Posts from Alcatraz Escape

Version 2.1.0 from 2021.01.17

* ) A new location has been added to the Dungeon, and five new battles have been added to it.
* ) One battle has been added to an old location.

Version 2.2.0, dated 2021.03.09

*) Added one new battle in an underground location against the hero Herald of Doom.

*) Fixed the most serious flaws:
**) Fixed the first battle of Visiri against harpies and dendroids; five stacks of dendroids were combined into one upgraded stack, an unupgraded single dendroid was added, and Visiri was given the Prayer spell.
**) Kira's forgetfulness has been removed.
**) Fixed the battle with the Punisher; he was given the Sphere of Inhibition and a Potion of Life, and the Amulet of Lightning Resistance, Firebird, and spells from the spellbook were removed.
**) Fixed the battle with Crystallize; he was given forgetfulness lasting 9 turns and mana for one use.
**) For Famine, rusty dragons were replaced with crystal dragons, and for Plague, crystal dragons were replaced with green dragons, while maintaining the total number of hit points; the attack parameter for Plague was reduced.

*) Fixed less serious flaws:
**) Building the Skeleton Converter, which was mistakenly still possible, has been disabled.
**) Bacon's Bloodlust ability has been removed.

*) Other:
**) The battle against the Guardian has been made more difficult: one stack of mages has been replaced with powerful liches, and the number of creatures in the stacks has been increased from 26666 to 32666.
**) The battle with Sorceress has been slightly made more difficult; she was given Expert Artillery and Advanced Archery, and the number of pikemen in the stacks has been increased from 2000 to 2020 (a reference to the year the map was created, by the way).
**) The one-way portal system has been made more convenient. Now, all but one have a single exit point.
**) Negative experience has been removed for heroes for whom it is not required, which simplifies editing the save file.

Version 2.3.0 from 2021.05.07

*) Added one battle to the Zirael and Illusiron branches.
*) Added three battles to the final part in the underground location.
*) English version is available!

Version 2.4.0 from 2021.10.17

*) Added one new battle in a ground location against the Mother of Harpies hero.
*) The previous number of Kilgor's troops has been restored.
*) The number of Crusaders with Tyris has been increased to 400.
*) Added two dungeons with supporting heroes in the location with castles.
*) Improved the text for the first day, emphasizing that using the SoD_SP plugin is not mandatory.
*) Fixed non-translated text in the English version.

Version 2.5.0 from 2021.12.12

*) Added one new battle in an underground location against the Harpy Child hero.
*) Removed the blessing and air shield from Arwen. Christian was given expert defense instead of basic defense.
*) Gretchen's stack size of orcs has been increased to 61. Magic power reduced from 9 to 7.
*) Verdish's harpies have been replaced with harpy witches.
*) The Falconer's army has been changed; the number of stacks has been reduced to 5, and the number of units in the stacks has been increased.
*) The number of crystal dragons for Crystalleron (2nd battle in the branch) has been increased from 9 to 10.
*) The cell (33, 22, 1), which could be used to fight the Plague, has been blocked.
*) The Amulet of Renunciation was given to Thunderstorm.
*) Hunger was given artifacts for resistance.
*) The parameters of the Stone Master have been increased to 99-99. The attack and defense parameters of our hero, who has to fight him, have also been increased.
*) The Abyssal Horror is now protected from being passed with a sphere of prohibition.

Version 2.6.0 from 2022.07.16

*) Added five new battles: two in the city zone against moving heroes, one in an underground location before the final puzzle, and two as the finale of the entire map.
*) Removed the minefield near Arwen.
*) Increased the number of rusty dragons at Plague from 200 to 1400.
*) Replaced 3333 imps at Child of Harpies with 666 earth elementals.
*) Cosmetic changes: some enemy heroes in the first part have been changed to neutrals, and ours have been balanced accordingly.

Version 2.7.0 from 2023.07.06

*) Most significant changes:
**) All secondary skills are prohibited on the map. In one of the battles, a secondary hero could complete the map and gain Literacy and Wisdom, and then teach all primary heroes all spells.
**) Before the two final battles, quest guardians have been placed, requiring all primary heroes, which prevents using them for a speed run.
**) The timer for the logistics puzzle has been reduced; now, it must be completed within the first two days instead of three.

*) Other changes:
**) The number of Orcs in each stack for Gretchen has been increased from 61 to 63.
**) Christian's defense has been increased from 33 to 39.
**) Galadriel's Knowledge has been reduced from 30 to 15.
**) Basic-level Anti-Magic has been given to Sylvia.
**) A fifth stack of creatures, Golden Dragons, has been added to Storm of Heaven.
**) The Scroll of Teleportation has been removed.
**) The Scroll of Earth Elementals has been moved to the Scholar.
**) The stack of Mother Harpies has been divided into 5 stacks.
**) The number of Zombies for Evil has been increased from 500 to 750.
**) The Stablemaster has been given speed artifacts.
**) EVIL!!! has been given basic-level Anti-Magic.
**) The landscape of the battle with the Reaper has been changed.
**) Swordsmen Towers have been replaced with decorative ones, and one Titan has been added to the Commander.
**) The landscape of the battle with the Stone Master has been changed, and he has been given speed artifacts.
**) The number of neutral Bone Dragons has been slightly increased.
**) The "Remove Obstacle" spell has been removed from Kyra.
**) Quest guardians have been placed before the Harpy Child, taking away both Sniper Bows, which are returned after defeating it.
**) The number of Crystal Dragons for Famine has been increased from 325 to 380.
**) The number of Green Dragons for Plague has been increased from 800 to 900, and Rust Dragons from 1400 to 1550.

Version 2.8.0, dated 2026.02.08

I will write the list of changes later.