The most challenging maps for you. — Maps

нонстоп

14 years ago

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Chingis

I think I uploaded it, but various cultural studies enthusiasts ruined my mood for the past few days. And now I don't even feel like playing. I will definitely play it. But a little later. PLAY IT FAST!!!

I feel like you don't even remember it anymore.
Then play it at 200% right away, otherwise you can just breeze through it without much thought later.

Marmot

14 years ago

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I finally finished the "Gwynn Ap Nudd" map walkthrough, which I once mentioned here. (I won't repeat myself; you can find the beginning there). Overall, it was a good experience; there were enough quests and tough battles with strong opponents. I played as Necromancer, whom I had avoided for about two years now, and they showed their power!:smile24: The only thing that upset me and that I disagree with is that the author forbade the Town Portal spell.:( In my opinion, this just prolonged the playthrough: after all, it’s an XL map with a Dungeon! But I think banning Flight and Dimension Door is correct: AI often abuses them, and sometimes even cheats. My result isn't very good: victory on 7-3-1 and 438 points. Although I defeated all enemies, unfortunately, the Grail remained buried in the ground: I still needed to find and visit a couple more obelisks, and then figure out where that place is, ride there, but without the Town Portal, it could take a week or more!

Clarification: After winning, I used cheat codes to reveal the map of obelisks and the terrain map to understand where the Grail was buried. At first, I couldn't find the location, but when I finally saw it, it turned out that one of the enemies had already dug it up (as evidenced by the two holes in that spot). So, I wouldn't have been able to score more points anyway. But the enemy didn't manage to build the Grail in his city; otherwise, I would have seen it after capturing it. Of course, in this case, it would have been easier for the enemy and harder for me.

Marmot

14 years ago

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I finished playing through a pretty good map, "A Beautiful World". The result is relatively good: a victory with a score of 6-3-6 and 492 points. The map is mainly strategic, but there is also a clever author's plan that the player gradually uncovers: each of the opponents lives on a large island, from which you can only sail away in a couple of places; in addition, it is not easy to get to the mages in the north: you have to travel through caves for a long time; there is a key Castle, from which the path leads to the islands where neutral dragons live, as well as to the cartographers.
By the way, the map received the "Golden Brush" award; you can read Sir SuperStar's review at the link.
The player can play as any of the 8 factions; I chose Rampart. It wasn't too easy to play, in particular, because (maybe I was just unlucky with the setup) of all the important 4th-level spells, I only got City Portal in my cities. Meanwhile, Turquoise managed to get a lot of phoenixes, leveled up, and became the most formidable enemy for a long time. It was difficult to fight until I got Resurrection, so I had to master various tactical tricks to minimize losses. Another observation: Flight and Dimension Door are prohibited on the map, but there is a Tome of Air Magic, and in the middle of the game, I saw enemies "jumping" a couple of times; but then there were no more "jumps," and the Tome of Air Magic disappeared without a trace...
I won't tell you everything: play it yourself! I will only say that later, after defeating other strong enemies, Shiva turned out to be the most evil: she was much stronger in terms of primary attack and defense skills, and she had a Sphere of Inhibition! Therefore, I saved her for last and defeated her at the end, when my miners dug up the Grail.

seoemail

14 years ago

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Chingis

Played the "Everyone is Fighting!" map on a 200% rating for 17 days with Castle.

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Finally found a map whose description I liked. "A Beautiful World." Downloaded it. I will definitely play it later, but not in speedrun mode :)

You should definitely play it. It's an excellent map, although I couldn't complete it myself.

Marmot

14 years ago

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seoemail, what did you stop at? What hindered further progress? By the way, its author, andreisontu, also created the map Infernal Conquest SOD, which also looks good; I'll try to play it sometime. And what other good and challenging maps would you recommend? What stood out from what you've played (or haven't finished)?

