Heroes 5 Manual 3.0 to 3.1 changelog for the Tribes of the East

Legend:

• FIX: bug correction or important missing detail in previous manual
• UPD: update due to a balance change or new feature in the latest patch
• NEW: new content (new section, new comment...)

Generic

• UPD: new 3.1 official texts used
• NEW: creatures listed in the abilities section are now links to the corresponding creatures table
• NEW: First pages slightly reorganized

Heroes

• FIX: Coven Mistress (Dungeon) - bonus shot doesn't trigger with area spells
• FIX: if the Avatar of Death is killed, Arantir loses all his Mana points immediately
• FIX: details added for Pounder and Warchief (Stronghold)
• FIX: official description fixed for Paragon Knight (Haven) and Banshee (Necropolis) - effect does not increase with the hero's level
• NEW: comment added for Golden Tongue (Fortress)
• FIX: Tracker (Stronghold) formulas fixed and effects explained

Duel Heroes

• UPD: multiple Duel Heroes updated to 3.1 (+ some errors fixed from 3.0)
• FIX: stats bonus from Enlightnement is now indicated (it is applied randomly on each duel)

Heroes 5 Skills

• FIX: SkillTrees/SkillWheels - Wizard: Remote Control also requires Mark of the Wizard
• FIX: SkillTrees/SkillWheels - Warlock: Teleport Assault requires Pathfinding, not Scouting
• FIX: SkillTrees/SkillWheels - Demon Lord: Gate Master requires Recruitment, not Diplomacy
• FIX: Attack/Retribution - the bonus is limited to 25%
• FIX: Dark Magic/Corrupted Soil affects only non-flying creatures
• FIX: Blood Rage/Powerful Blow - the chance for a critical strike is increased by 10% (giving 40% with Excruciating Strike, and 10% without). The Barbarian spends only half a turn to place the link.
• UPD: Light Magic/Storm Wind - enemy flyers -20% Initiative, -2 Speed (instead of -10%/-1)
• UPD: Summoning Magic/Fog Veil - enemy shooters' damage decreased by 20% (instead of 10%)
• UPD: Logistics/Warpath movement points bonus reduced to 250 (instead of 350)
• UPD: Defence/Defend Us All: Goblins reinforcements now depends on the current week's number
• NEW: Sorcery/Mana Regeneration - Mana regeneration rate is doubled to 2*Knowledge Mana Points per day
• NEW: Enlightenment/Intelligence - Mana regeneration rate is not increased

Heroes 5 Creatures

• UPD: Zealots now have 7 shots (instead of 5)
• UPD: Horned Grunts now have Defense 2, Initiative 8 (instead of Defense 1, Initiative 9)
• UPD: Matron icon updated
• FIX: Whirlwind only damages enemies
• FIX: Force Arrow does not stun the target
• FIX: Acid Breath is the same as Fire Breath (as before), not Prismatic Breath
• FIX: Torpor - all three types of Vampires do maximum damage against sleeping stacks
• FIX: Siphon Mana drains 0.125 Mana per creature in the stack (half the "Mana Drain" amount), not 0.5
• FIX: Stormcaller - details added
• FIX: Magnetism - details and example added
• FIX: Irresistible Magic has no effect on Enchanted Armor
• FIX: Bear Roar - details added
• FIX: Energy Channel - the spells' cost is reduced by 25%, and rounded down
• FIX: Blinding Attack - Blindness is cast with basic mastery (with Spellpower 8: duration is 1.6 turns)
• UPD: Sabotage works if Target_HP is lower than 10*Gremlins_HP (instead of 5*Gremlins_HP in 3.0)
• UPD: Firehound - damage to other targets reduced to 0.75 (instead of 1)
• UPD: Death Wail (Banshee) damage formula updated (damage has been doubled)
• UPD: Leap (Horned Grunt) - Horned Grunts take triple damage retaliation after leaping (instead of double)
• UPD: Festering Aura (Rot Zombie) reduces Attack by 3 (instead of 2)
• UPD: Torpor (Vampire Prince) lasts for 2 turns (instead of 3)
• UPD: Sorrow Strike (Ghost Dragon) - Sorrow is cast at Expert level (instead of Basic)
• UPD: Crippling Wound decreases target's Speed by 40% (instead of 50%) and Initiative by 20% (instead of 30%)
• UPD: Manticore's Poisonous Attack lasts for 10 actions (instead of 3)
• FIX: Crushing Blow (Untamed Cyclops) - if at least one enemy stack is stunned, the target stack does not retaliate
• FIX: Wheel of Fortune (Djinn Vizier) - duration is equal to the stack Spellpower
• FIX: Evil-Eye (Bloodeyed Cyclops) - the effect is permanent
• FIX: Incorporeal only allows 2 hits/misses in a row (not 3)
• NEW: Liquid Flame Breath - comment detailed

