Some time has passed since the vampire lord Nikolay whas put back to sleep by the sylvan hero Findan. Now his right hand Vladimir senced thet it's time for the dark knight to rize again and bring chaos and destruction to who ever stands in his way.
And it seams the Griffin Empire is Nikolay's first target. All that only if Vladimir will acomplishe the ritual of resurection, which is not going to be that easy in specialy whan you're in the middle of the Griffin Empire.
Author: Christian, 24-05-2021 03:31 Tomb not accessible - The Dark Knight I don't know if anybody will read this because its 2021 but ill try anyway.
So ive collected all the 6 keys but i still cannot ressurect nikolai, i am the underground and in front of the tomb but i can not go to it, the game wont let me. Tried it with the artefacts on my hero and without them, it just doesnt work, i even tried to cheat all spells , still didnt work, please help
Author: Bojangles (Helmond, netherlands), 07-09-2017 01:15 Like The Dark Knight - The Dark Knight Verrek, is dat een map van jou. :-) ik speel hem nu pas. Heel leuke map, heb ik toch weer iets nieuws ontdekt toen ik de battles wat moeilijk kon winnen. Ik zal je die tip niet onthouden: laat een hero met 7 (niet ge-upgrade) ghosts aanvallen. Frenzy is dan een prima spell. Voordat die ghost op zijn.... Bedankt voor al je maps. Heb ik in al die jaren veel plezier van gehad.
Author: Daniel (New Zealand), 17-04-2012 01:57 Like good map overall, a few possible improvements Overall I enjoyed this map, more or less standard single player adventure map. a few things though I would like to point out.
1, the map is too big, it could have the same amount of content in a smaller package easily, the sea journey itself took like 3 weeks, most of the time my heroe was just sailing in straightline. similarly most things on land are too spread out.
2, enemy faction too weak. I played on Hard with lookahead depth set to Hard (E.E), AI set to aggressive. still the enemy posed little threat to me, he only ever attacked one of my secondary heroes with almost no army and never tried to take control of the central region or invade my town. I think the problem is natural monsters are too few and either too weak so they dont help level up or too strong so the Haven AI cant beat them. eitherway, it wasnt challenging enough.
3, my own secondary heroes dont get enough level ups. in a similar vien, by the time my main hero is levelled enough to go on to further advantures, there isnt much left for secondary heroes to level up. so the game was pretty much single heroe advanture instead of of more complex and interesting game that could involve multiple heroes attacking and defending arund different places.
4, repetitive. early on in the game Necro is a bit weak so you cant take on powerful naturals, but once you get frenzy the game is cake. for all non-undead and non-elemental monsters you just frenzy them and get them to slap themselves around. then later you get expert summon magic, killing the rest with blade barrier + mines was just as easy. sine there was no strong enemy heroes to play against, overall i find the fighting to be boring and repetitive.
5, memory mentor too late. I think for single player maps, memory mentor is best to be accessible early on in the game. it generally makes the game more enjoyable. most cant afford to use him extensively early anyway so it doesnt break the game. memory mentor in this game arrives way too late, by the time i got to him I was level 35, i was able to level up to 32 with fighting then used sylvan ancient to level up 3 more. I didnt need him by then.
6, last act unecessary. the very last part of the game was a bit redundant because the new hero was too strong and as said before the Haven AI was already too weak.
Author: Marius (Braila, Romania), 08-05-2010 10:55 Pentru zack. Mue ma!
Author: AG, 23-02-2010 04:59 @zack is there a map that fits your requests?
Which?
Did not find bugs and script errors... Please let us know where you got problems!
Author: zack, 01-02-2010 12:58 Like not that best at all Linear story, straight forward gameplay. means no replay value.. many bugs and script errors...
did u ever tested your mapp???
at least its too easy...
dont know why it has 10 points... 7/10 are really good for this...
Author: Chris (California, USA), 04-01-2010 00:47 Great Single-Player Map One of those maps the author clearly spent a long time working on. Certain battles are tricky, but nothing is unfairly unbalanced; I recommend it for casual players (like myself) who just want to play through a straightforward game. The plot is also nicely conceived, albeit a little histrionic at times...;)
Author: Andrean (Berlin, Germany), 02-12-2009 03:08 recommend map ;-) very nice map, and very interesting but not very hard;
finished on heroic in month 7, with nearly 3000 vampires; AI never had a chance ;-)
Author: KolyCats (USA), 11-06-2009 06:09 Highly recommend Very nice map. I like the way you laid out the map in order to make the game last longer. It was also a good idea to limit it to one opponent, which allows for a larger map that doesn't take forever to let the opponents move. I really like that the game lasts long enough for you to really build up your heroes - I've never had so many powerful heroes, or one that became as powerful as my best hero in this game. Lots of fun. Some minor mistakes, such as areas that are impossible to get to. The earlier complaints don't seem valid to me - the game definitely is NOT unbeatable and everything you need to find to win the game is there. The AI needs to be a bit reserved in order to let you explore the map without getting destroyed in the early part of the game. By the end, you're so powerful even a smart AI wouldn't be able to stop you. I definitely recommend the game to others, just don't get hung up on poor English.