Marmot

13 years ago

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Chingis

I've already played A Beautiful World.
With the Resurrection skill, the idea is quite simple. I buy Alamar, and he teaches "Resurrection" to all heroes. There's no need to even build a guild of mages.

Yes, unless an enemy hires Alamar before you do.

It's pointless to take Dragon Utopias on this map, as they immediately give you 2 Boots of Levitation and 2 Boots of Resistance. And combinations like that.

It depends on the situation; for example, I was lucky and got the Sphere of Vulnerability, Sphere of Prohibition, Eternal Pouch of Gold, Ring of Diplomacy, and 40,000 gold.

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Dirty_Player

13 years ago

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Marmot

It depends on the loot; I, for example, got lucky: I got the Sphere of Vulnerability, the Sphere of Prohibition, the Eternal Bag of Gold, the Ring of Diplomacy, and 40,000 gold.

Is that what you call lucky? :D :D :D
Lucky is when you get the Book of Air, the Book of Earth, the Teapot, and the Sword of Justice :cool:

Marmot

13 years ago

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Well, sometimes you encounter something truly awful, and you think: was it worth going there?! :) And the Sphere of Vulnerability is a powerful artifact (do I even need to tell you that?;))!

Marmot

13 years ago

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Dirty_Player, well, can I say that I was lucky?;) I already have the Captain's Hat, but I'll share it with another hero.:) (Map "Preserve" by Kirda)

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Кирд

13 years ago

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I read the description of the Sphere of Vulnerability. I wasn't impressed. Could you describe its mechanism and effectiveness with a specific example? For instance, how would it affect an opponent who has upgraded unicorns, dwarves, dendroids, genies, etc.?

If I'm thinking of the same thing (I might be mistaken) - then it can be very helpful - resurrecting and strengthening black dragons in various ways, or driving titans crazy... but some kind of villain with Armageddon and an army of fire elementals and phoenixes, for example, will find themselves in a strange, ambiguous situation.

Marmot :) The funniest thing is when the Sword of Justice appears in tombs, or among these desert skeletons.

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And forty thousand, I suppose, flew away on the same day?)

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Dirty_Player

13 years ago

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Kird

Marmot :) The funniest thing is when you find the Sword of Justice in dungeons or among those desert skeletons.

You won't find it among skeletons. But it's easy to find among drowned ones.

Marmot

13 years ago

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Chingis, starting with the Conflux in "A Beautiful World" is indeed probably the best option: it offers a favorable geographical location, and Phoenixes appear relatively early and in greater numbers than level 7 monsters of the opponents, and the Book of Air Magic (although it's not necessary for a speedrun). Also, if you acquire the best spells in the mage guilds, you can win quite quickly.
Detailed information about the Sphere of Vulnerability in the Physical Might game is provided in a separate section, as there are several non-obvious nuances. In most cases, it "cancels" the immunity of creatures to magic - both your own and your opponents'.

Marmot

13 years ago

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Chingis

I won't play such maps anymore. There's no balance between difficulty and enjoyment. The game is somewhat reminiscent of slave labor on galleys.

To replay the same map multiple times for speed, without losing too much time, you can try playing on medium-sized maps.
Regarding enjoyment: personally, I find pleasure in the process of playing; the race for the best result "for speed" actually prevents me from feeling enjoyment. What does an athlete feel while running a race? Most likely, nothing, as all their energy is spent on developing speed!
So, maybe sometimes you should just play a map for fun?

Niemand

13 years ago

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Chingis

By the way, regarding the fun part:). I thought that one could go into the map editor and allow the use of all artifacts. The Necros have 2 warrior graves right by their town. You could restart Titan's Thunder there:). Or even build 5 warrior graves near the Dungeon and restart a bunch of artifacts there:). And allow the use of all spells, including DD. Plus, the opponent will also have DD, which will make it more exciting. But that' same as just joking around.

That is already perversion.
The map author didn't forbid Fly, Dimension Door, and certain artifacts for nothing... If they are allowed, the author's original concept will be lost, and with it all the interest this map can offer.