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It's obvious to me that such situations exist. But what's the point of describing them? You'll just dismiss it with the word "IMBALANCE" without explaining your position.

Well, I wouldn't say I'm not providing arguments for my words...

And I asked out of curiosity... I just can't imagine it.
It's a shame you didn't answer; I would like to improve my tactical knowledge in Heroes 4.

For example, I already said that I only use lords like this... by the middle of the game, I level them up in nobility using experience stones, trees, and sphinxes (I don't remember what they're called, the ones that give experience for 500 points each time) and then I put them in castles as governors.

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And about rogues... here's a situation: if at the beginning there are only troops of the first level, then a little further away, the second level, and even further, the third... and so on, a rogue levels up and reaches the middle of the map, where he levels up to the 5th level on dragons, and so on :) and then comes a second hero who levels up normally :)

It's like with necromancy... if there are only peasants around the castle... :)

Mne kazhetsya,po sravneniju s 3,u 4 silno narushen ballans sil unitov1,2,3,4 form...Dopustin 1 lvl. voobshe neboesposoben i ne reshaet nikakih zadach(tak tolko razmen voyskami v nachale da i tolko),Iz 2 lvl na finalku mozno vzjat kak mne kazhetsya :meduz,magov,ballist,nu i elfov esli ih ot 50,(t.e tolko strelki:smile28: )u moshi neplohie uniti ,no pri tesnom sblizhenii stroya bespolezni.3lvl ya dumayu so mnoy mnogie soglasyatsya beretsya ne vsegda(nu vampiri ,ciklopi ,-eto skoree lvl 3,5:D),I poluchaem v itoge 4-6geroev,i 3-4lvl.Ves azart ot togo kak ty snosish polchisha ,svoimi sotnjami chto bilo v 3 chasty propal,a ostalas kak raz unnilaja raskladka s 5 telami geroev i krasivim oshmetkom monstra 4lvl.PROBLEMA 4KI NE V KACHESTVE IGRI I NOVOVVEDENIY,A KAK MNE KAZHETSYA V SVOEY SUTY :( P.S. Nu soglasites chto mogli sdelat s armiey protivnika K primeru 1000 skeletov v 3:smile14: ,i chto eti zhe 1000 skeletov mogut sdelat v 4ke:smile35: ?

IMHO, compared to the 3rd one, the 4th has a plus that is equal to the minus you described. In the 4th, there isn't that huge amount of rules and prohibitions that exist in the 3rd. Of course, in the 3rd they are all designed for random games, but take a look at the current "Seasons" tournament.
For example, this

On most maps, Dimension Door and Fly are disabled. + Diplomacy skill is disabled for Ryland, Kira, and Adela + the possibility of any hero obtaining it. + Heroes such as Sir Mullich, Logisticians, Ciel, Luna, etc., are disabled. For 4th-level Specialists and Tanta, the specialty spell has been replaced with Arrow or Blindness.

And some other things are disabled separately on specific maps.
In the 4th, however, often only secondary magic skills and navigation with invisibility are disabled on maps. Rarely are certain 5th circle spells disabled. And that's it! Even then, disabling skills is not done for balance, but only to speed up the game. That is, in the 4th, people play it as the devs made it. Or rather, they fixed its obvious bugs and that was it.

Ves azart ot togo kak ty snosish polchisha ,svoimi sotnjami chto bilo v 3 chasty propal

What hordes? Everything is wiped out in the 1st-2nd week, read the reports. Neutrals in the 3rd are times stupider than in the 4th. They get blatantly lured into corners, shot by ballistas, etc.

i chto eti zhe 1000 skeletov mogut sdelat v 4ke ?

Against an opponent's army — not much. But for a second front, about 200 skeletons are quite suitable at the start of the game.
By the way, depending on the map, hobbits can be effective.

I think everything is fine in the game; I liked it. The only thing is that it's not on the list: you can't upgrade creatures!

