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How does Treasury in Heroes IV work?
It adds 10% to your current gold per week. In Heroes 3, you'd simply get a 10% bonus to your current gold at the start of a week.
As Heroes 4 changed everything to work daily instead of weekly, you ...
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Heroes of Might and Magic: can't get out of town
I finally figured it out. There is a third way out of the area in addition to the two guarded by waspworts:
Even though the wall looks solid, the circled area actually has a gate in it and you can ...
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Is there any reason to choose Naga over the Genie in Heroes IV?
Naga is in a bad spot. It's inferior to a genie in pretty much every way.
Even against magic immune enemies genies can just summon creatures to take hits, whereas you need to spend mana on nagas to ...
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How do I estimate enemy strength?
There is no golden rule, as too many factors can affect battle result.
But I can give a few hints on how one can understand battle difficulty:
You should know number of creatures you are going to ...
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Is Stealth actually that useful in Heroes IV?
Stealth can work as you describe for a single hero, but it requires quite a lot of experience to use, GM stealth already takes 10 skill points total, then you want pathfinding, combat, magic ...
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Should I actually build Cloud Castle in Order campaigns? Why?
Of course, titans are a lvl 4 creature and among the best shooters in the game. They may be expensive, but they certainly are worth the money. Titans and dragon golems are about equal power. Titans ...
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Is there any reason to choose Naga over the Genie in Heroes IV?
Personally, I've always been a naga fan. Combining them with a cast of haste or flight gives you a powerful shock unit that has the "No Retaliation" skill. Plus they are quite capable of taking a hit ...
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Is it possible to modify failure conditions for already started scenario?
I have tried it in the past, and it didn't work: you will sadly need to start your game over. Once the scenario has been started, there is no known and easy way to modify the save.
Theoretically, you ...
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Heroes of Might and Magic 3 or 4 (persistent world mode)
What you are looking for is called "Play-by-mail" mode. Unfortunately, quick search didn't yield any results for HoMM. But if you check this list on Wikipedia Play By Email Video Games, there are some ...
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Heroes from different factions
There are a few penalties.
Morale loss
mixing creatures of different factions reduces morale of the entire army
From the wiki:
Army Factors
Basic Morale stat of a unit is +1.
Presence ...
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Any reason to cast Fortune when able to cast Summon Leprechaun?
According to this wiki Summon Leprechaun should be preferred:
A very useful spell, maximum Luck makes the target creature or hero take 1/3 less damage than they otherwise would. It also cancels the ...
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How to understand which creature is the best to be mimicked using Phantom Image or Create Illusion in Heroes IV?
Generally, a summon is there to be a meat shield. You want it to take retalitations and attacks, while your real creatures stay safe and then strike themselves.
To do that, you want high speed, good ...
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Does doubling base damage have the same effect as doubling base attack in Heroes of Might and Magic IV?
Short Answer: Multiplying base damage has the same effect as multiplying attack.
Explanation:
Confirming the damage formula with the manual:
Damage is calculated by multiplying the attacker's ...
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