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Here is a topic for those who have played the game but haven't found any interesting places; there are plenty of them in the world of Xeen.
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Let's take a mage as an example. Many players really want to equip a sorcerer with plate armor and give him a two-handed sword, but theoretically, a wizard cannot learn the corresponding skill. Okay, go to the nearest Berserker’s Fury or Blade’s End guild and buy all the available skills for the mage. Then continuously click on the text that says “Seek knowledge elsewhere…” (this process will take about half a minute), and as soon as you hear the sound of coins being counted, consider that the mage has acquired one new skill that was previously unavailable to him. If you want to acquire other abilities, continue the process of "obtaining" skills. After visiting both guilds mentioned above, it is quite possible to teach the wizard how to use swords, spears, and axes, as well as wear chainmail and plate armor, and use a shield. This trick works for all members of the party, regardless of their age, gender, or class. No matter what you do, plate armor is the most durable, and in it, all characters are much less susceptible to enemy attacks, and a cleric holding a sword will look much better than with any mace. If you decide to use the cheat described above, be prepared to spend some time; it is quite possible that the heroes will have to leave the guild building and then enter again. Patience, only patience, and everything will work out.

If you save the game and immediately load the saved game, you will see that the peasants wandering around will change their professions. Use this “bug” to find the type of companion you need.

Kill a monster (e.g., a hydra), save the game, and loot the creature to find an item. After reloading the game, you'll easily notice that the item dropped from the same corpse will be completely different.
If you really want to and spend about ten minutes, there's a chance to find something truly worthwhile.
You can do the same with the "Enchant Item" spell.

Right at the beginning of the game, slightly east of the town of New Sorpigal, there is a sword in the stone. The next sword is located on an islet just north of Castle Ironfist. This list could go on for quite some time. To retrieve the swords, a character will need a certain Strength level: usually, the more powerful the weapon, the greater the effort the hero must exert to successfully extract the specimen. For example, to pull the magnificent Excalibur from the stone near Castle Alamos, a warrior must possess at least 200 (!) units of Strength. Now, the secret is that the game does not distinguish whether it is natural strength or strength temporarily increased by magic. For this purpose, the Power spell works perfectly.
Similarly, if you are lacking parameter points (for example, Spirit) to obtain a Master-level skill, use a spell that increases parameters ;)

In several Dungeons, heroes use elevators to go up and down, which are activated by pressing a button. With the right approach, these elevators can be used to simplify the fight against some of the nearby monsters. Cast the Speed and Haste spells on the entire group and, switching to turn-based mode, call the elevator with a monster as a passenger. Before it realizes what's happening, hit it several times with three heroes; and the last member of the party presses the button to lower the elevator.

If you repair a broken item, you will be able to automatically determine all its properties, even without the identification skill.

After casting powerful spells, the magic user needs to rest, which is reflected in their inability to perform actions for a certain period of time. Sometimes, you have to wait up to half an hour of game time, so it is quite justified to use the following military trick. So, cast the spell and immediately go to the inventory of any character by clicking on them with the mouse. Select the "busy" hero and press Esc. Now you can use any spell from their arsenal again, even if the readiness indicator (next to the portrait) has not yet lit up.

Level up your heroes to level four, which is not difficult – just deliver a letter to a follower of the Ba'al cult, and then deliver it to the Ironfist Castle. Hire a peasant with the Gate Master ability (if you don't have the Town Portal spell), and try to clear your heroes' inventory of unnecessary items. Go to the bank in the New Sorpigal region, and deposit all your remaining cash into your account. Click on the south side of the bank to find a scroll with the Flight spell. Now, approach the northern part of the Buccaneer’s Den guild, take off, and land on the building's cornice. Switch to turn-based mode and click on the wall in front of you. If everything was done correctly, the squad will be teleported to the Dragonsands region, near an unusually looking building. Once you get your bearings and admire the crowd of dragons, switch to real-time mode and quickly fly inside the building. If the winged creatures manage to incinerate half of the squad, load your saved game and try again. If successful, the Shrine of the Gods will appear before the heroes. Touch it with each member of the group so that everyone receives 20 permanent points to all attributes, not just the main seven. It is best to touch the shrine in turn-based mode. Now, turn your attention to the northwest wall, click on it, and you will be transported to a secret Dungeon. Here, the real fun begins: several dozen peasants aimlessly walking around, plus two goblins. The NWC office is in terrible disarray – piles of unclaimed gold and various items are scattered everywhere. Go up the stairs and enter the library. Save the game and search the bookshelf; it contains four items. The mage will undoubtedly be pleased with the opportunity to learn Inferno from the newly acquired spellbook. Not far from here is something like a sideboard, which gives 500 gold each time you examine it. By continuously taking out 500 coins, you will reach a total of 10,000 gold – unfortunately, you cannot get more than that from the sideboard for now. If you have the Lloyd’s Beacon and Town Portal spells, place an anchor near the source of money and teleport to the city. Leave all your finances in the bank and return for the next batch of money. You can do this until you get bored; the money in the sideboard is theoretically endless. If you wander around the Dungeon, you will easily find cabinets with endless herbs and empty vials. Collect them to the maximum; they will be useful for making black and white potions. Deal with J.W. Kane himself (represented as a terribly evil goblin) and click on the white cube on the table, which the NWC leader was blocking. This cube gives +250 to all main hero stats. After that, life will become easier and more fun. Don't forget to set Lloyd's Beacon.

