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HELP! Please! I've been looking everywhere, but I can't find it. It was already discussed on the forum, but the problem wasn't resolved. In general, when checking the map, it gives an error: ((((((((((((((
"All artifacts on this map are either reserved or prohibited."
Artifacts are reserved when they are a special victory condition or a quest objective. Artifacts can also be prohibited in the 'Map Specifications' dialog on the 'Artifacts' page. There must be at least one artifact that is not prohibited and not reserved. ))))))))))))))))))))))
In the field where you need to enter the artifact, nothing is entered :(
If anyone can help, I would be very grateful.
(HEROES 3 ARMAGEDDON'S BLADE)
P.S. I couldn't upload the file to the site. It's incorrect. :confused:

Mynameisoccupied, let's clarify the situation. You mentioned the game version, which is good. Now, please provide the map name and, if you can't attach it (you just need to pack it into a ZIP archive by opening your message for editing in Advanced Mode – see the button at the bottom), remember: is it a standard map (from the game) or did you download it from the Internet or some other source? Can you provide a link to another website where this map is available? Or is it your own?
I remember that someone already asked this question once here (wasn’t it you?), and no one answered it in 1.5 years.
Regarding the situation: as I understand it, there is no way to enable or disable individual artifacts in the map properties in "Armageddon's Blade" (or in "The Restoration of Erathia") - this feature appeared later. More precisely, if the map version is RoE, then this is true: all artifacts are allowed on the map. Maybe the map is corrupted and needs to be rewritten, or maybe it needs to be saved in the SoD editor as an SoD version map.
And the most radical option: find and install the "Complete Collection", because it includes "Armageddon's Blade" and everything else. And there is hope that there will be no such problem there.

The map is my own, standard. The name is "Grasp of Power.h3m".
The suggested maps have the same error:smile48:.
I have the "Armageddon's Blade" version, but it also includes "The Restoration of Erathia".
Here is one of the unsuccessful maps (expanding the borders).
And here is one of the suggested maps in the editor (V o W).
Yes, and this is already the second editor. I played this version of the game before, but I downloaded the game twice from different sites.
P.S. If another editor is needed, please tell me where to download it :( :smile01:

I open them in the SoD editor. What I see: both maps are from Armageddon's Blade. I run a check:
expanding the borders
"There is only one whirlpool on the map."
Valleys of War (standard)
"No errors found on the map."
Therefore, my advice remains the same: install "The Complete Collection", and you will be happy! :)
And, by the way, save your maps before deleting "Armageddon's Blade": you will be able to finish them in The Complete Collection.

And in the Complete Collection (or at least in Armageddon's Blade), can you place the Factory town? It was replaced by the Conflux (Colony) if you're interested.

Lord of Lightning, the Forge was created by several different teams independently of each other and from scratch, in addition to the developers themselves, and it is still being developed, but no one has released a finished Forge yet. If you want more details, read the df2 or WoG forums.

I only have one question.
How do I make it so that when you start a map, it's a "terra incognita" or has hidden areas, like in the original maps? Because in all my maps, everything is immediately fully revealed.

Vovalium, to ensure that the lands are hidden in darkness at the beginning of the game, no action is required. Only the territory around your castles, heroes, mines, and dwellings is displayed. The entire map is revealed only by the Grail in the Tower (Sky Ship). So, you may have misunderstood something. Another option: perhaps all the players on your maps are your allies? Then their territory is also displayed immediately. What kind of maps do you have? Can you attach at least one to the message?

Marmot, I created one for myself in Heroes 3.5: In the Wake of Gods, where everything was open. I also created another one in Heroes 3: Complete Collection, but in the scenario editor, it's darkened, and to play it online, the map isn't added.

http://narod.ru/disk/55317103001.57eb584f96412ffaef73d0db0eeed0f8/1.h3m.html This is a link to a game for Heroes 3.
http://narod.ru/disk/55317276001.2b413b30e8152f8c41444af2edecd473/World%20War.h3m.html This is for Heroes 3.5; it doesn't open in Heroes 3. The file version is 51, while Heroes 3 uses version 28.

Vovalium, if you don't read what was answered to you, no one will talk to you anymore. :(
On the map "Great Battle of Dolb**bs" :D (World war.h3m), a Sky Ship is built in the Tower belonging to Blue.
And since it was made in the WoG editor, it will only run in WoG, but not in pure "Heroes": it won't even be on the list there.
On the map "Unknown Outcome" (1.h3m), at the start, I can only see two small circles around Necropolis (Red) and Tower (Blue), as it should be.
To play over the network, the map properties must have at least 2 players set to human (in the menu: Tools - Map Properties - Player Properties). In your case, only Red is human.
P.S. There's no need to complicate things by uploading maps to Narod: here you can attach them to the message (in advanced mode), just pack them into a ZIP file (see, for example, this post above). ;)

Thank you. I've read everything. I don't know how to upload a ZIP file here. Now I know how to do it correctly for online play. I didn't know before that the Celestial Ship reveals the entire map.

Please tell me how to place a crypt/dwarf fortress/can factory/medusa den/hive/naga bank/cyclops lair/Dragon Utopia of the desired size in the map editor?
For example, here is a max Dragon Utopia, and there is a mini crypt.
Thanks in advance.

GoedenDag, unfortunately, there's no way to do that! :( It's decided randomly by the game at the start.

Yeah, that’s a shame. Thanks anyway.

If a neutral (gray) town has a timed event, for example, one that triggers on day 5 and repeats every five days, and a player captures the town on day 6, will they no longer be able to experience that event?