NHF – new heroes for Heroes V 3.1. Auto-translated

10*(Hero Level) for a level 7 creature, and for each subsequent lower level, it's halved (rounded up).

For level 1 creatures. For level 2, it's halved, and so on.

Maybe someone can suggest something easier and simpler that would also balance with the stealing mechanic?

How much simpler can it get? I calculated it for the first level, checked if it works/doesn't work. If it doesn't work, I halved the number and checked for the second level. And so on. After all, the special ability works exactly like that, sequentially, checking from level 1 to level 7.

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Well, other simple options are only linear. It's impossible to approximate the above formula (which is practically perfectly balanced with the average strength of the creatures) using powers of two.

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Minor changes to other heroes.

Names for mages and Necromancers.
Abbas - (Arab.) "strict"
Abdalaziz* - (Arab.) "servant of the powerful"
Abdalkadir - (Arab.) "servant of the capable"
Abdallah* - (Arab.) "servant of God"
Abdalmalik - (Arab.) "servant of the king"
Abdalrahman* - (Arab.) "servant of the merciful"
Abdul - (Arab.) first part of compound Arabic names starting with "abdal", means "servant"
Abdulaziz - variant of the name Abdalaziz
Abdullah - variant of the name Abdallah
Abdulrahman - variant of the name Abdalrahman
Abdurauf - "servant of kindness, mercy"
Adel - variant of the name Adil
Adil* - (Arab.) "legality" from "adala" - "fair action"
Aziz -(Arab.) "one who is cherished"
Akem - (Arab.) possibly a variant of the name Hakim
Alan - (Turkic.) "glade"; figuratively: fragrant, like flowers in a glade, with a kind soul, good-natured.
Ali - (Arab.) "high, exalted"
Alim - (Arab.) "scholar, knowing"
Alisher - (Arab.), "lion of Allah", originally Galishir
Amal - (Arab.) "aspirations"
Amin - (Arab.) "truthful"
Amir* - (Arab.) "prince" or "commander"
Anas - (Arab.) "friendly"
Anwar* - (Arab.) "brighter"
Anver - variant of the name Anwar
Asad - (Arab.) "lion"
Asim - (Arab.) "protection"
Atallah – variant of the name Ataullah
Ataullah* - "gift of God"
Ahmad* - (Arab.) "more worthy of approval"
Ahmed - variant of the name Ahmad
Badr* - (Arab.) "full moon"
Bakr - (Arab.) "young camel"
Bakir - (Arab.) "breaking through"
Barakat - (Arab.) "blessing, gift"
Basam - (Arab.) variant of the name Basim
Basim* - (Arab.) "smiling"
Bassem - (Arab.) variant of the name Basim
Baha - (Arab.) "splendor"
Bahij - (Arab.) masculine form of the name Bahija
Botros - Arabic form of the name Petros
Boulos - Arabic form of the name Paulus
Boutros - Arabic form of the name Petros
Bulus - Arabic form of the name Paulus
Walid - (Arab.) "newborn"
Wasim* - (Arab.) "handsome"
Wassim - (Arab.) variant of the name Wasim
Wahid* - (Arab.) "unparalleled, unique"
Gabir - (Arab.) variant of the name Jabir
Gabr - (Arab.) variant of the name Jabr
Galal - (Arab.) variant of the name Jalal
Gamal - (Arab.) variant of the name Jamal
Gamil - (Arab.) variant of the name Jamil
Gafar - (Arab.) variant of the name Jafar
Gavdat - (Arab.) variant of the name Javdat
Guda - (Arab.) variant of the name Juda
Daeud - Arabic form of the name David
Jabr* - (Arab.) "consolation, help"
Jabir - (Arab.) "comforter"
Jibril - Arabic form of the name Gabriel
Javdat* - (Arab.) from "javda" "perfection, excellence"
Javed - (Arab.), (Iran.) – from Persian "javid" -"eternal"
