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@Tanzklaue

8y↑16

yay a new one of these!

rampart is prolly the most balanced of the factions, being neither top tier nor bottom tier. their early game is great, and their lategame solid. their key weakness lies in their low amount of truly useful units, making them rely on captured cities and hives to supplement the remaining slots, and they are woodexpensive.

centaurs are arguably the best non-cheese tier 1 tied with halberdiers. centaurs take a lot of punishment and deal it out in equal measures while being very quick. they're pricey for tier 1, but worth it. dwarves suffer from the tank-syndrome. they are fantastic at what they do (soaking damage), way better than walking dead on the same tier, but sadly tanks aren't really a good/needed unit archetype. they are mostly seen as citydefenders, where they are likely to get 1 or 2 extra rounds of turretfire for you. grand elves are the best tier 3 in the game bar none, they are ridiculously powerful and their only weakness is their low-ish speed. one of the few tier 3 units that still carry weight in the lategame. pegasi are one of my personal hateunits. they are cheap, quick and fly, but their power leaves much to be desired, as they seemingly get outbrawled by everything. their role is clearly disruption of backlines, and that's where they get results that aren't disappointing. hard to build big nmbers though as the AI fucking hates flying horses more than anything and always targets them over anything else in the army ever, at least when i play.

dendroids are another tank aka very niche unit, except dendroids have kinda poor stats even for tankling (they don't even have the highest hp of all tier 5 units the fuck). their bind ability is noteworthy though, as it makes dendroids a great unit to keep pesky backline disruptors from your grand elves. too slow for main armies, they are cheap as siege defenders and serve a unique role. unicorns are kinda your standard tier 6 unit, powerful and quick with a nice ability. not as good as nagas, dreadies or champions, but they also don't need to hide from any of these. blind can be devastating. and finally, the dragons. with how hyped black dragons are, one would think that gold dragons are jsut a lesser being altogether. but that's not really true, at least not as much as i though back when i reinstalled heroes 3 months ago. green and gold dragons are, offensively, equal to their red and black coutnerparts, and gold dragons are even slightly superior in their attack and defense stt comapred to black dragons. what makes ramparts dragons way worse though is their comaprative lack of bulk. "only" 150/250 hp respectively and no full magic resistance leaves huge gaps in terms of durability (approx. 1 attack from a tier 7 unit, and also ofc implosion heroes), making them ultimately worse than the dungeon counterparts. but they are still a good tier 7 unit that can take the fight to other powerful tier 7 units.

overall, rampart is good, but not amazingly so like necropolis, conflux or castle.

@ODee1995

8y↑6

+Tanzklaue

Low amount of useful units? There are many factions in the game with truly useless units, but Rampart isn't one of these. Rampart only has good units. Zombies are useless for example. In Rampart every unit has a purpose. Dwarves have great HPs and good Damage, Pegasus let's you start a _ LOT _ of battles, Dendroids make Rampart the BEST faction in the game with siege-defenses..

The only top-tier factions are Necropolis and Conflux. Castle is never banned in tournaments, Necro and Flux are. Dendroids have 2nd highest HP, and low stats? No. Even tho ATK and DEF stats are generally low, and speed is lowest, the HP is so high that you can't say that it's stats are "low". Think about Monks for example. 30HP... The bind also makes them one of the best 5th lvl units in the game, by far. With the dendroids, rampart is the best siege-defender in the game, even beating Fortress which has 2-hex-moat.

Grand elves aren't necessarily the best 3rd lvl in the game. They are one of the best ones, but personally i would say that Cerberi are better. More speed, more HPs, No enemy retaliation, MUCH better ATK and DEF etc. Plus, only weakness is low speed? Grand elf is medium-fast - only a few 3rd lvl units beat it's speed. It's true weakness is super-low HPs - if any unit hits it, it is COMPLETELY defenseless, and it doesn't even have No Melee Penalty to fend off attackers..it's speed is good.

In late-game, also, the AI targets the Elves all the time, and with their low HPs you get them killed very fast, so i would say Ice Elementals and Cerberi carry a lot more weight in late-game.

I agree, i don't like Pegasi much either, but it's speed is insanely good. Let's you start a LOT of hero-fights.

Personally i would say that Rampart's dragons are better than Dungeon's dragons. Why? Higher speed, Higher ATK/DEF. I think that at that level, speed is much more important than HP, because it makes Rampart a faster team than Dungeon.

@tylerbennett5381

This video is just one slog fest after another.

I recently commented on a video saying that you didn't have to play as efficiently as you were. But this video right here is where I'm glad you play so efficiently.

Great starts? Play fast and loose, just have fun with it. Go crazy and amass 2k skeletons or 20 Archangels

Bad starts? Play efficiently, carve out every advantage you can and come out victorious.

I'm only 25% done with your let's play list but I'm happy to see where it goes from here

@TheKnownWorld

8y↑11

+Bloomex Your suggestion has been a notion reiterated many times on my channel and is also the standard for many YouTubers. However, I do not personally like this method, nor have I ever understood the appeal behind it.

If I do cut my longer videos into half-hour segments, I imagine that my YouTube channel as a whole will become a giant cluster of half-hour videos. Take, for example, my "Let's Play Heroes of Might and Magic III" playlist, which currently already has 9 videos in it. Currently, if I split my videos up into half-hour segments, this playlist would go from having 9 videos in it to having ~50 videos in it -- which I would imagine is far more disorganized to sift through.

I am also not sure how splitting my video into half-hour segments would help you very much. Here, you are telling me that it's difficult for you to find time to watch a 5-hour video, but you yourself can choose how much of it you want to watch in any one sitting. You could, say, watch my video for 15 minutes on one day, 30 minutes on the next, 1 hour on the third day, etc. In the end, you're the one in charge of how much you watch, and I can't imagine how me splitting up my videos would be of significant influence in this regard.

Besides, when I play a match of Heroes III, I prefer to do it all in one sitting rather than doing 30-minute segments (which additionally requires further editing) anyway.

In any case, thanks for the feedback! Cheers! :)

@kontras23

Ok, you really have the skill and obviously a good knowledge of the game, but I would like to submit an observation.

