ζ Фopум ζ:  The Guild of Craftsmen   Добавлено: Пт Dec 13, 2019 22:54   Тeмa: New Horizons v2.90 discussion thread



So the broken balance in Genesis is because of Astral Energy? It's a great spell but it won't win you battles. Instead in NH:

- magic is totally broken (mages outclass anybody else up to the point that even other heroes should take the mage hybrid)
- look at spells like Supreme Power or Mass Bless
- mod creator even changed Spellpower bonus progression (from +1/+1/+1/+1/+2 to +1/+1/+2/+1/+1)
- the sun bracelet that gives +2 spellpower

And there are many other issues, among which:

- too many item sets means you'll never complete one
- 'get scroll for mage tower' quests are impossible now

And the crashes at enemy turn, the turn duration, the fast enemy level up etc.

ζ Фopум ζ:  The Guild of Craftsmen   Добавлено: Сб Ноя 23, 2019 13:57   Тeмa: New Horizons v2.90 discussion thread

After playing this mod for so long, I came to the conclusion it's totally broken.

- game balance is totally broken
- opponents leveling up too fast in later shards
- enemy turn duration is horrible
- too many bugs compared to vanilla
- the new hero pics are beyond horrible


Even if 2-5 could be fixed, the total loss of game balance cannot. The only good things about this mod are the new units and races, but they cannot make up for all that has been lost, sorry.

ζ Фopум ζ:  The Guild of Craftsmen   Добавлено: Чт Авг 29, 2019 23:48   Тeмa: Source code?

I'd like to help with coding/debug, is the source code somewhere? I don't know if there has been some progress in the russian version compared to 2.90 (english), but in last english version there are things I'd like to try to improve, especially enemy turn duration (it's too much and kills the game I think).

ζ Фopум ζ:  The Guild of Craftsmen   Добавлено: Сб Апр 22, 2017 22:09   Тeмa: New Horizons v2.70 discussion thread



In reality it was a Priest (commander+mage) and I din't increase spellpower at all.



Maybe "damage increases significantly against evil targets"? Or "low karma of target"?

ζ Фopум ζ:  The Guild of Craftsmen   Добавлено: Сб Апр 22, 2017 0:43   Тeмa: New Horizons v2.70 discussion thread

Then it's increase from spellpower? I think it should not increase, +1 to everything is good enough, there was +2 stamina before and it was also good. Mass attack/defense are for bigger increase, but I didn't find them yet.

ζ Фopум ζ:  The Guild of Craftsmen   Добавлено: Пт Апр 21, 2017 23:29   Тeмa: New Horizons v2.70 discussion thread



Normal bless is +1 to all attributes for one unit, mass bless why +5? It's a huge bonus. All units with over 20 attack and 10 defense for a 3rd level spell isn't normal.
I never noticed problems with runes, all I know is that I don't like reincarnating gnolls, but maybe I'm the only one? Runes fitted them much better, I think.

ζ Фopум ζ:  The Guild of Craftsmen   Добавлено: Пт Апр 21, 2017 23:17   Тeмa: Is version 2.50c still available somewhere?

2.50d is also my favorite version (I had kept a copy), much better gnolls and I also liked orcs more.

ζ Фopум ζ:  The Guild of Craftsmen   Добавлено: Пт Апр 21, 2017 23:04   Тeмa: New Horizons v2.70 discussion thread

I registered to report some bugs:

- spell Mass Bless gave me a bonus like +5 to all attributes on all units
- the new harpy ability "hit and run", if the harpy attacks and dies because of counterattack, the hexagon where she started is permanently "full", even if empty
- shock spell (sacred magic), description says "damage increases significantly for lower karma", sure it was meant higher karma? Since it's sacred magic not necromancy

I also agree that metamorphoses should be Wizardry or Sorcery, there's no harm in keeping one old name if it fits better.

I still despise deeply the new half-demon gnolls, why you don't make an new faction, "possessed" or "demons spawn" that has this reincarnating ability? They could be like cultists. Please bring back old gnolls with runes.