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Thread: Let's Play: ~Metataxer's Revenge~ This thread is 14 pages long: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 · «PREV
Nikos
Nikos


Adventuring Hero
posted June 09, 2016 10:34 AM

Hello again!
I would like to repeat my request/suggestion that you provide a fast and basic strategy to beat enemy heroes (mostly red) without the orb of vurnerability.
I think that most players (including me) won't be able to follow such a time-saving playing to the end and get the orb in time so some extra help will be well appreciated.
Please consider it!

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RoseKavalier
RoseKavalier


Admirable
Supreme Hero
posted June 09, 2016 03:09 PM

Schedule is busy for a while but I'll think about it. One thing for sure - I'd have to use cheats to set up fights because saves are gone since I formatted when I upgraded my OS.

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Nikos
Nikos


Adventuring Hero
posted June 09, 2016 06:41 PM

Thanks!
I still have your save file from month 2, week 4, day 7 when orange hero ScytheScroge made the game freeze.
Using both WOG and Era II I found a way to lure him into landing and everything is OK again. I can send you the next day save file if you need it.

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Salamandre
Salamandre


Admirable
Omnipresent Hero
Wog refugee
posted June 09, 2016 07:21 PM

RoseKavalier said:

saves are gone since I formatted when I upgraded my OS.


Thats odd. I own wakeofgods.org which has 100 GO storage. As I store there more than mods, saves for my maps, utilities, many things related to heroes, you guys could ask me if need to keep things. Currently only 5% is used.

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RoseKavalier
RoseKavalier


Admirable
Supreme Hero
posted June 10, 2016 12:00 AM

It's not odd, I had problems with some mods and was using a virtual machine to get ERA working. I wanted a clean start on my harddrive, just didn't bother to transfer close to 1GB of saves. In any case, all that is needed to reproduce is shown here

But thanks for the offer, real nice of you!

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Nikos, right that save remains hosted. I can get to fight the reds relatively quickly by using cheats (like half hour). Since request is 'what if you can't do it as quickly', I will wait some time in-game, say month 5 to have army matching slower progress.

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Salamandre
Salamandre


Admirable
Omnipresent Hero
Wog refugee
posted June 24, 2016 07:04 PM

Btw, the theory saying that blind stacks are invisible to AI, it isn't really true. AI will use sacrifice on blind stacks.
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Era II mods and utilities

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RoseKavalier
RoseKavalier


Admirable
Supreme Hero
posted June 25, 2016 03:18 AM
Edited by RoseKavalier at 03:19, 25 Jun 2016.

True, that's a good point - Sacrifice may be used. I suppose it's important to specify that blinded stacks are, to my knowledge, not considered targets for defensive spells. What I really mean is AI will not attempt to Cure/Dispel blinded stacks. But Sacrifice/Resurrection are valid. Maybe others as well (didn't test) but priority is greatly reduced if AI does consider them.

The more you know

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Salamandre
Salamandre


Admirable
Omnipresent Hero
Wog refugee
posted June 25, 2016 01:42 PM

AI will definitely cast anti magic on blinded stacks -probably not because is blinded but because is coded to. It amazes me as the priorities seem to be on HP and primary stats and not on immediate dangerousness level. I blind his 500 cyclopes when attacking his town, yet he will start systematically by casting anti magic on behes, while they can't and will never be able to hit me.

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RoseKavalier
RoseKavalier


Admirable
Supreme Hero
posted February 03, 2017 12:02 AM

RoseKavalier said:
bloodsucker said:
Do you have the Dragon Scale Armour? Maybe it only considers attack and deffense.

Oddly enough...

The setup I used for the fight, +5 Power armor.


No armor at all gives same result... (no other change)


Now equip Dragon Scale Armor (no other change):


Now I'm really lost as to why this happens.


Several months after the fact, I've managed to explain this phenomenon with an algorithm.
This post shows the algorithm as well as some basic examples.
This second post shows more examples which explain my post I've quoted above.

