Posts from Haven – "Everything is mixed up, truth and falsehood" [Campaign 3 – Mission 2]

Everyone here is playing casually; the game just came out.

Killed Vestals and Riders are resurrected for money at the resurrection altar.

A million Cyclops is A LOT. REALLY a lot. REALLY REALLY REALLY a lot. You've been playing for a very long time. I played on Hard difficulty and didn't have any major problems.

I’m probably playing very unprofessionally. Also, I wanted to know what the dragon knight trial is (underground, behind closed gates), and how and where to complete it?

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As for the million cyclops, I don’t even know what to think… The thing is, when I got to the third baron (Igor), not much time had passed since the start of the mission. And all the neutral units around, whether cyclops, goblins, or knights, were already standing in million-strong armies. I didn’t think they were capable of increasing in number. Maybe it’s some kind of glitch? And please tell me about the trial!

No, it's not a viper. All armies on the map grow larger each week, including the neutral ones. So, your pace of the game affects not only the computer's army but also the neutral armies. Regarding the trial, I don't remember. It seems like nothing special happens; then, they will become available, and your brother will be there. You'll fight with him, and the trial will be completed. Although, I might have mixed up a lot of things in my head.

My brother is standing in the other corner of the dungeon. And that entrance is in the lower right corner of the map, near the town. You go down there, walk a bit, and you come across closed gates; behind them is the city of the dead. You click on the gates, and a message appears: "Pass the trial of the dragon knights," but it's unclear what this trial is. I want to capture this city, and then the whole map will be mine. I've wandered everywhere, but there's no trial anywhere, and the gates won't open. And in front of my brother, there are no gates, only neutral armies. Help me with the trial; otherwise, I'm going crazy!!!

Well, once you fight your brother (to reach him, you need to defeat all the neutral armies in front of him) and win—these gates will open.

Stop messing around; start over and go through with minimum losses (preferably no losses at all). Although, having a bunch of Castles, you could probably take out a million cyclops... What month are you on? The 20th, the 30th? :)

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Or try it this way: /topic/at/517091/ ))))

Don't ask about the month; it's embarrassing to talk about. It's more than you guessed. Right now, I'm just standing still and pressing the end turn button every 10 seconds. The total creature increase from all cities is 426 per week. A week passes in a minute. I've become interested in building up a huge army; I'm not lacking in patience. I'll try to eliminate the Cyclops... If I succeed, I'll be very proud of myself and will definitely brag about it. Thanks a lot for the advice; I'll ask again if I need anything.

I'm almost afraid to guess which month it actually is, because I've been waiting a long time to get the cyclops population up to at least a hundred to develop artifacts (although I was playing on easy).

You won't be able to increase their numbers. Your troops increase by +426 per week, while the cyclops grow by +n% per week! For example, in "Heroes of Might and Magic V," I calculated it to be 17%. So, the more troops there are in the neutral stack, the more they will increase. I sympathize, but you'll have to start over :(. And you need to complete the map in two, at most three months!

Well, IMHO, it's not necessary to outnumber the Cyclops. It's enough, for example, that your certain stacks can withstand their stacks' attacks, and that's it. But this is just in theory. I've never fought against a million champions; the maximum I've seen in a group was 10,000 skeletons.)))

Although, I would check with a spare hero how many Cyclops grow in a week – that will show whether it's worth waiting. If more than a thousand grow, there's definitely no point in waiting; you won't catch up with them.

On the other hand, I was browsing achievements yesterday – there's one called "play for 25 game years." Have you already received it? ))))

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And you need to complete the map in two, maximum three months!

Well, that's not necessary. I primarily deal with the main enemies (or keep them under control so they don't grow faster than me), and then I calmly explore the map and clear it...

I checked the number of cyclops; the maximum is 999,999, and it doesn't increase beyond that. Once, I approached them and managed to kill 1200 (I had a small army), then I returned to the saved game, checked all the neutral creatures, and they all had the same number. It seems they are capped at one million. Over several months, their numbers haven't changed, so I want to try to eliminate them with a large force. I'll spend a couple of weeks at the computer, and then we'll see. There's no rush, and it should be quite exciting.

"A couple of weeks" at least, no doubt :D. And could you post a screenshot of the victory? I'd be interested to see it. I mentioned months just in case – as advice to play not for 2-3 years, but rather for 2-3 months. By the way, on this map, the growth is really significant; after defeating the barons, I couldn't defeat all the neutrals, and the main ones often had over a thousand units. So, it would have been worth rushing.

Wouldn't it be easier to start the mission over in just 2 weeks? Besides, as far as I remember, besides your hero, there's also a Necropolis army that develops.

2 weeks of real time is probably not enough. I'll have to spend about a month on it. Starting over might be much easier, but for some reason, I'm hooked and determined to see it through to the end. I'm confident that I can do it. I would gladly post a screenshot of the victory, but I don't know how. In any case, even if it takes 2 months, I will let you know the results. By the way, I wanted to say that this is the first forum where I have participated, and I really liked the attitude of the participants, thank you all. I will check in every day, write to me, and we can chat.

Good luck. It will be an all-out battle, but I'll reiterate that, in addition to the cyclops, there will also be Necromancer heroes on the mission. Consider how large his army will be.

I constantly monitor him from a distance, and he no longer poses a threat to me. My main task now is to defeat two groups of neutral creatures – elementals and cyclops. I feel it will be very difficult, but if I don't try, I won't be able to sleep properly. I need to gather my strength.

George isn't a problem; he has one town, while Alexey12916 seems to have six. You can take a screenshot like this: in the game, press the PrtScr button on your keyboard, then paste the resulting image into any graphics editor (you can even use Paint), save it, and attach it to your forum post when editing in advanced mode.