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That’s really great, show us how to fight as the Barbarians!

Recorded a VOD of Crag playing, in good quality with commentary.

This is awesome, thank you very much!

Recorded a VOD of Crag playing, in decent quality with commentary.
Played a seasonal game against GoDa, Barbarian mirror match, SOD, skirmish map.
Video length - 3 hours 25 minutes.
Size - 700 MB.
Video in one file, link:
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If there are any problems with downloading, write, and I'll re-upload it somewhere else.

P.S. no need to send SMS messages, just wait 60 seconds and download.

Idiots exist everywhere, even in Africa))
Oh! I didn't even expect that!))
Oh! Loga, finally!)))
Politically incorrect skeletons, we'll fire them!)))
My favorite skill set is ready, I don't need anything else!))
Hive, and also a stable, I did well!)))
I'm attacking, whatever!))
Oops, damn, that was awesome, ladies and gentlemen, that was truly amazing (an angel was hit with luck, and thunderbirds also added lightning!))))

Andrey, great Walkthrough! More Walkthroughs, please:smile41: :smile41: :smile41::smile41: :smile41: :smile41:

I liked it too.
A couple of questions arose: why don't you use statistics when you can see the possible damage of a unit? And also: why don't you like wolves so much? :) If you keep them on the first row, you would have about 50 of them at the beginning of the second week, and they would be quite helpful against those nagas, I think.

yeah, Tyras would howl at the moon out of spite.

yes, the game turned out well, it's not a complete failure:smile20:

I still haven't been able to download it after three attempts; it keeps failing...

http://www.ex.ua/view/2194503?r=1333667 try here; maybe you'll find something else you haven't seen yet.

Recorded a walkthrough for Crag, in decent quality with voiceover.

Excellent walkthrough, added it to my collection!! :smile20::smile12:http://rutracker.org/forum//topic/2173255/

Since we're on this topic... The same Crag, but from a different perspective :)
"The Barbarian's Harsh Childhood"
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Andryukha is a good lad!
Well, and I did everything to make the VOD victorious :p ;)

but on a serious note...
on the 1st map, I struggled due to lack of gold and a decent amount of ore...despite having 2 Dwarf Cottages - lvl 10 and 15...I broke into the native secondary town with Tyraxor, who arrived on day 111, but out of principle I played as Gandon=)
in the end, I lost 6 wolves on the ice tiles, and then there was a block of Marksmen beyond - screw that...I found a Mithril cache, but behind 100-249 gr. of Pikemen, which, although guarding another pile of resources, there were just too damn many of them...
also spotted 3 Griffin Conservatories - 1 with 50-99 gr. of Pegasi + another Hive right nearby...

At first, I got Water Magic, then finally at level 6, Earth Magic - I leveled it for a long time...I didn't go for the 3rd Conservatory on the 2nd map - I didn't buy all the troops due to lack of cash, no Slow spell...barely broke through 130 Pikemen and took the cache - the wolves, which had already taken significant losses on the 1st map, were almost melting away on the 2nd as well...
then I broke through the Silver Pegasi - Conservatory 1, Hive, got Slow, Conservatory 3...
and then Crag shows up...
Tactics and the Vivi flyover against the Bears decided it...with 7 Mana, of course Crag played Russian roulette, but he got a blank - I had neither Tactics nor Speed artifacts...and if little Crag didn't have it, things would have turned out differently - even 28 Vivi wouldn't have saved him=) - I also had 6 Mithril and 4 Angels, and 40 Mana)))

the dumbest thing - that I didn't scout the Grass secondary town, where right behind a block stood a max Hive, and the 12 Ducks from it would have decided the Final Battle either way...Crag took them faster, which is why he won...

overall, Andryukha is awesome!!!;) :smile02: :smile30:

Thank you very much, numOne and Mizrael, for the VODs! It's very engaging and informative material.

I recorded a VOD for Crag, in decent quality with commentary.
It's a season game against GoDa, a Barbarian mirror match, SOD, and a skirmish.
The video is 3 hours and 25 minutes long.
The size is 700 MB.
The video is in a single file, link:
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It's good that there are people who aren't lazy and record VODs, but I have some criticism. Overall, it's a decent game, but I didn't like the loss of two Rocs on the flies – it was completely unnecessary, and the taking of the Naga bank was terrible. In the second round, the main stack of goblins is forced to attack without a counterattack and takes a beating.
I also didn't like the battle in the second round...

And most importantly, I don't understand how you can play without all the statistics, without seeing the damage in battle!??? :smile32:

But strategically, I liked it, especially that you didn't start building a cotton farm, go for a treasure, or take that unknown consulate, or go somewhere else, but immediately started to exploit the advantage of the 2-base build + it's clear that you're ahead in development and should break the opponent, not letting him build bears in his secondary town.

P.S. Mizrael, how am I supposed to watch your VOD if you show how NOT to take resources in the first few seconds? I don't even want to watch past the second day, you have some kind of problem with turn management...
...you didn't leave a scout in the castle, so you have to waste extra turns, you started with Crag, which means you need to go around him and transfer the goblin... The orcs and wolves went somewhere, so you had to send them back and lost one wolf instead of getting one green goblin... Second turn - a bunch of unjustified movements, the scout is collecting a completely unnecessary resource, because of this, Crag has to take the wolves himself, wasting turns, and Crag himself speeds up questionably... 113 - wasting turns with scouts, correcting the early mistake of losing one wolf at the cost of a bunch of moves, the scout (Korback) should go up to the secondary town, collect more valuable resources there, scout the territory, and not collect useless resources (sulfur and gems), Verdish - the chest was taken from the wrong place... I won't watch further, no comments :smile38: ...it was interesting to see how people play, thanks :-) Sorry for the criticism, it just stands out...

It's good that there are people who aren't lazy and record replays, but excuse me for a little criticism. Overall, it's a decent game, but I didn't like losing two Birds to the Flies – it was completely unnecessary, and taking the maximum from the Naga bank was terrible. In the second round, the main stack of Goblins had to attack without a counter-attack and took a lot of damage in return.
I also didn't like the battle in the second round...

And most importantly, I don't understand how you can play without all the statistics, without seeing the damage in battle!??? :smile32:

I love constructive criticism. I agree that in the first Naga bank, you could have left 1 unit for a counter-attack in the second round – that's the maximum improvement I think could have been made to the battle. Sometimes I just run battles on autopilot, and it's useful to break away from familiar patterns. I'll keep that in mind, thanks.
With the second Naga bank, the same story with leaving 1 unit for the second round. Besides that, I'd like to hear what the main horror was. :) I'm really curious.
You can easily play without statistics; I already know who and how will attack, I only turn on the statistics window in complex and crucial moments. In my opinion, it's just a matter of taste, nothing more.

I'm also ready to listen to comments on the other points. :smile43:

In general, it would be good to develop a habit of analyzing replays and pointing out players' mistakes and inaccuracies – it's very useful for the players themselves and for newcomers who will read this. It's just that sometimes you don't notice elementary things; you just need someone to point them out, and you need to be able to listen to criticism.

Regarding Mizrael's replay – I downloaded it yesterday and only managed to watch the first two days – excessive haste, careless moves, and taking resources at an angle immediately stand out. Probably because the opponent was the computer, and Mikhail was just playing without any pressure. It would be interesting to analyze a game against a real opponent. :)

I didn't pay close attention, but using Wolf Riders to harass enemy units and send them to attack single targets seems a bit too overpowered.