Posts from Harmony - Troop Symmetry

Bronze Dragon:

In dwarven chronicles, you can sometimes find descriptions of twilight dragons, whose skin is dark reddish-brown, and whose wings emit an unbearable aura that oppresses fools who dare to approach this ancient dweller of the underworld. In these writings, they are also called Rusty Dragons. In reality, these children of Malassa are called bronze dragons and are the oldest form of twilight dragons, which, for some reason, did not become Black Dragons. Over time, the minerals of the earth that settled on the skin of these giants were corroded and acquired a corresponding color, emitting poisonous fumes that affect those around them. Those who dare to engage them in battle will be burned alive by their poisoned breath, and sorcerers will be disappointed to find that mind magic does not affect them – another valuable ability granted by combat experience and time.

Abilities:

Large creature Flying creature Poisonous Aura (-1 defense, -1 attack, -1 morale to neighbors) Weakening Strike (-2 defense, -2 attack per strike) Immunity to mind magic

I really like the color, it’s great!

The Inquisitor didn't quite fit the color scheme of the improved Imperial creatures (the second column in the hiring window) – I think it looks better this way.

This is the "Shio Architect" demon – I haven't found a detailed description of it, so I'm asking for help from the esteemed forum members. I only know that cyclops originated from them (here I just recolored the textures, and that's it – the skeleton hasn't been touched yet, but I probably won't touch it either – there won't be that many cyclops anyway).

Mini-mod (will be integrated into the main mod) - changes the flags to the official symbols of the factions.

PS: Humans and undead have not been changed, as their in-game flag already resembles the faction symbol. Mages have also not been changed; their symbol is a cross with an eye, and I personally associate a cross with humans.

PPS: Please note that the mod format is ".rak" - install it in the data folder.

Here's another question:
Seraphs are currently an upgrade to Angels, an alternative to Archangels, but according to the lore of Ashan, this shouldn't be the case – an Archangel can be an upgraded Angel, but a Seraph cannot, as it is not an Angel and is nothing more than the result of the union of human and angelic souls. Hence, there is a need to rename it.
Solution:
First option: the alternative upgrade will not be a Seraph;
Second option: we do as in Heroes 7: Seraph replaces Angel, Celestial Warrior replaces Archangel, and someone else replaces the alternative upgrade

Descriptions (taken from here https://mmh7.ubi.com/ru/factions/haven/creatures/seraph/upgraded)

1) SERAPH
Angels of Light are perfect beings. They are taller and stronger than any human; their noble faces are striking in their beauty; they radiate power and confidence. Seraphs are not as majestic as Angels; they are more like humans, but their presence also inspires hope and determination in soldiers.

KASPAR'S COMMENTS
"During the Second Eclipse, in a desperate attempt to replenish the ranks of Angels, whose time seemed to be coming to an end, the idea arose to unite the souls of humans and Angels. This is how Seraphs came about... When the secret of their origin was revealed, unrest began throughout the Empire. But Empress Gwendolyn of the Falcon lineage resolved this conflict by decreeing that Seraphs serve the Crown, not the Council of Angels."

2) CELESTIAL WARRIORS
Celestial Warriors are the best fighters among the Seraphs. They bear the names of Angels who fell during the Ancient Wars... These are experienced, fearless fighters, possessing boundless courage. Thanks to the power of Light, they can heal allies and resurrect fallen soldiers.

KASPAR'S COMMENTS
"Initially, the human nature in a Seraph is stronger than the angelic one. It takes many years for a Seraph to realize its purpose and become a Celestial Warrior."

Suggest options:)

This is how I would like the Knights to look – only the head needs to be replaced with the one wearing a helmet and with golden wings on the head (like the Hero or Paladin).

I repainted the knight's armor again and made the zealot.
PS: Don't forget that the head with braids will be replaced with a helmet with wings.

I repainted the knight and made a zealot again.

The design on the cloak is great :) Although, in my opinion, the sun (human symbol) would look better.

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Suggest some options.

Maybe make a cherub as an alternative? I don't know if cherubs are canonical in Haven, but the wiki says that cherubs

along with seraphim are the closest to God.

Yes :)
I was the one who suggested it (though I don't remember where anymore :D)
But I'm thinking about what ability to give him – there won't be "Punishing Strike," there will be the "Purification" ability, and maybe "Divine Retribution" (Holy Word is too narrowly focused and is probably very powerful).

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PS: If anyone noticed, the wings on the cloaks are different, and the red one also has the symbol of the Renegades – maybe we should give the plate armor a symbol too (the sun, like on the flag of the Order faction).

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How about this idea – since we have avatars of the gods at level 7, why not make them more powerful, but with a smaller increase in stats? That is, the difficulty would only be that fortification wouldn't work on the level 7 dwelling, and it would always produce one unit per week (but, as I said, a more powerful one – for example, 500 HP, and all sorts of nice things like "horrible neighborhood" and others).

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I've updated the table on the first page – there's some new stuff there (including some of the suggestions from Limbiki during the faction composition voting)

Here they are...
I just need to come up with some skills.

I repainted the knight again and made him a zealot.
PS: Don't forget that the head with braids will be replaced with a helmet with wings.

I would also change his shoes.

Yeah, bots aren't a good fit.
The design on the cloak is interesting.
And the Elves in Heroes 7 are just… much. Pompous and ostentatious.

Elves in Might and Magic VII are a faction of little girls!

:D Ahaha (this refers to the comments about the Emerald Knights in Heroes 7) - yes, I'll partially agree, but the point is this: in the previous version, Phoenixes were on level 5, and since we want to stay within the Ashan framework, it's not worth making the champion into a level 5 creature. And since cavalry is mainly on level 5, we'll keep the Unicorns, but we need to add something - some kind of Emerald Knight knights - defenders and guardians of the forests - and that's when I remembered the Emerald Knights - so we'll put them on Unicorns.
And so that it doesn't turn out like this later: "A hero in the form of a deer is a faux pas" - which is really not very good, we need to rework the hero - and so the hero takes off the deer head, puts it on the Unicorn, while cutting off its horn, and with a light movement of his hand, the Unicorn turns into... turns into...
A Deer!:D And the "Unicorn rider" puts on feathers in the style of a mohawk, as in the pictures, and becomes an Emerald Knight!!!

And now I suggest that we all discuss what skills he should have, based on:
- what skills the Unicorns initially had
- what skills are implied by the description of the Emerald Knights
- Blind and Child of Light are now with the Golden Dragons, so it's not worth duplicating them too obviously

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Oh yes - here is the description:

In reality, this is not a creature as such, but the first warrior to encounter it and survive told a story about a humanoid bird or dragon, until the truth became clear. Called "Emerald Knights" by humans, they are an elite caste of elven warriors. Called upon to guard the four elven capitals and the most important religious sites of Irollan with their spears and shields, they are instantly recognizable on the battlefield thanks to their colorful armor, in the style of many magical creatures that can be found in the elven forests, especially birds, wyverns, and dragons. Of course, the fact that the Holy Empire calls these warriors "knights" only underscores their deep misunderstanding of the fact that elves have very different concepts of warfare. Emerald Knights use their speed and agility to strike the enemy just before disappearing among the surrounding vegetation. In a difficult situation, their shields and light armor allow them to remain in battle, although this is not their forte.