Author: Marius_GTO (Braila, Romania), 25-03-2009 17:44 THX! Thanks, Franzy! I'l start thinking about this idea. I can think o diffrent paths. I may got an idea. But how do I get them to comunicate? I can simply make the first map with, let's say 2 or 3 endings and make 2 or 3 maps that are the next mission, each for the path that you chose in the previus... I'l try to understant how you make the campains...Thanks again for the ideea.
Christian writes:
24-05-2021 03:35
Tomb not accessible - The Dark Knight
please help, got all 6 keys but i cant resurrect nikola, tomb not accessible , pls help
Author: Franzy, 24-03-2009 15:35 Re Game engine allows creating of non-linear campaigns (pity this ability is not used in official campaigns). Why don't you give the choice INGAME? Create a campaign that can have different ending paths, that would be great.
Author: Marius_GTO (Braila, Romania), 05-03-2009 11:39 Please Read: This is not about the map, but about some future maps, a set of campains. At first I thaught I let it be a surprise, but I changed my mind and I want to ask you for sugestions: You can tell me something about the storry you would want to see, about some specific objectives you would like to complete. Now here is my version, I'l be short: Nikolay is back from the dead and has a part of the Griffin Empire under siege, he intends to expand the Undead Empire(The Dark Knight). Elsewere, Biara return and kills a Knight(The Awaken). Veyer knows about a future eclipse that wont be predicted by tha Blind Brothers. He intends to invade the Griffin Empire, and be victorious. He does, but meets Biara and eventualy gets killed by her.Duncan gets killed while deffending the Griffin Empire(The Seventh Eclipse). Freyda runns to gather ore troops(Lost Paradise). Raelag passes through the Dead Zone to get to the Silver Cities(The Dead Zone). The Sovrereign - Kha-Beleth finds an ingenious ideea to get out of Hell switching bodies with Nymus(Out of Hell). Now there are two ore thre missions that sems to be a problem:
Vanishing Point: Who would you like to "vanish" Biara at the hands of Nikolay ore backwords, and when that hapends, what should teh final mission be like?
Nikolay(your campain hero) killes Biara and Kha-Beleth, and waits for Raelag and the others to save he empire and anihilates them(The Undead winn the final battle). or Biara(your campain hero) kills Nikolay, she waits for the Sovereign(your second campain hero) arrival. and brings "Heaven in Hell"- a sugestion for the final map name.(The deamons winn). Ore Raelag and the others(Zehir, Freyda, Findan)- Your heroes in the campain - come and be victorious over the Undead Empire/Demons. You can chose. Figure out what sugestion is the best. Tip in the final mission: Tere would be less action if Nikolay ore Sovereign are the campain heroes - You would just have to wait for the "cavalery" to arive and defeate them one and for all. But on the other hand, if you are eith the "good teame" you should have some other objectives besights the one of getting the Griffin Empire to there rightfull owners. I am waiting for sugestions. Please, if there is something that you wana see then tell me. Maby some of you have a better ideea, or some sugestions that might be usefull. Please tell me.
My best regards to all Heroes Players!
Author: Franzy, 01-03-2009 01:06 Not a masterpiece Story: 3/5
Almost no story, so nothing else to say. Not very original idea either.
Style&Design: 3.5/5
Overall good, but could be better. A few interesting views, but not very detailed. Mapmaker forces player to search the whole map for borderguard keys, and considering map size... Not cool. Especially considered some of them are pretty hard to find.
Balance&Difficulty: 2/5
Played on hero, didn't seem very difficult. Computer heroes pose no real threat, as they can not leave the outskirts of their towns (apparently). There was a few interesting battles... but nothing that required great wits.
Map quality: 2/5
Poor. Obviously the mapmaker did not playtest his map. There are many unaccessible places (shrines, mines, etc) on the map. Script errors also present. For example, you can ressurect Nikolay without all the required artifacts.
Replay value: none
Linear story, straight forward gameplay. Why would you spend 10-15 hours again?
Overall mark: 3/5. Not a "must play", yet can be interesting for those who like plain and not very difficult maps.
Hint: Build up one hero, get him Mentor perk, hire 7 else heroes, mentor them, and watch your Dark Energy reserve rise up to the sky.
Author: Marius_GTO (Braila, Romania), 26-02-2009 12:55 key is.... If I tell you were is the key then where would be the funn of trying to find it on your own?! ;). Think, there are some regoons that you havent descoverd yet. Have you explored the map at least 80 or 90%? if not do that and you;l find the key.
Author: TEAL KEY MASTER, 26-02-2009 12:50 WHERE IS THE key for TEAL BORDER GUARD? WHERE IS THE key for TEAL BORDER GUARD?
