Unequal Confrontation — Maps: Tribes of the East

Player100

13 years ago

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That's understandable, but generally, in the later stages of the game, you can upgrade the Darkness skill (who to control, who to blind) and, of course, if you don't have the coveted cloak, you can slow down enemies by using crystals on Liches (or Hives, if you don't have the former). I can't remember if there are any other creatures that are immune to both reason and blinding. I used Hives to defeat small groups of high-level creatures with a weak army, but after that, I quickly ran to a fountain.

But again, it depends on what works best for each player, or perhaps the map conditions limit certain strategies.
Of course, for educational purposes, it would be interesting to know how to defeat large armies using Hives.

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Nikitatigr

13 years ago

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Player100

That's understandable, but generally, in the later stages of the game, you can upgrade Darkness (who to control, who to blind) and, of course, if you don't have the coveted cloak, you can slow down enemies by using crystal shards (or hives, if you don't have the former) on liches. I can't remember if there's anyone else it doesn't affect with either mind control or blinding. I used hives to defeat small groups of high-level creatures with a weak army, but after that, I quickly ran to a fountain.

But again, it depends on what works best for each player, or maybe the map conditions limit things.
Of course, for educational purposes, it's interesting to know how to defeat large armies with hives.

In general, I use Darkness much more often. But defeating hordes of archers with hives is an interesting idea. By the way, immunity to mind control exists not only in undead and elementals. It also exists in other creatures (for example, titans).

Player100

13 years ago

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I know that titans can be blinded. But it's an interesting idea; unfortunately, I don't know how to view battle replays (Rambo1969, I think he posted it somewhere).

Rambo1969

13 years ago

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I specifically chose the "wind speaker" Opu as my first hero at the beginning of the game because her spellcasting speed depends on her level – the higher the level, the more often she casts spells. Give her hive spells, and at level 20, she will build a beekeeping facility within the first ten turns of the battle. For Player100, to view the battle save, download it to the following folder: .....\My Documents\My Games\Heroes of Might and Magic V — Tribes of the East\Profiles\??????\Replays and when starting the game, go to "Settings" -> "Recordings" -> "Battle Recording," and then find the recording you need and watch it. Replace the question marks (??????) with your profile name.

Player100

13 years ago

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I also played with her; she is the most advanced hero in this faction, in my opinion. Thank you for explaining how to view the recording. Could you remind me which thread you posted the battle with your "hive" in? I read it somewhere, but I don't remember where.

Rambo1969

13 years ago

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For Player100 – I often use the beekeeper as a unit; I posted one of such battles in this thread a few dialogues above (on page 2). For the map author, Nikitatigr, you really intrigued me with your fearsome Barbarian :smile10:. I was even afraid to attack him, but then I decided to try – it turned out to be nothing too scary – just a regular Barbarian :smile18:. He has a lot of strength and brute force, but not much intelligence – I defeated him on the first attempt, losing about 20% of my army. I finished the war in 42 days. I am attaching the final screenshots and the replay of the final battle. If you are interested, I can upload replays of the battles with the human and elven cities (I think there is also a replay of the battle for the gremlin legion). The other battles were not so interesting, so I didn't save them. P.S., I am very grateful to you for the excellent map.

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Nikitatigr

13 years ago

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Rambo1969

For Player100 - I often use the Apiary; I posted one of such battles in this thread a few dialogues above (on page 2).

For the map author, Nikitatigr, you really intrigued me with your fearsome Barbarian :smile10:. I was even afraid to attack him, but then I decided to try - it turned out to be nothing special - just a regular Barbarian :smile18:. He has a lot of strength and brute force, but not much intelligence - like a Goblin. I defeated him on the first try, losing about 20% of my army. I finished the war in 42 days.
I'm attaching the final screenshots and the replay of the final battle.
If you're interested, I can post replays of battles with the Fortress and Human and Elven Castles (I think I also have a replay of a battle for the Legion of Gremlins). The other battles weren't that interesting, so I didn't save them.

P.S., I am very grateful to you for the wonderful map.

I'm glad you enjoyed it. It's interesting to watch the replays. I'm surprised that you were able to complete the map SO quickly (and with a hero).

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The Elven Castle turned out to be useful after all...

Rambo1969

13 years ago

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Here are four of the most interesting recent battles: first, against titans and djinns, then against warlords, then for the gremlin legion, and finally against an orc outpost.

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Player100

13 years ago

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I'm impressed. Even if I were to replay, I'd probably finish it in about two months. But it's easier in the castle with him; when I first encountered him, he caught me in an open field. And you also went to take the elven castle – that also takes time.
You're simply inspiring me to strive for self-improvement!
And the recordings with the Hive are informative; does it also work against more aggressive opponents?

Rambo1969

13 years ago

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"And here you even went to take an elven castle."

I went – here's the replay of that battle (I was hoping to find the Hive spell), by the way, it turned out to be very useful – I learned regeneration there – without it, the last battles without losses wouldn't have been possible.

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Rambo1969

13 years ago

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"Does it also work against more proactive opponents?" It does – for example, two Hives can easily bind an Emerald Dragon, even though it has a lot of initiative: For example, here, it would have been difficult to defeat that nasty elf without this spell (unfortunately, the little rascal shamefully fled):

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Player100

13 years ago

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The Elven Castle is simply too far away, and there's no good logistics (I didn't get it, and I didn't have the money to trade for it in time), so going there was a hassle. I never got around to trying out the "wall of swords" – I didn't expect the enemy to actively avoid it, I thought it would just charge in and take damage (I misunderstood the description). It's a great spell, although I usually only train it for Necromancers – I should start using it more often.

Rambo1969

13 years ago

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Regarding the "wall of swords," I also didn't know that it blocks shots, but it turned out to be a great thing – you can block the attacks of two, or even three, ranged units in one turn.

Player100

13 years ago

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I checked the Elven save file – it really does block. Beautiful.

Trebla

13 years ago

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Thank you for the map. I completed it in almost 61 days with a hero. It's an interesting map, reminiscent of chess puzzles; you have to think several moves ahead, especially at the beginning. I played as Haven, but it seemed to have bad luck with magic power; it had twice as much knowledge as power. Although, I didn't understand some moments. Why are there several identical artifacts, like swords and hammers? And what's the point of piles of gold worth 100-200 coins? Also, instead of a shaman's hut, there's a spellbook on the map. These are minor details, of course.

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