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Hello everyone.
Here's the question. Version: SoD 3.2, English. HD Mod 2.98f is installed. The heroes are running on a virtual XP machine under Vista.
I'm playing the second campaign of RoE (the one with the capture of Steadwick).
I completed the second scenario with five heroes, and on the last turn, I decided to hire three more (eight will be transferred) to save money at the beginning of the third scenario. One of the hired heroes was Lord Haart (chosen for his Estates starting skill).
So, at the start of the third scenario, I discovered something interesting: I started with Haart and his starting 14 pikemen and 4 archers and went to fight the troglodytes guarding the quarry. I checked his magic skills (although he shouldn't have any at the start), and he had 100 mana. I was surprised. I looked closer – his stats were 11/12/10/10. I was even more surprised. I checked his inventory – and I was completely stunned. He had the Sword of Judgement (all stats +5) and the Lion's Shield of Courage (all stats +4).

I tried transferring other heroes – nothing like that happens. Only with Haart.

I want to know – how and why is this happening? Is it a feature or a bug? Ultimately, is it fair to complete the scenario with such an unexpected gift?

Seriously? Doesn't anyone know what this feature is? If anyone is interested, there are save files available.

You know, playing against the computer is playing against the computer. In any case, it's easy to defeat it, whether you play "fairly" or "unfairly." And most people just don't care. Whether it's a bug or a feature :D Well, maybe someday someone from the enthusiast researchers will find out and be able to say. Personally, I don't care either way. I don't take computer games seriously at all!

By the way, I remember that funny campaign; defeating that mustachioed guy was difficult for me at the time, and I used a maneuver: I approached the castle with two heroes at a fairly long distance, where one of my heroes could be reached, but not the other. The stupid computer would run and kill the weak hero, and I would capture the city without a fight with my main hero :D and I wouldn't search for emeralds in one place :D

Those were good times; I would spend hours playing Heroes :D

Lider1, but we all started somewhere! ;) It wasn't like this: launched the game and immediately completed "First Blood"! Skill comes with experience!
Stan Belik, regarding your question: I don't think it's a bug - no one seems to have encountered such bugs before; it's more likely that the campaign authors introduced a powerful hero in this scenario, whom you already played in the previous one; so you can use him, but if you don't want to and can win without him, please do!
And if you check like this: dismiss Haart, and then proceed to the next scenario - will he appear with the same initial skills and artifacts?

What if you check like this: fire Haart, and then move on to the next scenario - will he appear with the same primary skills and artifacts?

I hired him at the end of the second scenario just for fun.
He arrived at level 1, without any artifacts.
If you don't hire him, he doesn't appear by default in the third scenario.
If you don't transfer him, no one else gets these artifacts at the beginning of the scenario.

I would be grateful if someone else could check this.

It would be cool if I was the first to find such a previously undocumented feature in the game :o

Most likely, this is because in the third scenario, the computer has a hero named Haart, and instead of being assigned to the computer, he appeared with the player. I had a similar issue when the computer and I had the same heroes respawning on turn 111 (my hero was selected, and the computer's hero was chosen randomly), and the computer sometimes made moves for me when I advanced to the next turn.

Most likely, this is because in the third scenario, the computer has a hero named Haart, and instead of being assigned to the computer, he appeared with the player. I had a similar issue when the computer and I had the same heroes respawning on turn 111 (I had a hero selected, and the computer had a random one), and the computer sometimes made moves for me when I advanced to the next day.

This was one of my first guesses. I opened the map in the editor – nothing like that. The computer doesn't have that hero.

I'm leaning towards the idea that Haart is a traitor))). He was actually helping the enemies of Erathia. Necromancers, to be sure, but still.
Before defecting, he probably took a few valuable items from the royal treasury:D

P.S. Fellow countryman, by the way) Saratov rocks!

This was one of my first guesses. I opened the map in the editor – nothing like that. There is no such hero in the game.

So, a prize for a good playthrough. =)

P.S. Fellow countryman, by the way) Saratov rocks!

Definitely!!!:D

of course, this is a bug.