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Has anyone actually completed this map and won? I personally haven't been able to – I've won a couple of battles, but those jerks with their magic are really getting to me – as soon as I get a breather, they jump around and capture a couple of castles, and when I run back, they jump around again and run away. And I can't put a garrison in every castle – if I split up my army, I won't be able to handle anyone, because the guys running around there are too strong. If there was at least a town portal, it would be easier, but as it is...

Looks like I'll have to start over.

I played through this map, but on the normal difficulty level. I had to discover a lot of new, interesting, and engaging things. In principle, maps that weave the plot in this way require almost a report for every turn (step left, step right - get shot), cleverness, and so on. The only problem is the text, which I think would be very helpful (hints) in this game, but it's in English.

I completed it, but I played carelessly, so the result reflects that.

Ah, if only I could play through the game so carelessly on the highest difficulty level...

I'm quite interested in your map, I'll try it out in the next few days and share my opinion.

Your map has piqued my interest; I'll play it in the next few days and share my opinion.

Confidence is a good quality, but "I'll play it in the next few days" might take longer than expected...

And the "days" can stretch into months...

Actually, I did play through this map, but it was an earlier version (it didn't have the antimagic garrison on the water with 666 devils, and there was no Jelu; instead, angels in a hut were given for killing a wraith underground). But, overall, it doesn't really change anything, as the strategy is the same...

Yeah, if wishes were horses, beggars would ride. Give me the chance to learn some level 1 spells, and I'd wipe out the whole place. But as it is, to learn magic, you need at least two skill slots: Eagle Eye and Bookworm, which I never take for my main hero. Another stupid question (I don't know because I haven't taken Eagle Eye): When Archangels revive their (or other players') units, does the hero with Eagle Eye skill learn the Restoration spell or not? (of course, taking into account the percentage chance).

Yeah, if ifs and buts were candies and nuts, then we'd all have a merry Christmas.
Give me the opportunity to learn at least some 1st-level spells, and I would tear this whole place apart.
But as it stands, to learn magic, you need to take at least 2 skill slots: Keen Eye and Bookworm, which I would never take for my main hero.
Another stupid question (I haven't taken Keen Eye, so I don't know): When Archangels revive their (other people's) units, does the hero with the Keen Eye skill learn the Restoration spell or not? (of course, taking into account the percentage chance).

And I think I wrote earlier – make someone else your main hero (I think it was Kirra). Naturally, you only take the most necessary secondary skills for him, and with Literacy, you teach him all the available spells, plus you can surrender him and buy him back (this can be very useful).
And the question is not stupid at all, as I don't know the answer myself. Maybe the esteemed AmberSoler will enlighten us?

The question isn't stupid at all, as I don't know the answer myself. Perhaps the esteemed AmberSoler can enlighten us?

And what makes you think that Archons use the "Resurrect" spell? :D
They revive friendly units once per game, at a rate of 100 HP per Archon in the stack. And that's it. Resurrect is something a bit different, although it works similarly. So the answer is no.

What makes you think that Archons use the "Ressurect" spell? :D
They revive friendly units once per game, at a rate of 100 HP per Archon in the stack. And that's it. Ressurect is slightly different, although it works similarly. So the answer is no.

I thought about it later myself (for example, if the aging effect worked on ghost dragons) and realized that you can only learn spells that the hero uses against the opponent.

This isn't ideal. But what can you do? We'll keep playing the map, stomping around on it randomly and mercilessly in the hope of winning.

