Posts from Warlock – “Cultist” [Campaign 4, Mission 3]

Someone mentioned above that it's possible to quickly capture the first castles and repel attackers "WITHOUT LOSSES." I'm curious, HOW is that possible? My hero's enemies cast "Ring of Cold" spells like it's nothing – I've defended twice, and now my army is GONE...

To capture the first castles and repel attackers "WITHOUT LOSSES," you need to be a super player or a cheater. I had losses even on the Warrior difficulty.

I had my hero capture the nearest castle and build Hydras there. Railag, in the first week, would conquer what he could without significant losses, and at the beginning of the next week, he would buy reinforcements and head through the portal south of the city, running towards the city in the center. I don't remember the exact location.

With two Hydras, Shadia could capture the second castle on the last day of the week without losses, buy reinforcements, and then retreat to catch up with Railag.

On Veteran difficulty, you don't need to run anywhere. Shadia can defend against all attacks from the north, while Railag leads the offensive in the south.

If I wait for two days, a hero (level 22) from the second castle attacks me first, and on the next turn, a hero from the first castle attacks, but I don't have enough time to regenerate mana... And Shadia has powerful dark magic, but she doesn't have the "Subjugate" skill (where can I get it)?

I already wrote that all heroes should acquire spells in the 2nd mission, in the treasure room and Utopia. Here, there is also Utopia, but powerful spells are needed immediately. In 1.5, they gave a portal to the city, but in 3.0, they don't anymore.

Don't stand around – you need to capture the castle as quickly as possible. Otherwise, Shadia might not have time to capture the second city in the first week. Unless she manages with logistics. But I'm not sure. The troops bought there are more useful for you than for the enemy.

Shadia fought with one of my heroes, and Railag fought with the other. Therefore, neither of them spared mana. Shadia used darkness to break through the furies on the way to the castle. And she fought with the heroes exclusively with chaos.

If you are going to replay the 2nd mission, take something else instead of summoning. And instead of logistics, you can upgrade something more powerful.

First of all, I tried to get magic attraction from education and abilities that reduce mana consumption from wizardry. I don't remember at what level I got all of this.

I can't seem to "successfully" start this mission; the losses after the first battles don't pay off, and I'm left with only 40-50 minotaurs between the two of us. Again, I've reread all the hints, but to my surprise, "it's not possible to easily capture castles"... The enemies cast fireballs and ice rings, and the computer has really "gotten smarter" in this mission... And by the way, on the 2nd or 3rd day, a strong hero arrives from my second castle, but the castle remains empty. The first castle also attacks on its own if I don't capture it within 3 days. What should I sacrifice – assassins, furies, or minotaurs? If in a Necropolis game, everything depends on the player, then in this one, it's the opposite; not only are the enemies a higher level, but their armies are also one and a half times stronger...

I can't seem to "successfully" start this mission; the losses after the first battles don't pay off, leaving only 40-50 minotaurs for two heroes. Again, I've reread all the hints, but to my surprise, "it's not possible to easily capture castles"... The enemies cast fireballs and ice rings, and the computer has really "become smarter" in this mission... And by the way, on the 2nd or 3rd day, a strong hero arrives from the second castle, but the castle remains empty. The first castle also attacks on its own if it's not captured within 3 days. What should I sacrifice (assassins, furies, or minotaurs)? If in a Necropolis game, everything depends on the player, then in this one, it's the opposite; not only are the enemies higher level, but their armies are also one and a half times stronger...

Exactly the same thing happens to me; I capture 2 cities in a week, then demons arrive, followed by (within a few turns) 3-4 more armies of warlocks, and they simply overwhelm you with numbers:smile39:

I didn't play it on 1.6. In 1.5, the computer attacks on the first night. The second attack is on the 2nd night, meaning there isn't enough time for mana to regenerate. Therefore, on the first night, I put Shadia in battle, and Raileg took the Castle.

In 3.0, I captured the Castle with Shadia on the second day, moved her as far back as possible, and Raileg entered the Castle. I managed to complete it thanks to the bug exploit with summoning and invisibility, as described above. In 3.0, the computer has significantly more troops than in 1.5.

The losses were significant. But I saved the Furies because I didn't put them in battle. They are not for street fights.

The second city should be captured on the last day of the week, buy troops, and run away through the southern portal.

Everything described above applies only to the Hero difficulty level. On Veteran and lower, the second enemy will remain in the Castle. Therefore, it's pointless to send Shadia with a couple of Hydras there. On Veteran, I captured all the mines around the city in the first week, and captured the second city on the last day of the 2nd week. After that, it was easy. Shadia and the purchased heroes defended the captured territory, and Raileg captured new cities.

In 1.5 on Hero and 3.0 on Veteran, I leveled up Raileg's defense, chaos, education, magic, and luck. In 3.0 on Hero, instead of luck, I leveled up summoning.

Version 1.6
On the first day, I defeat Kifrah (level 5). It's strange, if I defeat her on the second day, she becomes level 19! It seems clear: it's all about the scripts. But here's the question: Kifrah is very eager to leave the battlefield, which is not good. So, I replayed the battle to defeat her and discovered the following: Kifrah has no artifacts, but with some probability, her troops can only receive 50% damage from Raileigh's devastating magic. I don't understand what kind of skill she has. I had to use more powerful spells instead of lightning so she wouldn't run away.

Playing on Hero difficulty.

In version 1.6, defeated enemies flee. I just killed Kifrah, and she was immediately resurrected by the computer, but in the first castle, she didn't appear... and Leto ran in from the lower portal...

You must redeem the enemy's heroes yourself; this is the only way to complete this mission on a hero, and it is the most important thing to constantly pay attention to. Another tip: don't deploy all your units in battle; it's better to leave most of your army in a mine and attack with 14 minotaurs (2 minotaurs per unit - 7 units). Because if you deploy all the furies, they will die from the first spell of the enemy, so let 2 minotaurs (or even better, 1) die instead.

I finally completed this mission with my hero. The demons didn't come to me, so I had to go to them and defeat them. The beginning was very intense; I didn't succeed on the first try. In Railagu's hut, I took the "Summon" skill (???), but was it worth it? Maybe I'll get lucky (or have a good attack) later. And Shadya leveled up to become a "lucky wizard."

To make demons appear in version 1.6, you need to install the bug fix. With the bug fix, the first demon will go to the first captured town, not the second, as in versions 1.0-1.5.

http://forums.ag.ru/?board=heroes5&action=display&s=0&num=1192719850&start=125 (post 146) - the bug fix.

To make the demons appear in version 1.6, you need to install a bug fix.

I didn't know that. I thought at the time that the trigger hadn't worked (like, I captured enemy castles too early, etc.).
The first week is very important. Kifrah, Sinithar (Sigrif?), Sorgal, Irbet, and Letos (with their combined army) are at my feet. If I managed to survive the first week, the rest is just a walk through the labyrinths :)

Yes, by the way, a funny thing: I didn't recruit Shadia because I thought she was Biara :) Or I forgot. Maybe she is Biara?<

She is Biara. However, leveling up Shadia does not affect Biara's level in the final mission.

Biara can transform into more than just Shadia.

The demons never showed up, but I wasn't too upset. There's still plenty to do, and I've reached the limit of what I can achieve anyway.