Posts from Astralia

Name: Astralia
Map name: Astralia
Map type: Single Scenario
Two-level map: no
Number of players: 2
Size: Medium
Map author: Kwant
Map description: Astralia is a tempting prize for conquerors. Steep, unsuitable shores for landing, an abundance of gold, ore, and other resources: all this attracts the attention of adventurers and causes certain troubles for the natives.
It is up to you: to stand up for the protection of the island's indigenous population or to seize its riches!
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I accept any well-reasoned suggestions for changing the balance.
I am unlikely to change anything else. :)

I would do it this way: first, I would check with a script whether the AI is playing as Dungeon or as Haven. If it's Haven, I would increase Gregory's army and experience. This way, almost nothing needs to be changed. I'm just not sure if such a function exists (but it should!).

one might think... I'd be glad if someone could suggest a script :D

although there's an option to simply weaken the Demons
because if it's easy to play with them (Demons), then you can weaken them - place higher-level creatures to guard objects in the Demons' location and on the path to Gregory

I'm waiting for your suggestions.

I don't understand, I just started and this happened.



I'm starting a game as the Inferno faction, and the game crashes. And why do the Inferno have three Castles?

This is really strange...
Because the game went through my own testing and a competition more than 5 years ago, and there were no such errors :)

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And why do demons have as many as three castles?

The map was not originally intended to be "balanced". It was intended to be... I don't remember anymore, honestly :)

I can't imagine how to play as Grok and Jazzabeth. I've only slightly leveled up the main hero: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpAgnmYj_EA

I didn't balance the map. I just made it for fun. It seems like people were able to win using a single hero.

The beginning would be relatively difficult, as I thought I should definitely develop Grog and Jazzabeth. If you only use them to capture mines and develop Gaddon instead, it's roughly the same as a random map in Grand Strategy Kings. I completed it in 44 days: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMT65VV1BoA

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Quantum, would you like to participate in a stream when we play one of your campaigns?

Yes. It becomes very easy once you level up.
By the way, in the scenario, you can choose the side of the invaders.

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Regarding the campaign:
I can participate in the stream in text form (in the chat). Just watch online and answer questions. On weekdays, only in the evening, after I get home from work. That's no earlier than 4:00 PM Moscow time.

Yes. It became very easy once I leveled up.
By the way, in the scenario, you can choose the side of the invaders.

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Regarding the campaign:
I can participate in the stream in text form (in the chat). Just watch online and answer questions. On weekdays, only in the evening, after work. That's no earlier than 4:00 PM Moscow time.

Too bad it's not on Skype, but still, it's not bad. I plan to stream your campaigns after "Balance of Fate." Come if you want, approximately at 6-7 PM (Moscow time).

Lol
Demons - natives.

I would like to thank the author for the interesting scenario! I had a great evening!
By the way, this map took first place in the mapmaking contest in 2010. What I liked about the map:

very beautiful design, reminiscent of modern Australia, carefully balanced gameplay, an interesting, unobtrusive plot, well-written dialogues, additional quests, and most importantly, the author implemented the possibility of an alternative playthrough: you can play for both the light side and the dark side!

Added after 22 hours and 22 minutes

Yes. It becomes very easy once you level up)
By the way, in the scenario, you can choose the side of the invaders.

By the way, as easy as it is to play for Haven, so difficult it is for the demons. Not everyone will be able to complete the scenario for the demons on a hero.

I played as a demon. It was tough to start with EWA (no freebies). But then I found a couple of chests with this... ))
P.S. Tomorrow I'll try playing as Gregory.
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(I didn't get a mentor (I got Storm Hawks with initiative 18), but I still leveled up as planned - I got lucky). Thanks for the game.

Playing as Gregory is actually easier... their ranged units are overpowered from the very beginning.

The map is excellent in every way – design, balance, and the author's concept. It's no wonder it took first place in the 2010 mapmaking contest. I think it's worth playing through all the scenarios and campaigns that took first place in the mapmaking contests, starting from 2010 to 2021. As a rule, these are truly worthwhile maps.