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Greetings to all visitors of the HeroesWorld portal!
I'm playing this map on streams on the GoodGame.ru portal. I started playing the hard version on veteran difficulty because on hero difficulty, on the 2nd week, a Barbarian appeared with some incredibly strong army for that time, and it felt a bit tedious to start over several times on stream.
In general, if anyone is interested, and at least the author of this map should be interested in seeing how someone plays his creation (by the way, Heroist, respect to you and kudos for the map!), welcome to my streams, where I also upload recordings of the streams. Unfortunately, there are no recordings of the 1st and 2nd parts of the streams of this map because I was simultaneously setting up and learning OBS. After that, I plan to play the 2nd part of this map, and then tackle "Islands of Mystery" on hero difficulty, and I might also continue the Heroes of Might and Magic V campaign on hero difficulty.

P.S. Good luck to everyone, guys, and Good Games & Good Emotions!:smile02:

What a terrible map. I can’t play it at all; the first time I rolled for artifacts in the tent, I unexpectedly won the map. Which was nice, because right before that, I also rolled a champion for my army, and with him, the walkthrough on that hero became incredibly easy. I decided not to roll and see what the author created. I released an Evil creature that, while I was trying to get out of the labyrinth, defeated the Humans and won the map. How am I supposed to fight it if I can’t even reach it in time?

This is a rather old map where the possible scenarios of a bugged ending in case of releasing Evil were not thoroughly tested. Nevertheless, no one forces you to spend time rolling for artifacts or clearing a dungeon; these are all alternative ways to explore, and the standard storyline can be completed without them.
Thank you for your feedback.

Sorry, I got carried away, but I spent 2 days on the map, and it all fell apart in the end. And I didn't even save before the release. I was looking for the Mountain Brother for about an hour, it was a good idea.

I completed it on Veteran difficulty without too many problems. The only thing that made me sweat was the Harbingers and the Guardian. I didn't even bother fighting Evil after checking out his army. Overall, it's a good map. Does killing Evil affect the game's ending in any way?

I played through the regular version with a hero (although I still don't understand where I was supposed to get the blacksmith's hammer; I won angel wings in a lottery and failed the entire run, so it would be better to remove them from the map altogether). The stream itself (start watching from 1:16:30): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXCDeehVtsA&lc=z13rdjfbuymuix4xu04cixaodvybwxb4oko0k

Well, I decided to play through another one of your maps. I must say that it's impossible to complete the map by developing the hero along the way (Orcish Warriors with triple-shot ballistas attack every week), so I completed it with a Recruit (but I regretted it later; I should have used a Warrior or Veteran). Pros: - Good map design. - Unexpected ending. - Excellent idea with the Sanctuary (how it's hidden). - Luxurious additional quests. Cons: - Too large garrisons. - Nicholas is a constant nuisance (it got to the point where I gave up on him and gave him all my territory while I was looking for the Set of Sar-Iss). - Nicholas recruits an army from his castle (and he has ten dragons there at the Recruit level). - The arena boss is already tough (why does he need helpers?). - The map can be completed without the Chief Relics. Overall, this map is exactly what a fan of quick raids on opponents and Orcs needs! Unfortunately, I didn't complete the quest with Evil! I didn't want to give the Staff of the Underworld and the Cloak of Deadly Shadow to the Death Knights! I enjoyed it, and I will play the second part. But starting from the point where you have to kill all the Orcish heroes and Nicholas, it becomes a bit boring.

Yes, it's a rather old map, and I agree that not everything is perfect.

I liked it, I'll be playing the second part.

Thank you for the positive feedback! Good luck with the second part!

I'm playing on War difficulty. I tried Veteran first, but I encountered an Orc and lost (if I had known where the towns were and had proper housing protection...). On War, I easily took five castles, then went to the Knights. With the help of a Seraph, I easily defeated the Vanguard and the Champion (and they are easily defeated with the combination of snare + reinforcements). Perhaps it's better to attack the Champion with a dog. Now I've captured my sixth town and I'm fighting Nicholas (sometimes he's Nicholas, sometimes he's Nicolas). I really like the Knights. I've gathered an army and I'm going to crush the Necropolis.
Regarding the dialogue: the Orcs speak normally, they are Orcs, but the phrase "Wow" from the Mummies should be removed.
The map is excellent!
And also: it would be better to replace the Goblins with 10 Trappers, they upgrade on day 5.

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I easily defeated the helpers with a ballista and knights.

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And the Necromancer's set is quite weak.

Thank you for such a detailed review! Unfortunately, I probably won't be making any further changes to the map.

I'm replaying with a different hero.
Everything is the same, but at the beginning, a Barbarian with a decent army appeared. After a week, he was sitting in a Castle, and after another week, I defeated him.
Is the Dungeon hero fighting with brute force?
And also: the third garrison is very strong. I spent three weeks building up an army, and then a powerful Barbarian appeared. I defeated him, and now I'm building up my army again. He doesn't have a Ballista.

Well, I decided to try another one of your maps. I must say that it's impossible to complete it with a hero (Orcish Warriors with triple-shot ballistas keep coming every week), so I completed it with a recruit (but then I regretted it, I should have used a Warrior or a Veteran).

I think you're exaggerating; on the Hero difficulty, the campaign is challenging, but still passable. I managed to complete it. Although, I can't say that I'm a strong player myself.

Does the guardian of evil fight with brute force?

It's challenging, but it does. And overall, there are about a dozen clever and simple ways to destroy it.

I killed the Archfiend, but they didn't give me anything, not even a message. :smile32:
But overall, the map is good.

I even had to create an account on the forum.

Unfortunately, I couldn't finish this map. Nikolai captured my Castle, and I thought I could take it back, but I couldn't. Therefore, it's impossible to complete the map. I found the Shaman easily because I immediately understood the trick (I tried both the idol and the fountain). My hero reached level 35 with skills and stats of 45-39-17-25. As far as I understand, there's a special ability of the Oracle after prayer. I didn't encounter any resistance on the hero, so, AstralLane, this map is passable. And you can also find the Club of the Cannibal in the single-player version.

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Also, the text says that you need to look in the northwest, but it clearly means north.

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The campaign is impossible here due to the excessively large armies.