Posts from Ideas for Haven.

This has already been taken into account, but there will be something even more original.

What if it's not a secret?

And this is exactly the secret... which will probably not be revealed before the release ;)

I would suggest a new "bank" of creatures, with a dragon utopia as its prototype. There, you could create a guard force consisting of hydromancers and sea serpents. Reward: 1) Few creatures - all water magic spells of levels 1-3 + gold 2) Sufficient creatures - water magic spells of levels 4-5 + boots of levitation + gold 3) Many creatures - all water magic spells + boots of levitation + sphere of torrential rain + gold or something similar.

The idea is good. Let's consider it.

What if we came up with a new siege engine for the Haven? Something like a whaling harpoon. Or replace the ballista with it. For example, one of the heroes could be made a specialist in this "wonder," and if the idea of an external redesign of the machine is technically difficult to implement, then the machine can simply stay as it is, subject to the "Artillery" skill (that's my translation) while adding special combat capabilities. They might look something like this:
1)"Ship Salvo"—the shot has a 20-30% chance to deal damage through creatures' armor;
2)"Boarding Hook"—wounds an enemy creature and sticks in it, resulting in HP loss over several turns, a reduction of 1 morale, or a decrease of 1-2 speed cells for the creature;
3)"Secret Power"—the shot will randomly (20-30%) remove all positive magical effects from the enemy squad

Thank you for the suggestion. We'll consider it.

I wonder what the Haven Grail will look like? It's clear that its functions and the bonus from its construction have already been decided, but what will this structure actually look like externally? After all, for every race, the Grail built in a city has its own distinctive and unique appearance and blends harmoniously into the architecture of any city. I've already seen a suggestion to make the Grail look like a pearlescent shell with a pearl. But what if the Grail were designed as a pirate caravel or a Spanish galleon? It could be placed on a rock or made to look as if it ran aground on a reef, with gold (diamonds/banknotes/rainbows) spilling out of a breach—I think Haven would deserve such a Grail and it would look very aesthetic and fitting...
P.S: how are things currently going with the graphical models for Haven? Are there already approved designs for buildings, units, artifacts, etc.? And will there be cinematic videos in the Campaigns?

We have indeed finalized the concept of the Grail and its properties. "Pearl of the Depths" (working title) stems from the overall idea of Haven as a race that emerged from the water. The only thing that remains to be considered is the graphics, i.e., the artistic representation of this concept.

Approved samples of buildings, units, and heroes exist. However, everything is subject to adjustments during testing.

I have an idea regarding the Haven buildings, specifically the positive effect they would provide to a player who chooses this race. Such unique structures exist in all other towns (Treasury, Library, Stables, Necromancy Amplifier)—it would be logical if such a building in Haven provided a certain bonus somehow related to the sea...
It could look something like this:
1) Building a Shipyard in the town would cost more gold but fewer resources; additionally, hiring ships would happen at half price;
2) It would be great if the Shipyard itself could be upgraded (similar to market-warehouse) into a City Lighthouse. Then all heroes traveling by ship would immediately receive a +3 bonus to sea travel, or there would be an opportunity to reduce the penalty when embarking/disembarking from a ship)
3) The Warehouse in Haven, besides the mandatory resource each week, could additionally bring in a random amount of wood ("washed up by the tide")

Regarding the Shipyard and Lighthouse – the idea has been implemented in the building tree, and their resource cost is balanced. As for the warehouse, it definitely won't be added, as there are already enough additional buildings in the city.

I have an idea for a composite artifact... the collection consists of: a book of water magic, a sphere of torrential rain, and a charm of negativity (in the form of lightning, I just don't remember the exact name). This collection grants the bonuses of all its components, plus each turn in battle, the hero casts the "lightning strike" spell on a random enemy unit (50% chance of casting the spell) at their own mana cost, without losing the ability to cast other spells. The name of the collection is "Storm Charm." Appearance: the same as the charm of negativity, but instead of one lightning bolt, there are several. I just think the bonuses might be a bit too strong. Added 12 minutes later: I also came up with a 5th-level spell. It's called "Geysers" (water magic). The spell creates geysers on the battlefield (the number increases with the hero's water magic skill). If an enemy unit is on a geyser, it "awakens" and starts to act. It deals damage to the unit and pushes it back several squares, and the unit loses its turn if it was supposed to move further.

The ideas are interesting, but we already have a concept for a composite artifact, and a level 5 spell as well.

In general, the concept of the city, as such, is fully ready; all that remains is its technical implementation. All elements of the concept are very closely tied to the historical and cultural aspects of the fishfolk race, so introducing various ideas, even if they are interesting, seems quite difficult due to their detachment from the main conceptual line. However, we will still implement some of the ideas proposed here.

We will be eagerly awaiting the realization of these ideas (I'm talking about the city), but here's another question: since the Fortress is an evil castle and the Cove is neutral, will a good castle be created?

Bastion - neutral:)
Haven - neutral:)
I can't say anything about a good castle - this question is not for us and not for NTG;). Grove (city of night elves) may be good, but I'm not sure. Forge is definitely not a good castle :) I even think it's unlikely to be neutral; it will most likely be evil (as it's the creation of necromancers).