First of all, please don't take this as criticism, because I know you can't control what will the random map you create look like, but almost all of the maps you played this way turned out to be real shitty. I guess you played Heroes 3 random map thousands of times, so I assume that you saw that the random map you create sometimes turns out to be real tough one, with lots of treasure areas, heterogeneous map look (in terms of different terrains), very small area around your town with lack of recourses, and generally not many towns on the map or subterrain.

I am pretty sure you know what I am talking about : ). Please do one map of that kind, and play 1v7 on 200%. If you are too lazy to generate that kind of map, feel free to contact me as I have dozens of that kind stashed somewhere on my PC.

I almost forgot to say you are doing a great work, and that I enjoy your commentaries.

Best regards.

/bad english off

@Ownager

+TheKnownWorld "I might be able to beat this faster than my Stronghold video"

Rampart Video: 5:38:22

Stronghold Video: 3:26:11

..I'd say that is much faster Kappa

Though, I don't blame you, stuck without any options do to no ore/ore mine.

All comments from YouTube:

@dshvd2410

6y↑14

Ahhh, Rampart... Probably my favorite faction, but not because it has especially strong units or a lot of useful heroes, but because its design is perfect. The thing is that the developers absolutely NAILED something while designing the look of Rampart that could almost be considered inconceivable - they successfully mixed the aesthetics of Medieval Japan and Shire from LotR! Absolutely spectacular. I only realized it very recently while on one of my binges of HOMM3 that I have from time to time.

@TheKnownWorld

6y↑7

Nice observations! I like how you're looking at Rampart from an aesthetic perspective instead of a gameplay perspective – this is a nice change of pace! Personally, I think all of the soundtracks in Heroes III are great, but the Rampart theme is my personal favorite. ;)

@econdude3811

Rampart is one of the easier factions. I skip the dwarves early in the game and go straight for elves. Upgrading Centaurs and Elves early is particularly effective. True, you have to consider the map and your playing style, but you can generate a huge advantage early because of the relatively strong first level creatures and third level shooters. Then basically try for dragons as fast as possible - and the resource silo helps tremendously

@Tanzklaue

8y↑16

@ODee1995

8y↑6

@TheKnownWorld

8y↑2

Another key aspect to factor in when comparing dragons, however, is that Gold Dragons are actually vulnerable to Implosion whereas Black Dragons are not (not taking into account Orb of Vulnerability, of course). For that alone, and not even factoring in their higher HP, I would probably take Black Dragons over Gold Dragons if given the choice.

@ODee1995

Yep, that's definitely one thing. Personally i just prefer Goldies :p, and also, sometimes in PVP you could have a rule for banning Implosion?

Aside from that, according to my experience the bot rarely uses implosion..?

So if you play a PVP with implosion on, the opponent happens to get it, or if you play against the AI and you get unlucky...then i'd agree with you :).

Thanks for taking time to read and respond, btw.

@TheKnownWorld

***** There are some groups of players who ban Implosion in competitive play. However, this does not seem to be the case with rules in WCL (not 100% sure about that) or Heroes World. As a result, it becomes a very possible (and very scary) reality to acquire Implosion via Mage Guild Level 5, spell scrolls, Tome of Earth Magic, or Spellbinder's Hat.

My pleasure on responding! I would have done so earlier but this comment seemed to slip past my comment-checking. :)

@RealAudi0

8y↑2

Nice videos man, seeing the way you play and your explanations are really entertaining and informative. Keep it up :)

@TheKnownWorld

Thank you! Keep it up I shall. :)

@schwann145

My issue with Rampart has always been that the fast units are squishy and the tough units are either slow or Dragons.
So sure they're fast, but without some seriously intimate knowledge of the game (knowing exactly how the AI plays, etc), then how do you generally get ahead with Rampart as a casual player?

@Shadow-lx5gf

I do not know why, but when inside Rampart town looking at the forest, their castle, fog above, makes me so relaxed. Also, I have been always wondering why Golden dragons have 50 HP less then Black ones.

@TheKnownWorld

Especially when it comes to the music, I really like Rampart's atmosphere myself. Although Gold Dragons have 50 Health less than Black Dragons, they have higher values in Speed, Attack Skill, and Defense Skill.

@DTRemcoG

Love your videos Mekick! The streams are a little bit too much of a time investment for me personally, so I love the fact that you're uploading on Youtube as well. I was wondering if you might like to do some playthroughs of certain templates (for example Jeebus, midnight mix etc.) with AI. That would certainly be cool to learn a bit more about that!

@TheKnownWorld

+DTRemcoG I'm glad you find the uploads of Twitch streams useful! There is always the downside of not being able to participate in the chat, but if this arrangement works for you then that's good to hear.

I have something in mind for specific templates, and I have a feeling you'll like it. ;)

@kuonirat

Love these videos. I'm going to go through the whole "1v7 200%" series, even though it "wastes" so much of my time.

@inthezwn

I like the op heros from the last dlc (the ones WHO can uppgrade archers to like 3rd lv)

@im8un

this was quite an interesting one, apart from doing dracageddon and using dimension door, there were points that one normally doesnt get through in this game, u were quite behind at some points wich interests me, so i see how you crawl back up =)

@Bnelen

6y↑12

01:17:30 "I want to build a castle to make up for the lost time." THIS MAN IS SHAKESPEARE

@TheKnownWorld

lol

@molu13

8y↑1

Thank you for your movies- it's pleasant to watch them.
In this video you asked why golden dragons aren't immune to 5th lvl spells. There are 2 which you can (normally) use on them: implosion, and sacrifice.

@TheKnownWorld

You're welcome!

At what point in the video did I ask this question?

@Phnxkon

Gold dragons arent immune to 5th level spells because they're not black dragons? What an odd question

@jacekdziuba9644

I watched 4h of this vid. Great so far =]
I am just curious. Why haven't you built a city hall in your starting town?
Also, weren't you tempted to free in-prisoned heroes?

