-measures. I'll never believe that Devastation will be more effective than 4-5 "bangs" of 2000 damage in the final battle.

Briva is a revolutionary :D. According to your rules, only you will play, and maybe a couple more will join)). Therefore, they probably won't be like that :smile18:

No, no revolutions are needed, and it's not rational to change the rules either.

The only thing I would add is: If a week of monsters of level 7 appears, reload the save to exclude that week.

The limitations I propose are not that radical and, on the contrary, are quite rational, as they are designed to minimize the random element in the game as much as possible. They will not make the game any less interesting. If you remove the Orb, the Amulet remains. And while your suggestion may be good, it's a very rare drop, and these troops aren't free; you still need money to buy them. This is not a decisive factor, unlike the artifacts I listed.