I'll start by saying that I'm playing version 2.0 of this map.
I started it about a month ago. The first few days, both real and in-game, were pure torture. I just couldn't take down 50 Black Dragons and Co. I replayed the beginning at least 3-4 times. I decided to keep going once the nomads and cyclops joined me. Apparently, I got very lucky, because around the 3rd week, Vokial made a DD to me with a very weak army, and Dessa happened to be a day's march away from him. As a result: Vokial was dismantled, and I inherited the Cape of the Unholy King. I didn't see the purple player for about three weeks after that, and in that time I managed to occupy and simultaneously build up all the Barbarian castles except for the topmost one, since it's a week's journey there and a lot of negative things could have happened in that time.
At the top, the situation was significantly worse; all the money was going down, and the red player was chasing me with his superior army. But I resorted to this trick: I would attack with a single Archangel, cast Meteor Shower, and then surrender. Underhanded, but extremely effective... and the red player was left with 70 dragons. That's when I attacked him. I only had monks left.
Next, over the course of 2 months, I built up my army, took the dragon utopia and the upper Barbarian castle, while also collecting the Admiral's cap, chasing away uninvited guests, and leveling up my heroes.
Around the 5th month, I saw the green player for the first time. He thought about it for a while... but he decided not to waste his time on me and took the castles enclosed by the blue border. From there, he began to pose a real threat to both the top and bottom. This turn of events forced me to merge my armies, crush 4K ice elementals, and go occupy the central islands. By that time, the purple player was very weak, and all the cities were taken with ease. Much to my surprise, I saw that the island with 4 Necropolis cities was held by the green player, who immediately teleported and killed me (200 gold, 1.5K "buratins" etc.). I had to replay and confiscate the castles more carefully. After that, I took the last island with 2 Necropolis cities and pushed the green player to the right half. He apparently can't do anything because of the veil.
The next step was an intervention into the green player's lands. Dessa would land in one turn, take a castle, and hide in a sanctuary. In this castle, a mage was hired whose mission was to cast Implosion and surrender.
Now I've taken down all of the green player's main heroes, but I need to find the dark blue tent to get through to the elves and the Tower.
Army composition: 180 archangels, >1500 monks, >800 birds, >350 one-eyed, 130 hippos, 700 blood drinkers, 6K skeletons. Hero stats 60/30/20/40 (approximately).

Bes (c)

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I'll start by saying that I'm playing version 2.0 of this map.
I started it about a month ago. The first few days, both real and in-game, were pure torture. I just couldn't take down 50 Black Dragons and Co. I replayed the beginning at least 3-4 times. I decided to keep going once the nomads and cyclops joined me. Apparently, I got very lucky, because around the 3rd week, Vokial made a DD to me with a very weak army, and Dessa happened to be a day's march away from him. As a result: Vokial was dismantled, and I inherited the Cape of the Unholy King. I didn't see the purple player for about three weeks after that, and in that time I managed to occupy and simultaneously build up all the Barbarian castles except for the topmost one, since it's a week's journey there and a lot of negative things could have happened in that time.
At the top, the situation was significantly worse; all the money was going down, and the red player was chasing me with his superior army. But I resorted to this trick: I would attack with a single Archangel, cast Meteor Shower, and then surrender. Underhanded, but extremely effective... and the red player was left with 70 dragons. That's when I attacked him. I only had monks left.
Next, over the course of 2 months, I built up my army, took the dragon utopia and the upper Barbarian castle, while also collecting the Admiral's cap, chasing away uninvited guests, and leveling up my heroes.
Around the 5th month, I saw the green player for the first time. He thought about it for a while... but he decided not to waste his time on me and took the castles enclosed by the blue border. From there, he began to pose a real threat to both the top and bottom. This turn of events forced me to merge my armies, crush 4K ice elementals, and go occupy the central islands. By that time, the purple player was very weak, and all the cities were taken with ease. Much to my surprise, I saw that the island with 4 Necropolis cities was held by the green player, who immediately teleported and killed me (200 gold, 1.5K "buratins" etc.). I had to replay and confiscate the castles more carefully. After that, I took the last island with 2 Necropolis cities and pushed the green player to the right half. He apparently can't do anything because of the veil.
The next step was an intervention into the green player's lands. Dessa would land in one turn, take a castle, and hide in a sanctuary. In this castle, a mage was hired whose mission was to cast Implosion and surrender.
Now I've taken down all of the green player's main heroes, but I need to find the dark blue tent to get through to the elves and the Tower.
Army composition: 180 archangels, >1500 monks, >800 birds, >350 one-eyed, 130 hippos, 700 blood drinkers, 6K skeletons. Hero stats 60/30/20/40 (approximately).

Bes (c)

D_Bes. And what level are you playing on? The King of the Undead's cloak is confusing. Where did Wokial get it from? With that cloak, he could have sent everyone to the afterlife...