Glad to see more rampart videos! Cheer

@kesasika

5y↑2

Man, that was quite the struggle in the middle parts of the game there. I would've personally lost the game at that point. Unable to claw myself out of that hole.

@TheKnownWorld

5y↑1

Agreed! The middle stages of the game were an ongoing uphill battle, that's for sure. But luckily, I somehow managed to dig myself out of that situation, especially with some luck on my side (e.g. Damacon fighting Purple).

@hailcaesar2328

Another fun video to watch! Keep it up, thee make my day! :D

@TheKnownWorld

8y↑1

+Ethan Jensen Will do! ^_^

@arcenitaa6333

8y↑1

Hey Awesome videos! I am 22 years old and have been playing HOMM 3 since 1999! and this is the first time I am playing it right thanks to you! , I will love to see some Castle video , they are my all time favorites! I normally play with Valeska and the marksman!

Thank you again

@TheKnownWorld

+Jesus Montero Hello! First of all, I'm happy to see you've been enjoying the videos thus far. Also, if you think that these videos are helping improve your strategy, then all the better! :)

Regarding the Castle video, if all goes well then it'll be released sometime next week or the week after. Also, I usually start with Valeska too when it comes to PvP, but I might try something different for the Castle video for once. ;)

Cheers!

@acrefray

"Hero portal" - Transports you to the nearest hero (can choose at advanced Air magic), 5th level spell. That'd be one way to balance it.

Also, as a request, I'd love to see you play a game using predominantly or entirely ranged units. (If predominantly, I'd let you decide if it's by number or by stack number)

@acrefray

As for those final quick combat results, they were around 5x worse than the auto-combat results...

@TheKnownWorld

8y↑1

Honestly, Town Portal should have been a 5th level spell in a different school of magic apart from Air or Earth. I'm not sure why it was made an Earth spell in the 4th level category.

You've raised a rather interesting challenge for me here. Something for me to consider doing in the future, perhaps... ;)

@Onisis1

A long game of Rampart! Love it!

@TheKnownWorld

Enjoy! :)

@seiyamilito7578

I’m French player and I really enjoy your videos ! It’s calm and composed and I love your BOOM !

@mateuszpk5511

Once again awesome gameplay!

@TheKnownWorld

+Mateusz Pk Much appreciated!

@ivanpintaric1378

Hey MeKick love your videos.. Because of you I start playing homm3 all over again 😂..
It would be awesome if you take challenge to be castle and fight 7 necropolis while they are all allies.. I dare you 😂

@vojtav6636

I loved this video!
For sure my favourite match from you

@TheKnownWorld

Nice to know! Also, considering how rough my start was, this game strikes me as a fairly interesting "favorite match" pick.

@emilsivertsson8944

4y↑1

When you enter underground and don’t want to fight the units that’s guarding the path there. What command are you using to hit surface again without battle?

Love your videos! Keep it up.

@MosCraciun777

4y↑1

hit space bar

@marksmanstits

after this video I've pretty much only been playing rampart and I'm loving it so so much...
im very new at heroes tho so my strategy often involves dwarf-segregation

@TheKnownWorld

8y↑1

+Hanni C That's great to hear! Glad to see you're having fun with Rampart, although if you want pointers on playing other factions, then you might at some point be interested in checking out my other Let's Play videos as well.

As an aside, Dwarf-segregation is quite common amongst the Heroes III populace, so don't feel bad about that. :P

@marksmanstits

TheKnownWorld ive been watching all of your videos in a sort of marathon for about a week now... :S ive learned a lot and i love watching them so so much... thank you!!

@TheKnownWorld

8y↑1

Hanni C No -- thank you for watching, and thank you for playing Heroes III! :)

@changeurways

8y↑1

Hello Mekick! Big fan of your stream and videos, keep up the great work! I have a question regarding RMG templates maps, how do you use it etc? Can you create your own templates? See you on saturday, streamday :D

@TheKnownWorld

+Philip sjolin Hello Philip! To answer your first question, you can use them rather easily by downloading the HD mod from https://sites.google.com/site/heroes3hd/. The HD mod will come with a wide selection of templates that you can toggle in the manner that you see in my videos.

As for your second question, you can, in fact, create your own templates. You would need to tweak the numbers found in an existing template (i.e. rmg.txt in your Heroes III folder) to do this, but I cannot help you much further since I myself have no experience in making templates.

Anyway, I'm looking forward to seeing you on stream day! ^_^

@LeafGreen906

the gold dragon + armageddon cleanup was so satisfying

@Homm3dude88

Any particular reason you only use one centaur instead of the entire stack while scouting during the first couple of turns?

I recently found your channel, and must say it's really great! Entertaining commentary, and exceptional play!
Keep up the good work!

@ganescus

+Homm3dude88 You gain extra movement speed per turn based on your slowest stack of units in your army. So if you have 1 centaur or 20 centaurs you ll have the same speed. He probably wanted to have a hero collecting gold in order to buy heroes that can fight, who will use the army, or ones that will help scout. Also, as Rampart you really need early wood and gold and since there were undefended resources around, why not take them and buy things before you go out and kill units when it is on a very hard game mode.

@Homm3dude88

Stefan Ganescu Makes sense.

@GordonOverkill

4y↑1

After dying four times in a row on the first mission of the first campagne, let's see if this video will get me on the right track! x)

@Phnxkon

4y↑1

Watch how he moves his units. You get a TON of resources in the campaign usually so spend them

@legion999

Jenova's my fav hero, and rampart's my fav faction. Not for any concrete reason, but mostly nostalgia since they were the first ones I picked.

@TheKnownWorld

Interesting! My brother really enjoyed gold-specialty heroes himself when he used to play this game.

@artman40

7y↑4

I wonder...if there was an artifact that would increase the production of a mine three times when a hero is staying there for a night, would it be overpowered?

@TheKnownWorld

7y↑5

In my opinion, that actually sounds like a pretty cool artifact concept! I think the idea of having to plan just a bit more to get that artifact to work would be a nice change from the generally passive effects of other artifacts in the game.