Heroes 5 Spells

• FIX: Horde's Anger is reduced by magic protection and can be resisted. It can not be reflected by Magic Mirror.
• FIX: Call of Blood - only the target receives Rage Points, not the rest of the army
• FIX: Master of Earthblood adds +4 to the effective Spellpower of Arcane Crystal and Blade Barrier
• NEW: Vampirism - effect of undead attributes clarified
• UPD: Arcane Armor "no mastery" formula fixed to 250+50*Power (instead of 250+250*Power!!)
• UPD: Divine Vengeance power decreased
• UPD: Rune of Charge is active for one action (instead of one turn), including waiting or defending

Heroes 5 Artifacts

• NEW: comment added for Crown of Leadership
• FIX: Spells from Wands are always cast with Advanced mastery and Spellpower 8

Heroes 5 Towns

• UPD: Stronghold grail can now be built before reaching town level 15

Heroes 5 Map Locations

• NEW: added comment about Military Posts
• NEW: added comment on Magic Shrines and Battle Sites for Barbarian gaining experience instead of spells

Weeks

• FIX[en]: fixed a few "Week of..." in-game descriptions with incorrect creatures names (Week of Flame, Week of Hydra, Week of Gremlin)

Racial Skills

• FIX: Artificer - mini-artifacts' effects are automatically increased each time the Wizard enters a town with the Arcane Forge built, if his Knowledge is higher (effects are never decreased)
• FIX: Necromancy - Amulet of Necromancy removed from the Necromancy% modifiers table
• FIX: Necromancy - the current amount of Dark Energy in your pool is displayed in the Dark Energy bar, just below the resources bar
• FIX: Blood Rage - Rage Points are gained when attacking, even when missing
• UPD: Blood Rage - Damage absorbed reduced and formula for Rage Points transfer updated

Hero Development

• FIX: Barbarian chances of increasing statistics are 45%/35%/5%/15% (not 50%/35%/5%/10%)
• NEW: Barbarian development strategy
• NEW: Gaining Experience - Custom Treasure Chests offer Gold-500 experience
• NEW: Gaining Experience - Barbarian gain 1000*Spell_Level instead of learning spells
• NEW: Gaining Experience - 50% of the battle experience is still gained if a neutral army flees when attacked

Heroes 5 Main Game Mechanics

• FIX: Movement - Familiar ground gives +2 speed to creatures, not +1
• FIX: Movement - Tracker analysis updated with correct formulas
• UPD: Neutral faction's spellcasters (Water Elemental, Mummy) do only 30% damage with spells
• FIX: Fortress native war machine is Ammo Cart, not Ballista
• NEW: Initiative - explanations added about combining different bonuses
• NEW: Initiative/Starting Combat - paragraph added about Haggash, Centaur Commander
• FIX: Initiative/In-combat modifiers - Deep Freeze added to paragraph about Master of Ice
• FIX: Morale - elementals are subject to Morale

Heroes 5 Advanced Game Mechanics

• NEW: Extended the analysis about how to dispel curses and blessings, with new detailed tables
• NEW: Triggering abilities subsection completed with all the details about ToE abilities
• FIX: Magical Immunity only protects from spells up to level 2/3/4/5, depending on Light Magic mastery
• UPD: Astrologer Tower week change will apply the week's effects
• NEW: Memory Mentor - added the per level cost table
• FIX: Memory Mentor - Heroes do not lose their remaining movement points
• FIX: Memory Mentor - Enlightment bonus to primary stats is removed if Enlightenment is unlearned
• NEW: Diplomacy subsection updated with Golden Tongue and Crown of Leadership effects
• FIX: Mixed armies - Chance_To_Join computation for mixed armies explained
• NEW: Defile Magic - added table with pre-computed chances
• FIX: Defile Magic - improved phrasing in the list of possible outcomes

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