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Redwhait HP (red, random, Dungeon, Arlach, Crag Hack) def GoD (blue, random, Castle, Caitlin, Korbac) Nostalgia XL+U 234
After all the resets, it gave me Dungeon on top, against Castle, and with 2 native computers to boot :mad:
On the bright side, over 100 Troglodytes from the start and an external dwelling of Dragons, though guarded by 20+ Trolls.
Only one road apart from the starting zone...
I didn't go for the Trolls immediately, decided to level up the main hero. In the end, I killed the computer's Tavern hero, but the respawns were poor, even the external Marketplace didn't help.
On 116, I lose my hero to the Trolls, there are 21 of them; on 117, I take them out with Haste and grab the Dragon external dwelling. I only had enough gold to recruit one, didn't even have enough for a Portal :mad:
Week two starts with a march into the swamp treasure zone, found nothing interesting; we trudge into the underground, could have rushed, but moving through swamp without roads without Pathfinding and Logistics was not ideal.
In the underground, I dug up a level 1 Crag Hack, which is good of course, but Arlach was already decently leveled, everything was given to him except Logistics :(
Next, I stumbled upon single stacks of Dragons and Harpies against 40+ Liches with Guardian Spirit, no idea how I got out, but I got out with 1 Dragon.
I killed another swamp computer, transported some Dragons at the start of the week, took a maximum Dragon Fly Hive standing right on the road, and again had the choice: Sand or Snow, and that choice almost cost me the game.
I went into the Snow, nothing there, but in the Sands, scouting found 2 native Dragon external dwellings, but I only managed to take the Dungeon and build a Portal there on 137.
On week 4, I bought all the Dragons and took the external dwellings, totaling 9; I checked the first max Dragon Utopia, went to the second, there was a Pandora's Box nearby with a full level 4 stack behind cats. The level 2 Dragon Utopia gave some stats, not too scary to go for the max one.
I replenished mana and took the max one, got Wings and stats, but the deficit in troops and stats was still noticeable for me.
I started actively building Dragons; in the Crypt, I got a Potion of +2 HP and assembled the Elixir. I found 2 more red external dwellings, took Necropolis. Everything was going its course, but I miscalculated and the Dragons didn't hatch. Also, Blue with a formidable army captured my Castle at the end of the week.
After that, running around, fortunately I had Boots of Speed and Gloves, and with 2 Dimension Doors, I gobbled up everything I saw and tried to reach, while Korbac with a couple of confidant mage helpers was capturing my towns. There were skirmishes big and small; my Crag Hack leveled up well but wasn't getting Defense, so I decided to switch to him.
I left Arlach on Angel, because I didn't notice Tactics on Korbac, but it turns out he had it, and I was punished for my inattention :( thankfully I wasn't carrying artifacts. My opponent gave me chances, sometimes leaving me the Dungeon, and I was able to eventually build Black Dragons and upgrade them.
25 Black Dragons with the Elixir wouldn't have been so bad if there weren't 20+ Archangels there :D
At the end of the 2nd week of the 2nd month, I managed to build a Dragon dwelling in a village in the treasure zone and buy them on the 3rd, but I wasn't allowed to upgrade them.
In total, my army was 25 Black Dragons + 9 Crystal Dragons 1+1 Firebirds, 13 Angels, 60 Greater Druids, all that was left was to find where my opponent had placed his Archangels and do the upgrade. Definitely not in the main town, there were 2 left; I didn't find it on the first try, but on the second I knew exactly where + I was given a little present in the form of a couple of unrecruited ones and stayed overnight waiting for Finebis.
As expected, OP attacked.
Approximate stats: mine 40-30-38(350), Zhenya's 30-40-35(500)
Army: 29 Archangels, 2 Black Dragons, 60 Greater Druids, 200+ Marksmen, 170 Greater Griffins, under 40 Champion Horses, and 90+ Monks. He has maxed Catapult, but I have Artillery :D
In essence, this decided the outcome heavily.
I immediately Implode for almost 5k! at the Archangels, they are left with 10; Implode flies at me for 3k into the Black Dragons, meaning there's a sphere and resistance boots, I wore them for nothing :(
The Black Dragons removed the retaliation from my Black Dragons with the intention of hitting them with Druids and Griffins, but I placed them in the corner and blocked with a Firebird so I didn't have to worry. With the second Firebird, removing retaliation from the Druids and with Wait, I struck with my Druids and Dragons, leaving about 25 and under Poison.
Next, Champions, Griffins, and Druids all hit my Druids; with my Archangels I hit their Druids, about 10 remain; the Archangels seem to be cutting down my Druids as well.
Round 2. Implode finishes off the Archangels, kills a dozen, immediately regretted doing that.
Implode again into my Black Dragons, I pull the Archangels back, Black Dragons Wait, Firebird on the Archangel corpse, Reds and my Druids ended up as corpses.
Black Dragons hit someone at the end without retaliation.
Round 3 Meteor Shower for 1.5k into Griffins and Marksmen and the tent, Implode at me into the Archangels. Archangels Wait, Dragons fly back. Everything rearranges itself conveniently from the Meteor Shower, Archangels hit the Champion Horses.
Round 4 Chain Lightning for 2500 into the Griffins, they died, and the Marksmen; Catapult has 400 HP left, Ballista was killed, also clipped a few Monks; I realized it was a very bad move, soon Implode would fly at me into the Archangels, and only the Black Dragons would remain, on which I cannot cast Anti-Magic, and there's a stack of Monks and Champion Horses.
But my opponent unexpectedly casts Sacrifice on the Monks, resurrecting the Archangels, 26 of them; interesting how they resurrected from under the Firebirds :(
In essence, I have only one real chance left, I need to kill his Champion Horses urgently, as well as the Catapult. The Archangels naturally hit my Black Dragons, leaving only 2. With my Archangels, I decide to Wait, hoping the Champion Horses will hit the Archangels.
That's exactly what happens; the Archangels retaliate, leaving 5, and from Wait, they finish off the Catapult.
Round 5 Immediately Blind goes on the Archangels, and the Archangels finish off the Champion Horses.
After that, I resurrect everyone, fortunately I have enough mana. I cast Disrupting Ray on the Archangels, Slow naturally, Bloodlust and Shield on myself, and threw Implode into the Archangels and finished them off easily in melee.
Thanks for a very interesting game.