But I would imagine that an artifact with this kind of effect would probably need to be at least Major-class when taking into consideration just how many resources you'll get with this effect (imagine getting 3k Gold a turn instead of 1k from a Gold Mine).

@artman40

7y↑2

TheKnownWorld It's worth of a single city hall. Or two mines.

@TheKnownWorld

7y↑4

artman40 Which, I would argue, would probably be too strong an artifact as a Treasure-class or even Minor-class when taking into consideration that the other Gold-producing artifacts in this game are at least Major-class.

@okashishortbread3459

42:15 It happened to me but instead of it pausing it just skipped between both underground and surface for about 2 minutes before going back to normal

@TheKnownWorld

I can understand skipping between underground and surface, but in this case, Blue's hero just stood there on the entrance and didn't seem to do anything.

@adalone2231989

i know U want to use the unit in the same rampart town. And of course U want to use little magic in the game to protect the fair. But i think the next time when U begin the game with rampart town please choice the "Ivor" hero and set your enemy in the same team. Maybe U know U can take town portal scroll and golden bowl again . That's time U should ugrade the titan and enjoy his shoot. May be everything gonna be easy right?.
I saw all your video and i like it. well done bro and keep going. thanks.

@TheKnownWorld

+ADAlone Greenfield Thank you, but I'm not entirely sure what you're trying to say to me. :/

As I explained at the start of the video, Ivor and Kyrre are certainly among the best available starting heroes for Rampart. But I avoided using them as a fun handicap, and also by popular demand.

And yes, I could have attempted to build Titans, but this is a Rampart video after all.

@TheOfficialPastry

I think the things that new Heroes games get wrong, is the atmosphere. The endless clutter around worlds and the combat makes heroes games good.

@TheKnownWorld

While that could be the reason why many people are iffy about the later entries in the series, I think that the criticisms for Heroes 4 and onward go beyond any single aspect of each game.

@charleslee8107

One problem I've never liked about Rampart, is my inability to field a full lineup. Seriously, how do you put up with fielding dwarves and dendroids? These guys slow the army so much that I exclusively use them for defense.

@TheKnownWorld

Ah, great question. Like you stated, Dwarves and Dendroids slow many armies by a substantial margin. Therefore, my main army composition while travelling (which I don't think I was able to show in this video) generally involves Centaurs (several 1-stacks and one big stack), Grand Elves, Unicorns, and maybe Pegasi. As you can see, all units that I have listed here are Speed 6 or greater.

Now, as for the use of Dwarves and Dendroids, I am glad that you do not consider them useless as many other players have. In fact, Dwarves and Dendroids are incredibly useful due to their high HP, especially in two situations: sieges and creature bank fights (i.e. Dragon Utopias and Griffin Conservatories). Simply chain your army over as you are about to take the creature bank fight and you should be good to go! :)

@timg4574

I've watched a number of your videos, and I'm still trying to grasp your strategy of using the two hero combination when pressing forward (main hero and secondary hero). Do you think you could elaborate? Who presses forward first; do you keep main hero ahead with no troops, and then transfer army from secondary hero (etc)? Sorry if this is a confusing question, but it seems that you have a definite system in place that I've been trying to figure out. Too often I feel I have my main hero stranded ahead vulnerable with the majority of my troops.

@TheKnownWorld

7y↑1

Huh? The "two hero combination"? I wasn't aware that I did such a thing. :P

My use of heroes can really vary depending on the situation. When I push forward with heroes, I usually keep my main hero on the road to have them take fights unless I happen to find a map object worth accessing with my main hero (i.e. a Learning Stone or a Magic Well). My other (side) heroes stray off the road to fulfill different roles, such as picking up mines and resources, scouting paths, or properly positioning themselves for hero chaining.

At the end of each turn, if I know that my main hero is in danger of being attacked, then I try to make sure that most of my army is on that hero so that I'm able to fight if necessary.

@Antroid

As a total hopeless noob in Heroes 3, you know what kind of video I'd really enjoy watching at some point? One full of Massive Rewards! :D Basically, take whatever town is the most powerful (necro? conflux?), use all the cheesy tactics you normally refuse to use, BUT: get the grail AND take all the pandora's boxes and dragon utopias you see. This would probably not be a very worthwhile video to make, but I still want to drop this suggestion just in case you completely run out of ideas :)

@TheKnownWorld

+Antroid I don't think I'll be out of ideas for a while, actually. But I'll take this into consideration -- it sounds fun! ;D

@psychidyllic

And what about Mephala? Armorer specialtiy works miracles with rampart's high hp/week production IMO.

@TheKnownWorld

Oh no! Did I not give a brief mention to Mephala? My bad! :(

I feel that regardless of how beefy some of Rampart's creatures are, Mephala is worth discussing just for her Armorer specialty alone. I either felt like I didn't have the time to briefly discuss Mephala or I just happened to forget about her when I did this video.

Either way, I don't recall ever seeing Rampart players using Mephala as a main hero in competitive matches. This is probably due to the existence of Kyrre, although even if we take Kyrre off the table, Mephala does have her shortcomings. In particular, I'm not thrilled about Mephala starting off with Leadership, and as a Ranger hero she has an equal likelihood of getting Water Magic as opposed to Earth Magic.

@plastictaste9423

8y↑30

YASSS finally Rampart, can't wait to watch this!!! Love your videos :)

@MindVortex23

8y↑4

+Emm mma You can wait. And you will. Muahahha

@plastictaste9423

8y↑1

+DerpSon1000 Nooooo D:

@MorderElg

@DerpSon1000 How very asdfmovie of you. In case you're unfamiliar, check them out. I'm referring to this bit: "I cant WAIT to eat this bagel!" "Yes, you can." "Yeah, I guess you're right..."

@shataygn2302

8y↑28

It is said that the ore pile near your town is still crying today for not being a part of your dragon cliffs. What a sad story :(

@TheKnownWorld

8y↑4

:'D #RIPOre

@marcgroetsch2216

TheKnownWorld campfire can give 4-6 ore

@Bruno-no9ko

8y↑2

love your vids. keep it up

@TheKnownWorld

8y↑1

+Bruno Sandrić Thanks :D

@klemthestranger

8y↑2

OH YES! That's a great video! Thank you, KnownWorld!

