Posts from Unofficial patch for Heroes II: Platinum Edition.

1. Place this shortcut in the root folder of the game, for example, (C:\Program Files (x86)\Buka\3DO\Heroes of Might and Magic II Gold Edition). 2. Be sure to replace the old shortcut with this one! 3. Heroes 2 must be the Russian Platinum Edition. I've created a patch that introduces the necessary balance to the game. For the Russian version of the game. It has been tested repeatedly. The balance is now in order. The game is much more interesting: 1. Paladins are now a real threat: health: 100. Crusaders: 130. Previously: 50 and 65 respectively, which did not correspond to their class. 2. Green dragons: health 160. Red dragons: 170. Black: 180. Previously 200, 250 and 300 HP respectively. After playing Heroes 2 for a long time, you probably noticed that the Black Dragon is an invincible creature. Magic doesn't affect it, it flies, and attacks from 2 cells away. It is still strong, but it is no longer a guarantee of victory. 3. Cyclops: health 145. Previously: 80. 4. Phoenix: health 120 instead of 100. Now it is no longer the weakest unit. The first move advantage, flight, and attack from two cells away make it a very strong creature. 5. Titan: health 200 instead of 300. 6. Peasant: health 2 instead of 1. 7. Ghost: health 8 instead of 20. It was noticed that the ghost is a terrible threat. They are easy to reproduce thanks to the same peasants, and the game is no longer interesting. I didn't add anything else. The game is already great, but I think that people who encountered the imbalance often noticed the shortcomings that have been fixed above. heroesworld.ru http://narod.ru/disk/45520661001.30c4259d513bcb0371e5eb84775982fd/%D0%9F%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%87%20%D0%B3%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B8%202%20%D0%BE%D1%82%20%D0%90%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B4%D0%B0%20%D1%84%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BB.rar.html

Crusaders: 130
Cyclops health: 145
Phoenix health: 120
...it's somewhat humiliating for the Phoenix. This castle never had great survivability anyway, it's full of weak units (2, 20, 15, 25, 40).

I think the problem might be that balance isn't just about the amount of HP, but everything else as well. Dragons aren't just "fat" for no reason... To get them, you need to invest properly, spend valuable time building, and I think the growth rate also plays a role in the overall balance. That is, the factors of creature balance are the cost of the creatures themselves, the cost of building the complete structure with all the required buildings, the time it takes to build, the weekly growth rate, the amount of HP, attack and defense, special abilities, and the overall place of these creatures in the army of their castle, the specifics of their interaction with other, weaker units... Simply lowering or raising something can disrupt a well-structured system... Moreover, this isn't like Heroes 3, with its overpowered Necropolis castle, or the desire to make the "balance" a dull leveling of all races, averaging and monotony. In Heroes 2, everyone is different and everyone is strong, like rock-paper-scissors. I'm not saying I play a lot as the Knights, but I personally have always liked Paladins. The same goes for Phoenixes and Titans. Peasants are, of course, a bit weak, that's true... if they had the "Tax Collector" ability, like in Heroes 4... :) Maybe I agree about the Ghosts, but a lot of testing is needed... Another question is, what type of game is this patch for, playing against the AI or against people...? Test it. And for now, at my level :smile39: :), the original is enough for me...

You can play this game solo or in Multiplayer mode on a single computer. I've tested it, and the Phoenix always goes first. It can fly away from melee units and chase them around, plus it attacks from two tiles away... By the middle of the game, you'll have so much money that you can definitely buy an entire army (in most cases). We've been playing this game for about 15 years, and it's become clear that playing against a dumb AI isn't interesting. Check this out: let's say you're playing as the Necromancer, and you're up against Barbarians and Knights. By the time those 65 HP units reach the dragon, it will already be killed by lightning. Compare the balance to Heroes 3; there isn't such a big difference in health there. Attack and defense, yes, I could change those too, but everything is fine here, and there's no need to mess with the game... Try buying 5 Spectres and attacking a horde of Goblins. There are hundreds of them. Who can defeat them?... Phoenixes used to have 100 health, now they have 120. No, that's perfectly normal, because the Titan has become weaker, and magic can take it down. Maybe this will be useful to someone. After 15 years of playing, I'm interested in playing again. Maybe this will inspire other people to do something (create a mod, a patch) to change the game as they want. I started with ideas from foreign forums; the idea is similar there (a user from the forum posted links to this site). Crusader growth +4 Dragon +3 Titan +3 ...Fourthly, at least the dragon used to take a week to hatch, which was closer to a normal balance. And Paladins, yes, they're great, with an attack range of 2 and powerful against the undead!...BUT!...They're weak. And what are peasants even for?...I agree that the tax collector is a good idea... but what's the point of them otherwise? The pricing policy could also be changed, but the developers didn't make a mistake here. The same goes for defense and attack. And honestly, I don't want to add or change anything else. I've just slightly balanced the final units. Jartur, I've wanted to change something like this for a long time. There are some unpleasant things in this game (blocking the portal, multiplying witches, attacking with a Djinn, accumulating money for dragons), and then the game becomes boring and easy... I'm waiting for your ideas and mods. I hope someone will disagree with all this and do it their own way; I'm really looking forward to ideas and actions! Added after 11 minutes In the editor, set up what you want to test and compare. For example, 5 Paladins against 5 Cyclops. Or 5 Phoenixes against 3 Titans, etc. No, this doesn't mean that I only tested the game this way