Posts from Testers needed.

I think I wrote about him before, but he's not that strong, although he is quite powerful, yes. Here, this is the first obstacle that should defeat your 5-week-old army.

By the way, yes, it's extremely difficult on Veteran difficulty.
I'll write a comment on the fourth map a little later; I really want to finish it.
And for now, what are those strange green piles scattered around the map? Are they needed for something?
And one more thing – the closest pile of sand (on the left) near the Ashwood town is inaccessible; you can't collect it. It would be good to fix this, otherwise there's no point in fighting its guards.

I have a question: I collected 4 runes in the second mission, after the first dungeon, there was a cutscene about the runes, I collected them all, but there are no more cutscenes. How do I open the path (or what) to the book and the mountain? I've literally searched all the elevated areas, dwellings, altars, and temples, and nothing happens(((
(No, I understand that I could just write "Win" in the console, but I really want to watch the cutscene and complete the mission honestly...)

@heroes1 = GetPlayerHeroes(1)
@hero2 = heroes1[1]
@GiveArtefact (hero2, 86)
@runes=4 check_runes()

I completed the Witch's ritual at the very beginning, and with its help, I captured the entire north of the map, except for one city. At the same time, my army constantly included paladins, adepts, and crossbowmen. Using the undead summoning, I created something like a BDP (Battle-Defense-Priest) formation, i.e., excellent cover for the ranged units.
So, I completed the map.

What can I say? If the previous maps can be rated a five out of five, I would give this one a ten. The map turned out to be simply amazing. I really liked the surface processing and the style of the terrain; I also like to use something similar when creating human and swamp lands. The videos are excellent, the missions are interesting and well-thought-out, and the plot unfolds in a very interesting way; I haven't been so engrossed in a playthrough in a long time. The ending is, of course, quite unusual; so many thousands died for a short dialogue with a sensible high priest, who also quickly figures things out. I even felt sorry for him at the end.
I was only able to level up the hero to level 33; I should probably add a couple of Silanna artifacts, I think. And the final battle definitely needs to be made more challenging – my army simply crushed Dominic's army. I had 74 Archangels (which I hadn't even bought before).
Tomorrow I will try to play the fifth mission.

And also, I have a couple of questions:
1) Who is Andreas? Is this a randomly chosen name, or was this character present in the original version? After all, Prince Andreas was killed by Biara...
2) Why does Arantir go to Stonehelm if Menelag and Fenrig were still in Ivendel? What was he doing there?
3) What actually happened in Ivendel, and how did the book end up with Dominic? Did he give the runes to the mages? I think I missed that part.
4) Am I right in assuming that some of the Empire's troops (green seraphim) were actually agents of Kha-Beleth, who were supposed to accompany Dominic in his attempt to destroy Shio?

I'll add more later if I remember anything. Thank you very much for the interesting weekend!

Everyone has already moved far ahead. Next, I will share my impressions of the original version.
I tried playing the first mission on "hero" difficulty. I lose without a chance. I replayed it several times – it's pretty much the same every time. The time limit is very strict, and in conditions where resources are limited, and the experience gained in battles is reduced, there is nothing to rely on. The orc has an incredibly large army. The hero's life depends heavily on the number of random resources found. This is not very good. Finding 8 or 10 stones on this map is a huge difference. There were no problems finding a master. I rushed to buy a tent, and they started telling me about firewood. It would be nice to have access to a machine workshop, and place the master separately. The caravan from the archer tower takes not the stated 2 days, but 3-4 days. It is desirable to slightly shorten the first bridge from the city. There is a constant traffic jam there. First, the swordsmen stop, then the monks. The guard of the archer tower seemed excessive. On "hero" difficulty, it can be captured without fatal losses with a whole set of luck. The necromancer's attack on the city looks very strange. If there is a garrison left in the city, without a hero, Vladd attacks, and the game freezes (Eleondor wrote about this). If Andreas remains to repel the attack in the city, then there are options. He can win, and the plot will continue (i.e., a loss in time), but he can kill all the necromancer's troops, but the battle does not end – you just have to close and restart the game. In this battle, all magic is closed to me; even the inquisitors are not allowed to cast spells, but Vladd casts spells. Is this how it is intended? After the battle, if Andreas wins, it says that 2 wood and about 2000 gold were spent. How is this possible? The task itself, to defend the city at all costs from the necromancer, is very confusing – the victory on the map is achieved by liberating Varens, so what happens to the city is not very important – the necromancer arrives almost at the end of the time limit. The ship is built for 5 logs, but the requirements window says -10 units of wood.
The dialogue in the final movie is puzzling; Andreas is constantly told that he needs to free Varens from captivity, blood is spilled everywhere, and Varens comes out of the tent and says something like, "Well, what are you doing here, making noise?"

P.S. I looked at the thread about the campaign, and it seemed to me that it would be better to have a separate topic for each map. This way, it becomes a big mess – someone is talking about the second map, someone about the first, etc.

The dialogue in the final movie is puzzling; Andreas is constantly told that he needs to free Varens from captivity, blood is spilled everywhere, and Varens comes out of the tent and says something like, "Well, what are you doing here, making noise?"

I tried playing the first mission on "Hero" difficulty. I lose without a chance. I replayed it several times – it's pretty much the same every time. The time limit is very strict, and given the limited resources and reduced experience gained in battles, there's nothing to rely on. The Orc has an incredibly large army. The hero's life depends heavily on the number of random resources found. This isn't ideal. Finding 8 or 10 stones on this map makes a huge difference.

The defense of the archer tower seemed excessive. On "Hero" difficulty, it can be captured with minimal losses, given a certain amount of luck.

In this battle, all magic is closed to me; even the Inquisitors can't cast spells, but Vlad does.

P.S. I looked at the thread about the campaign, and it seemed to me that it would be better to have a separate topic for each map. Otherwise, it becomes a mess – some are talking about the second map, others about the first, etc.

The amount of ore in all piles is fixed and totals 37.

The bug described by Eleondor has already been fixed in version 0.8.1.
The bug with the spellbook not opening existed a year ago. However, I thought I had fixed it; at least, it didn't manifest during testing. Is this happening in the city?

The Necromancer arrives 2 days after the shipyard is built, which doesn't allow you to sail away earlier and win.

The map is won by avoiding encounters with the Necromancer; otherwise, the army will suffer. The situation is as follows: from the Master to the Castle – 2.5 days, 1 day to the ship, 3 days by sea, and 1 day to the Orc. The Necromancer takes exactly 6 days to arrive and attacks on the seventh day. Therefore, if the player runs directly from the Master to the Orcish Castle (in the last week), they can win.

By the way, you could just leave this option as is; it could be a unique feature of the map. You can lose your army and fight the Necromancer, or you can try to quickly defeat the Orc with the troops you have.