Jalal* - (Arab.) "grandeur"
Jamaal - (Arab.) variant of the name Jamal
Jamal* - (Arab.) "beauty"
Jamil* - (Arab.) "handsome"
Jafar* - (Arab.) "stream"
Jinan - (Arab.) "garden" or "paradise"
Zaki* - (Arab.) "pure"
Zaid* - (Arab.) "growing"
Zain* - (Arab.) "elegant"
Zahir* - (Arab.) "bright, shining"
Zia* - (Arab.) "brightness"
Ziya - (Arab.) variant of the name Zia
Ziyad - (Arab.) "tall"
Ibrahim* - (Arab.) form of the name Abraham
Izz-Al-Din* - (Arab.) "glory of religion"
Izz-Ed-Din - (Arab.) variant of the name Izz-Al-Din
Ildar - (Persian) 1. Having a homeland. 2. Leader of the country, ruler.
Imad - (Arab.)" support" or "column"
Imam - (Arab.) "leader"
Isam - (Arab.)"security, obligation"
Iskander - form of the name Alexander
Ismail* - (Arab.) form of the name Ishmael
Issa - (Arab.) form of the name Yeshua - "seeing Jesus"
Ihab - (Arab.) "gift"
Ihsan - (Arab.) "charity"
Kader - (Arab.) variant of the name Kadir
Kadir* - (Arab.) "capable, powerful"
Kamal - (Arab.) "perfection"
Kamil - (Arab.) "perfect"
Karam - (Arab.) "generosity"
Karem - (Arab.) variant of the name Karim
Karim* - (Arab.) "noble, generous"
Latif* - (Arab.) "gentle, kind"
Lutfi - (Arab.) "gentle"
Magomet - (Arab.) variant of the name Muhammad
Mazin - (Arab.) "rain cloud"
Makram - (Arab.) "generous" or "noble"
Malak - (Arab.) "angel"
Malik* - (Arab.) "lord, master"
Mansur - (Arab.) "victorious"
Masad - (Arab.) "lucky one"
Mahmud* - (Arab.) ancient form of the name Muhammad
Mirza - (Arab.) "prince" from Persian
Mohamed - (Arab.) variant of the name Muhammad
Munir* - (Arab.) "bright, light"
Murat - (Arab.) "goal, intention, desire; desired"
Musa - (Arab.), (Turk.) form of the name Moses
Musad - (Arab.) "lucky"
Muslim - (Arab.) "follower of Islam, Muslim; saved, devoted to Allah.
Mustafa* - (Arab.) "chosen"
Mutasim - (Arab.) "devoted to God"
Mutamid* - possibly a variant of the name Muhammad
Muhammad* - (Arab.) "worthy of praise"
Muhsin* - (Arab.) "beneficent"
Mukhtar - (Arab.) "chosen"
Nabil - (Arab.) "noble"
Navid - (Arab.), (Iran.) "good news" from Persian
Nagi - (Arab.) variant of the name Naji
Nagib - (Arab.) variant of the name Najib
Nader - (Arab.) variant of the name Nadir
Naji* - (Arab.) "safe"
Najib* - (Arab.) "noble" or "intellectual"
Nadim - (Arab.) literally "drinking companion"
Nadir* - (Arab.) "rare"
Nazim - (Arab.) "1. One who builds, puts in order; builder; 2. Poet"
Nail* - (Arab.) "achieving"
Naim* - (Arab.) "calm"
Nasir* - (Arab.) "helper"
Nizami - (Arab.) "educated, disciplined. 2. Military"
Nizar - (Arab.) possibly from Arabic "nazir" - "to be small"
Nur - (Arab.) "light"
Omar* - (Arab.) variant of the name Umar
Osama - (Arab.) variant of the name Usama
Parvaiz – (Persian) "lucky, happy"
Ravil - (Arab.) 1. Adolescent, youth. 2. Spring sun. 3. Traveler, wanderer.
Rad - (Arab.) "thunder"
Raza - (Arab.) "satisfaction"
Rafik* - (Arab.) "friend" or "gentle"
Rauf - (Arab.) "merciful, gracious, kind-hearted; sharing grief"
Rahat - (Arab.) "rest, comfort"
Rahim - (Arab.) "compassionate"
Rashad - (Arab.) "common sense, good guidance"
Rashid* - (Arab.) "fairly governed"
Rizvan - (Arab.) "satisfaction"
Riyaz - (Arab.) from "riyad" - "meadows, gardens"
Roshan - (Persian) "light"
Sabir - (Arab.) "patient, enduring".
Saddam - (Persian) "one who opposes"
Said* - (Arab.) "happy, lucky"
Sakhr - (Arab.) "solid rock"
Salah* - (Arab.) "just"
Saleh - (Arab.) variant of the name Salah
Salih* - (Arab.) "virtuous"
