Very importantly, please choose 200% difficulty.
And the starting computer set must be chose as instructed. Then you can enjoy the game.
Wonderfully new HoMM3 map, full of amazing ideas. If you can't read Chinese, then you must be the strongest player or you can't finish it. Already carefully and completely tested.
Author: Peter (Budapest, Hungary), 19-02-2021 13:32 Like Link to savegames - Ira the Mage Dear Valery,
Thank you for the feedback.
I created a google drive, and put the saves there. I have the saves of similar situations in the SoD and Wog + SafeSOD versions. When I restarted the map, I was a bit faster, so there is some difference in the number of days.
You'll see two test cases in the folder. In the hero_units test, the green hero in front of the necro castle has grand elves in SoD, but somehow it has sylvan centaurs in the Wog version. In the movement_test, when you end the turn, the hero moves into the anti-magic garrison for SoD, but in the WoG he has 1 more tile of movement and it is impossible to get him into the garrison. The latter situation forced me to restart the scenario. I did not notice any other difference between the two versions up to these points.
Link to files:
https://drive.googl e.com/drive/folder s/1e3I2tr6tRYw35 uWjL04iKtW3e3qfVR2 U?usp=sharing
(remove spaces)
Thanks for looking into the issue. It is also possible that my WoG configuration was wrong, but I only had the Safe SOD mod enabled. I would be interested in what you find.
Let me also remark that I really enjoyed your TeW 3 + 4 maps. :)
Keep up the good work!
Cheers,
Peter
Author: Valery, 19-02-2021 04:01 + - Ira the Mage Do you happen to still have a save from that bug? I am the creator of Safe Sod mod and I would like to see that movement bug, or at least tell here what exactly happened when where so I can look into. Thanks
Author: ddoraa, 18-02-2021 19:51 translate - Ira the Mage how fix symbols>?
Valery writes:
19-02-2021 03:22
+ - Ira the Mage
It's easy, learn chinese then buy a chinese version of the game, you will understand everything then.
D&D3.5 (France) writes:
18-03-2021 15:01
Translation - Ira the Mage
Here is the corrected google translation of the map : https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1 hFtVY4uksqOt5nSlrmZFxREK0hv1z-Al?usp=sha ring
Author: Peter (Budapest, Hungary), 17-01-2021 00:05 Like Exceptional map - Ira the Mage I just finished this adventure. It was a long and awesome journey. Very nice ideas in a lot of battles and in many quests.
Sadly, I could not read any of the text, but I would be curious about the background story.
I think that this map requires a good amount of persistence. In some fights it was hard for me to find the best strategy. In some of the anti-magic garrison battles a morale bonus can be a lifesaver.
First I tried with WoG+Safe SOD, but one quest that depended on the movement amount of the opponent hero was buggy, and I had to restart around month 14.
I recommend it to everyone who enjoys tactical battles and thinking in solving quests.
Valery writes:
19-02-2021 19:59
+ - Ira the Mage
Thanks. Initially all my mods are for Era 2.4.6 F which is the last version before Era author implemented new features but also unavoidable bugs.
I will look into your save, thanks
Valery writes:
19-02-2021 20:47
+ - Ira the Mage
ok, I can't load any of your saves on Era 2.9.14, it crashes. But on Era 2.4.6 they load surprisingly.
Do you happen to have saves from :
1st and 2nd day (if on second he has sylvains, thats all I need), 10th day and 20th day, just to see what's going with his elves?
Valery writes:
19-02-2021 20:48
+ - Ira the Mage
You can use my email address (is in any of my maps readme) so we don't pollute this thread
Valery writes:
20-02-2021 00:31
+ - Ira the Mage
Peter, can you please load any save from your game, with exact same mods as when you played, then hit F11, that will extract scripts.
Then go in Heroes 3/Data, you will see a folder "extracted scripts", can you upload it somewhere for me?
Peter (Budapest, Hungary) writes:
28-02-2021 11:19
email - Ira the Mage
Hi Valery,
Sorry for not responding in time. I didn't get any notification that you responded to my message here. I will look into my saves and send you the data in email.
Cheers,
Peter
Author: frifix, 15-11-2020 15:36 Language - Ira the Mage Yes. I will do this map, if somebody will tarnslate it into english or, I would be happy, into german.
D&D3.5 (France) writes:
18-03-2021 15:48
Translation - Ira the Mage
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1 hFtVY4uksqOt5nSlrmZFxREK0hv1z-Al?usp=sha ring
Author: Ngon Com, 29-09-2020 19:06 Recruit crash - Ira the Mage At month 22 week 1 day 1, I get crash when recruit Arch Devils.
