Posts from Hand of Fate. Part 1: On the March

Let me explain my "ideology." There's an interesting map. If I want to spend a lot of time on it, while also challenging my mind, I choose high difficulty levels. If, however, I just want to relax and focus my mental energy on solving the map's puzzles, I'd prefer the battles with neutral creatures to be less demanding. Basically, the strategy is clear – for example, gather an army in a refugee shelter, wait an extra week, replay each battle, striving for minimal losses, and so on. But then it's better to just have fun by choosing that very high difficulty level. I don't know if I explained it clearly; I suspect Divinora will definitely understand :)

Well, now I can finally start without any distractions. Unless someone figures out to invest everything in the second floor, get the ship summon, and go for a swim :D

Then I remembered that I hadn't reached the bridge that the Mage's Hut showed. I went back, got the quest about the bridge, calculated how much I would have to run around to complete it, gave up, and, after going through the Dungeon and revealing the map with the cartographer, defeated the Orc.

If someone finds it difficult to complete, they can just read this thread :) It contains all the answers to the questions;
I always try to make the map with a twist, whether it's for a "hero" or a "recruit," because the twist doesn't always depend on knowledge of the game itself;

I see. The point is that there are two paths depending on the situation. Everyone chooses the one that is most optimal;
At least people figured out how to swim, so everything is fine here;

It's a pity that there are few hardcore players :(
Will anyone be able to complete it on Veteran? :) And also defeat the Orc?:)

But why didn't anyone want to complete it on Recruit? Please share your thoughts. Because, if it were difficult for me to complete it on Warrior, I would have completed it on Recruit.

Regarding the "nitpicking" – it's actually VERY good: it encourages thinking about the plot rather than endlessly counting resources, etc. As for the recruit, it's a double-edged sword: there's not much difference compared to a warrior, but the experience level is gained very slowly.
Hardcore players are all playing on "Heroes of Might and Magic," so they probably don't come here. ;)
And lastly: even for an expert in dark magic with the "Enchantment" spell, the "Enchantment" spell from a scroll lasts for 2 turns. It's better if it's not a scroll, but a learned skill (for example, a seer is hidden behind a screen, teaching him).

Why does experience gain on a Recruit take so long? o_O
Neutral units on Recruit difficulty
The number of neutral units is 50% lower, but twice as much experience is awarded for each killed creature, so the experience gained from destroying neutral units remains the same.
(compare: I received 384 experience for peasants at the beginning, and 480 for a Warrior on Recruit, even though the number of peasants on Recruit is much smaller)
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The weekly increase in neutral creatures is directly proportional to the difficulty level, meaning the higher the difficulty, the more experience you gain, although you'll have to wait a couple of weeks.

4% isn't that much, considering our turn will be much faster.
By the 4th month, the increase will indeed be significant, but what to do for so long on this map, especially on Recruit difficulty?
And also: it would be better to stick to the map's topic. :)

I've updated the map to version 1.0 on the forum:
-Added a picture to the map selection menu;
-Changed the map name;
-Added art and armies, expanding the Dungeon;

Will anyone dare to complete it on Recruit difficulty? Will the main hero get much less experience?
Or maybe there are suggestions to make the final boss stronger?

I completed this map :) It's a pretty interesting map, with a strong boss at the end. I was a little surprised to see him), at that point, I hadn't built anything in the second castle yet; my army consisted of 60 monks, 350 archers, 300 halberdier crusaders, 50 crusaders who protect their own, 96 pikemen griffins, and 25 griffins without pikes, and 18 enhanced elemental dragons. I assembled the archer's dream team. I couldn't kill him, no matter how hard I tried; suppressing light and darkness is a bad thing :). If it weren't for the Horde's Wrath, I might have found a way to break through, but as it was, I retreated to the castle, built up my defenses, and defeated him. Veteran difficulty, 6 months.

By the way, I don't think it's possible to complete the map with the hero. The armies grow like mushrooms, especially the new armies that are in the new version of the map. The mages at the entrance to the first Dungeon are very tough :)
Thanks for the map!

Hmm... a lot has changed since I last tested the map. I'm thinking of replaying it after the 1.1 release. I start the game, defeat all the minor enemies until I reach the first major monastic patrol. To my surprise, I discover Phoenixes, buy a few, and head towards the patrol, only to be defeated by them o_0
How can I defeat them with Mummies or by using the "Dispel" spell? They have "Purification" and high initiative, so they manage to kill most of my snipers...

Maybe I should use "Soldier's Luck" and deploy one "Knight of Death" against them, hoping that half the squad will die, and then finish off the rest from a distance with snipers?

Come on, who has completed the game with this hero in version 1.1?