WHERE IS THE DAMN KEYMASTER??????????? ???????
Author: vali (Bucuresti, Romania), 22-01-2009 20:08 indeed, very good map! lots of fightings with giant armies, long, long walks and a bit stupid ai;)but that make the map funy and enjoyable. who said u can't kill ai, in the end, din't know heroes;) u have enough army from heaven dwealings to kill everything on the map! good work mate and keep up the good work, don't worry about those trolls who don't like the map:D
p.s. make more!!!
Author: Quique (Rosario, Argentina), 17-01-2009 01:28 I liked this map a lot Had a lot of fun playing this map. Be ready for some loooong walks though, haha (not that it matters anyway). Grats to the author !
Author: Markus D. (Munich, Germany), 12-01-2009 15:07 Like Very,very good! The map is wonderful! I do not understand the other bad opinions! People shall take their time, explorer everything before giving bad feedbacks. The author spend his time - and in this case he spent it with a very good result! A user said before it is the best map! Well...for me it is one of the best maps I played. So, people, instead of bitching, show some respect, gratitude and...I f you don't like what you find here, go and make your own f*** map! marius , I had a look at your maps and I think you made indeed a very good job1 Keep going so and do not listen to ...Hyenas... Toll! DANKE!
Author: Peter Prescott (Denmark), 12-01-2009 14:57 Like The best map!!!!Congratulations Marius!!!! This is the best map I found for Heroes V ToE!!!! Extraordinary map... Fun, tension....IT IS UNBELIEVABLE! Took me 3 days to finish it (12 months, 3 weeks, 3 days )but...WOW! This is no waste of time! And Marius... You are Romanian! Tine-o asa mai departe! SUPER!!!
Author: marius (Braila, Romania), 25-11-2008 14:01 Dear Swiss Miss! Yo Swiss Miss! I was wondering ... Did you eaven finish the god damn map before you posted that coment ore it was a little "super-hard&quo t; for you? Did you eaven looked at the other coments. What I think: You should get John Wayne out of your head, go to the campaines and play them all from the first one in H5 Original to ToE and then will talk about my mam and how it's made. By the way have you eaven try to make a map? No, or at least you didn't postet eny...And I'm not eaven going to say something about scripting...Have a nice day and before you set a coment be shure of what youre saying.
Author: Swiss Miss (Luzern, Switzerland), 21-11-2008 21:25 Waste of time above easy NO town portal (on an XL map? Why even bother giving summon creature?), NO access/ability to destroy AI castles, crap spells in the ONLY town you can own (pre-set by the maker), AI's weekly creature prod. is 4.5 to 1 (making the armies virtually impossible to overcome since you have NO additional income), secondary chars have almost no chance to get involved/get levels. Why did you even bother to make this a ToE map, when you utilize NOTHING ToE offers? I should have known the moment I read the intro NOT to spend half a day giving it a chance. John Wayne once said "Life is tough. It's even tougher when you're stupid." Go watch some John Wayne before you make another map. I give you a "3" rating for effort.
Author: dennis (san francisco(belarus)), 23-10-2008 01:29 maps work allright dont listen to LAW(us) - tomb is accessable, very easy map to play...yes there are some places u cant get due to a tree..but u dont need to get there anyway!!! have fun..though map is a bit boring cause ai wont attack your castle ever!!!!
Author: zawangel (France), 21-10-2008 01:38 Very great map Thank you for your very interesting map, another one !!!!
Author: Prairie Player (Minnesota, USA), 11-10-2008 00:53 Map works for me I completed the map and was able to resurect Nikolay without too much problem. The map does have some idiosyncrasies. I was not expecting to lose Vladimir completely (and the large army I had built up with him) when Nikolay was resurected. I agree that one city will probably not provide enough troops to defeat all of the Haven cities but the key is capturing the Haven dwellings and those creatures can be converted to Necromancer troops. Overall I thought it was a pretty interesting map.
Author: Law (U.S.), 29-09-2008 23:27 Map doesnt work!!!! K after playing this map for a hot min. and getting to where you can reserect the hero ive noticed alot of problems!!!! 1. The tomb is unaccessable.... 2. There are parts of the map on the north west that are blocked off due to a tree in the way if thats where the last artifact is i'm pissed. 3. After the fog of war is removed the permenant troops numbers increase to fast for you to create enough troops w/one castle.. DO NOT DOWNLOAD... Unbeatable. This map is beautiful but it needs alot of work.
Author: Arama Marius (Romania Braila.), 28-09-2008 11:07 Tip for map This is for all H5 players who download, downloaded or will download this map: The main idea is to colect the six keys: that are the necromancy artefact set + the helm of necromancer and the skull of Marckal. You wont have acces to the castels(human castels) this is posible only wen you resurect Nikolay. I hope with this tip you will all know what to do. Play on!
Psoy (Edmonton) writes:
02-02-2016 05:44
Mr. - The Dark Knight
Map is awful. Author makes a lot of mistakes in English.
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