Posts from Islands of Secrets

many considered my strategy to be childish (although, honestly, I struggle to play it:D).

In that case, my skill level is even lower... Getting stuck on the veteran difficulty in the first mission?:smile05: And constantly wondering: where can I get an army, because attacking a castle without archers is just absurd! I'm strongly tempted to go back to basics - capture the orange castle, lock myself in there for a week or two, and build up my troops. I'll be trying out this idea tonight.:smile13: Uncle Aeron is a terrible miser. His nephew is doing his tasks, and he can't even spare some archers!

in the new version, in the Ancient Evil, there's a bug in the scripts: you pick up the Tear of Ash, but the quest isn't marked as completed, just like with the cathedral in the first mission. And another serious bug was discovered with the transfer in the latest version:

The elf is transferred to the 4th mission "naked," i.e., with level 1? Or is this a "critical error"?

A request to the author: please enable cheats for faster completion and test the latest version thoroughly yourself, if possible.

Yeah... I shouldn't have even tried merging them. When the maps were separate, everything worked. Oh well, I'll figure it out again.

By the way, if you load the maps through the mission selection, they don't get transferred. And that's not my fault. Also, my campaign editor is kind of messed up; it keeps resetting the settings.

in the new version, there's a bug in the scripts for "Ancient Evil"; when you take the Tears of Ashera, the quest isn't marked as completed, just like with the cathedral in the first mission.

But that's not a quest; it's a story message.

No, playing through the campaign missions separately is ridiculous. Of course, they need to be combined, but don't rush, because the new version has more bugs than the previous one. We're waiting for the final fix ;)

It's impossible to complete this campaign! I completed "Ancient Evil," leveled up the Town Portal spell well, and then loaded "Peak of Starlight," but all the heroes were transferred except Aeron; he's level 1 in the fourth and fifth missions! Now I have to replay the fourth mission.

No, playing through the campaign mission by mission separately is ridiculous.

I wouldn't say so... I, for example, really enjoyed re-leveling my hero each time... At its peak, Lianna managed to grab an ability, if I'm not mistaken, Ice Steel:smile19:... I didn't even know it existed. In general, each time there's something new.

There is a certain set of mods that don't change the balance but make the game more beautiful, informative, and engaging. There's something called the "skill wheel" 3.02a, which is the latest version, and there's a mod that integrates this wheel into the game itself, which makes leveling up your hero incredibly easier. Give it a try! :)

Man, the author probably went to his country house, wanted to finish this campaign quickly, but there are no updates yet.

I've completed the campaign twice, and both times the heroes are being transferred. I also checked the campaign files, and there are no errors there either. All the heroes are linked to the correct triggermaps. In short, there's nothing to fix. I'll probably play through it a couple more times just in case, but I'm unlikely to find anything. Perhaps the error isn't in the campaign at all...

Many people are experiencing issues with the save files, and it's not just me. I've posted your campaign on another website, and people there are also complaining about the save file errors, so they definitely exist. Could we ask people to share their save files? I can share a save file where Aeron definitely doesn't transfer correctly. Game version 3.1.

I understand everything, but there is no error. You can even open the campaign.xdb file with Notepad (after unpacking the mod). The necessary script for the transfer is located there. Here it is:

Linaas

1

Linaas

3

Shadwyn

4

Ferigl

4

Linaas

4

1 - Misty Forest 3 - Stinking Swamps 4 - Peak of Stars When playing through the maps, everything is fine for me, but I started from the beginning. At the same time, if you load missions that the hero has already completed, they will be at level one, which is natural. Heroes are only transferred forward. P.S. I have version 3.0, but I don't think this is a hindrance... so I don't know what to say... I will continue to work on it, maybe I can fix something (provided I find something to fix)

Ser9K, hello! I'm not very good at scripts for Heroes 5 (I'm still learning). But I've reviewed everything. I understand. In my opinion, everything is fine. I don't see any errors either. I also have version 3.0. I'm waiting for patch 3.1. Someone will send it to me by mail, along with other disks. Ser9K, we're looking forward to your new projects! We're really looking forward to them.

IIIXAA!!!;D I found the problem! It's not really my fault, but rather a flaw in the editor's design. If you play through it without interruption, everything is fine. But if you pause the game, even for a moment, everything resets, and the hero restarts at level 1. And this happens right during the transition (when other heroes appear on the scene). After some tinkering, I found a solution. Now everything is working correctly, so go ahead and play.