Salim* - (Arab.) "safe"
Samir* - (Arab.) "companion in evening conversation"
Sani* - (Arab.) "diamond, luxurious"
Seyid - (Arab.) "master"
Seiful - (Arab.) first part of compound Arabic names, meaning "sword"
Seifullah - (Arab.) "sword of God"
Sulaiman - (Arab.) variant of the name Suleiman
Suleiman* - (Arab.) Arabic and Turkish form of the name Solomon
Tagir - (Arab.) "pure, holy; sinless"
Tamid - (Arab.) short form of the name Mutamid
Tarek - (Arab.) variant of the name Tariq
Tariq* - (Arab.) Arabic name for the morning star
Timur - (Turkic.) iron; own of iron.
Tofik - (Arab.)"good prosperity"
Umar* - (Arab.) "prospering"
Usama* - (Arab.) "lion"
Utman - (Arab.) "chick of the bustard bird". Bustard is a bird "similar to a crane".
Fadi* - (Arab.) "savior". This is the Arabic name for Jesus
Fadil* - (Arab.) "virtuous, generous"
Fadl - (Arab.) "grace generosity"
Fakhri* - (Arab.) "honorable"
Farag - variant of the name Faraj
Faraj* - (Arab.) "remedy" or "improvement"
Farid* - (Arab.) "unique, precious"
Faris - (Arab.) "knight"
Fathi - (Arab.) "conqueror"
Fahd - (Arab.) "panther"
Fahim* - (Arab.) "intellectual, scholar"
Faizel - (Arab.) "judge"
Fairuz* - (Arab.) derived from the Persian word for "turquoise"
Faiz* - (Arab.) "victor"
Faezi* - (Arab.) "triumphant"
Fikri* - (Arab.) "intellectual"
Firoz* - (Arab.) "successful"
Fihr - (Arab.) "stone pestle"
Fouad - variant of the name Fuad
Fuad* - (Arab.) "heart"
Habib* - (Arab.) "beloved, dear"
Hadi* - (Arab.) "guided by religion"
Hadil - (Arab.) "dove"
Haifa - (Arab.) "slender"
Hakem - (Arab.) variant of the name Hakim
Hakim* - (Arab.) "wise"
Halib - (Arab.) "conqueror"
Khalid* - (Arab.) from Arabic "kalada" "to last forever"
Khalil* - (Arab.) "friend"
Khalifa - (Arab.) "successor"
Hamza - (Arab.) possibly derived from "hamuza" - "strong, steadfast"
Hamid - (Arab.) "grateful"
Hani* - (Arab.) "happy"
Harith - (Arab.) "good supplier"
Haroun - (Arab.) variant of the name Harun
Harun* - Arabic form of the name Eroa
Hasan* - (Arab.) "youth"
Hasim - (Arab.) "one who divides goods among people"
Hatim - (Arab.) "decisive"
Hafiz - (Arab.) "guardian, custodian"
Hashim - (Arab.) "crushing"
Haytham - (Arab.) "young eagle"
Haydar* - (Arab.) "lion"
Hayder - (Arab.) variant of the name Haydar
Hayrat - (Arab.) from "hayra" - "good deed"
Hayyam - (Arab.) "tent maker"
Hikmat - (Arab.) from hikma - "wisdom"
Hisein - (Arab.) variant of the name Hussein
Hisham - (Arab.) "generous"
Khorshed - (Arab.) variant of the name Khurshid
Hosni - (Arab.) variant of the name Husni
Houssam - (Arab.) variant of the name Husam
Khurshid* - (Arab.) (Persian) "sun"
Husam* - (Arab.) "saber"
Husayn - (Arab.) variant of the name Hussein
Husain - (Arab.) variant of the name Hussein
Husni* - (Arab.) from "husn" - "beauty, perfection"
Hussein* - (Arab.) short form of the name Hasan
Hyder - (Arab.) variant of the name Haydar
Shadi* - (Arab.) "singer"
Shakir* - (Arab.) "grateful"
Shakuille - (Arab.) "handsome"
Shamil - (Arab.) "comprehensive, embodying all positive qualities.
Sharif* - (Arab.) "distinguished, virtuous"
Shafik* - (Arab.) "compassionate"
Shahjahan - (Arab.) "king of the world"
Shahzad – (Persian) "prince"
Sher – (Persian) "lion"
Shukri* - (Arab.) "to thank"
Yusef - (Arab.) variant of the name Yusuf
Yoshua - (Arab.) Arabic form of the name Yeshua
Yusuf* - (Arab.) Arabic form of the name Joseph
Yasir* - (Arab.) "easily becoming wealthy"
Yasser - (Arab.) variant of the name Yasir

