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You are absolutely right, Mikhail. Players tend to focus more on power than on accumulating resources for building. This is the ideal choice for this game.

The video is great, kudos, Mizrael! To be honest, it was heartbreaking to see such treatment of the troglodytes. Although I'm a pretty weak player and probably not doing things right when playing as Dungeon:confused: I usually separate the single units after eliminating the weaker troops, mainly from harpies, and try to protect the troglodytes as much as I can. But why save so many harpies? If there were 2-3 more nests or Lorelei arrived, that would be understandable, but otherwise, why save them? It wasn't clear. A good stack of 150-200 troglodytes on day 2 would still be useful, and with the given parameters and the opponent's slowness, it could even have a significant impact in the early endgame, not to mention the consequences and other things. But overall, I still have a lot to learn and improve, especially in terms of moving the army across the map. And also, it seems like Shakti was without a speed boost a couple of times – I can't understand if this is actually critical or not for online play. What's more important, in short: not to make an extra move with the hero behind the army or somewhere else (towards a speed-boosting creature, if it's within reach), or to get the speed boost?

Don't judge the game based on this particular match; it was an extreme situation, and we had to make the most of it. To be honest, I would have even sacrificed all the Trolls if necessary (the same goes for the Gnome, 15 of them), because the Minotaurs are worth it – they essentially ruined that utopia, and everything died there: Harpies, Wyverns, and both Angels. It was expensive, but it was worth it. If I hadn't relaxed with my main hero in the capital and evacuated her immediately, the Fortress would have been easily taken with Shakti's Golden Bow.
Regarding the early encounter on week 2, even a hundred Trolls are enough (for example, our game with Dream in Michurinsk, when he stormed the underground with Vale on week 2, and 130 Trolls simply overwhelmed his archers and that was it). If Shakti himself is pushing for an early encounter, it means he has already taken out the Angels. If they are pushing against him, then he clearly has an ace up his sleeve (Mass Slow + Bows or something else), and even 200 Trolls won't be enough.
Now, about Invisible's video. How many videos were there at the beginning of this topic? Judging by the comments, the first video in the topic was of terrible quality, and the level of play was about the same, but everyone was so happy! They said that the ball was rolling... Since then, there has been a significant lull, and now there is a resurgence of interest, and what do we see: a person got excited about the idea, made a video as a test (I'm talking about Sergey), and he immediately gets criticized – the quality is terrible, there's no voiceover, it's garbage in general. Gentlemen critics, have you ever tried creating videos? Do you know how much time and nerves it takes? Instead of supporting the person – "hooray, we have a new member!" – they immediately discourage him. And where will we get new content creators from? The recording program is in English, and it's not easy for him to figure it out without knowing the language. You should have encouraged the initiative, and with experience, the quality will improve, in my opinion.

I'm currently watching the first week of Inviz's playthrough. I understand why there's no voiceover – there would be a lot of swearing (meaning, a lot of non-literary expressions). But overall, it's very interesting: it feels like a completely different style – "I'll merge, but I'll kill everyone":smile08: " or is it just my impression for now? The chain is working more actively than with Dirty and Mizrael, let's see what happens next. Honestly, for me, the main "complex" (meaning, a psychological difficulty) when playing as the Fortress is fighting with the entire chain; it's a pity to see the Troglodytes die, but they die like flies at a low speed without the +1 from the Miner skill:(, maybe I'm not doing something right:confused: ...

Added the second week from the Mizrael vs SEM-56 match to the distribution, as well as 2 video parts from Invisible: broken link

Thanks for the new waters, but again rapid... :mad:
A question for Mizrael: will there be a continuation of the game? I would really like to see it, especially since a clash with the opponent was just starting, and I'm curious how the Dragon Utopia was taken.

Invisa watched both weeks. What can I say – if this isn't the ultimate game, then what is?:) Playing with those units (only the angels looked decent) – it's almost a feat! I wish there were more such battles on video!..:rolleyes:

P.S. This is even before considering that Seryoga might not have been sober while playing; if he had been, he might have done even better;) .

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Thanks for the new waters, but Rapid again... :mad:
A question for Mizrael: will there be a continuation of the game? I'd really like to see it, there was just a clash with the opponent starting and I'm curious how the Dragon Utopia was taken.

Excuse me, but what's wrong with the torrent tracker?:smile32:

from invisible
Yesterday, with nothing better to do, I decided to try my hand at being a producer... I consulted with Mizrael, with vbn! I don’t have a microphone, but I figured something is better than nothing, maybe it’ll at least be useful for newbies. I spent the whole day and night slogging through these damn videos (if it wasn’t for the beer, I would have given up after a couple of hours, since I’m not good with software), and all I get in response are incomprehensible reproaches.

The quality certainly leaves much to be desired,

I just recorded the video with this program and converted it to mp4 using the default settings (quality factor 4; for comparison, Mizrael did it at factor 20). I have no idea how to redo it; in the source, the first week is 800+ MB, the second week is 1.2+ GB.

