Posts from Harmony - Troop Symmetry

Of course, there's no point in arguing: chess rules also provide more depth compared to a game like "Chapayev".

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It won't work: the shot limit is a rather insignificant factor, unless it's reduced drastically (below 4). But then there's the cart. It's much more logical to reduce the damage, especially for direct attacks.

In my humble opinion, with two independent classes (1. archers + mages; 2. melee units) and the specific characteristics of the first class, which requires constantly choosing between attack and movement, it's impossible to talk about any special maneuvers in any case.

Well, and of course, if you add even more conditions, you can equalize it to how it was, as in this case, and Nargott "got away with it."

Regarding large arenas, it was rightly noted that their advantage lies in the greater freedom to place static obstacles, which on a small field too much restrict large units. On the other hand, on a regular field with reduced speeds, the emphasis shifts to dynamic obstacles, i.e., units.

So, what's better in that case? On the one hand, with a small arena, a unit gets an extra purpose – to protect an ally – which again provides more choices, etc. But on the other hand, with a large arena, there's more room to maneuver, but does that diminish the contrast between large and small creatures and the purpose of large creatures in terms of their application?

Honestly, I don't know what's better... :confused:

What's better depends on what you value more: dynamic obstacles created by players or static ones defined by the map. A larger map provides more opportunities for initial unit placement, but on the other hand, it visually makes the units appear smaller and blurs the distinction between large and small units. A larger map also has potential in terms of creating interesting arenas (with obstacles), but again, this requires time and effort.

Personally, I prefer the former, but this might be because that's how it's implemented in my mod right now, while the technical feasibility of connecting a 14x14 map in general has not yet been proven (as far as I know, it's currently only connected by another mod in certain scenarios).

Please explain in more detail what you mean by "I prefer the first option," and what exactly has been implemented in your mod, what the problem is with using the field, and what fields we can actually use. I know of three sizes:
1) during naval battles
2) during regular battles
3) during sieges

I'm aiming for:
1) eliminating the possibility of reaching the opponent in the early turns (this could be left for teleporting units)
2) developing the tactical aspect of the game

- here, we can adjust movement speeds and increase the arena size. I'm in favor of increasing the arena size, but what problems might arise (e.g., the 14x14 issue)?

Ah yes - I spent some free time in Paint.NET...

The dragon of light is painted excellently, but the Elrath one... Perhaps different principles should be used there than, say, the seraphim color scheme. It would be good to give it a texture similar to the seraphim's hood (the color is not so bright there and is more smooth). But this is just my very modest opinion.

I was just thinking – what is this trend where, in Heroes 6, Heroes 7, and now in some mods for Heroes 5, everyone wants to make the Minotaur a huge brute and place it around level five – the bull becomes the size of a dragon – but is that really right?

I was just thinking – what is this trend where, in Heroes 6, Heroes 7, and now in some mods for Heroes 5, everyone wants to make the Minotaur a huge brute and place it around level five – the bull becomes the size of a dragon – but is that really right...?

guys, maybe I'm just a really blind idiot, but could you tell me where to find the symmetry mod itself, and not just its documentation?

There's no download available yet, it's just being discussed.