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In this thread, I will be posting guides, tips, and manuals in video format (with links to YouTube). This information may be useful for beginners and even experienced players :smile20:

Heroes 5 Setup:
Installing Heroes, cheats, mods, etc.

Installing Heroes 5 - a detailed guide on installing and configuring the game
Online Play - via GameRanger
Enabling Cheats - enabling the console + the most useful cheats
Installing Mods - how to add mods and where can they be downloaded?
Installing Maps and Campaigns - adding fan maps and campaigns to the game
Setting up Alliances - for online play with the bros

Builds, Tactics, and Strategies for all Races:
Showing the necessary army, artifacts, and leveling to defeat the opponent

Horde Builds - dominating with Barbarians and countering them
Dungeon Builds - dominating with dark elves and countering them
Dwarf Builds - dominating with Fortress and countering them
Sylvan Builds - dominating with light elves and countering them
Builds for Other Races - dominating with all Factions and countering them

Information for Beginners:
Basic knowledge and game fundamentals

Tips for Beginners - general advice on setup, logistics, and combat
Answers to Many Questions - watch from the 3 minute mark
Interesting Things for Beginners - tips on navigating whirlpools and summoning into the correct tile
Logistics - tips on saving turns and proper map movement
Changes to the Skill Wheel - in version 3.1 compared to 3.0

Breaking Through Creatures:
Tactics against neutrals

Cheaty Break-throughs - 5 extremely effective break-throughs
Battles Against Shooters - 3 videos on the best way to kill archers
Battles Against Wraiths - examining the incorporeal mechanic
Creatures with Annoying Abilities - showing how to counter fire shield, acid blood, and same-draining aura
Break-through for Horde - 1600 centaurs vs 6000 red drakes

Skill and Ability Mechanics:
Analyzing individual skills and perks

Diplomacy - explaining how to recruit as many as possible
Skill Wheel - fishing for the necessary skills and abilities
Opening Gates - full breakdown of the skill with all formulas
Controlling Machines - a simple and clear video about war machines
Highest Initiative - skills and abilities for boosting initiative

Magic Guides:
How to counter and apply spells

How to Counter Darkness - methods for fighting darkness magic
How to Counter Chaos - protection methods against chaos
The Strongest Chaos Spell - a powerful spell of this school
Everything About Subjugation - 3 videos about this spell
Who Darkness Does Not Affect - a short, explanatory video

Interesting Faction Tips:
Racial secrets and features

Dungeon - secrets of the dark elves
Sylvan Elves - features of the noble elves
Haven - secrets of the Knight
Necropolis - tricks of the undead
Playlist for all Factions - here you will find all faction tips

Hero Tops:
Simple ratings based on various criteria

Top 5 Most Cheaty Break-throughs - a must-watch
Top 5 Best Creature Combos - the best unit pairs
Top 5 Best Upgrades - most frequently chosen improvements
Top 7 Campaign Heroes - the coolest campaign heroes
Top 7 Multiplayer Heroes - the coolest multiplayer heroes
Top 10 Facts about Buildings - a few simple tips
Top 10 Mods to Install - the most useful mods