@TheKnownWorld

8y↑3

+Aleks Moren Thank YOU for watching. :P

@tylerbennett5381

@TheKnownWorld

Ah, yes! I remember your previous comment and I appreciate your honest opinion about my approach in both playthroughs!

There have definitely been a lot of games where I had a stellar start and plenty of games where I've had a very difficult start. In both cases, I've tried to play at the best of my ability and to make the most of what I have given any restrictions that I imposed on myself prior. Sometimes, this approach might seem like a bit much, but I think most people appreciate me giving it my best shot.

It's good to know that you're still excited to see how this episode will go! Hopefully it doesn't disappoint :)

@fredrikarvidsson7791

Hello! Really love your videos! I have a question regarding hero map movement speed. The heroes map movement is decided partly by the slowest creature in the army, so lets for example say that your slowest creature is a dwarf and you are playing Ufretin with his dwarf speciality. Will the +1 combat speed to the dwarf count in the formula for Ufretins map movement?

@TheKnownWorld

Hello! I'm glad that you're enjoying my content. :)

To answer your question, the extra Speed from hero specialties actually does get factored in when determining a hero's movement on the Adventure Map. This doesn't apply to Sir Mullich, however.

@fredrikarvidsson7791

Thanks! I guess I will be playing him next and get some use out of those slow dwarves ;)

I have another question. My gf and I have been playing quite a lot on hotseat (as allies on impossible) and it is starting to become a bit too easy. Us against all AIs in one team, dividing AIs into different teams, and splitting them all up. Do you know any mod which makes the AI better or a map/maptemplate which favours the AI players to make it harder?

@TheKnownWorld

7y↑1

lol, I hope you have fun with Ufretin and his many Dwarves. :P

To be honest, I've had several people request that I try WoG with the Conquistador mod since it's supposed to make the gameplay against the AI more difficult overall (i.e. increased Health on AI-controlled creatures). I've heard stories of WoG being incredibly buggy and causing mayhem for Heroes III players that want to PvP, however.

Have you perhaps tried playing on the Mini-Nostalgia template where you and your girlfriend are Red and Blue? This setup will cause you each to have to deal with three AI players on your own without direct assistance from the other player, unless you clear some very strong guards first. :P

@fredrikarvidsson7791

Yeah, WoG seems a bit sketchy to me. Feels like the game would lose a lot of its nostalgic feeling if I were to use it.

No we have not, that will be next on our list! Do you suggest all enemies on different teams?

Thanks for your time :)

@TJNathan87

8y↑1

Hi, firstly, another great video. Thanks for uploading. However, for your next video do you think that you could disable the grid on the adventure map? (It's nicer, aesthetically, to watch the video without the grid, like in the previous videos.)

@TheKnownWorld

+Timothy Nathan Actually, some (most?) of my previous 1v7 videos contained the grid. Furthermore, I've seen very few people state that they dislike the presence of the grid, and a lot more who quite enjoy having it there.

To be frank with you, I started this video with it off because I suspected that someone might dislike me having it on. Unfortunately, there was one instance in which I had to turn on the grid to calculate my movement, and then I forgot to turn it off altogether. At the end of the video I facepalmed. :(

So I apologize. In any case, I will try to remember to disable the grid for the next 1v7 video!

@TJNathan87

Hello. Thanks for the (thorough) reply. If most viewers like the grid on, keep it on! I look forward to watching the next video (grid or no grid :P ).

@TheKnownWorld

Timothy Nathan No, that's fine. Although more people seem to enjoy the game with the grid on, I don't think I've heard any complaints about having the game without it on. :P

@cabbagevendor

Great video.These were fun few hours.

@sergeylipov4510

Just wandering on 51:56 did you misclicked with the mouse to step with the centaur captain just one hex further, so the gate remains open after the gargoyles attack and dead?

@skeletonking1174

8y↑6

2:47:50
"I'm glad they're focusing on the Centaur Captain rather than the Master Gremlin" - MK 2016

@TheKnownWorld

8y↑1

+IfYunoWhatIMean ;_;

@skeletonking1174

8y↑1

+TheKnownWorld It's ok MK

@amielaloni123

one of your most amazing game!

@TheKnownWorld

I appreciate the praise, but I'm inclined to disagree. To be honest, I consider this one of my worse playthroughs.

@FOXc09

3:35:12 when you were transfering the artifacts, I was yelling TOWN PORTAL TOWN PORTAL ..sadly you forgot, now I wonder how will you defend the town without Aeris

@FOXc09

7y↑1

aaaaaw snap, the AI doesn't want its town back.. luuuucky.. I'm so high right now, this is super awesome. thanks for all the videos, loved the one for christmas!

@TheKnownWorld

7y↑1

Lucky me, and thank you! I'm glad you're enjoying the playthroughs.

If you liked the one for Christmas, then I think you'll like the one that's going to be coming out soon as well. ;)

@FOXc09

The Known World I could even watch porn with that awesome commentary. Seriously, your random thoughts while involved in the game are hilarious. :'D mhm mhm mhm

@TheKnownWorld

7y↑1

Hehe, let's not get freaky here! ;D

@FOXc09

TheKnownWorld

hahahhaaaa for that bitch peasant with one movement at the end :''''D

@davids.9313

Can you explain this to me, I have always played this differently than most youtubers I have seen a.k.a I try to make my capitol as soon as possible (build market,mage guild, blacksmith, castle...) then go for the strongest monster depending on the town, you do it differently but at month 2/3 I end up at the same amount of troops as you.

@davids.9313

aka explain this strategy to me ( I know it sounds stupid)

@TheKnownWorld

Actually, I don't consider this a stupid idea at all. Others have asked similar questions regarding the "Capitol first" strategy.

Building up armies and using Gold on the map is often the preferred approach by some players because of tempo. By focusing on obtaining a decent army to start off the match, you can farm a good part of the map before other players can. Being able to make progress on the map quickly is also much more crucial in PvP matches where games often don't go on until Month 2, let alone Month 3.