Long story short
The 2 situations where it can happen are:
1-AI has higher Tactics skill level than you
2-AI attacks you (irregardless of your Tactics skill level)

How to change behaviour
add/remove a few of your strongest units
AND/OR
add/remove some Attack/Defense from your hero

Either or both will force AI to split/combine its shooters which will make it more manageable.
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My Let's Plays: Metataxer's Revenge - The Empire of The World 2

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Xyphistor
Xyphistor


Hired Hero
posted March 19, 2017 11:16 PM

Thanks for the awesome walkthrough
I downloaded Metataxer's Revenge ages ago, but never got anywhere with it...
I'm now following this guide to the letter, but in M1D2W1 when I re-hire Mr Vertigo I only end up with 15 Enchanters, you seem to get 18?
http://heroescommunity.com/viewthread.php3?TID=42172&PID=1351123#focus

Also, I'm running it with ERA2 and SAfe SoD as you did, but my HDMod doesn't seem to be working (the game loads as "Heroes III HD" but none of the HDMod stuff (like swapping artifacts/troops between heroes) is there... In the WoG options I disabled everything, is there something else I should/shouldn't be doing?

Cheers,
Xyph

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RoseKavalier
RoseKavalier


Admirable
Supreme Hero
posted March 20, 2017 01:00 AM
Edited by RoseKavalier at 19:09, 20 Mar 2017.

Xyphistor said:
Thanks for the awesome walkthrough
I downloaded Metataxer's Revenge ages ago, but never got anywhere with it...
I'm now following this guide to the letter, but in M1D2W1 when I re-hire Mr Vertigo I only end up with 15 Enchanters, you seem to get 18?
http://heroescommunity.com/viewthread.php3?TID=42172&PID=1351123#focus

I'm afraid I don't know why it does this. The only time I remember seeing this happen was when I loaded my save with SoD and HD+ to check something.

The only reference I'm finding right now is erroneous but it might have to do with the bonus 2nd/3rd starting stacks that are random.

EDIT
*100% odds for 6 Enchanters first stack
*75% odds for 3 Enchanters second stack
*25% odds for 1 Enchanter third stack
Couldn't confirm odds but here is link to number of Enchanters and stacks. (russian)
FizMiG Homm3 Reference

EDIT2
Tribute to Strategists has the following numbers which I'm more inclined to believe:
9% odds only 1 stack
69% odds 2 stacks
22% odds 3 stacks

Xyphistor said:
Also, I'm running it with ERA2 and SAfe SoD as you did, but my HDMod doesn't seem to be working (the game loads as "Heroes III HD" but none of the HDMod stuff (like swapping artifacts/troops between heroes) is there... In the WoG options I disabled everything, is there something else I should/shouldn't be doing?

Cheers,
Xyph


See this link.
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My Let's Plays: Metataxer's Revenge - The Empire of The World 2

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Xyphistor
Xyphistor


Hired Hero
posted March 22, 2017 07:50 PM

Cheers mate,
Downloaded the latest HDMod and copied your settings in, looks like it's working now

Shame about the lack of Enchanters, guess I'll just have to see how I get on with only 15

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RoseKavalier
RoseKavalier


Admirable
Supreme Hero
posted March 23, 2017 01:15 AM

Since you're using ERA, you could always use the Trainer mod to repair the 9%-screw-you-rng which can have a significant effect this early in the map.
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My Let's Plays: Metataxer's Revenge - The Empire of The World 2

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fred79
fred79


Disgraceful
Undefeatable Hero
posted March 23, 2018 12:35 PM

@ rose:

i hate to necro a thread for off-topic, but i was wondering if you could guide me in the direction of these wonderful battle screen backgrounds you posted:





these files aren't present in metataxer's revenge, or anywhere else i tried looking.

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zmudziak22
zmudziak22


Supreme Hero
Heroes 3 Fan
posted March 23, 2018 12:37 PM

Download Morn Battlefield. Look in ERA Mods.

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fred79
fred79


Disgraceful
Undefeatable Hero
posted March 23, 2018 12:40 PM
Edited by fred79 at 12:41, 23 Mar 2018.

thanks. i had morn battlefields downloaded in a folder, but i couldn't find the ones i was looking for. i must've put them elsewhere, and i can't find them via a name search.

the undersea one will especially come in handy in the future.

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RoseKavalier
RoseKavalier


Admirable
Supreme Hero
posted March 23, 2018 10:45 PM

fred79 said:
@ rose:

i hate to necro a thread for off-topic, but i was wondering if you could guide me in the direction of these wonderful battle screen backgrounds you posted:

Glad you got your answer
Now that you mention it, it feels like SoD could use these nice looking battle screens, I may have to make a plugin for that.
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AdamK
AdamK


Hired Hero
posted January 31, 2019 06:32 PM

HI all,

when i start the HDmod (with era.exE) i cannot see any map in the list:/
How can i fix this?

Br,

Adam

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