Posts from Ranger "Refugees" - [5th campaign, 1st mission]

Hello everyone. Could you please advise: should I go to the cartographer or not? Version 1.60 (licensed). The map is open, all heroes are scattered in the corners, a year has passed (in-game), and this creature (Biara) is still as "full as a tick" – she just won't move. There are no garrisons. Difficulty level: Warrior.

Playing for the first time, I reached the Ranger and got stuck. Spent the whole day going through the first campaign :smile39:. At first, nothing happened for a very long time; I already ran around all the upgrade locations and killed all the neutrals, but no one attacks my garrisons :) Thanks to those who wrote in this thread; at least I knew what to expect :) And then the computer gathered huge armies and started attacking my garrisons en masse :) I was already mentally saying goodbye to them and preparing to replay, when suddenly Biara appeared :) For the first time, I was SO glad to see her :))))))))) By that time, I already had a decent army, so I easily defeated her :) Now I'm thinking - if the beginning of the campaign is so unpleasant, what will happen next???

After reading countless posts and struggling with this issue (Biara), I concluded that it's a chronic bug in the game (no matter what patch is applied). After restarting the game from the beginning, Biara appeared in the 3rd week of the 2nd month, so I barely managed to complete all the "upgrade" quests and acquire the necessary spells. I even had to give up a town for this, but luckily, my army was already decent, and Biara had also lost some of her troops at the border.
P.S. If you give up a town, you need to reclaim it within a week. Otherwise, it's game over.

how do you play as a hero?

The bug with Biara is a well-known issue. Or maybe they just wanted to test the limits of our patience.

Version 1.60. I'm playing through a mission, and the enemy is attacking gradually, seemingly as it should. But then there's a cutscene showing an army of demons appearing on the land, and then at the end of the map, Biara is standing on the road, but she doesn't move. What should I do? We've tried everything, waited for a month, but nothing happens. :confused:

I'm playing the Refugees mission. I've tried different approaches, but the demon still doesn't appear. I cleared and recaptured all the garrisons. Still, I'm stuck. Please send me a save file for the beginning of mission 2. My email is tokskrit@mail.ru. Thank you in advance:smile15:

Toks, what version of the game do you have? It's likely that the scripts didn't work due to a bug. Try patching the game and replaying the mission. I can only provide you with a save file where the entire game has been completed.

Yeah, I had some kind of error when installing the patch, but I don't feel like dealing with it anymore since I've almost finished the game. And will all the campaigns become available when I load a save file after completing the game?

Yes, the Campaigns will become available. But all at once. You’ll only need to replay the last mission after installing the patch ;) Added 1 minute ago
Oh yes, there’s a thread on HeroesWorld where this mission is being discussed.

OK, thanks. I've already read that forum. But it seems like you need to install something.

Good day! The same problem with Biara persists: she appears, but doesn't move from her spot...

Does anyone (from the turquoise faction) block her path?

Another option: the turquoise faction has captured the garrison that she needs to take. Just liberate it :).

A similar situation – I was getting tired of just waiting. They showed a video about Biara's arrival; she appeared at the edge of the map... and that was it. After that, the turquoise faction periodically destroyed my outposts on the border. If my hero didn't make it to the outposts in time, I would recapture them until I managed to control all the outposts, but without any troops. And that's it; the turquoise faction stopped caring about me – they were busy with their own things, and Biara... she just stands there, and that's it. What a nuisance, and she doesn't even think about attacking :(

I figured out the algorithm, if you can call it that, for Biara's appearance. She also didn't appear for me for a long time. If she doesn't appear by the end of the second month, restart the game. The algorithm is as follows: she won't appear until you lose one of your outposts to the Necropolis. Then you happily watch the cutscene about needing to retake the outpost – you retake it, and after a couple of days, Biara arrives, and before the cutscene, it starts showing the turn of the red player (that's her). So, if you didn't have a cutscene about retaking the outpost, Biara won't stop by. I've repeatedly, out of simple human curiosity, started the mission with different scenarios and found the simplest and most effective one. Hire 3 additional heroes and place them between the garrisons with armies capable of defeating 50 skeleton archers (approximately). In my experience, they don't leave more than that in the garrisons. Use Fedya to run around the upgrade locations; there are some there. With another fast hero (try to develop logistics), run around collecting animals at dwellings. I captured the garrison on the third attempt. First, I completely crushed everyone. And also, after two attempts, I took creatures from the garrisons through a simple exchange. Take 7 fairies, divide them into groups of one, and move them to the garrison, replacing 10 ents. Simple and effective. After the red player's turn bar appears, all the companions rush to the Castle, led by Fedya. There, they drop all the exchanged troops and stand aside (apparently, they're taking a break). Fedya arrives, sits in the Castle, and fights Biara there. It's VERY easy to defeat her there (the Hero). Yes, I almost forgot – you need to level up your troops; capturing the fort on the hill is highly desirable. Level up Fedya's light magic, logistics, and luck – these are essential