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I tried my best.

You could have just provided a link.
http://www.imechko.eu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=40:arabicnames&catid=10

Dyrman, please add these heroes to the map editor; otherwise, I don't want to have to search through all the files to replace one set of heroes with another. I would be very grateful if you could do that.

Dyrman, please add these heroes to the map editor; otherwise, I don't want to search for all these files to replace one hero with another. I would be very grateful if you could do that.

I haven't looked yet at how to add heroes to the editor iconically (and I'll have to add them all, oh no!), and I'll look into it if it becomes necessary after the beta version of the mod. Isn't it easy to copy a link?
If it's a single-player map, you can write to me in a private message or in the thread, and then I'll help you insert the desired hero. If it's a multiplayer map, you can choose the hero at the start anyway. But the heroes from the mod are all for multiplayer and not very suitable for single-player.

Here's a suggestion to modify the special ability "Monastic Tonsure." Make it dependent on the hero's knowledge. For example, upon resurrection, the hero is offered to tonsure N swordsmen/armored warriors/zealots, but no more than the hero's knowledge level. This way, it can be detached from the level, provide a reason to search for artifacts to increase knowledge, reduce the burden on the active ability, and modify the "copy" of preparation (spending money to convert level 3 into level 5) – in other words, to change the ability itself. For the Dwarves, I would like to see a special ability related to elementals. But since these creatures are quite strong, the approach needs to be carefully considered. Also, the idea of giving high-level creatures to specialists at the start is not appealing, because having a tank from the start is too much! If there is a counter-argument, please share it. Giving Lucretia 4 vampires can turn a Castle rush into an ultra-rush. Even 1 wyvern for Shaka allows him to get ahead, and if Shaka is the second player, against an Elf who has regeneration in the tavern? Or a sorcerer-archer for Erin, right from the start? There are many other examples. Also, there is an idea for the Academician's special ability related to Djinns. Give one Djinn for each spell learned. There is an idea to create a division into races within a faction (as in Heroes 3). And give each race some unique features. For example, among the Academics, there are Djinns: Nur, Jalib, Timhan. Since there are many heroes in NHF and there is some repetition of initial skills and abilities, it is possible to change the stat distribution for Djinns, give them "natural" mana regeneration, or something else.

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I have an idea for a hero who, during battle, can increase their stat to match the enemy's stat. For example: Demon vs. Warlock: Let's say the Demon gets a special ability. Warlock's Magic = 20, for example. Demon's Magic = 6, for example. During combat, both Magic stats would become 20, or 13, depending on how we implement the mechanic. Suggestions, ideas? What would be the best way to implement this, and for which hero?

I think it's better to reduce the enemy's magic skill and increase your own. But not completely, depending on the level and the enemy's magic skill. For example, -2% to the enemy's magic skill per hero level (level 20, enemy magic skill 20, then you get +8 magic skill, and the enemy gets -8).

I think it's better to reduce the enemy's stats and increase your own. But not completely, depending on the level and the enemy's magic skill. For example, -2% of the enemy's magic skill per hero level (level 20, enemy magic skill 20, then you get +8 magic skill, and the enemy loses -8).

You can reduce the enemy's largest stat by half, instead of a specific stat. It's easier to calculate that way. With percentages, you still need to calculate and understand the extent of the reduction.

It just doesn't seem right that some random newbie can reduce your defense from 30 to 15!

Or it reduces the enemy's minimum stat to 1, taking the difference for itself.

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It seems wrong that some noob of the first level can take your defense of 30 and turn it into 15!

Well, it's only for one battle. After the battle, everything will remain as it was. In this case, it should only reduce, not take for itself.

It should reduce the largest stat of the enemy by half, not a specific stat. It's much easier to calculate that way. With percentages, you still have to calculate and understand the extent of the reduction.

I'm shocked. A normal special ability should be limited to 2-3 stats. A specific one (only against a hero) can go up to 4-5 units. But reducing the largest stat by half(!) is clearly an overdoing. Furthermore, this won't work against heroes with the highest knowledge unless you also reduce their mana to the limit.

I'm shocked. A normal special ability should be limited to 2-3 stats. A specific one (only against a hero) can allow up to 4-5 units. But halving the highest stat(!) is clearly an overdoing. Furthermore, this won't work against heroes with the highest knowledge unless you also reduce their mana to the limit.

1) It's obvious that it's only against a hero.
2) The reduction lasts for one battle.
3) At level 20, the maximum stat usually reaches 12 without Education and artifacts.
4) So what if a mage has max knowledge? They'll still have a lot of mana.
5) The maximum stat can be adjusted with artifacts so that another stat is reduced, tricking the special ability.
6) I've already suggested stealing the minimum stat, as it's better, so what's the point?