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I think weaker players are even less likely to use Angels on the first level than stronger players. I clearly stated that Angels are a choice for when you have money. By the way, Angels in Fortress are not much more expensive than Knights in Castle. It's true that this rarely happens, but the statement that the combination of Knights + Marksmen is definitely stronger than Angels with Monks (and even without Monks) is highly debatable, as explained above.

P.S. As I can see, Wicc's thinking is strongly geared towards Town-to-Town (TE). He needs to consider that the overwhelming majority of those discussing here prefer Conquest of Darkness (SOD), and, for example, the discussion about Knights in Castle was started by Dubrovin Pavel, who, as far as I know, also plays SOD. Therefore, I once again ask Wicc@Co not to confuse the discussion; it would be best to write about TE in the appropriate section, but apparently, this is impossible for some:mad:

For example, a third-level Griffin Conservatory usually cannot be broken by native troops (with acceptable losses) while teching up to Angels. + stables of course.

I agree that this judgment is debatable. That's exactly what I'm saying – relative to the most popular templates, this is almost impossible or will lead to a delay in scouting and development.

P.S. It seems that Wicc's thinking is heavily geared towards *The Eastern Expansion* (TE); he needs to consider that the vast majority of those discussing here prefer *Sword of Destruction* (SoD), and, for example, the discussion about horses in the castle was started by Dubrovin Pavel, who, as far as I know, is also one of them ;). Therefore, once again, I ask Wicc@Co not to create confusion in the discussion; ideally, they should write about TE in the appropriate section, but apparently, this is not possible for some:mad:

I immediately remembered how you talked about Necromancers and their weakness, but you never showed what it applies to:p

You, I see, not only think slowly, but also read the same way. Otherwise, you would have noticed that in the post you are criticizing, there is a phrase - "In TE, if you start as Tur-iel, the difference is even greater (+25% hit points for the horses)". Or, for example, this one - "building angels with a castle on ordinary maps is stupid even in TE".

Which clearly indicates that the rest of the text refers either to SoD or to both versions. That's one.

Two - on this site, games are played both in SoD and in TE, and often within the same tournaments. Therefore, the discussion of games and strategies is also mixed, which is normal.

Therefore, the discussion of games and strategies is also mixed, which is normal.

and is only compensated by a large number of free units on popular templates; without this, Necropolis will suffer greatly on any patch, as proven time and time again.

54 marks is optimistic for Soda, but 45 is quite enough, and without testing, it's clear that it's easier to win with horses. (And in Team Combat, Necropolis with a Transformer is still very strong; I lost primarily because I was playing Team Combat for the first time, and the Necropolis + X combination will beat X + anyone, and even without the Transformer, they are very strong).

Yeah, and there will be fewer pawns in the actual game. Then the difference will be even more noticeable – you can still win with cavalry, although you might suffer more losses, but with angels, you might not even be able to get out.

and another question, why did the griffins attack the Pokémon? Markovs are smaller and deal less damage, right?

Now it's clear that you weren't talking about yourself, of course. :)

But if you manage to get a level 3 Consulate with 2 Angels (and in a real game, you usually get both a growth bonus and a book, so this is very realistic), you get a very powerful stack of 5 Angels, which is much easier and more enjoyable to play with than 3 Angels and the scraps left over from the castle's growth after taking the Consulate.

By the way, there is another drawback to the horse option: if there are no external stables nearby, you have to bother with building a large hippodrome; otherwise, it is not worth going to the Consulate with more than the minimum number of units in the large stack.

By the way, there is another drawback to the horse option: if there are no external stables nearby, you have to bother with building a large hippodrome; otherwise, it is not worth going to the Consulate with more than the minimum number of units in the large stack.

Well, if the angels are built, then our hero moves faster around the map.
He can first eliminate the guards guarding the artifacts, focusing on smaller units, and using wyverns... and do it everywhere without losses, while with cavalry, you might lose a horse or an archer.