Posts from "Newcomer-2009. Winter"

Ellina (blue, Rampart, Ivor, Ivor) def. Айвенго (red, Swamp, Dragon, Tazar) 2smd4(3), 135
Ayvengo - 2 restarts, Ellina - 1 restart.
I got lucky with the respawn points, and my opponent had to play with what he had. Despite the lack of a path to one of the secondary resource locations, I decided not to take a restart, so as not to make things worse.)))
In the first week, the opponent reported a loss, but after a short discussion, it was decided to continue.
117 - unicorns in the Castle
121 - finally reached the swamp secondary resource location
135 - after hanging around for a day or two, Ivor, taking a roundabout route to the enemy lands, finally decided to capture the capital... However, the enemy put up a desperate resistance :)
I attribute the victory to the machinations of Lady Fortune.))

Ellina (blue, Rampart, Ivor, Ivor) def Айвенго (red, Swamp, Dragon, Tazar) 2smd4(3), 135

I completely lost on the first week while trying to break through to the secondary location. I don't know what came over me, rushing a hundred upgraded lizards with a starting army was madness, even with the dragonflies it was a bad idea. I should have gone through the treasure location; on the seventh day, I would have had enough time to defeat the basilisks before they grew in numbers.

Thank you for the game.

XL' (red, Castle, Kaitlin, Kaitlin) def Deriel_Linch (blue, Rampart, Kirr, Luna) 2cm4d(3) 145, one restart - two restarts. After 2 restarts for the opponent and one for me: 111 - Woke up, one step away from the Castle, found a hidden stash of angels, pinched myself - it's not a dream, smiled and started playing. 112 - 114 Encountered a hidden stash of monks, knights, and archers. 111 - 117 Stronghold with horses and the enemy is approaching, the situation is under control. 121 - Upgraded horses and the opponent attacked from the front, lost one griffin in the battle and killed 10 Grand Elves, after which the opponent retreated. 121 - 137 Nothing interesting, scouting and leveling up. 133 - 5 angels, 18 grey swordsmen, 8 champions, and 8 wyverns went to a neutral territory, at the entrance, I broke through a horde of enhanced Earth elementals using a shield of dwarves, which I exchanged for 10 Death Knights at the Seer's, and then we moved on, serpent nests, a hidden stash with black knights, griffin conservatories. 145 I take Utopia, almost without any losses, I enter the Monolith, and there's the opponent's main hero with 41 Grand Elves, I have enough moves to reach him, one strike from 10 angels and... Thank you for the game

Group G: nod_tin (blue, swamp, Tazar, Tazar) def Knyazhe (red, rampart, Ivor, Ivor) 2smd4(3), 225 0 restarts. They spawned nearby, with very strong dragon guards – they could even see each other through the observation post =). Week 11 – mines, money... wyverns, basilisks, stronghold. Week 12.3 – took a secondary Inferno in the dungeon and wandered around there. Week 14 – decided to take a second Inferno from above – crashed and took it. Week 21 – plague – I have wyverns bought out and archers + ogres – I took a wyvern lair with 12 units and defended a nearby shield with +6 defense. Week 225 – bought everything and came to him, bypassing from the 3rd castle through weaker guards – he met me on the road – and that’s where it ended... :)

nod_tin (blue, swamp, Tazar, Tazar) def Prince (red, Rampart, Ivor, Ivor) 2smd4(3), 225

Confirmed, thanks for the game. The only interesting thing was:

111. 4 heroes, one of whom is Sephinroth, each bringing 1 crystal per day. Not a bad boost at the beginning of the game))) I build a manor, buy more troops, give everything to Ivor, in total I get 10 elves, 40 centaurs, 15 gnolls, and 4 lizards. I defeat 92 imps to get to a pile of logs and stones and a chest with 1000. I also get a sawmill and a quarry. I scouted the Utopia on a nearby respawn point.
117. 1-2-3-4-5 creatures in the city, town hall, Stronghold, Castle.
133. I forgot that in the complete collection, the "crowd" is much larger than in Armageddon, and I ran into 112 un-upgraded golems - they were guarding the hive. I defeated them, and almost all the elves survived, but there was nothing left to go into the hive with =(.
147. Dragons in the studio.
211. A week, damn it, of plague!!! Only the weekly growth remains((( the three-week army is useless.

I wasn't lucky with money - only a couple of gnome dens - the minimum, nothing more((

With that many troops, for Enike to lose, he would have had to have no magic at all and do nothing for three or four rounds. At least three times more meat. A shooting army of 300 gremlins can't do anything to 10 dragons.

