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The ID is definitely in the documentation - IDs_for_scripts.pdf.

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It's strange that the game crashes; script errors are usually not that fatal.

Eleondor,
it's in the map script.

Please advise. Maybe you know what's going on. I was using the editor normally, and now when I open it, there's nothing in the toolbar – no artifacts, no towns, etc. What should I do?

well, I have Windows 7 x64 Russian SP1, maybe that's the reason, although I set compatibility mode everywhere - both for the editor and for the game.
This post is addressed to RedHeavenHero!

Well, I have Windows 7 x64 Russian SP1, maybe that's the reason, although I set compatibility mode everywhere - both for the editor and the game.

Everything was working fine this morning, but in the afternoon, I can't install any resources or anything. Maybe something needs to be changed in the editor itself?

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The ID is probably in the documentation - IDs_for_scripts.pdf.

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It's strange that the game crashes; script errors are usually not that fatal.

Hey, maybe you know. I was using the editor normally, and then suddenly, when I open it, there's nothing in the toolbar, no artifacts, no towns, etc. What should I do?

Is it possible to force the AI to hire a specific hero located in the tavern?

. I was using the editor normally, then suddenly I enter and there is nothing in the toolbar—no artifacts, no cities, etc. What should I do?

I had a similar situation a long time ago. Try checking the view tab to see which panels are available and enable them... I think it's among them, with artifacts, heroes, etc

Is it possible to force the AI to hire a specific hero who is in the tavern?

No.
You can limit his choices, but even then, it's not guaranteed that he will hire the hero immediately.

Is it possible to force the AI to hire a specific hero who is in a tavern?

Specifically, what is required?
The hero is killed, ends up in the tavern, and then needs to be hired again?

If a hero dies, does he end up in a tavern and need to be hired again?

yes, that's exactly what happens.

Why aren't the reserved heroes any good?

well, yes, my hero is indeed reserved.
if you do it like this: DeployReservereHero('duncan',getObjectPosition('towm'))
then he appears either in the castle, but more often in a random spot near the castle. I don't know why this happens. Perhaps the troops in the castle garrison or caravans are somehow interfering with him.

If you first deploy him to a point on the map, and then use SetObjectPosition to move him to the castle, it works...

but this works well on a specific map, where this player only has 1 hero.
but if there are several heroes and at the time of respawn there are already 2 other heroes in the castle, there won't be enough space.

You can place a hero from a castle in a location adjacent to the castle.

`GetObjectCreaturesTypes` for some reason is not an array and cannot be indexed. If they are separated by commas, as indicated in the documentation, can they be split?

You can create an array like this:
local t = {}
t[1], t[2], t[3], t[4], t[5], t[6], t[7] = GetObjectCreaturesTypes(???)

Is there a direct way to find out how much damage a hero took in battle?

Is there a direct way to find out the hero's losses in battle?

We set up a trigger:
COMBAT_RESULTS_TRIGGER
In it, we check which hero participated in the battle using
GetSavedCombatArmyHero
We get the units themselves using the functions
GetSavedCombatArmyCreaturesCount
GetSavedCombatArmyCreatureInfo
If the data is not needed immediately, you can save it in an array

Here is an example of the code (losses are recorded in the 'died' variable):

COMBAT_WINNER = 1;
COMBAT_LOSER = 0;
Trigger(COMBAT_RESULTS_TRIGGER, 'CombatResult');

function CombatResult(id)

  -- we analyze only for the main hero
  if(GetSavedCombatArmyHero(id, COMBAT_WINNER) ~= player_hero) then return end

  local n_stacks, creature, count, died;

  -- analysis of the losing side
  n_stacks = GetSavedCombatArmyCreaturesCount(id, COMBAT_LOSER);
  for i = 0,(n_stacks-1) do
    creature, count, died = GetSavedCombatArmyCreatureInfo(id, COMBAT_LOSER, i);
    -- here you can analyze or save the data somewhere
    -- creature - creature ID, count - their number at the beginning of the battle, died - how many died
  end;

  -- analysis of the winning side
  n_stacks = GetSavedCombatArmyCreaturesCount(id, COMBAT_WINNER);
  for i = 0,(n_stacks-1) do
    creature, count, died = GetSavedCombatArmyCreatureInfo(id, COMBAT_WINNER, i);
  end;

end