Author: CB, 28-06-2020 21:20 good - Ira the Mage good
Author: Oleg (Russia), 31-05-2020 17:18 Like Grail - Ira the Mage Hi everyone,
I just finally completed this crazy map, but I did not find the Grail. The problem is that I could not find the last piece of the Statue of Legion - te Torso. I can`t find it even in map editor. Where I am supposed to find it? Did everyone here actually completed the Statue?
Thank you in advance, Im really curious!
Aenr writes:
07-04-2021 13:46
Grail - Ira the Mage - Ira the Mage
Hey, the torso is found in a seer's hut on the north east side of the map (142,43). Where did you find the loins? It's the only part I didn't find...
Aenr writes:
07-04-2021 13:58
Grail - Ira the Mage - Ira the Mage
Ok, I found it, it's in an event just before the quest guard for the statue of legion. The dragon zoo is the map to the treasure.
Author: Manos (GREECE), 18-05-2020 13:04 Orange castle 89,22 - Ira the Mage Great map so far. Can i win the orange castle at 89,22 without fire magic? I have berserk but not so may spell points (220) to win the battle... Can someone help me?
Author: Albert, 24-04-2020 22:31 How to kill red dragon by harpy? - Ira the Mage I dont have terrain advantage , like some people had in gameplay. So i cant attack dragon more than once.
Albert writes:
27-04-2020 09:44
Impossible dragon? - Ira the Mage
No terrain advantage to win battle
Barbuta writes:
28-04-2020 16:57
Advantage - Ira the Mage
Disable HD+ option in the HD mod launcher
Author: Barbuta, 21-04-2020 22:21 Please Explain - Ira the Mage "Month of creatures never come before you get the grail or you eliminate any AI players of other colors. every month should be the month of ladybug(and every week is the week of eagle)."
How does choosing town types as the instruction and choosing 200% difficulty guarantee there will not be a month of creatures?
Can the author or someone else explain how you can set up the map in that way.
Author: Takács János (Hungary), 14-01-2020 05:45 Like I love this map - Ira the Mage My favorite battle:
https://youtu.be/EOv 5pqoGzss
Author: Mael (France), 23-12-2019 01:06 opinion - Ira the Mage Une carte très longue et tres difficile, bref très passionnante. Un voyage compliqué plein d'astuces incroyables.
Certains combats sont cependant trop longs : la répétition des même tactiques durant les combats finit par lasser ( tuer le dragon avec la harpie est à la finale ennuyant même si l'astuce est géniale ou encore tuer 400 behemoths en se cachant derrière un 'force field')
Author: Mael (France), 23-12-2019 00:57 tips - Ira the Mage Hero ennemi avec packs de 4 sharpshooters, utiliser le pendentif et le sort onde de la mort
hero ennemi avec elemental, utiliser hynose sur les fées puis bloquer les elementaires de magie en les attaquant avec les fées (la tente de soin les bloque)
Après navoir tué les géant et obtenue la clef de la tente noire, aller apprendre le sort téléport en utilisant 'water walk pour accéder au magic shrine
De même, utiliser la clef noire pour allet à la tour d'observation puis utiliser 'water walk' pour accéder aux passage marécageux
une fois la ville inferno capturée, il faut débloquer la suite de la carte en obtenant 5 diablotins pour ouvrir le garde près de la 1ere ville havre capturée
combat contre les dragons noirs : utiliser téléportation sur les arbalétriers pour les placer là ou les dragons ne peuvent attaquer . N'avoir que 2 stacks 1 stack tireurs + 1 stack effrit
heros ennemi avec 2 packs de 15 behemoths : remplir le champ de bataille de mines, n'utiliser que le sultan effrit qui peut aller sur les mines sans dommages, détruire les behemoths en les faisant se déplacer sur les mines et en utilisant le sort 'armaguedon 9; ( cahque mine tue un behmoths 8 mines en tuent 8 et le sort environ 5 alors que l'ennemi ne peut en ressuciter que 7)
héros avec les 5 phenix + 2x5 dragons noirs. Votre sultan est probablement suffisement résistant pour supporter l'attaque d'un stack, placez-le au bon endroit du champ de bataille où il ne subira qu'une seule attaque par tour
attaque de la garnison de la ville donjon : utiliser armaguedon ( votre sultan effrit ne sra pas affecté et doit etre votre seule troupe) puis 'champ de force' pour le protéger et ainsi de suite
combat contre les dragons fantomes, utiliser votre pack de chiens de l'enfer et des stacks de 1 paysans. Proteger les chiens derrière champ de force + lenteur + anti magie + armaguedon
Contre le joueur avec 3 dragons qui utilise armaguedon, il faut l'attirer sur la case de la garnison anti-magie. Il ne pourra plus lancer son sort et sera facile à battre
pour éviter le joueur vert avec les 5000 archanges et choiper la clef tente bleue foncée : invoquer un bateau puis se déplacer pour en construire un 2e au chantier naval un peu plus bas à gauche. Le jouert vert va embarquer puis débarquer pour tenter de vous attaquer. Il faut lui échappper en utlilisant le 'admiral s hat'
pour atteindre l'ile avec le nain il faut utliliser 'water walk' et n'avoir que l'effrit comme troupe pour voyager plus vite. Il faut aller d'ile en ile jusqu'àu 'redwood observatory' puis finir son tour sur une case eau située en bas à droite du 2e ile au crâne, entre l'ile et un rocher.
