Posts from Resilience

I completed the map, starting with the "Veteran" difficulty level, playing as the Necropolis faction. Starting from Biara, no enemy hero dared to attack me in the castle (although some of them were clearly stronger than my hero). Question to the map author: is this a feature or an AI defect (exploit)? Game version: 3.1 + a lot of mods (including a mod to enhance AI - Aiadv v.3.11).

How to defeat the last two heroes? I played as an Orc hero – the Dwarf with his massive stacks of Dragon Archers is particularly problematic. The Sandro's Cloak might give a slight chance if combined with the Battle Cry skill and 200 points in the "Intimidate" knowledge, but... I'm not sure. How do you defeat the Dwarf?

I didn't manage to win using only Orcs. It's difficult for heroes without magic, and Orcs don't have it :(
Initially, the map was designed as a "who can last longer" scenario. Then, I set a time limit for victory. You can trick the AI: harass it with Imps until the time runs out. You can also buy a Sorcerer in the tavern and level him up. A Wall of Swords or a Crystal of Secrecy can do terrible things to the AI. Also, the mage Hafiz is imprisoned in the dungeon. The only question is, where to get them)))
I can suggest reducing the difficulty, as I mentioned before. If you like the map, I can create a simplified version.

I played through the scenario with the Haghesh hero – I lasted the required 120 days. Towards the end, there were two AI opponents left: one was invulnerable, and the other had a high threat level. Neither of them attacked the main castle; they chased after the main hero. Starting with Haghesh is the most optimal strategy – the lumber mill and mine can be captured without significant losses (instead of meat shields, use first-level units in each slot to protect the archers). In the first week, capture the second related castle of the Stronghold faction – and then the Capitol will be very useful. It's an excellent map. I wish there were more like it.

Yeah... It seems I'm not destined to complete this map with my gaming experience... On Recruit difficulty, the first hero dies (is there even a difficulty level dependency?). I'll keep trying.
P.S.: I noticed another thing - if you don't choose a starting hero and castle, the game starts in the Dungeon, where there are 12 heavily upgraded heroes (4 of them are yours) - and that's it! There is no way to start with random castles and heroes.

There is a dependency on the difficulty level

EnableHeroAI("Arantir",nil);
SetObjectEnabled("Arantir",nil);
AddObjectCreatures("Arantir",38,5*d,-1);
AddObjectCreatures("Arantir",30,80*d,-1);
AddObjectCreatures("Arantir",157,2*d,-1);

Yeah, I agree, there is a dependency. But here, as with almost all maps, the difficulty is kind of "reversed."
Let me explain: on Recruit difficulty, there's little neutral "fodder," but on Veteran, there are huge armies! Defeating them gives experience, which can be gained much faster on Veteran (if, of course, you manage to defeat the neutral creatures). This is why the hero levels up faster – that's all!
There's a great script function: SetExpCoef(n) – I would add it for Veteran difficulty, for example, with a coefficient of 0.2 – then the difficulty would actually live up to its name.
:D
If you want a real challenge :smile35: – choose Recruit difficulty.
P.S.: The map is great – it's addictive, I'm still playing it :cool:

The developers have tied the experience coefficient to the difficulty level. Let me explain:
For each creature in the recruitment pool, you get more experience than for a warrior, etc.
So the experience is roughly the same ;)

Yeah, I agree, there is a dependency. But here, as with almost all maps, the difficulty is kind of "reversed."
I'll explain: on Recruit difficulty, there's little neutral "meat," but on Veteran, the armies are huge! Defeating them gives experience, which can be gained much faster on Veteran (if, of course, you manage to defeat the neutral creatures). This is why the hero levels up faster – that's all!
There's a great script function: SetExpCoef(n); – I would add it for Veteran, for example, with a coefficient of 0.2 – then the difficulty would actually live up to its name.
:D
If you want a real challenge :smile35: – choose the Recruit difficulty.
P.S.: The map is great – it's addictive; I'm still playing it :cool:

Okay, I decided to check specifically. I created 2 monster stacks on the map, each with a size of 1 (100).
Killing them gives the following experience:
Recruit: +8 (+400)
Warrior: +4 (+400)
Veteran: +4 (+444)
Hero: +4 (+556)
And it's important to remember that the number of creatures specified for the monster will only be accurate for the 'Warrior'. The game either reduces or increases the number based on the difficulty level. That is:
Recruit: +8 (+400 for 50 peasants)
Warrior: +4 (+400 for 100 peasants)
Veteran: +4 (+444 for 111 peasants)
Hero: +4 (+556 for 139 peasants)
As you can see from the numbers, the difference is only 156 experience points for 100 peasants.
;)