Three centaurs in a preserve made me smile

You first do something like that yourself, and then I’ll smile too. You just launch the program with one click, try to play without thinking to keep the video shorter, mess up because of it, and then someone,

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still snipes at me. I didn’t make a VOD for veterans like you; I made a video for newbies so they could get an idea of the game (when I started playing online, I would have given a lot to have a VOD like this fall into my hands).
First, I generated one map, but I messed up in it (even though I was already ready to upload it). I decided to regenerate the map and played on what it gave me. The game was played in one sitting, week by week, without any reloads. Whoever doesn’t believe it can just pass by (I wanted to put it differently, but I held back)!

An hour and a half of video and not a single serious battle up until breaking through the GO.

Did you want me to personally generate a setup for taking the Dragon Utopia in week 1 or something? If you need it, generate and slog through it yourself, then upload a video, and we, as you put it, will have a laugh!

The only question is - was breaking through the birds (without even knowing what’s down there) just showing off or a gameplay necessity?

Breaking through the GO in the second week, when possible, is very important! That doesn’t mean you should then go and kill the opponent in their castle. If you have nothing else to do on the respawn and the treasure zones are far away, then by invading the opponent’s respawn, you slow down their tempo! They are forced either to abandon their castle and go to the treasure zone without the week 3 growth, or to abandon the treasure zone (or other important planned tasks) and defend their castle! I decided to end my VOD with the very fact of breaking through the GO in week 2, showing that under a certain setup, it’s not as hard as it seems. In a real game, there would be no point in breaking through a second GO, because I messed up the chains, but I decided to do it out of principle and call it done! Or would you have found it more interesting if I had beaten the computer?!
P.S. This was my first VOD, and my last!!!

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, you try and you try, and some characters only know how to

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and snipe for no reason. Mizrael tried so hard, and he gets criticized. I myself disagreed with some of his play, but after all, he had a REAL ONLINE GAME, AND A TOURNAMENT ONE AT THAT! How the hell can you stay focused when you’re thinking about how to record properly, and also commenting on your own actions at the same time?!
Sorry for being rude, but I couldn’t take it anymore! Make your own VODs and watch them yourselves!

Maybe I should demand the save file

And who are you to demand anything from me?

Greetings.

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Description: The game level is certainly low, but it's a good cause!!!!


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   Duration: 09:53. Size: 18 MB
   Author: Dirty_Player.
   Description: Here, I recorded it for a test. Dirty_Player vs Forrest. TC-3 SoD For Fun
   
   
3. http://ifolder.ru/13505196 - part1
   http://ifolder.ru/13505091 - part2
   The video is divided into 2 archives.
   Duration: 46 minutes, Size: 176 (91+85) MB
   Author: Dirty_Player.
   Description: The video is intended for beginners
   
   
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   Author: Mizrael.
   Description: The idea for the video came about during a recent game, plus I remembered the frequent complaints about harsh ranged units.
   
   
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   Author: Mizrael.
   Description: Continuing the theme of ranged units: we are currently playing a tournament game with LeBron, and I recorded one of the battles.
   
   
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   Size: 115 MB. Duration: 25:48. Format: mp4 (MPEG-4)
   Size: 134 MB. Duration: 29:02. Format: mp4 (MPEG-4).
   Author: Mizrael.
   Description: This is my first long video. Nothing special, just two weeks of playing Castle without any cheats. The video is more of a test (in terms of image quality), so please leave comments for those who download it: is it worth improving the picture (which will, of course, increase the size), is the voiceover normal (I'm not a professional voice actor), etc.
   Mirror: http://torrents.ru/forum//topic/2173255/
   
   
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   Size: 153 MB. Duration: 43:40. Format: mp4 (MPEG-4)
   Size: 140 MB. Duration: 34:59. Format: mp4 (MPEG-4).
   Author: Mizrael.
   Description: This time, I was recording a real game, but unfortunately, there were frequent disconnections, plus messing around with the video was distracting, and when the most intense battle started, the camera turned out to be off (I confused the hotkey and puff...). The game was for a clan tournament, and my opponent was SEM-56 - my blue dungeon against castle.
   Mirror: http://torrents.ru/forum//topic/2173255/
   
   
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   Size: 33 MB. Duration: 36:40. Video format: mp4.
   Size: 66 MB. Duration: 66:28. Video format: mp4.
   Author: invisible.
   Description: 1st and 2nd game weeks for Dungeon/Shakti. Video without sound and without editing. Recorded from start to finish "as is".
   Mirror: broken link

Good luck.

Moved to this topic; this is the right place for it.

Dear gentlemen VOD creators! Why aren't you developing the work you started? You play online regularly, so just record your matches and upload them wherever is convenient for you in any format or size; if there is no time for processing, just post them as they are! I can easily trim the excess and compress them to the required size and quality, then re-upload them in a finished form! Perhaps there are some who don't know how to do it? I would be happy to explain! I could even make a video tutorial on how to create a VOD. I have the technical capabilities to create VODs, but I lack Heroic mastery...
So, I earnestly request—do not abandon the task you started (since your works teach a lot)!! At the very least, I want to see examples of development for the other races. Or, for example, you could record even individual battles: early Dragon Utopia, breaking through ГО, cons with different races, etc., since it won't take much time—the battle starts, you launch the program, fight, and end the video. In general, I hope for your activity and thank you in advance!

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