heros ennemi avec les sultans effrit : équiper votre héros pour avoir 12 points de magie puis lancer 'death ripple'. Seul votre sultan effrit survivra avec un seul point de vie
Garnison avec 30 dragons azur : 50 diablotins plus 1 effrit. Les dragons vont attaquer les diablotins.? Lancer 'berserk', éloigner l'effrit, lancer 'armaguedon 9;
pour accéder à l'île avec le 'cloud temple', il faut tout d'abord dégager le passage en navigant avec un bateau (récupérer le 'heaume de l'illumination& #039; ouvrir la barrière qui necessite un élémentaire de feu, prnedre le blois flottant qui permet d'acceder aux terres de la ville donjon,etc) puis se rendre sur l'ile qui possède des étables avec seulement le sultant effrit. De cette ile il y a deux chemins pour rejoindre la ville donjon et il faut bloquer celui du haut avec un bateau. S'arrêter sur l'eau ( y terminer son tour de jeu) sur le 2e chemin. Il faut s'assurer de bénéficier du bonus de mouvement des étables pour pouvoir effectuer toute la traversée jusqu'au panneau situé près du 'cloud temple'
héros avec 5 démons : il faut qu'il embarque sur le bateau( dégager le garde juste à sa droite, puis libérer le chemin jusqu'à finir le tour à côté des nomades à gauche) puis qu'il ouvre la 'pandora box' et ensuite le vaincre pour libérer le chemin.
héros avec 3 archidiables près des étables : vous ne pouvez pas encore le battre ! c'est la course ! il faut laisser le héros ouvrir le garde blanc près du 'refuge' entre la garnison verte et le garde vert. Pour faire faire demi-tour au héros ennemi, il faut se positionner juste en dessous de la garnison verte car il voudra vous attaquer. Puis le prendre de vitesse et récupérer le nain. Ensuite attendre le héros vert près de l'eau à gauche. Il va s'approcher et il faudra de nouveau le prendre de vitesse et s'enfuir avec le nain.
attaque du chateau nécromancien : assembler l'artefact 'elixir of life' qui régénérera les PV de votre effrit à chaque tour. 'ice bolt ' et 'frost ring' sont très efficaces contre les élémentaires de feu
Aller tuer le héros vert avec ses trois diables pour liberer le passage situé près du tourbillon en mer entouré de granison violette. Le tourbillon est accessible
Garde qui demande '1 pit lord & & deamon' pour passer : enroler le 'pit lord' puis attaquer les paysans. il faut laisser les paysans tuer un groupe de 4 créatures dont le total de PV est supérieur à 35 pour que le pit lord puisse ressuciter un démon
Clova the seer a le bouclier des damnés
Héros avec le 'imp' : il n'est pas possible d'acoster pour le tuer. Il faut donc qu'il vienne vous attaquer. Pour cela libéerer le passage jusqu'à la ville nécro et constituer une armée avec un seul 'imp' puis approcher vous au plus près en bateau. Il viendra vous attaquer mais grace au 'necklace of swiftness' vous lancerez le sort en premier même si vous etes en défense
De nouveau le héros vert avec les 1500 archanges... il est imbattable. Il faut l'attirer vers la garnison anti-magie située sur l'ile de la mer en dessous des étables (étables situées à l'entrée de la zone ).