I disagree.
Firstly, the advantage isn't as big as it seems...
Secondly, nothing is said about the parameters and hero levels; it would be good to look at the save.
And finally, the most important thing: this is Neela :) Moreover, by the sixth week, she usually becomes such a tank that you can't run over her with a dozen dragons. I was racking my brain all day and still couldn't remember who I was playing against back then... One of the newcomers. Played Neela for Castle. I had a Necro secondary, he had Kyrre and three Ramparts, which he built up successfully.
We clashed at his place; he even cut off my fifth-week growth — i.e., he had about twice as much meat and higher parameters. As for magic, I had Mass Skin, Mass Shield, and Raise Lich/Necro Horse. I won almost without losses :) There was a moment — his horses (1.5 times more of them) kill one of mine, mine retaliate and knock out two, and so on. We remember that Kyrre has no combat specialty, while Neela has the most powerful one. Killing her in the second month, all else being equal, can only be done with magic.

We spawned next to each other through very powerful dragon guards

That's ГО :)

- I take the wyvern lair with 12 units

And that's a Dragon Fly Hive. They don't live there; they're imprisoned there. And you're like saving them.
I'm talking to a girl on the phone, and at the same time playing Heroes. I tell her: hold on, I'm about to grab a conservatory here... She: whaaat? Me: well, I'm about to save an angel from the griffins and then we'll talk...

I'm talking to a girl on the phone, and at the same time, I'm playing Heroes. I tell her: hold on, I'll grab a can... She asks: what? I say: well, I'm going to save an angel from griffins, and then we'll talk...

Usually, it's the other way around for me. I ask her to wait for the griffins :D

I usually do the opposite. I ask them to wait for the griffins :D

It's good if the girl speaks a little. Otherwise, I tried it, and the griffins die out of boredom.

I disagree.
Firstly, the advantage isn't as significant as it seems...
Secondly, nothing is said about the stats and level of the heroes; it would be good to take a look at the save file.
And finally, the most important thing: it's Nela, after all :)

I calculated it based on the numbers - the total HP of Enika's troops is 8300, and Nik312's is 4300. That is, in terms of raw power, the advantage is twice as large. Therefore, to negate the advantage in troops, Nela needs to attack with lightning for 7-8 rounds.
At the same time, she needs to eliminate the archers so that they are not decimated in the first two rounds of the battle with angels and pegasi. And don't forget that battles involve 2 adjacent stacks.
The only thing that can save Nela is having a direct bow and a vulnerability orb (to slow down and apply lightning to the dragons); in other scenarios, the battles on the flanks will simply overwhelm 8/10 of the opponent's troops. And it might also help if Kir visited a tomb and the troops are demoralized with each turn.
Even though I'm a newbie, I wouldn't lose to even a super-experienced hero in this situation.
Of course, all these statements are based on the assumption that the stats are approximately equal.

Intriguing :) I've requested the save files; I'll take a look and we can discuss it. Numbers are good, but if the Haven heroes are level 20, specialization and stats matter more. Of course, if they're level 10, then... P.S. You're being too dismissive about the Gremlins: in my last game as Fortress, 260 Gremlins fought quite well in melee against the opponent's Firebirds. Of course, that was in the second week...

I currently have 3 unfinished games with Fidail, TROR, and Pawo. kaban1 hasn't been in touch.

If no one shows up today, and no one else wants to join, consider yourselves lucky.

Regarding stats: she has twice as much defense... But I relied on her special ability and mass casting...

Quell (blue, Castle,Valeska,Valeska) def marajan (red, swamp, tazar, tazar) 2smd4(3), 114

Start without restart. the respawn seems excellent. 1 turn to the conserve, 1 to the Dragon Utopia, 2 to the crypt, dwarf dwellings, lots of gold, resources. everything is great. by day 5 Valeska's stats are excellent. I'm crushing everyone and everything ) BUT a message comes from the opponent that he surrendered...
Thanks for the game.

Quell (blue, Castle, Valeska, Valeska) def marajan (red, Swamp, Tazar, Tazar) 2smd4(3), 114

111 Taz came with dragonflies for a decent speed boost)
in Castle only level 1
scouting with the candle at respawn
there is a crypt, the sawmill is far away, nearby there is a passage to snow through 20-49 dragonflies, didn't decide to attack yet
going the other way, there are 2 roads, one most likely goes to ГО, the other to a secondary
113 approaching the passage to grass to the secondary (20-49 Evil Eyes)
114 bringing Tazar with 2 Wyverns, attack the Evil Eyes, set up in 4 stacks of 9 8 8(grey) 8, my troops: 15 lizardmen, 43 gnolls, 2 Wyverns, 1 1 1 1 dragonfly, all shot down