@EnzoElite

Love your videos! The tips have greatly improved my strategy. :) Can you (or anyone else?) perhaps point me to an explanation of how to play Heroes 3 (with HD Mod, without WoG) online with other people? Tried Gameranger and it wouldn't work even after setting up port forwarding. Thanks!!!

@TheKnownWorld

8y↑1

+Volodymyr Hirnyj Hello! Try taking a look into this if you're interested in Heroes III multiplayer on GameRanger: https://www.reddit.com/r/HoMM/comments/3zybvx/playing_heroes_3_with_hd_mod_or_hota_on_gameranger/.

Oh, and one other thing -- you may also need to move (or delete) DPWSOCKX.dll from your Heroes III directory after you install the HD mod for your copy of Heroes III to be fully compatible with GameRanger. Cheers! :)

@EnzoElite

8y↑1

+TheKnownWorld Thank you so much! Looking forward to more great uploads. Maybe one day I'll be as good as you are. :D

@TheKnownWorld

Volodymyr Hirnyj I shall keep the uploads coming. ^_^

@Archredbeard

8y↑2

I like your playstyle, especially with crappy heroes :)

@TheKnownWorld

8y↑1

+Archredbeard Hehe, thanks :D

@janespright

Hi MeKick, what town would you say that is the best on multiplayer medium to large maps and a decent endgame? People were rating Castle above all others (necro and conflux being banned of course) but i just don't see it. Is it true? they take the cake? I was going to say Dungeon/Rampart since on a large map, resources are not that big of a deal and everyone could in theory start week2 lvl 7 dwelling and then clear map, build army etc etc
So what do you think?

@TheKnownWorld

8y↑1

+janespright The way I see it, the answer to your question (i.e. "the best") would probably depend on the contents of the map as a whole. To be completely honest with you, most of the factions (beyond Necropolis and Conflux, that is) are more dependant on the person playing them and the map details rather than the factions themselves.

Sure, Castle is relatively straightforward to play since their units are both quite powerful and reasonably (?) priced. It's easy to say that they're the strongest at first glance when you consider how a week's worth of reinforcements from Castle could, likely, beat a week's worth of reinforcements from most of the other towns.

But then you have to consider other factors that might influence the actual playing field. For example, Dragon Fly Hives are quite common on some random map templates and produce Wyverns when successfully cleared. This works well to Fortress's advantage, since they can readily upgrade these Wyverns to Wyvern Monarchs.

Also, what about heroes? Fortress has immediate access to top-tier heroes like Tazar and Alkin, which is not the case for Castle. All factions have their strengths and weaknesses, and so it is up to you to decide how best to play each faction in order to win. :)

@janespright

8y↑1

+TheKnownWorld Thanks MeKick

@janespright

+TheKnownWorld Btw how do you turn on the grid on the map? :D
Just messing with ya

@TheKnownWorld

janespright Press F5 and click the Grid icon.

@janespright

ok, im going to ask again in your next video :D

@sammyblue4765

8y↑6

"Speaking of which there is a Witch Hut". I giggled.

@TheKnownWorld

Oh, you cheeky one you... that pun was non-intentional. ;_;

@shuva21

How do you do that? If i played exactly the same settings and went underground as quickly as you did, there would be lots of demons blocking the passage and f-ckin sh-loads of gems instead of gold. I mean - how does this get so easy 4 u? :D

@cbop2428

At 41:15:14 how do you move your unicorns' back hex into the front hex of tactics? I know a fair amount of heroes 3 tricks but that maneuver is new to me

@TheKnownWorld

This bug only works with two-hex units. During Tactics phase, move your two-hex unit as far forward as possible. Then, while it is that unit's turn to move during Tactics phase, quickly press A (to activate Auto-Combat) and then ESC. Doing so should cause the two-hex unit to move one hex further than they are normally supposed to.

@cbop2428

Thank you. That must have been an odd one to figure out originally.

@TheKnownWorld

Truth be told, I was informed of this glitch by someone else (Huanito6803).

@J.A.Welhaven

5y↑1

2:57:25 The map spells: <3

@TheKnownWorld

Wow, good catch! :D

@meimeibymeimei8849

Sorry for asking this. But how do you get the quick keys? to split creatures and send off them?

@TheKnownWorld

No worries! Hotkeys for quick army management is a feature of the HD mod, which is downloadable from https://sites.google.com/site/heroes3hd/. The main hotkeys I use with the HD mod are:

CTRL+Click to create a 1-stack
ALT+Click to group up all units of the same type into one big stack
SHIFT+Click to split a stack into two halves
CTRL+SHIFT+Click to fill up all remaining empty slots with a 1-stack

For more details regarding hotkeys with the HD mod, you might be interested in https://sites.google.com/site/heroes3hd/eng/description/extended-ui#QAM. Cheers!

@fireice9763

You should play with evry faction but use only Heroes and units of faction wich you start

@TheKnownWorld

5y↑1

While this does sound like a good idea that would better showcase the units and heroes of each faction, I'm currently committed to spending my time making videos for random map challenges.

I did a more extreme version of this challenge as Inferno not too long ago, though. You can watch that match at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBa2CPoFcnw.

@diegosanas

8y↑1

Yessss!!! new video! thanks Mekick!!

@TheKnownWorld

8y↑1

+diego u My pleasure. :D

@leifskjold1318

Castle Sir! Thumbs up! :D

@Funnirl

8y↑1

glad I discovered your channel :O

@TheKnownWorld

8y↑1

So am I! :D

@Samamurai

I enjoyed the video. Cool playthrough. Although you were clearly not really into it by about 45 minutes in so you started to zone out and make very careless moves. Classic Heroes 3.

@TheKnownWorld

Is that so? Usually it takes me a little bit longer than 45 minutes to be "not really into it".

Exactly which careless moves are you referring to in this video?

@Samamurai

+TheKnownWorld its not meant as a criticism although I can see how it might be construed that way. I really did enjoy the video just mild lapses in attention lead to missing things during scouting and other small mistakes.