This topic was created a long time ago. It's almost 2010 now! ********************************************************** However, a few days ago, I decided to reinstall Heroes of Might and Magic IV on my computer. I found 5 different versions, and only the "HMM4-Excalibur" disc worked properly on WinXP SP3. I downloaded all the missing maps from the other versions of HMM4 and put them in the maps directory, and then I started playing. ********************************************************** The topic is called "problems with the fourth game." A couple of years ago, I clearly saw the main drawbacks and advantages of the fourth game compared to the third. Drawbacks: no artifact merging; no super magic like "Flight," "Spatial Gates," or "City Portal" (with the ability to use it anywhere on the map). That is, it seemed to me that in the game HMM4, I would never again be able to rule absolutely, as was possible in the third game... Advantages: a hero can fight alone (without units) and recruit an army of heroes; units can move around the map without a hero; super graphics. That is, new improvements appeared, expanding the boundaries of HMM. ********************************************************** After playing several games on fairly difficult maps three days ago, I realized that solving problems in the fourth game is just as interesting as in the third, and it will require a deep understanding of all the nuances of the game. So, what's the problem when playing the fourth game? It turns out that the third game, which I know inside and out, with its light and unobtrusive graphics, and with almost all the known subtleties of the game known to almost all heroes, has only the effect of many years of getting used to a favorite (Heroes of Might & Magic III The Shadow of Death). HMM4 didn't get its share of fame only because of a mismatch of time and place (change of ownership, the rapid emergence of alternative games, such as HMM5). Once, I showed HMM4 to my friend: he was engrossed in this game and its add-ons for a whole year (his girlfriend was annoyed: he was completely absorbed in the PC!). Then I showed him the third game (The Shadow of Death) and described all the advantages compared to the fourth. He played it, but, unfortunately, the third game didn't interest my friend at all. Conclusion: it is possible to evaluate HMM 1-2-3-4-5, it is possible to find problems and suffer from them, but it is useless to compare them with each other! Each player likes something special from the entire series, and some like everything at once. I respect all the Heroes from the second to the fifth game (I didn't play HMM1). I'll say more: I wouldn't refuse to spend a few months on "Kings Bounty The Legend" and "Kings Bounty: Armored Princess" (I still made it to the top of the winners). And drawbacks and problems will always be found everywhere. But we continue to love the Heroes and play them.

“City Portal” (with the ability to use it at any point on the map).

Was it cancelled? :(

Canceled? :(

I was inattentive; I always thought that in Heroes 4, you could only move to a town during a battle...
Turns out the "Castle Gate" spell works both on the map and in battle. http://heroes.ag.ru/magic/type/adventure/

it was only canceled in battle... in equip, but maybe not in the whole game, but only on individual maps.

It was only canceled in battle... in the equipment menu, but maybe not in the entire game, only on certain maps.

In the entire game, in the entire game.

P.S. I could barely tell where the post ended and the signature began.

What is this expansion?:confused: I've never seen or heard of it.
I only know:
Heroes 4
Heroes 4 The Coming Storm
Heroes 4 Warlords of the Wastelands
and I've also seen a Heroes game about Alexander the Great.
Guys, what other Heroes 4 games are there?

There's also Excalibur, Dragons dragon, and The Lord of the Rings.:)

There's also Excalibur, Dragons dragon, The Lord of the Rings.:)

There are no such expansions....

Yes, but the three you mentioned are fan-made pirated versions; they only contain new campaigns, just like in the last battle. As for expansions that update the game itself, Equilibris is currently being played on version 3.5.

Here, I want to say that I didn't quite like the game engine. It seems a bit strange.
Personally, I didn't like how the buildings are arranged identically in all castles.

I want to say that I didn't really like the engine. It's a bit strange.

Couldn't have said it better myself... :D The animation is certainly unique.
Besides, the heroes are completely bland, unmemorable, and uniform. I also have some dissatisfaction with the affiliation of certain creatures to a particular faction (orcs, bandits, and trolls in the Stronghold, gargoyle in the Necropolis, the combination of Necropolis and Inferno) and the appearance of non-canonical creatures (poisonous heresy, dragongem).

dragoon

I liked the dragoon; it's one of the few creatures in the fourth game that I enjoyed. And the poisonous heresy... well, it seems like they ran out of ideas there :D