Posts from Игры HoMM3 for fun

04/02/14 DaU (blue, swamp, Wistan) def Yar (red, Rampart, Ivor, Aislinn) 2sm4d3 123

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05.04.14 Pelican4(red, Inferno, Marius, Galtran) def JewelMask (blue, Flux, random, Nimbus) 8mm6a 124
The start was terrible, an absolutely empty respawn, at 114 I found boots, at 117 I took the village, at 122 I captured the AI's citadel with growth. At 124 the payback comes.

05.04.14 DaU (blue, swamp, Tazar) lose Alex Srago (red, Conflux, Ciele) 2sm4d3 231

We played without diplomacy and cartographer, the template was generated weirdly, the path past the giants (ГО on the smk) was open, we agreed we could bypass it.

There were few shooters at the start, I was forced to play with what I had. At the respawn there was a Griffin Conservatory, I took it on the second day, I decide to attack the opponent with Wyverns and an angel, I set up camp not far from the castle, while I was transporting the army, the opponent attacked me, crushed the army. I thought a noob would come and I'd kill him, underestimated him.

After the 1st fail, I decide to go to a secondary hero and clear out the Dragon Fly Hive, from there I get 12 Wyverns, I decide to attack the opponent again. He has 18 Wyverns and the rest non-flying meat attack the fortified castle, another fail, I mauled the opponent well, but he doesn't agree to a draw.

Then I decide to go to another secondary hero, there I take the Griffin Conservatory 2, then on to the sand for treasure, in the treasure there are 2 Dragon Fly Hives, that's 23 Wyverns, and a Griffin Conservatory, I didn't find the utop, I decide to attack again with 3 angels, 23 Wyverns and the rest meat, this time I took the castle, but the next day Ciele comes with 12 spell power and 90 mana, kills me in the castle.

I regret not taking wisdom for Tazar since I rebuilt the Mage Guild in the opponent's castle and there's a host there.

Thanks for the game.

