Posts from 7th Interportal Tournament of HMM3-OFF: "Earth Magic"

There's no way to clear it in 2 days... unless you push yourself to the absolute limit and somehow reach КЗ... I managed to complete it without taking the Dragon Utopia in 3 days... none of my options worked for breaking through or had enough gold to take it within 3 days... yeah

As far as I know, the "Hammer of the Titans" artifact grants a spellbook to any hero, even if they didn't have one before.

P.S. my record is 3/61

Yeah, that's right. So, in theory, the Stronghold faction could get the "Fly" spell on day 2, but it's not really feasible or worthwhile. There isn't enough mana for flying, and I doubt they'd have enough resources for two dragons and heroes.

The only way to complete the map on day 2 is to go through the lower area where the guardian asks for the "Hammer of the Titans." If you clear the path, a Gremlin can reach the "Earth Magic" spellbook. However, it's also impossible to defeat the Azure Dragon without the "Hammer of the Titans."

Other options (like taking a "Scroll of Water Walking" or "Boots of Levitation") don't work because they don't provide enough movement points, and getting the "Earth Magic" spellbook on day 2 is also not possible.

So, 3 days is the minimum for this map?

It's true, but it's also unrealistic to clear the Azure map without using the "Thunderclap" spell.

What's unrealistic about that?

So, it takes at least 3 days to complete this map?

Antoshka said 2 days, so that's how it is :D

So, is 3 days the minimum time needed for this map?

Didn't message #79 tell you anything? ;)

Didn't message #79 tell you anything? ;)

It's written in a complicated way :)

Still, Grethchin reaches the Book of Earth on day 2 with advanced pathfinding. I thought he could only reach it with expert pathfinding. And for expert pathfinding, you had to commit half of your troops.

When will the results be available? :)

So, is three days the minimum for this map?

Many will complete it in three days, and pros will do it in two. I wanted to participate, and I completed the first draft in about 20 days. I wanted to improve it to at least five days, but vacation is more important))) So, I'm waiting for the results with a two-day completion time)).
If it were a super-fast map, they would probably complete it in one day.

On day 1, Gelu gets enough for the Citadel, everyone scatters there, GG grabs the Pandora's box and splatters against the zombies, in the Citadel he visits the stable and such, and with the sniper reaches portal 112 for the Dragon of Magic... on day 3, with searching, he reaches the book.

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I'm curious how they broke the Dragon Utopia, I already get the gist, but I'm wondering how the money all worked out?? And with what army did they break the Utopia?

A hero named Jelu with a sniper, a citadel-citadel village... and zombies are standing next to a rampart.

In 2 days, I counted 2 or 3 possible routes, and 2 more that seemed like false leads. The simplest route takes 2 days. On day 1, two heroes, Jelu and Kir, reach the Stronghold. On day 2, two heroes with a speed of 10, Lorelei and a Unicorn specialist, reach the green keymaster's tent. It seems the map was initially "designed" for a 2-day completion.
A simple way to complete it in 2 days.
Day 1: We break into the Pandor's Box, take the Stronghold. From the Stronghold, a hero with pass-fighting skill runs to the quest for the Grail of the Titans. A hero with a speed of 10 stands on the pond. We get the Behemoth using the machine gun.
Day 2: We visit the tent, collect the Grail of the Titans, and then, using the Bull and the Devourer, we get the Tome of Earth.

A more complex option with maximum parameters: We gather 2-3 Behemoths and defeat the rusty dragons (the Grail of the Titans doesn't work on cursed land). Then, we go to the Azure using the "walk on water" spell.

The options involving flight or the Utopian seem to take more than 2 days, but I didn't look at them in detail.

I took Utopia like this. We attack with Tazor.

Antoshka. It's not possible to cross the water. Not enough MP. But with the Guardian of Time, everything works out; he reaches the destination.

Dear participants, the tournament is over! The results will be posted as soon as my co-host and I compare the results and the received save files. I hope you enjoyed the map and that everyone learned something new.

Let's figure out the Flight issue! Heroes don't have Wisdom, and they can't learn it: it's disabled in the map properties, and all heroes with Wisdom are prohibited. If I attack the Pyramid with a hero who has Thunderclap (yes, the spellbook appears with the hero and remains even after he removes it), the game displays the appropriate message after killing the golems (see screenshot). Moreover, I am also denied access to it in the Sanctuary of Magical Thought in the south, near the lighthouse.
At the same time, a scroll with the spell adds it to the spellbook.
Therefore, I insist on getting a clear answer: Has anyone who completed the map been able to obtain Flight? If so, how?

In the tests, I achieved flight.
We give the Titan's Roar to Russia, take the pyramid – expert wisdom, and we achieve flight.
But this option is not advantageous for a tournament.

The map is interesting! But it would be even more interesting if you could only reach the green tent on day 3.

In the tests, I was able to use Flight.

On this map? Really? And do you have save files?
iceTiTaN, I'm asking in Russian: where did you get this expert knowledge?!
Or do we have different "Heroes" games?
Besides, it's not clear: why do we need Flight if we already have a Fairy Dragon? We can immediately jump into the monolith - and we're across the sea! Even faster than with Flight!