Posts from Necropolis – “Dawn from All Sides” [Campaign 2, Mission 3]

I just finished this mission on Hard difficulty, and there were practically no difficulties, except with the demon Deleb. At first, I also went down, captured the castle, and then went to Ludmila, but that's not the point. I wanted to ask about the level, as I started this mission at level 14. Nastya was level 24, and that was only because it was the maximum level, and I also leveled up Lyuda to 24.

I played on "hard" difficulty. The overall tactic is simple and has already been described here. First, we clear the territory around the Castle, then we go down and capture the Fortress and the Crystal Mine (I didn't capture it right away, which caused a lot of difficulties), then we take another Fortress at the bottom, buy a 2-week growth bonus, and head to the basement to fight the demons.

We systematically clear all neutral creatures (trying to avoid losses, if necessary, we bring them back to the city), except for those at the crossroads (it takes too long to go around in circles there), we capture the Fortress in the north of the underground, and along the way, we defeat enemy heroes. Then we try to break through the enemy in the Castle (most likely, it won't work). If it doesn't work, we go to the guy in the center of the basement, who gives a Llama for a staff - this is where very difficult battles take place, as there is simply not enough time to heal our units; only summoning Dark Elementals + summoning Water Elementals saved me. We bring back the lost undead in the city and build Llama in the city (although they are not very useful). We teleport to the Castle (it doesn't matter if the enemy has captured the Fortresses in the basement). Here, we try to buy back EVERYONE and the GREYHOUNDS, paying special attention to powerful stacks of Liches, Spiders, and Ghouls. We go to the underground again, preferably as soon as possible. Now the goal is to capture the city. Ideally, if the demons haven't had time to recapture the Fortresses, then everything becomes easier - a lot of units are just walking around in the field. But we defeat them IN ANY CASE. Brief tips for battle tactics: we pay attention to the most powerful stack and bombard it with Liches + Lightning. We also summon Elementals and place them on the outside of the wall to destroy the nearest archer. Our priority is to heal Liches and Spiders (mass healing + necromancy). When the enemy comes out of the Castle, we use mass dehydration, as all units join the battle. As a result of this battle, I had 20 Specters left. In the Undead Altar, I bought EVERYTHING I could - ALL Liches, Spiders, and half a stack of Ghouls. We quickly capture the Fortresses in the basement (Nastya's magic helps even with a small army).

Then we go to Lyudmila, take Vampires, and guard the surroundings (an Orc and a Necromancer will come, and the latter usually runs away). We defeat the Orc and easily take the Orcish Fortress. As a rule, no further problems arise - we defeat the Necromancer, sail by boat towards the lower left corner, and take two Castles. We spend a couple of weeks building up our army and level up Nastya by fighting neutral creatures (they give a LOT of experience). I won the battle against Miranda with an autobattle, losing about half of my army, but my losses were greater. There is nothing difficult in the battle.

The main problem was defeating the demons, especially when I messed up with the crystals and couldn't build Spiders for a long time. As a result, I barely managed to win the battle against the demons in the late game with four un-upgraded Spiders (which is very few), but after the demons, it is no longer possible to defeat Nastya on the map. Regarding skills, from what I remember: 3rd level Dark Magic, summoning Dark Elementals, mass dehydration; summoning Water Elementals; mass healing; logistics, 1st level tactics; mass haste. I maxed them out. I didn't play with Lyudmila AT ALL, I just collected resources.

I completed it on hard difficulty in a little over 4 months. It wasn't too challenging; I guess I was just lucky. I leveled up Naste to get one level of the Blood skill, and then I wanted to try leveling up to the second level of the Tears skill, just for the experiment. I was about 200 Tears short of reaching the "thousand" level when the battles ended, and I moved on to Miranda. By that time, my army was slightly larger than hers. Sometimes, I couldn't apply any skills to the vampires; all the units were highlighted, but the vampires weren't. But I only used them to protect the liches from large monsters. Otherwise, it was just ranged attacks, ghouls and wights as melee units, and ghosts as healers. I had to use a specific tactic; I was used to setting up my units at the beginning of the battle in the fifth game, and it helped here too. Towards the end, I was winning without any losses; thousands, regiments, it didn't matter and wasn't scary. Phoenixes are incredibly tough; you shouldn't even try to fight them directly! I defeated them by leaving only the vampires in a corner and sending them to defend; they become invulnerable, their counterattack doesn't deal damage, and only one unit of phoenixes can approach them. The creatures of Darkness and Light are evil, but their evil lies in their speed and lack of counterattack; I still haven't figured out how to defeat them effectively. My spiderlings unexpectedly defeated a large group of ghouls with their "languid gaze," and the ghouls barely had time to attack, only managing to swing for 200 damage. Still, these creatures are not fully understood, they are not familiar. It's interesting to play, not too difficult, but without a battle plan, without a strategy, it won't work. And I also wanted to note that Ludmila and Kaspar, who were bringing me supplies in the Dungeon, were killed by a meteor on their way back (this is an Inferno skill that hits a hero in the Dungeon near the city). Since there were no creatures in the army, the heroes disappeared and didn't appear in the tavern... If I had known, I would have left at least a couple of skeletons behind

Hi everyone! I completed this campaign on my second try. There weren't any major difficulties. I immediately built Spiderlings, and everything went smoothly. Demons, Orcs... and finally Miranda. I attacked her three times. On the third attempt, I finally managed to defeat her.
I also really liked the town called "Orange-sin." It's located behind Ludmila's town. Well, that's all for now.

Or is it a lag that causes the army size to decrease in the Dungeon?

Or is the army reduction in the dungeon due to lag?

No, it's not lag. Inferno has a building in its castle that requires the Tear of Ashi (Wrath of Urgash). This building allows you to cast Meteor Shower on an enemy hero each turn.

I completed the mission. First, I destroyed the Demons, then the Stronghold, and finally attacked the Necromancer castle, which is located near Miranda's castle. I gathered my troops and attacked Miranda. There were no difficulties in the mission.

Can anyone tell me if it's possible to speed up the enemy's turn – I mean, that progress bar at the bottom. In this mission, I have to wait a minute for each turn!

No, not at all.

I defeated Miranda with an autobattle, and we gained experience, increasing it from 14 to 19.

And I also wanted to note that Lyudmila and Kaspar, who were bringing me ammunition in the Dungeon, were hit by a meteor on their way back (this is an Inferno ability that hits a hero in the Dungeon near the city). Since there were no creatures in the army, the heroes left and didn't appear in the tavern... If I had known, I would have left at least a couple of skeletons).

I don't quite understand, does Lyudmila join?
She just hangs out in her Castle and doesn't go anywhere.
I think I killed the Orcs.
What do I need to do for her to participate?

I'm not having much luck with Nastya; she was killed again in this mission (I put her in a boat with 15 vampires), but I felt bad about the artifacts, so I had to run away.

I didn't quite understand, is Ludmila joining?
She just hangs out in her castle and doesn't go anywhere.
I think I killed the Orcs.
What do I need to do for her to start playing?

follow the path of blood.

Guys, I can't complete this mission because of a literal "bug" – when I capture a town and rebuild it, the army doesn't replenish...

perhaps the captured city lacks the necessary buildings? although it is quite possible that this is a bug.

I chose the path of blood, Ludmila joins, but her castle doesn't become mine; it remains under the control of independent heroes. Is this a bug, or is it supposed to be this way? Does anyone know?

castle, and it shouldn't become yours.