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Lately, many people have been writing about AI, but what about spells, hero leveling, and castle development? For example, wouldn't it be more interesting to create several mutually exclusive branches for unit development?

Khota is not an add-on, but a fan-made global mod. And I don't remember them doing such things there; maybe the idea was there from the beginning. There's something similar in Woge: in some factions, at certain levels, there are two types of creatures, and you can choose which one to build, but this only adds to Woge's unnecessary complexity, of which there is already plenty.

I'm not impressed with heroes who specialize in casting spells. I would like it if such heroes could cast their spell once (the first time) without spending mana. That way, they would at least have some advantage.

As far as I understand, as a person who hasn't played in tournaments yet, the Necromancy Amplifier is forbidden for construction, and therefore, vampire upgrades are also forbidden. As an alternative, I would weaken the vampires and reduce the bonus to black magic. And allow the construction of the Amplifier and the upgraded dwelling.
Point 2. The same applies to Conflux.

Maybe it would make sense to add a 300% difficulty level for those who don't have the opportunity to play online but want truly challenging tasks?
For example, at this difficulty level, the rules would block the construction of upgraded creatures or level 7 creatures in the main castle.
Or, for example, mines would yield resources twice as slowly for the player.
I understand that it sounds like nonsense, but these are just some vague thoughts.

This is roughly what you're talking about; they tried to implement it here:
http://heroeswt.net/download.php
This is a tournament version of Heroes. An attempt to make it not perfect, but at least balanced, so you can play with almost no rules (without having to memorize a long list of them). Whether it worked out is up to each individual. Some like it, some don't.

Even if you set the difficulty to 1000%, a bot can't replace playing against a human.

Versions the Add'on installs on: SoD 3.0-4.0, WoG, TE
=> it installs.

By which ones? by the rules of online games? or by the VT ones?

By the rules of online games, they play here, on HW. In VT, they play as the game allows; the changes are already baked into the game there.

Because noobs surrender, abandon games, disappear into thin air. But maybe someone won't refuse.

it won't be easier.

Well, the ND+ mod has an encrypted saves option, and that's what saves online.

Why suffer from masochism? If you can do more useful tasks!
For example, - play at a tempo, but without throwing the game! That's much harder than winning against bots with an army 3 levels stronger.

I already wrote somewhere earlier. For example, take the SM-C template and practice. On the first day, secure your position, capture the secondary town, on the second day, gather goodies from respawns, take the Griffin Conservatories, hives, and head into the treasury; there, gather wyverns; if you're lucky with hives and have a good army, try to break the utopia.

Learn to use "chains." That's when the army is passed from one hero to another and various goodies are captured.

It's very useful to practice taking crypts with different armies; almost all are taken at 111, some at 112. Max, of course.

Practice taking conservatories with the growth of the second week. Level 2-3 stacks should fall easily.

When you train, remember you're not fighting the computer; you're learning to play against the map. Without that, you can't make it in Heroes.

And you should only train at 160% — as close as possible to combat conditions.

make a Skillwheel for 3 and make genies equal to efreet!

By the way, here's a question. The situation was this: I got a Conflux Castle. My opponent got a Fortress. He had a Serpent Nest guarded by 50-99 Storm Elementals. His army consisted of 9 Wyverns and 10 Lizards. I don't understand how he broke through...
My Nest was guarded by 50-99 Air Elementals, and I couldn't break through with 8 Mind Elementals. I guess I'm just a complete noob.

Are people really not playing at 200% anymore? :( Because it's actually interesting.