Effect of the butterfly — Maps: The Shadow of Death

samatron

16 years ago

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Name: Butterfly Effect
Map name: Effect of the butterfly
Size: XL
Two-level map: yes
Difficulty level: Very difficult
Description: The map is quite challenging and very long to complete.
To win, you simply need to destroy all enemies.
Map author: Samatron

Please leave information about bugs, tips, and comments here. Good luck to everyone.
Attention: please participate in the survey after completing the map.

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Чебу-Rashka

16 years ago

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Hi samatron,
we have a long weekend here in Ukraine,
and I finally had the chance to play your map.
The map is excellent, although I haven't finished it yet.
The map has been given a local name: "Northern Wind" or "He who was nothing will become everything." Let me explain why. I started playing as Inferno. I took Aiden and, as expected, started developing him. At the same time, as Aiden improved, I also recruited other heroes and leveled them up a bit; they served as a force to clear the territory, and if there were weak enemy heroes, they would defeat them, or they would be defeated. Accordingly, I chose heroes based on specific factions.
This also happened with Necropolis. But by this time, I had collected the artifacts Cursed Armor, Unholy Cloak, and Vulnerability Medal. In short, my Necropolis hero began to develop rapidly and surpassed my main hero.
And let's be honest, defeating almost 5000 Crystal Dragons is unrealistic if you're fighting 100 of them, no matter how super your warrior is,
but a swarm of liches took them down in three turns.
Therefore, a seemingly weak Necromancer hero turned out to be the most powerful by the middle of the game. :)
That's how it happened.

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samatron

16 years ago

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Chebu-Rashka

Hi samatron,
it turned out that there was a weekend in Ukraine,
and I managed to sit down and play your map.
The map is excellent, although I haven't completed it yet.
The map has received a local name: "Northern Wind" or "He who was nothing will become everything." I'll tell you why. I started playing as Inferno. I took Aiden and, as expected, started developing him. At the same time, as Aiden improved, I also took other heroes and slightly boosted them; they performed the role of clearing the territory, and if there were weak enemy heroes, they defeated them, or they defeated me. Accordingly, I chose heroes to match specific castles.
The same happened with Necropolis. But by this time, I had collected the artifacts Cursed Armor, Unholy Cloak, and Vulnerability Medal. In short, my Necro hero began to develop rapidly and surpassed my main hero.
And let's be honest, defeating almost 5000 Crystal Dragons is unrealistic if you are fighting 100 dragons, no matter how super a warrior you are,
but a swarm of liches took them down in three turns.
Therefore, a weak Necromancer hero turned out to be the most powerful by the middle of the game. :)
That's how it happened.

Hi!
I'm glad you like the map. The idea of completing the map with a hero from Necropolis was exactly that! Although there are other ways to defeat the dragons. I would greatly appreciate it if you could write about any errors in the map if you find any. I simply don't have enough time to check everything myself. Thank you for your feedback.
What does "the map received a local name" mean? Where did it receive it?

Чебу-Rashka

15 years ago

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Okay, I'll write a detailed walkthrough after I finish playing.
As for the local name, that's just what I decided to call it.

Чебу-Rashka

15 years ago

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The map has been completed. The Cloak of Unholiness, 90,000 liches, and a hundred phoenixes did their job. Because of the phoenixes, I always moved first, then the Cursed Armor and the Medal of Vulnerability slowed down and "weakened" everyone. And accordingly, the Golden Bow and the Sniper Bow. Of course, sometimes I had to speed up the liches, as the "weakened" dragons were still faster,
but after the acceleration, tens of thousands of liches destroyed everyone. I received 430 points for completing it, although I probably could have done better.
But that's how it is. Overall, it's a good map. I liked it.
Thank you.

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samatron

15 years ago

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Chebu-Rashka

The map has been completed. The Amulet of the Necromancer, 90,000 liches, and a hundred phoenixes did their job. Because of the phoenixes, I always went first, then the Cursed Armor and the Vulnerability Medal slowed down and "brought down" everyone. And accordingly, the Golden Bow and the Sniper Bow. True, sometimes I had to speed up the liches, as the "brought down" dragons were still faster,
but after speeding them up, tens of thousands of liches destroyed everyone. I received 430 points for completing it, although I probably could have improved.
But that's how it is. Overall, it's a good map. I liked it.
Thank you.

I'm always glad if you liked the map. The next one will definitely be one of the "geographical" ones - ) as requested by many.
Chebu-Rashka. If I didn't mention any errors, it means there are none or I didn't notice them :) . Thank you for the comment.

The Punisher

15 years ago

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I've been looking for a brown tent for 2 days now – maybe someone can tell me where to find it?

pHOMM

15 years ago

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It is hidden behind a volcano on one of the swampy islands in the upper left corner of the map. There, on the island, are pit lords guarding the tower for defense.

In general, it would be good to know how to use the editor for such cases.

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The Punisher

15 years ago

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Yeah, it just occurred to me later that I could open the editor and use the search function. Thanks, I've already completed the map using 3000 Azure Dragons.

Дмитрий0299270

15 years ago

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Please tell me, I downloaded a map, but I don't know how to use it.

vidrakon

15 years ago

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Hey guys, does anyone know what extension needs to be specified for a map so that it becomes a WOG (War of the Giants) map and starts working? I created a cool map for myself, but it doesn't have commanders. Thanks in advance to everyone!

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samatron

15 years ago

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Dmitry0299270

Could you please tell me how to use the map I downloaded? I don't know how.

Copy the downloaded map to the game folder (Maps), then launch the game and select the map from the list of scenarios. Good luck with the playthrough.

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Marmot

15 years ago

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vidrakon

What extension needs to be specified for a map so that it becomes a WoG map and starts working? I created a cool map for myself, but it doesn't work with commanders.

vidrakon, to do this, you need to:
1) install the WoG mod (the latest stable version is 3.58f);
2) install the localization pack;
3) in the WoG options, allow commanders (they are allowed by default).
After that, if you launch WoG, any map (even a "The Restoration of Erathia" version) will be played with the WoG features: commanders, creature experience, and so on. Additionally, you can (but it's not necessary) "WoGify" the map at the start: then some of the objects on it will be replaced with WoG objects.
Please, next time, ask your question in a topic that makes sense, and not just anywhere.

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Cain

15 years ago

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The Punisher

I've been looking for a brown tent for 2 days now - maybe someone can tell me where it is?

I didn't find it right away either; the editor helped me.

искатель78

15 years ago

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I don't really use an editor, but Samatron has a distinctive style, and his creations often feature something interesting or useful hidden behind the volcanoes, so I had a hunch where to look.