Do you want to get the Blessing? Please;) If you have a sufficiently high reputation level, then during your next prayer at the temple (it's best to do this in New Conflux, as it's cheaper), you will be granted a blessing spell. The ultimate dream: Hour of Power + Day of Gods. I don't think I need to explain how to earn reputation: Just pray many times. Similarly, if you need to obtain Master-level Dark Magic (by the way, Dark Guilds only work at night), cast Armageddon in New Conflux and you will get the required Karma.

The described tactic is only suitable for those who possess the Fly spell. When you see an enemy, choose one of two behaviors. If he is not shooting or using magic, he will not be able to respond to attacks from above. However, if the monster throws various projectiles at your flying heroes, move a little closer to him and switch to turn-based mode. In this mode, heroes cannot move, but they have the ability (Pg Up and Pg Dn) to move up and down, thus evading the "projectiles." To quickly evade an enemy spell, press Home. Another interesting point is that in turn-based mode, the chance of hitting an enemy with a spell is approximately 85% to 95%, as the enemy stands still and does

Location: Blackshire Sub-location: Temple of Snake In the Temple of Snake, kill the golden dragon and jump down into the room guarded by it. Press the button to open the passage and defeat the medusas in the three rooms. Be careful, as the heroes will face overwhelming enemy forces, but if they lure the medusas out and deal with them one by one, they won't encounter any major difficulties. Explore the wall near the southeastern corner of the room, where there were many monsters (the northeasternmost room). A narrow passage will open; follow it and meet the previously unseen enemy Q, who outwardly resembles a monk (in reality, Q is a character from the science fiction series Star Trek, similar to Lorien (the First) from "Babylon 5"). He fights with a club, often uses Finger of Death, and, most annoyingly, is remarkably resilient. Q's only weakness is his slowness. Attack him in melee combat, striking quickly, and standing close (so you don't miss), use combat magic. There is another option: position yourself so that Q is half-hidden behind the corner of the wall (he never leaves his niche). Then his spells will hit the wall and won't reach you. Your magic, however, won't reach him either, but some arrows will, and if you move closer to the corner of the wall, you can attack Q with all members of your group (using melee weapons). After the enemy's untimely demise, search his body to find the Horn of Ros. This item is a dragon horn that allows you to accurately determine the amount of health of any creature, in numerical form. The first chest contains three books with spells you already know, but the contents of the second chest are more interesting: five staves containing powerful magic.

To use this bug, you'll have to run around quite a bit. You need to visit the obelisks in each location. Then, you need to go to Dragon Sands and find a circle of stones, inside which there will be another stone. The stone you're looking for is actually a chest. Inside, there are three artifacts and some small items; if I remember correctly, there are two rings and an amulet. When you open the stone, you'll get about 200,000 gold. If you don't move and repeat the operation of opening/closing the stone, your group will receive gold each time. Basically, just keep pressing space and escape until you get tired.

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In Bootleg Bay, find the Hall of the Fire Lord. Near the entrance, talk to the Fire Lord and get a quest to clear the area. But don't rush to leave after completing the quest. The thing is that after each click on the word "Quest," you will receive experience. So, stock up on patience and nerves, and just keep clicking for experience. P.S. One of my acquaintances adapted an old sewing machine for such operations. 150-200 clicks per minute +)))

If there is a scroll with the FireBall spell, for some reason it can be used an unlimited number of times. Moreover, in turn-based mode, without passing it from one hero to another, you simply go into the inventory of any hero, switch to the one who has the scroll, and use it again, and so on indefinitely. However, there is a small chance that the scroll will disappear.

If you complete all the advancement quests, for example, a paladin can learn elemental magic at the master level (I don't know why, but all my characters seem to know almost all the spells).

Surprisingly, no one has mentioned the method of "milking" dragons. This method definitely works in Might and Magic VII and VIII, and, judging by the engine, it should also work in Might and Magic VI. The principle is simple: you need a dragon corpse (Red in Might and Magic VII, or just a Dragon or one with a name in Might and Magic VIII). Save the game, stock up on patience, and collect the loot from the corpse using the spacebar. You get money and a good item, sometimes even an artifact. The corpse disappears. But in rare cases, approximately once in 30 attempts, the corpse does not disappear but remains, and the money and items are collected. To catch this moment, you need to save the game. Algorithm: spacebar - corpse disappears - load the save - spacebar - corpse does not disappear - save - start over. Thanks to this bug, my party in Might and Magic VII on Emerald Island left with half of their equipment consisting of artifacts. It's true that it took almost 30 minutes to kill the dragon with bows, and it took about seven hours to "milk" the corpse. But it was worth it.

This time, in Dragon Sand, something glitched on the altar when transitioning to turn-based mode, and I managed to boost all my heroes' stats to levels higher than they should have been – strength of 150. Unfortunately, not all stats are the same, and not all stats are proportionally increased. That's why I have bodybuilders running around at level 20.