My Contacts:
How you can contact me

My Heroes 5 Channel - "Heroes for Fan"
My King's Bounty Channel - "Remix Play"
My Heroes 5 Group - I will answer faster here
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Watched some videos, and I liked them. It brings back memories...
I even have some thoughts on a few of them.
1. I never really made it a point to check how race-specific abilities work with other factions' units. Surprisingly, everything turned out to be exactly as I thought. But there's an explanation for this – I always preferred the English manual for version 3.1, and the guys there were very careful with their wording. The same can't be said for the translation.
2. In the video about fighting the forces of Darkness, the unfortunate fact that Berserkers cannot be dispelled with Remove Curse (or did I miss something?) isn't really discussed, which is why the Dwarven Shield is one of the most valuable artifacts in the game.
3. The video about item sets is excellent; I even noted a bug in the Lion Set that I had somehow missed before. But in the part about Death Embrace, it should be mentioned that there's an issue with the cooldown resetting to 0.5 after a Shout. In general, there are a lot of disappointments with this Shout – it doesn't scale with level for the Daedra, and the set doesn't work correctly with it.
Also, in my opinion, it wouldn't hurt to discuss the burning question of whether it's possible to upgrade a skeleton to a higher tier for 1 action point
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The same can't be said about the translation.
Was the manual for 3.1 translated?
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Was the manual for 3.1 translated?
Unfortunately, no. I'll have to watch Heroes for fan videos instead.
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Was the manual for 3.1 translated?
No. But there were translation errors, at least in the Russian version, for example, regarding the skill "Undead Protection from Magic" (it's unlikely that the mechanics changed from 3.0 to 3.1 in this specific instance).
Although, maybe I'm wrongly blaming the translators, and the error crept in even earlier, at the stage of the English version?
I haven't studied the Russian version of the manual for 3.0 in detail; it's still not as informative as 3.1, even without taking into account the changes.
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Fireball
No. But there were translation errors, at least in the Russian version, for example, regarding the
skill "Protection from Undead Magic" (it's unlikely that the mechanics changed from 3.0 to 3.1 in this specific instance).
Although, maybe I'm wrongly blaming the translators, and the error crept in even earlier, at the stage of the English version?...
I haven't studied the Russian version of the manual for 3.0 in detail; it's still not as comprehensive as the 3.1 version, even without considering the changes.
However, there is a manual in Russian for version 3.1 for the tournament mod: with a menu on 1 page and convenient navigation throughout the document (access to any information with a left mouse click), with a correct arrangement of all disparate data (compared to the original manual) for the game.
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I watched some videos, and I liked them. It brings back memories...
I even have some thoughts on a few of them.
1. I never really tried to check how the race-specific abilities work with other factions' troops. Surprisingly, everything turned out to be exactly as I thought. But there's an explanation for this – I always preferred the English manual 3.1, and the guys there were careful with their words. Which can't be said about the translation.
2. In the video about fighting the Darkness, the unfortunate fact that Berserk cannot be dispelled with Remove Curse (or did I miss something?) is not mentioned, which is why the Shield of the Dwarf is one of the most valuable artifacts in the game.
3. The video about sets is excellent; I even noted a bug in the Lion Set that I had somehow missed before. But in the part about Death Embrace, it should be mentioned that there's a bug with a 0.5 second cooldown after the Shout. In general, this Shout is a complete disappointment – it doesn't scale with level for Daedra, and the set doesn't work correctly with it.
Also, IMHO, it would be useful to consider the burning question of whether it's possible to raise a skeleton for 1 action point.

Regarding the Berserk, it's logical; I decided not to mention it to avoid lengthening the video. About 1 action point for a skeleton, it will be in the interesting features for the undead :)

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Unfortunately, no. I'll have to watch the Heroes for fan videos.

My videos contain a lot of things that are not in the manual :)
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My videos contain a lot of information that isn't in the manual.
Remix, please provide examples of what isn't in the manual. I'm used to watching videos without sound, and Google subtitles don't always provide the correct text.
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Remix, please provide examples that are not in the manual. I'm used to watching videos without sound, and Google subtitles don't always reveal the correct text.

Calculating the exact formula for opening demon gates (with a certain max percentage).
Calculating the exact formula and the influence of various factors on initiative.
A lot of information not mentioned in the manual makes up about 2/3 of my videos.
(All interesting features are based on bugs and features not mentioned in the manual.)
Analysis of standard generator templates (Thanks to RedHavenHero).
Testing the operation of combined artifacts with skills and items.
A complete analysis of subjugation with many conditions, etc.

It would take too long to list everything; open the playlist and choose what you like.
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However, in the section about Embrace of Death, it's necessary to add a note about the cooldown reset to 0.5 after the Shout. In general, this Shout is a source of constant disappointment – it doesn't scale with level for Daedra, and the set doesn't work correctly with it.
Also, in my opinion, it wouldn't hurt to consider the pressing question of whether it's possible to upgrade a skeleton's tier for 1 Expertise Point.
Could you provide more details about the issues with this set for a regular hero, a Necromancer, and specifically for Daedra? Changing the description is not a problem, but if there's a bug in the mechanics, perhaps something can be fixed with mods (as long as it's not hidden deep within the executable).
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Could you provide more details about the issues with this set for a regular hero, a Necromancer, and specifically for Daedra? Changing the description is not a problem, but if there's a bug in the mechanics, perhaps it can be fixed with mods (as long as it's not hidden deep within the executable file).

I checked Daedra (at 11:54), and the only thing that doesn't work from the entire set is the 20% initiative reduction; it always shows a value of 10%: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0T1N-5Zyz3Y&list=PLGpNWhdMwySe4HBEqtddQ6Af3QntLhDCZ&index=6&t=1013s
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Calculating the exact formula for opening demon gates (with a certain maximum percentage).
Calculating the exact formula and the influence of various factors on initiative.
A lot of information not mentioned in the manual is included in my videos (about 2/3 of them).
(All interesting features are based on bugs and features not mentioned in the manual).
Analysis of standard generator templates (Thanks to RedHavenHero).
Testing the operation of combined artifacts with skills and items.
A complete analysis of subjugation with many conditions, etc.

It would take too long to list everything; open the playlist and choose what you like.
Yes, as strange as it may seem, the Remix manuals contain many features and information that are not even in the fan-made manual. I think this can be explained by the huge number of battles he fought, playing different heroes for all 8 factions.
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Remix, are you not planning to release your own manual for Heroes 5?
I watch your streams and guides and noticed that you use features that are not in the fan-made manual.
Have you considered releasing an addendum to the Heroes manual?

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