*1er mouvement : libérer le passage jusqu'à la garnison anti-magie en bordure de mer et y stocker provisoirement toutes les troupes
*2e mouvement : libérer l'accès au 'tomme de la magie de l'eau ' mais ne pas le prendre, il faut le laisser au joueur vert - ensuite se réfugier dans la zone au dessus de la garnison où les troupes sont stockées
*3e mouvement : prendre 2 diablotin (ou bien 2 staks de 1 seule unité qui seront sacrifiés) puis lancer 'water walk' pour capturer la garnison anti-magie située sur l'ile plus bas et y déposer un diablotin
*4e mouvement : à faire dans le même tour que le 3e mouvement. Capturer la garnison antimagie à droite près du moulin et y déposer un diablotin. puis retourner chercher les troupes à la garnison de gauche
*5e mouvement : libérer l'accès au moulin. Le joueur vert va attaquer la garnison de gauche puis celle sur l'ile et s'y retrouver bloqué !!
peut-être tu as fait le combat sans le correctif sur berserk ?
Author: Mael (France), 12-12-2019 22:41 no army - Ira the Mage i have no army anymore because i gave the angel to pass the guuard.
Now i'm stucked by a rogue
Plz help
Author: Ronander (Swedwn), 04-12-2019 20:22 Inferno citadel - Ira the Mage Really fun map, but now I´m stucked. The arrow tower does 48 (always) dmg, and my Efreet sultan has 90(91) health.That means that I only can stand one turn. Right clicking on the arrow tower give the information that it inflicts 10-15 dmg.Any suggestion?
Valery writes:
05-12-2019 00:24
+ - Ira the Mage
Do you play in wog version?
Ronander (Sweden) writes:
05-12-2019 10:19
- - Ira the Mage
Hi Valery. No, with Hota and no other mods.
Valery writes:
05-12-2019 12:10
+ - Ira the Mage
Well, I don't play Hota but I read there are bunch of changes from SoD, some of them invalidating many SoD maps.
Ira the Mage is for SoD
Author: Jaakko M. (Suomi), 17-10-2019 00:47 Like Mission accomplished! - Ira the Mage Finally finished this amazing map! Took me quite some time to finish this but no matter, still was able to pull it off!! Was truly mind blowing map; some ideas and puzzles were absolutely sick and beyond imagination! Ending was bit of an anticlimax though... Really should have made the ending better (never even got the statue of legion so it seems it was not mandatory to get after all + there was no final boss at all so to speak!)! I still consider the Wayfarer to be the greatest map of all time but this was a very nice map and full of unique ideas! Good job!
Yaroslav writes:
17-10-2019 17:55
... - Ira the Mage
Now it's time to play Xiedu :) It's hundred times better than Wayfarer in terms of ideas and complexity. IMHO
Jaakko writes:
19-10-2019 03:25
Xiedu - Ira the Mage
Thanks for the tip, have to try that one!
stefan (Poland) writes:
07-05-2020 15:13
IRA - Ira the Mage
just finished WOG-ified version - it was easy as hell, cause on first day hero found Tome of Air in the well ;) this map should be played only in SOD ver
Author: JK (Vienna, Austria), 29-09-2019 21:35 English - Ira the Mage How do you all play the game - it is all in Chinese, but yet I see bunch of other folks playing it... am i missing something?
Yaroslav writes:
30-09-2019 01:01
... - Ira the Mage
It's playable without reading and text understanding. As any other map in HoMM 3.
Author: bge, 18-06-2019 14:29 stuck on the first crusader fight - Ira the Mage My issue is this is supposed to be a straight forward fight but no matter what i do one of the stacks will always get morale and kill can anyone tell me what am i doing wrong or is it just some freak bug that occured
tomas7902 (Slovakia) writes:
03-01-2020 13:12
Same issue with crusarder morale - Ira the Mage
Hi
I have the same problem. Were you able to find a solution?
Ok i found the solution. You should kill the 1 crusader with lightning bolt and then run before the 2nd until you get morale and then fight. He will not get the morale as before and you win.
bge writes:
06-01-2020 12:07
re crusader fight - Ira the Mage
actually when i did the fight on HotA i had no issues go figure
Author: fitx (Moscow, Russia), 07-03-2019 16:52 120 sultans - Ira the Mage Hello!
i stuck after i killed 120 sultans (107x78)
where should I go after? :(
fitx (Moscow, Russia) writes:
07-03-2019 17:03
fix - Ira the Mage
78х107 )
Author: wasilix, 20-02-2019 10:08 Harpy vs red dragon layout - Ira the Mage Hi there! I know that the battlefield layout should have a pocket for my harpy to beat the dragon, and I found a "let's play" video having that layout.