@mcsun2628

Do another one with rampart

@ramsrock39

"Are there any redeeming qualities about Gem right now, that I can think of" -MK2k16

@TheKnownWorld

7y↑1

Kappa

@robertgaudet7407

HotA modified her to not start with summon boat on landlocked maps and I'd still rather have the dwarf guy. Ufretin all day erry day.

@ramsrock39

@Robert Gaudet Sounds fake to me

@robertgaudet7407

@Ramsrock39 ?

@dimi192

8y↑15

27:14 "...and they're all viable, because... yeah"
I'd say it's because none of them REALLY are :D

@TheKnownWorld

8y↑5

+dimi192 Basically, yeah. :'D

@Phnxkon

Any chance of a random gen tutorial? It wasn't a feature back when I played and the drop down menu makes no sense to me

@PurplePickle

7y↑1

Hi MeKick! I can't see the amount of steps that enemy units can travel on my HoMM 3 Complete edition. Is there a setting for it or something?

@TheKnownWorld

7y↑1

Seeing how many steps enemy units can move is a feature of the HD mod, downloadable at https://sites.google.com/site/heroes3hd/. Once you have the HD mod, you can press CTRL while hovering over a unit to see that unit's movement range.

@PurplePickle

7y↑1

Oh ok, thanks!

@naitsirk32

mekick you are doing it all the time, so maybe no surprice there, but seriosly some of us (me) are screaming inside for you to tranfer items !!!

@TheKnownWorld

+Kristian ... Yes, I admit that I do need to work on this. I see no reason to apologize, since I think I beat myself up over mistakes like that more than you do (assuming I realize at some point). :P

@cotybruyere4624

I fucking LOVE alliterations!!!

@TheKnownWorld

7y↑1

Hehe, I've got plenty of cheesy alliterations on the titles of my Let's Play Heroes III videos. I have to admit that some of them are pretty lame, though. ;D

@vojtav6636

8y↑1

Do Castle next. I think you can make it look good cause Castle is my least favorite maybe just because i suck at it! :D

@TheKnownWorld

8y↑1

+VOJTAS V Well, Castle's the only remaining faction of the original 8 (9?), so that's all I have left to do. :P

@Imperiusism

+TheKnownWorld You said you'll do Cove too xD

@TheKnownWorld

8y↑1

Jan Beljak Yes, I know. But the original 9 factions come first, of course.

When I said "that's all I have left to do", I meant regarding the original factions in the game.

@Imperiusism

Alrighty. Cove is awesome so, looking forward to it. Archery/Water magic/pathfind/ballistics/offense ftw D:

@TheKnownWorld

So much to do with Cove, but only one video to do it. ;)

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@asbjrnandersen768

5y↑1

Speed it up to 1.5 and its not too bad.

@awldune

Are there random templates that have fewer portals/gates? I hate especially the extreme number of subterranean gates I see on most of these maps.

@TheKnownWorld

+awldune Without fail, Jebus on XL with no Underground should spawn a map with no portals and gates whatsoever. I would only recommend this template for either practice or PvP, however.

But if you're talking about a map template that you can play against AI, take a look into Spider and 8xm12a. By my recollection (my memory is quite faulty though), Spider was a lot simpler in how the gates and portals were lined up. Meanwhile, the zones in 8xm12a are very straight and narrow, so the portals and gates there should be a bit easier to maneuver through. I hope this helps!

@awldune

Great response, thanks for taking the time!

@TheKnownWorld

awldune No problem! Make sure to try them out first (my disclaimer) to see if I'm not spewing out random BS. :P

Cheers!

@TheDoomerBlox

3:39:16 - THE HEART OF THE CARDS
HOW DOES IT WORK PHARAOH?
THE HEART OF THE CARDS

@TheKnownWorld

+ZeddBloaxigan PLEASE GUIDE ME

@TheDoomerBlox

TheKnownWorld
JUST TRUST THE HEART OF THE CARDS

p.s. dumbass strategies when (e.g. rushing for dendroids with rampart and creeping using those and a "stop going so slow" hero alongside the main)

@aa282171

THAANKS MATE, FANTASTIC!!
:))

@TheKnownWorld

+aa282171 You're welcome. ^_^

@brankokolevski9894

8y↑1

i've actually never been able to win with rampart so pls teach me senpai

@TheKnownWorld

I shall show you my ways. ;)

@brankokolevski9894

+TheKnownWorld already watched the vid so i learned your ways...kinda

@TheKnownWorld

Branko Kolevski Is that so? :D

@brankokolevski9894

+TheKnownWorld no i am ashamed ASHAMED i teel ya

@TheKnownWorld

Branko Kolevski But why? D:

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@miszczflesza3845

You're pro man.

@TheKnownWorld

I appreciate the compliment, but I have to note that there are many other players out there at the competitive level who are more skilled than I.

@RT2Dext

In the rempart 200% video you got stuck with no resources like ore and all , and therfore you bought other buildings in the city at the early stage of the game , But what would you bought in first 2 weeks if you had these resources ?

@TheKnownWorld

I believe that I went over my build path plan prior to the start of the match on this video. If I'm not mistaken, I probably would've built an Enchanted Spring (as a prerequisite for a Unicorn Glade) in order to get Unicorns. Once I got the Unicorns, I would've used them so that they could act as a second stack of reasonably fast, hard-hitting melee units alongside my Centaur Captains.

@RT2Dext

The ore shortage that you had would not prevent you from buying Enchanted Spring and unicorne glade (just 5 ore for first unicorne building ) so you needed large amount of ore because you needed to build citadel in the first week . my question is what is neccesery first - citadel or city hell in the first week

@Akira_781

Wait.... What do I do when life gives me lemons?!?! 40:40
Lmao🤣🤣

@desireeke55

do you have any video's or will you do one for people starting out with heroes 3?

@TheKnownWorld

??? Videos of what?

@desireeke55

TheKnownWorld how to get started, what's smart to get early on in the game, what enemies to fight or wait with and so on

@TheKnownWorld

Oh, you're talking about tutorial-type videos. Have you seen my "The More You Know" series strategy guide yet? I'm in the process of working on it at the moment, but it isn't yet complete.