P.S. Don't pay attention to the allies (Ancient Evil and Stinking Swamps); they're essentially just there for show.

Lux in tenebris,
I'm working on the second part, and I think it will be ready by summer. This time, it will be more challenging, with plenty of opportunities for strategic thinking, even for champions in the hero league.

Finally, I finished the campaign in 1.2 :)

Excellent work! I played as the hero, but since it was too easy, I started playing again with the megaAI v1.2 mod, which enhances the AI opponent megaAI v1.2. The author stated that it might conflict with various mods, but after completing the entire campaign with it, I can confirm that it doesn't conflict at all and noticeably makes the opponent more challenging, especially on the "Ancient Evil" and "Peak of Stars" maps, but still not enough, at least for me.

I was slightly disappointed that there wasn't a final battle with Tenebrous, and he died without my direct involvement :(

Shortcomings:
1. On the first map (the quest to liberate the Temple) and the third map (the quest for the Tear of Ashera, or for Lianna, I don't remember exactly, but one of the two), there are additional quests that, after completion, don't get a checkmark in the list of completed quests.
2. On the Peak of Stars, after killing everyone, the cutscene and message play twice in a row.
3. On the first map, in the artifact shop, there are always 5 artifacts, not 6, and it seemed like they were strictly limited in number (e.g., only 10 artifacts are available in total, and they cycle with a slight reshuffle each month). And it's definitely true that in the Stinking Swamps, the number of artifacts is strictly limited, and they are constantly duplicated in the Tower faction castle and the Orc castle. Apart from the bow with the quiver, I couldn't collect any other complete set. Was this intentional in both cases?
4. The opponent is very weak in the 1st and 2nd missions, and the Necromancer in the 3rd mission; even enhancing the AI doesn't help. In my opinion, the initial armies in all of these moments could easily be doubled to make the game flow more consistently with the other missions.
5. In the last mission, there is a strict limit of 2 months. I finished it in 2 months and 3 weeks, but the game was terribly laggy towards the end, and the console displayed the same phrase in red: (script warning!) value was NIL when getting global name 'false'. Is this related to the 2-month limit for the campaign being violated, or does the game automatically fail only at the beginning of the third month?

1. There's a glitch with the Temple; I've tried various things, but the quest doesn't complete. Although, it seems like the hero does level up. With Linna, it definitely completes. And the Tear of Ascha – it's not a QUEST, it's just a message :)

2. Hmm... it failed for me once. But it sometimes happens anyway. I'll refine it.

3. I decided to limit it in both cases, perhaps unnecessarily...

4. Yes, that's true, but it would require a large-scale change. I suggest waiting for version 2.0 (the continuation). It will be difficult to achieve 100% success there. I'm currently testing the first map, and I barely managed to complete it with a Warrior. I don't even dare try with a Hero.

5. It's set for 3 months. And strangely, it starts to lag when you defeat everyone except the last one. I'll try to fix it. In short, I'll have to release version 1.3. The only problem is that I don't have much time:(.

5. It lasts for 3 months. And it's strange, but it starts to lag when you defeat everyone except the last one. I'll try to fix it. So, I'll have to release version 1.3. The only problem is that I don't have much time:(.

I think this happened because I captured all the castles, and one demon hero remained, along with all his mines and buildings. However, this opened the path to the Shadow Tree, but it caused an internal conflict with the passage conditions, because when I appeared at the Shadow Tree, the red player was still alive. And the same error message was constantly being written in the console. Although, maybe I'm wrong...

I registered on the forum, send me a private message when you're online :)

Could you please advise on how to complete the 5th mission, "Peak of Stars"? I always play as the hero, and the first four maps are indeed very easy. The 5th mission starts well, but I can’t even last a week. Three to four demon heroes attack in succession and defeat Geralt no matter what, both inside and outside the castle. The distraction caused by the archers is especially annoying. Could you suggest how to defeat them? Am I missing something? Geralt has the following basic skills: 7-5-2-2-3-0, level 11, and the following advanced skills: Expert Magic (Gift of Protection, Gift of Blessing, and Guardian Angel), Expert Offense (Tactics and Archery), and Expert Leadership. His army consists of 5 Knights, 10 Swordsmen, 116 Archers, 10 Royal Griffons, and 15 Peasants.