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A bottle of cognac for the comrade! No, even two. I wouldn't have found it myself. It turned out to be called "A Destiny of Prince".

Hello, I'm playing HoMM 4: The Gathering Storm, and I'm stuck on the campaign for Dogwol the Barbarian. The first mission, "Unexpected Loot," is surprisingly difficult – I can't even complete it on the Novice difficulty! Even if I manage to capture one of the fortresses, before I can develop, a red enemy appears from above and immediately defeats me. Are there any veterans who have played this map and can offer advice on how to complete it without using cheats? Thank you.

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VSK has very well outlined the principle of completing campaigns; I was also going to refer to it. Although the details of the walkthroughs (on Champion difficulty) may differ, the general principle remains the same. If you don't prevent the Zombies from taking the artifact on the 3rd day, you'll have to take it on the 10th (when they finally retreat). Units gather resources and artifacts, the Hero takes dwellings, builds up an army, and levels up on upgrade shrines, avoiding battles as much as possible (losses will be disproportionate). The goal is to go and capture the weakest town (in the middle). Employ a Scythian-like tactic: while the enemy captures territory, destroying the guards, you take their objects, buy out the growth in dwellings and in the town, and when the enemy returns, you retreat (but this is after you've captured your first town; otherwise, if you fight and retreat, there's nowhere to go). When enough troops (your own and stolen) have been gathered, you can destroy the barbarian enemy, take all the barbarian towns, and clear the territory. Then, go beyond the borders to destroy the other enemies. Just don't forget to level up your Hero, or he won't survive the final battle (the hammer's attack is too strong). I don't remember how to complete the subsequent scenarios as the Barbarian; the first ones are usually more difficult.

Unfortunately, the VCK guide is not available. I'm stuck on the first mission as Alith Evalaend on Expert difficulty (fifth campaign of Heroes IV: The Gathering Storm) again. Has anyone completed it? I can't capture any villages...

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I found the guide in doc format (from VCK) - I'm looking into it...

I launch Heroes of Might and Magic IV, and the game runs perfectly, everything is ideal, but as soon as I click on the dungeon in the town (where defeated enemy heroes are supposed to be held), the game crashes immediately! What should I do?

Some versions of the 4th game have this bug.

What should I do?

Don't enter the Dungeon. :)
You can play normally without going into the Dungeon.

But if you really need to go into the Dungeon, then you'll have to find a version of the 4th game that doesn't have this bug.

I launch Heroes 4, and the game runs perfectly, everything is ideal, but as soon as I click on the dungeon in the town (where defeated enemy heroes are supposed to be held), the game crashes instantly!
What should I do?

It seems like this was an issue in pirated versions. Play the original.

I think this bug was present in the first version of Heroes of Might and Magic IV. I haven't encountered it in World of Warcraft, although I still cautiously approach dungeons.

This happens in the original Heroes of Might and Magic IV, but the bug was fixed in the add-ons Warlords of the Wastelands and Armageddon's Blade. Just don't enter the Dungeon. There's almost no need to do so. And it's definitely not because of a pirated copy; I played the licensed version and encountered this issue all the time.

Nevertheless, play the original.

Okay, I understand. So, we shouldn't look there at all in the original version.

hello everyone, can you tell me how to launch Heroes 4 on Windows 7? When I try to open the game, it says "failed to install driver".

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I solved the problem by installing the official patch.

Heroes 4 Alexander: how to navigate through the flowers and mushrooms in the "Cursed Lands" scenario?

Heroes 4 Alexander: How do you navigate the flowers and mushrooms in the "Cursed Lands" scenario?

This is a real headache that I've already encountered. Although the description seems to indicate it, I didn't really feel any flowers or mushrooms (not even by touching them with my foot).
There was also some other trick, about how you need to enter somewhere – but I entered in a completely different way than the author suggested (or rather, he said that it's impossible to pass otherwise – apparently, he didn't notice all the loopholes).
Because of these flowers and mushrooms, I just gave up and didn't finish the walkthrough. In the mapmaking section, I have posts with a list of maps that have various problems, making them impossible (or very difficult) to complete. :(

Heroes 4 Alexander: how to pass through the flowers and mushrooms in the "Cursed Lands" scenario?

Pirated versions may have critical bugs. Perhaps the problem lies in this. There should be a quest house near the herbs, where you need to give vampires in exchange for passage. I tried to sneak through without giving the vampires, but it never worked. In the editor, the last section of the path seems to be completely blocked by local events. So, you won't be able to pass without giving the vampires.

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Heroes 4 Alexander: how to pass through the flowers and mushrooms in the "Cursed Lands" scenario?

I wrote something different. Regarding the flowers and mushrooms in the upper Dungeon: if you go in the other direction through the Dungeon to the Tree of Wisdom, there should be a row of plants and a sign - a hint. It is with its help that the puzzle is solved.