09.04.14 Recordjke (red, random(Dungeon), Gunnarsson) def Akella (blue, random(Fortress), Tazar, Galthran) 8mm6a 123
On 111 after scouting I see a Griffin Conservatory behind goblins, I check it - 1 or 2. I break in, sacrifice almost all the fodder and get one angel. Then I run along the road with Gunnar, the angel and the ballista, and crush everything on the way. I meet the blue Necro comp hero and kill him immediately. The comp gets scared and casts Darkness Veil. The next day I take his empty castle, visiting stat boosters along the way. On 115 I discover an external dwelling of Liches and decide to portal them. On 116 I take the dwelling and build a portal. On 117 I build Liches in the Citadel of the Necro. Meanwhile, I trade all my resources for sulfur through one market. On 121 I already have 20 Liches, which in the 2nd week take some small Dwarf Cottages and break through small guards. Gunnar meanwhile has stats 10 3 3 3, weapons, machines, armor, air magic, and Logistics. On 123 the counterattack from the OP arrives.
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04/09/14 Recordjke (blue, random(Swamp), Brokhild, Izra) lose Akella (red, random(Swamp), Vistan) 8mm6a 116
Both used all their rests. The respawn point is poor. After taking the overview, I see a gnoll hideout. On the stone, Izra gains resistance, and Brokhild gets a scouting upgrade. I check a nearby consul - it's at maximum. The passage blockers are archers. I place a 115-unit wyvern and try to break the guard of the halfling guard post. There are 90+ of them. I lose.
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09.04.2014 Gallicij (blue, dungeon, Shakti, Shakti) def GreyHunter (red, tower, Solmyr, Solmyr) JC 144.
played Jebus Cross on LKU, by day 1-1-1 with the help of scouting and splitting into 6 heroes I reveal almost the entire respawn. Shakti brought 3 stacks and on the first day cleared a box from nomads for 10k experience. saw Gunnar in the tavern but didn't think to take him and took the box with a miner. result by the end of the first day: expert attack, tactics, earth, and picked up air. level 9, also cleared a Helm for 5 knowledge. in perspective, a Dragon Utopia, Griffin Conservatory, external dwellings of Minotaurs and Beholders, an external market, a couple of mediocre artifacts are visible. On the first hero scouted the remnants of the respawn, painted 2 Beholder dwellings, and 1 each of Behemoths and Minotaurs. no more external dwellings, and not needed either. expertised air. built Behemoths and Minotaurs in the fort, for some reason built a Mage Guild at home on the first hero. didn't calculate the days and as a result the miner ended the week in the backwaters of the respawn, even though under splitting, but from the village to the ЯO (Liches) it's still over a day's travel, by the way the Griffin Conservatory is located under the ЯO, I planned to take it right before the exit. Day 1-2-1 the miner fights a village on the way to the ЯO, replenishes mana at the well (100). from the external dwellings there is recruitment and a chain is being prepared for the ЯO with full recruitment from the castle. Day 1-2-2 the miner takes the tier-2 Griffin Conservatory without incident. and immediately attacks the ЯO with 108 Liches. expert tactics, there shouldn't have been problems. I deploy as far forward as possible, on autopilot on the first turn I cast Mass Slow (like in the Griffin Conservatory, I repeated it, dunno why) and realize that only the Angels reach them while everyone else just stands under direct arrow fire. why I didn't cast Mass Haste I still don't understand. I give away 100 Troglodytes and 3 Minotaurs for nothing, good thing there was a necklace for +3 morale and a single unit of Harpies and Minotaurs also reached the Liches. at least not all of them shot. the turn ends almost immediately after the ЯO. Day 1-2-3 I take Wings and a Shield 12-3, on the second hero I took a box for another 20k experience for 73 Vampire Lords. central swamp. scouted almost the entire center and found the opponent's ЯO, it's close, untouched, and right behind it on the opponent's respawn a Club is visible for 20-49 Master Grems, assumed the opponent isn't ready to leave yet. in the center there are also 2 Dragon Fly Hives, a Dragon Utopia, 2 boxes, and an external dwelling of Wyverns. under one of the Dragon Fly Hives, a necklace +3 all stats and a Library.
by the third week progress is slow, having spent mana in the center, I decide to fight my way home to get mana-replenished, first taking the necklace +3 all stats, near the main castle Golems are left on purpose for re-splitting very close to the castle. mana is at zero, the army consists of 46 Beholders, 2 Angels, 8 Behemoths, 7 Minotaurs; the last singles killed Efreet for the Dragon Fly Hive and the necklace. while deciding which target to hit first, the shooters or the Dendroids, I make a misclick and attack 102 Dendroids without singles and Mass Slow, they killed the Beholders there and naturally beat everything, I think I lost a Behemoth and 2 Minotaurs on retaliation. getting out of the tough battle and swearing, I still leave the miner with a single unit and fight a bit further, get double mana (340) and back to the center, meanwhile a supply of new meat is being prepared.
by the end of the third week, 3 Dragon Fly Hives taken for 16 Wyverns, a Wyvern dwelling, Wyverns built in the central castle. a Dragon Utopia taken, there is a Gladius and a Shield +4 all stats. still nothing from the opponent, no stats visible in the tavern.
on the fourth week, an upgrade with recruitment, 24 Wyverns, 28 Minotaurs, 22 Behemoths. the home Dragon Utopia was taken, there is a Sword +5 all stats and a Book of Air and a Cloak +2 speed. burst into the opponent, by stats: Attack 21 Defense 23 Spellpower 21 Knowledge 26 (237) vs Attack 7 Defense 3 Spellpower 12 Knowledge 6 (55), on tactics I go forward, Mass Haste, burst in with everything, and after my turn, aside from 9 Giants (out of 14) there was no one left to fight. in the end the Giants, after fighting with the Minotaurs and wiping out half of them, dealt the only significant damage.
P.S. for the opponent this was apparently their first game on Jebus Cross, having found 3 Giant dwellings on the respawn they apparently were building up an advantage in meat.

10.04.2014 Recordjke (red, random(Conflux), Сандро) def cost (blue, random(Necropolis), Тамика) 8mm6a 122

Opp took all the rests. After another color swap, I got Conflux with Grindan, opp got Necro. I decide to play. After a bit of scouting, I find a lookout post and take it. 2 Griffin Conservatories open up. On the first day, a spread of 6 heroes + a Necro hero comes in. The respawn is decent. I run along the road breaking blocks and the Necro. The block of the Dwarf dwelling and the scroll consisted of 30+ ogres and a gr stack. I break it with Ciele. Using several moralities, I lost almost all the fairies. Along the road, I find another Griffin Conservatory, after checking I see it's a double. On 114, I figure I can plant birds on the first week if I can gather enough gold and mercury. I break blocks for resources and scout the upper part of the respawn. On 116, I gather enough for construction, and on 117, I plant birds. I transfer the entire army in a chain to another checked Griffin Conservatory (also a double, but with a gr stack) and break it on 121 with 4 birds, 20+ air elementals, 4 psychics, and a few fairies. I lose 1 bird, 1 psychic, and about 10 air elementals due to morale. With the leftovers, I break through all the guards for resources, gold, and stat boosts. On 122, I head towards the next Griffin Conservatory, ending the turn in the castle to replenish Sandro's mana. And then I get the surrender from the opp (very bad respawn and shooting blocks).
P.S.: After revealing the map, I find a scroll with Armageddon guarded by 20+ gr air elementals just above my home castle.
Thanks for the game!