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Vic +1. I stopped picking questionable artifacts a long time ago, while the monetary bonus often turns out to be very useful. And in SOD, which I play more often, this is also the case. Also, on Jebb, they often don't invest in wisdom for the main hero (although this may depend on the situation).

On the SOD server, money is still more valuable, as Oelm said. Sometimes – Jebus or not – money is still tight, whereas in VT, scrolls are exchanged in heaps of gold (often large amounts), while in SOD, you have to struggle... The chance of getting a +1 speed item is negligible.

I prefer resources at the beginning of the game.

The template's specific feature is maximizing the number of heroes from the very beginning and having a large amount of resources and gold, as well as easily defensible mines, often including an external market. Resources usually accumulate in such large quantities that they can then be exchanged for money almost effortlessly. Anything but resources, though...

sometimes you can start with a bonus of 4-5k against the same Necromancer :)
but a cloak with +3 rounds of spells or an artifact for morale/luck will be very useful)
it all depends on the situation.

As Oelm said, money is still better in SOD. Sometimes - whether it's Jebus or not - money is tight, while in VT, scrolls are exchanged for piles of gold (often a lot), but in SOD, you have to struggle... The chance of getting +1 to speed is negligible.

Even more negligible is the benefit of 500-1000 gold for SOD.

+2 attack/defense/strength/knowledge, tomb amulet, +speed
spirit/undead, +1 stat, boots, +1-3 mana, cherik, rings of life...
I'll stick to my opinion, art is more useful :)

IMHO, artifacts are more useful. Even a ring that increases the duration of spells is a valuable item, not to mention artifacts that boost stats. Even the Unicorn Helm can be useful. But I don't understand the point of having 500-1000 gold on a map where you can give your opponent a 7,000 gold advantage and still win. :confused:

I saw messages like "adjust to SOD." Does that mean it can be customized for each difference? Or is it just a single checkbox, labeled "adjust to SOD"?

Saw messages about "VT under SoD". Does that mean it can be configured for each point of difference? Or is it like there's one checkbox, "under SoD" :)

In VT, when generating a map in the options, you can set the most SoD-like "checkboxes" — neutral morale, gr.stack, timer stop in battles, etc.

But no options can fix the fact that necromancy is banned, specialty for monsters and the corresponding bonuses, new capabilities for secondary skills...

...so even with all the "checkboxes", you won't get the classic SoD...

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IMHO artifact is more useful. Even a ring + to spell duration is a useful thing, not to mention stat artifacts. Even the unicorn helmet comes in handy. But what's the point of 500-1000 gold, on a template where you can give a 7k handicap and win, I don't understand. :confused:

Before, in SoD on Jebus, I always took the artifact — they can give you a good one... but it's still a gamble on luck, and a very risky one...

When I chose the artifact a couple of times in VT, I realized that I don't want to increase my skill of chocolate... or rather eagle))) eye and protect myself from the destruction of the dead:D
I chose the cash after all...

especially since in most of my recent games on VT-Jebus, there's always trouble with money — every penny counts, and there are almost always more than 8 heroes on week 1...

and if you happen to be in the red at the start, extra coins won't hurt, because going into debt at the bank isn't always a good idea....

I saw messages like "vt under sod." Does that mean it can be customized for each difference? Or is it like there's just one checkbox, "under sod"? :)

There's no checkbox. And, apparently, due to the machinations of the Evil One, it's impossible to implement such true-SOD features as having the right, unbought hero's army in the tavern on the 1st day of the week, Slow on the 1st level, magic where it should be - all useful things in the overpowered Earth and Air, a +1 speed bonus as a starting bonus, and I'm not even mentioning that they made (OH, THE HORROR!) the feature of viewing artifact names by only seeing one visible edge unremovable - this is almost sacrilege (before, we generated a similar relief in the editor and placed artifacts there, determining what was there in the game by the words of the Leader). In short, SOD is SOD, and VT is VT, in principle it's impossible to make one out of the other:smile16:.

What's the point of 500-1000 gold on a map where you can give a 7k advantage and still win? I don't understand.

These 500-1000 can easily be worth a day of development. Of course, if the rollback is 5000 or more, then it's perfectly reasonable to take an artifact.

A small debate arose.
1) Does the "offense" skill or the "shooting" skill affect the ballista?
2) Why doesn't the Tazar fall behind the Crag, even though the Crag has a 30% "offense" bonus, while the Tazar only has 15%?

1. The official version definitely doesn't work – shooting seems to be okay, though. 2. Every new generation of newcomers discusses this question endlessly. Let's study physics!

Regarding the second point, it’s best not to raise the topic again but instead study the previous one. /topic/5673/ Pay particular attention to post #67 by Forrest on page 7.