Problems with Heroes of Might and Magic IV. — General

Zybr

14 years ago

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I like Venom:rolleyes:
But the Nature Archers... the dark-skinned ones are a bit much:D

And by the way, Venoms made it successfully into the 6th installment;) Find 10 significant differences between Matriarchs and Venoms:)

dnaop-wr

14 years ago

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Actually, both in the third and fourth games, there are some inconsistencies in the design of the factions. It seems the developers had problems with mythology or their imagination wasn't working well enough. But... these are just words, and we have to play with what we have. It's unlikely that anyone would redesign the factions – and then the balance would change, and players' habits would be disrupted.
The Lich became the Venom – perhaps it would have been better to leave the Lich – the functions are the same. But two weak factions were combined into one, and if the Lich were left, it would disrupt the balance within the city between the undead and the living (demons).

Zybr

14 years ago

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A Lich is available as a hero. I don't remember the specific skill combination, but it definitely exists.

ColdWarrior

14 years ago

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I personally think everything is fine. I don't think there should be any complaints about the graphics; it's an old game, and the graphics were quite good for that time. However, the AI is not very well developed. I don't remember such a radical level of stupidity where the computer constantly stays in its castle, but in Equilibris, they became smarter and more annoying, taking good dwellings and leaving.

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Jartur

14 years ago

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Yes, and there isn't always a clear logic in the shooting system and the line of sight of the archers: often, a unit that is OBVIOUSLY closer to the archer and is NOT blocked by anyone receives only half damage, while a unit that is clearly FURTHER away receives full damage...

Zybr

14 years ago

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Yes, and there isn't always a clear logic in the shooting system and the line of sight of the archers: often, a unit that is OBVIOUSLY closer to the archer and is NOT blocked by anyone receives half damage, while the one that is clearly FURTHER receives full damage...

It's simple: in the first case, there is an obstacle in the line of fire.

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Jartur

14 years ago

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Zybr

It's simple: in the first case, there's an obstacle in the line of fire.

Well, if grass is an obstacle for the glorious archers of Her Majesty, then I wash my hands of it...:D

Zybr

14 years ago

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Well, if grass is an obstacle for Her Majesty's glorious archers, then I wash my hands of it...

Trees, rocks, bushes – all of these are obstacles that reduce shooting effectiveness by 2. In the game, there are two types of penalties: the classic one for distance and also one for shooting through obstacles (previously, this was encountered in Heroes when shooting through castle walls).

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Jartur

14 years ago

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That’s exactly what I’m talking about – in my opinion, a bush and grass are, in principle, different, at least visually... :) The guys at 3DO seem to have their own idea of flora. And I’m talking about cases where, BESIDES GRASS, as I understand it, there is NOTHING in the path of these valiant guys with crossbows and other ranged weapons. And they tell me: 1/2... Okay, at least it’s not 1/4.

dnaop-wr

14 years ago

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And for all sorts of centaur-boars, it will be 1/8 in general...

Zybr

14 years ago

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nothing can stand in the way of these glorious guys with crossbows and other ranged weapons.

Well, if it's the last shot, then indeed, nothing can. They'll even aim for the heart and shoot/throw with precision.

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Rainer

14 years ago

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There aren't enough videos! :( And it's a pity that you can't create them yourself in the map editor.

Ment

14 years ago

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There aren't enough videos!

I only saw one, the introductory video for the original Heroes 4... Or are you talking about the images with screaming men that are shown from different angles? :)

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Rainer

14 years ago

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Ment

I only saw one, the introductory one in the original Heroes 4... Or are you talking about the pictures with screaming men that are shown from different angles? :)

I'm not talking about the pictures.

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I'm talking about the fact that you can't create videos in the editor, like in Heroes 5 :( P.S.: I guess we should close this thread, we've already discussed everything that could be discussed.

Силос Занж

13 years ago

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I was wondering why many players don't like the fourth installment. After all, like other games in the series, it has its own unique features. And why is it called a failed 3DO project? Let's figure it out.

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