Posts from Haven – “Defeat and Victory” [Campaign 3 – Mission 4]
You should still have the 10 most recent standard saves; open one from before the Plague Week and the appearance of this bug.
That's the problem; I've reloaded several times, and this Plague Week always starts. Well, I've accepted it. I finished off the red and brown factions with the remaining army. But I can't handle Aribanna...
I'm using the standard patch, 1.1.1. I installed the game, and I'm dealing with all sorts of glitches. Okay, I'll try to update.
Added 33 minutes later
It won't update; it doesn't recognize the patch for the game... oh well...

Can you give me some advice on how to complete the mission? Ideally, provide detailed instructions, including where to start, as demons keep appearing, and splitting Anton up isn't a viable option. Also, I don't have enough money to build a second army for the Duke (demons keep capturing forts and cities).
Is it not an option to read the thread from the beginning?
I read that some people say to go down first, others say to join forces with the deer, and still others say to capture villages first. If you go down, what kind of army should you have, and what kind of army should you leave at the top to defend against the demons that come? That's what I'm interested in.
Everyone has their own approach!
Everyone has their own opinion!
I would definitely go down, but the question is how many troops to take with me and how many to leave up here.
I always keep the army with the main hero; I might give the secondary hero only those who can lower the morale of the troops, i.e., troops of a different race, if there are any. For the most part, my assistant only delivers troops as needed and gathers resources!
Your tactics :smile09: may differ from mine.
This is all very instructive and useful, but... I'm playing on easy mode because I don't want to get bogged down; I'm playing for the story. I was playing calmly, without any stress, albeit slowly. And I got stuck on this map. The problem is that the red faction sends a hero to attack me who uses the "fireball" spell (or something like that, which hits an area) and wipes out half of my army!!! I'm fed up with it! He has a small army himself, and the game says he poses a low threat, but in battle, his first magical attack levels the playing field))). I've beaten him five times, and while I'm recovering from these battles, he comes back again. As a result, he has evened out our chances, and now I can't defeat him with the remnants of my army, and, as I already said, I can't gather a new army in time because he won't wait for me! What the heck is this, why does this magic deal so much damage, what should I do??? Help me out, guys!
Thank you very much for the advice! But I can only retreat to the city. As they say, "Moscow is behind us" or "There is no land left for us")). The problem is, he'll still give me a hard time. I'm telling you, I don't have time to gather troops; he keeps reducing them, and I'm gradually going into the negative... Maybe a cloak that protects against fire magic will help?
Here's how I did it: first, I cleared the surface – I captured all of the Red player's castles, and then I went down into the Dungeon and finished off the Orange player. I killed the boss easily; by that time, I had over a thousand Guards, Archers, and Vestals; 800+ Imperial Griffins; 700+ Radiant Lights and Sun Crusaders; and 100-200 (I don't remember exactly) Seraphs. I could have had even more, but I ran out of money =)
Several times during the playthrough, I got lucky: while exploring the map, I ran into the Red player, who was searching for a good opportunity to attack. The Red player caused me a lot of trouble: my Anton was a strong fighter, but he only had healing magic, and the Red player was throwing fireballs, using chain lightning, and other spells. But the Angel Guardian skill (level 4) + Push Back + Cleave + General Heroism + General No Retreat + Counter Strike helped me a lot.
My humble advice for completing the mission: don't forget to save as often as possible! And build up your military and economic resources. Also, don't lose sight of the Red player; he will be a major nuisance. Have fun playing!