However, I can't get it for whatever reason. Anyone has a clue why it may happen? I don't have a screenshot of my layout, but it's basically a couple of obstacles (a lake, and a branch) that don't form anything resembling a pocket.
Author: lukas, 31-01-2019 02:48 beg - Ira the Mage i can't even defeat the first dwarf wtf?? :(//// how r u supposed to kill a dwarf with 1 sprite??
Just run and wait with sprite,hit after (with no retaliation);but You'd better give up - this map is not for you
Author: wiktor, 27-12-2018 17:46 download-help - Ira the Mage i cant download it
can any one help ?
wiktor writes:
30-12-2018 03:00
further info - Ira the Mage
it is downloading as a .rar file and i dont know how to convert to a next file
Evgeniy (Moscow, Russia) writes:
30-12-2018 13:38
Install heroes 3 map - Ira the Mage
This map is available in both easy (simple) and normal (normal) versions. The easy version is very difficult and suitable for players who have just started H3. The normal version is recommended for general H3 players.
The compressed package contains 4 image files, all of which are optional. Gamselb0.pcx and gamselb1.pcx are the backgrounds for scene selection, hpl000el.pcx and hps000el.pcx are the main characters. Players can decide whether to use it or not. If you need to use it, put it in the game's Data folder. The above files can be removed directly when not needed.
This map is a pure SOD (Death Shadow) map. Use the hero invincible three death shadow version (3.1 or above) to play. It is recommended to run under Chinese version or Chinese patch, otherwise it will be difficult to play if you can't read the story.
Unlike the general map, be sure to set advanced options before the game starts. Failure to do so may result in failure to clear the customs.
1, please be sure to set the difficulty to be extremely difficult (200%).
Everything on this map is designed for 200% difficulty. It is not compatible with other difficulties. If you choose low difficulty, some battles will not win. Please don't waste time trying. The author is not responsible for any errors that may occur on maps that are not 200% difficult.
2, race selection, please choose: Red Underground City, Green Cemetery, Orange Castle, Purple Hell, Cyan Tower.
This choice avoids the appearance of the moon of the creature before Chapter 53. The types of cities on the map are fixed. Choosing a race does not change the situation on the map, but it affects the month of the creature. If there is a month of biology in the early mid-term, it is very likely that it will not be able to pass customs.
If you have any other questions, please contact the author Liu Xuelian.
wiktor writes:
09-01-2019 00:47
download-help - Ira the Mage
thank you but my problem is that the map is downloading as a .rar file but my pc doesn't recognise this so i was wondering how to convert it to a .txt or a .H3m file
Author: Motor (Modiin, Israel), 24-12-2018 22:45 Like Fantastic map - Ira the Mage Finished 200%,24 month 3 weeks 7 days.
Never played something like that. Liu you are genius. Thanks for the map.
Author: Motor (Modiin, Israel), 06-12-2018 19:46 Like unforgettable map - Ira the Mage unforgettable map, that should be must school for every heroes3 player.
I am after Thunder Helmet on the desert Hills redwood observatory. I see the south east corner with lizards where I have to go, but it's not enough movement points. I have only Efreet sultan and visited stables before. What I'm missing?
motor (Modiin, Israel) writes:
07-12-2018 12:51
solved - Ira the Mage
nice and unusual, like it.
Author: Jaakko (Suomi), 13-11-2018 19:56 Like Stucked - Ira the Mage I'm stuck and cannot proceed. Can some one tell me where to find any of these items/units:
Pendant of death is in the water, press V you will see the map with artifacts as stars.
Author: Jaakko (Finland), 12-11-2018 17:58 Like Insane shit! - Ira the Mage I gotta hand it to you; this map is beyond goddamn everything. Some ideas and stuff are just insane. This map has broaden my ways of thinking even more!!
Only minor minus is that it is almost constant struggle from the beginning to the end and there is little room for error... I mean, give us a break!😉
Author: LordL (Moscow, Russia), 02-11-2018 23:00 Invisible obstacle - Ira the Mage I can't go through this area for some reason. How to fix this?
Author: Marcin (Polska), 15-09-2018 01:24 Ira the Mage - Ira the Mage podoba mi się
Author: Alex (Moscow, Russia), 06-06-2018 12:22 Like NO ARMY AT ALL - Ira the Mage Hi everyone. Great map btw, but I have 1 question: how am I supposed to beat 1 Rogue without any creatures in my army?(I gave away 1 angel to pass by Quest Guard)
Mael (France) writes:
13-12-2019 19:32
no army - Ira the Mage
once you get the angel, put your sharpshooter in garnison in one of your castle
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