@desireeke55

Ah no I haven't yet, I'll give those a try, thanks!

@TheKnownWorld

You're welcome! :)

If you're interested in learning more about what to get early on in the match, I discuss such topics at the start of each faction-centered Let's Play video. I have no plans to discuss knowing what fights you can take since these mainly come with experience.

@qwertycarz

8y↑1

I was hoping you were gonna play Thorgrim. I still enjoyed watching it tho.

@TheKnownWorld

8y↑1

+qwertycarz While I didn't try using Thorgrim, I actually tried playing Ufretin with some pretty terrible results. :'D

@qwertycarz

lol that sounds awful.

@TheKnownWorld

8y↑2

qwertycarz Take my word for it -- it was pretty awful. Trust me.

Even a Dwarf Cottage couldn't save the Dwarves as a whole. RIP.

@sonofnorth8816

8y↑6

30:38 "i might be able to finish this video fast" :D

@TheKnownWorld

LUL

@shoe7525

It's actually triggering how much money you waste buying and dismissing heroes

@KasperDMiranda

29:05
I'll see if i can nail him from be-.......
Just nail him.

Great video!

@TheKnownWorld

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the innuendos – I mean, the video. ;D

@KasperDMiranda

I do. After seeing your videos, I put on 7 computers on 200%,. I messed it up within ten minutes, I still can't believe how you can!

@TheKnownWorld

It takes a fair amount of practice and game knowledge, I suppose. It was only recently that I started going against the AI on 200% difficulty – even a few years ago, I was used to playing on 160%.

@88Nieznany88

8y↑1

have you considered cutting video in for example 30 min - 1 hour parts and relase these parts more often? it's hard to find time to watch 5 hour video.

@TheKnownWorld

8y↑11

@stefanpcgamesplayer9204

What program use for your games Heroes of Might and Magic III?

@TheKnownWorld

+Stefan PC Games Player I play Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Shadow of Death with the HD mod, downloadable from https://sites.google.com/site/heroes3hd/.

@stefanpcgamesplayer9204

TheKnownWorld I know that game I played a long time ago I still play sometimes, good old game :)

@TheKnownWorld

Stefan PC Games Player Indeed it is!

@Unzahlige

6y↑1

4:16:04 Caught for speeding.

@TheKnownWorld

lol

@AlwaysAtractiv

the ai sucked in this map basicly running in circles all the time

@padsinator

hey, i played against cpu on 160% and had everyting. but out of nowherethe enemys hero got Throng of chaos hydra. my best hero cant fight that. i've had 40 angelsso far this round. so i wondering how the cpu got 150 chaos hydras?

@padsinator

is there a glitch or something?

@TheKnownWorld

+padsinator It is likely that you left them alive for too long and they probably got a second Fortress town (and, probably, an external Hydra dwelling of some sort).

@padsinator

no, it was only one fortress town and they where Zounds 2 week later. But thanks for reply

@kontras23

@TheKnownWorld

Hello! This is a fair observation, but what exactly do you mean when you refer to me having "shitty" maps?

From the description of what you want to see (i.e. a "tough one with lots of treasure areas"), you may be interested in my 8xm8 video -- that's one where I start off with relatively few resources and am surrounded by treasure areas.

Thank you for commenting!

@3croN

Is Inferno the worst faction?

@TheKnownWorld

Personally, I would give that title to Tower, but that's just my personal take on it. Despite this, any faction can work out fine if played in the right hands.

@3croN

8y↑1

Yeah, I forgot to take into account the cost of buildings, was just thinking about the raw strength of armies.

@TheKnownWorld

3croN Don't forget about Inferno's Demon Farming. ;)

@3croN

+TheKnownWorld What was demon farming? Raising demons by pit lords? How does it work?

@TheKnownWorld

3croN Yes, that's right. The idea behind Demon Farming is to take all of the units you acquire on the map that you don't actually need and then turning them into Demons using Pit Lords.

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@chrislang1344

i run in to the problem that AI always gets Dimension Door and Townportal and i dont have it in like 7 cities. Bites me in the ass after a while cause i cant catch them. :/

@TheKnownWorld

If this is the case, then I'm guessing that you have dragged out your games for way too long (especially taking into consideration that you've built 7-ish towns' worth of Mage Guild Level 4s/5s). DD and Fly are not necessities against the AI, although they do help me speed things up by a significant margin.

@Ownager

Out with the old, in with the new!

#RAILGRACE

Of course you need more wood...

Keepo

@TheKnownWorld

+Ownager go awey Kappa

@Ownager

TheKnownWorld 1v1 me bro.

Kappa

@Ownager

+TheKnownWorld #NeverLucky #AlwaysOneStepShort 2:17:00

@TheKnownWorld

Ownager :( Usually my Rampart games go quicker than my Stronghold games. This one was an odd game.

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@kakas12345

8y↑11

Jumpscare at 1:24:57. Your'e welcome. (My freaking ears...dear lord mekick :D)

@TheKnownWorld

8y↑4

+Mrsupergaming z :'D

@midnightdragon67

Kakas123455 um

@TheDavidherring

How come sometimes my town portal lets me choose and sometimes it sends me to the nearest?

@TheKnownWorld

6y↑1

Your hero's proficiency in Earth Magic is responsible for whether or not you can choose which town you go to. If you have Advanced Earth Magic or Expert Earth Magic, you can select any of your towns as a target for Town Portal. Otherwise, you'll only be able to go to your nearest town.

@Soviless99

i just found out kyrre is a girl. never knew… my mind is blown

@KeLuHanh

The journey to find out Expert earth was funny:xD

@GusZiliotto

heey man, been lovin your vids :)

whadaya think about the wog mod? I play it a lot (cuz I suck and exploiting it helps me to get thru 200% :)

@TheKnownWorld

8y↑1

Hello! Personally, I've never tried the WoG mod so I have no real opinion of it, but I've heard some mixed reception between different players for it (some really love it, others really dislike it, and there are some in-betweens).