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I completed the latest version of the 5th map on “Hero” difficulty in exactly 2 months and 2 weeks. The experience was very enjoyable – it’s beautiful, dynamic, and the opponents are worthy. In my opinion, they could be strengthened by 15-20%, mainly in terms of the number of troops. The best battle is the first encounter with Agbeth. She could be slightly modified – given more Darkness skills and perks. In return, reduce Chaos. The final battle is difficult, but not captivating (replay attached). Now, about some minor things that spoil the impression. I will partially repeat what Heroist said. The final video plays twice. The library quest is a confusing idea. (I saw RedHeavenHero’s response on the forum; it would be better to give the quest a different name. This way of presenting the task greatly confuses the player.) I completed the quest, and the mage “overwhelmed” me with mind spells. Then I met Agbeth, and she destroyed my entire army with Darkness. (The AI worked very intelligently.) The library building itself is not suitable – it’s a shed where you can store pitchforks, rakes, and horseshoes, but not manuscripts. If the story were about barbarians, this would be an option, but it’s about enlightened scholars. It would be better to change it to something “majestic,” which would also make the purpose of the building clearer to the player. Khottabych is located in an unsuitable place. He is most needed on the site near Forstburg. The troops that join in the Dungeon behind the teleport are unnecessary. The groups are small and diverse – they don’t help the main character; a secondary hero wouldn’t be able to get there on their own. (I didn’t manage to pull out these units and upgrade them by the end of the game.) It would be better if the Warlocks didn’t try to attack with a small detachment from the castle but accumulated armies. They do have a couple of castles. Let them appear less frequently. As it is, a dark elf is not a match for a secondary hero, but the main character poses no danger. In the tavern, heroes of the “new generation” are available for hire, such as Alexander. It’s clear that this is a clone, but the specialization should be indicated in the reference. Not everyone knows which face specializes in what. If the new heroes don’t use the original’s specialization, then again, this should be written about. By the way, I saw new “green” angels. I liked them, except for the green on their wings. The fallen angels have red streaks on their wings because they actively fought enemies. But the angels of Elrat have green splashes on their feathers – did they paint the fence clumsily? It would be better to leave their wings clean. In conclusion, the “dialogue in the rain” video is stunningly beautiful; many thanks. I will be waiting for the finished version of the company.

Thank you. However, I disagree with you regarding the library: firstly, if you click on the building, it displays in yellow on a brown background what kind of building it is; secondly, the message that appears when visiting the library explains that the shack is not a library, but only a porch, and the library itself is located inside the mountain; thirdly, the wizard clearly explains the location of the library – near the place where Mirkar used to be.
Okay, I'll place the mentor on the plateau with the tower-enhancer. I'll replace the reinforcements in the dungeon with a pile of scrap metal. I'll write the descriptions of the green knights' specializations, but I can't promise biographies.
Regarding Agbeth – it's him ;). I didn't give him Chaos, only Darkness; he learned it himself.
In what way should I strengthen the Stronghold? Give them more troops or more powerful heroes?

regarding the library...

Everything is correct: the first, the second, and the third – but the case of not finding (one object out of one possible) has already been described. When I hovered the cursor over the building, I myself had the feeling – I couldn't believe my eyes. I won't try to dissuade you too much.

I'm replacing reinforcements in the Dungeon with a pile of scrap metal.

I think you can make one, but a large stack (let's say, more than 100 plate armor). In this case, collecting them will become attractive.

Regarding Agbeth – it's him.

Well, damn… and he's such a pain.:o

In what way should we strengthen the Dungeon? Give them more troops or stronger heroes?

By strengthening the Dungeon, I meant troops. They inflict the main damage with magic; you need to be careful when increasing the strength of the heroes. If you want to increase the difficulty level, just give Agbeth "Mind Control" and strong "Darkness" magic. In battle, Agbeth (with Darkness skills) cast "Berserk" 3 times and "Dominate" 2 times. Andrias (with strong "Light" skills) managed to remove 2 "Berserks" and not a single "Dominate". The good thing was that with Darkness skills, a dominated unit loses a lot of initiative and simply stands there. With strong Darkness skills, the initiative penalty is not so great, and it will already have time to act. I think this strengthening of the Dungeon is enough. If Agbeth develops "Darkness" to an expert level and gets another perk from it, the public will scream and cry even if the number of troops in the Dungeon's army does not increase.

It won't be possible to "slightly" increase the AI's difficulty, and it might even be dangerous: sometimes, the AI has a nervous breakdown from being stuck in one place and multiplies its mediocre army by 3, after which it crushes all sorts of player heroes who are relying on a closed spellbook.

You can't "slightly" buff the Town Enhancement.

Since the Town Enhancements are so sensitive, let's leave everything as it is. You need to read the books. It didn't work out with the Elves, maybe we can buff the Mages? It seems they are building one Castle on their own – very slowly. Shouldn't we "help" them with this a little?

Since the AI is so sensitive, let's keep everything as it was before. We need to read the books. The elves didn't work out, maybe we can improve the mages? It seems they are building one castle on their own - very slowly. Shouldn't we "help" them with this a little?

It makes sense. I'll boost the mages a bit and release the campaign.