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Lol watching your Video you want to leran about europe....

Haha I like the funny words you are saying my guy :D I know so little about five that I don't even know if that is a meaningful or significant change, but I will trust that after we get a little bit of experience in Heroes 5 that it will all become clear to me :) I take it that you are a big fan of H5, yes?

@@Phixfox on the whole yes, i'd say that 5 is probably my favorite mechanically. as for what the skillweb/wheel means, is that closer to how 4 worked, you have Big Skills, and those can have up to 3 sub skills, some sub skills require specific other sub skills to learn bigger nastier ones, and in base 5 each of the hero types has some significant differences in what can be available at all, the 5.5 mod....balances this but making the majority of them available, but it also costs some flavor at the same time.

@@lolkittensnya3717 Good explanation, I can follow that. That will be very interesting to see the differences then, I already have 5 so after wards I will just have to find the mod for the download! Looking forward to it :D

A voice professional! From your RUclips page I see that you help others with their "social intelligence through voice control" (let me know how off my translation was there), and I am very interested to know what you mean by that and how you work? I do not have any professional training. I do make an effort to do an enunciation exercise before I get started, I try and eliminate filler words and pauses, and after a year of doing videos I have found a rhythm that I feel comfortable at. It is a huge compliment that you ask! When I watch other French creators I often enjoy that they have a bit of a slower pace so I can somewhat keep up, but I am sure that there are some that are rapid and some that are slower in their speaking. I wonder if there is a cultural difference in speaking pace at play?

I hear that! I have no idea how hard or difficult something like that is to program, but for now I feel like there are times I am getting destroyed by the AI already 😂 Eventually impossible really will be impossible!

I definitely got a little crazy after it worked, and I did not have the winning strat until we reloaded and went on defense, but it was nice to pull off an otherwise impossible win. I honestly can't think of any other way to win that fight from that point! Thanks!! And good to see you back on stream :D

Haha it was a really nice moment, and I am glad that my face betrayed how I felt :D

That moment is one of my favorite 😂 I really needed those artifacts 😉

What a kind compliment! Thankfully it helps out tremendously here when hope feels lost, and it worked out this time :) Thanks!!

Absolutely manhandled 🤣

They were 4 steps out of my way! And then I immediately wasted time doing other silly things which negated any advantages I might have otherwise picked up 😅In other words, I got no excuse 🥲

@@Phixfox Apologize accepted, captain Phixfox

Oh no! Sorry to hear that, we will be playing on Saturday of this week around 11:00 MST. I hope to see you there! :D

Your optimism and happiness never ceases to bring me a humble joy. Thank you sir, I hope things are going so very well for you!!

Two years old! Someone raised you right :D Tier 1: I like where your head is at! Sprites don't clear walking troops as well at all. Ranged troops are a breeze to deal with using sprites though! Tier 3: I completely, 100% agree. This is a miss on my end! If the Mummies are close at all to Pikemen, then their curse puts them above for sure! Tier 4: 1 speed for 20+ hit points feels like a rough trade off to me, but like with Tier 1 I think your explanation is completely valid and we are looking at the same piece of art and just appreciating different parts a little more or less :) Tier 5: Honestly, that may be the best explanation anyone has ever given me for the value of liches. They are VERY expensive (we didn't really take cost into consideration here like we could or should have as you pointed out with dwelling costs) but they give you skeletons essentially for free. I like that point! Hydras... oh Hydras... always a day late and a dollar short I fear. They are maybe the best garrison unit, but is that enough to keep them high up in the tiers? Again, I think you have an excellent argument due to speed in battle and on the adventure map. Tier 6: I wonder about your thoughts on Paladin/Crusader vs Cyclopes? Especially due to the cost in crystal for the Cyclopes? Thanks for taking the time to write such a long and thought out discussion!! :)

@@Phixfox Crusaders, Paladins and Cyclopes are all great if you get them early enough, but they can't really compete against other stronger tier 6 units. Cyclopes can sometimes attack 2 enemies on the same turn and paralyze, but the paladins/crusaders can attack 1 enemy twice every turn (this does so much damage if the enemy can't retaliate). I like the crusaders more since they are more consistent than the cyclopes even tho the cathedral and the units are more expensive. If you have 1 or more crystal mines the cyclopes are easier to recruit than Crusaders. also for tier 4 creatures I was talking about the regular swordsmen and ogres, not the upgraded ones.

Thanks so much for saying so! I hope you go and have so much fun out there building something wild :D

Well put! When gamers can make something interesting, you have innovative opportunities that you otherwise might not have. Giving them the resources to do so is such a wonderful move by companies, and the Warcraft map editors were an excellent gift to the community and helped keep Warcraft 3 in particular alive for so long. It is all the more reason why Blizzard later saying that anything made with their map editors was their sole property (this would have been a few years ago with updated terms of service) made me so upset! Still, there are great devs out there and I am grateful for them (Wube doing Factorio is my current favorite).

An excellent point! Getting an AI to the point where it not only looks at providing for itself but also denying a player sounds incredibly challenging, but it's the ultimate dream to be playing as Warlocks and notice that the AI took all the loose sulfur but saved my crystal/mercury/gems etc 😅

Thank you! And thank you for your insights from the previous comment section! Although I did not decide to try and assault the Warlocks by the sea as you suggested, that conversation was the catalyst in getting me un-stuck in my strategy. I appreciate your kindness and thanks to you in Germany!! :D

Then, when magic Was involved, warlock took 1st place and barbarians 2nd, knights 3rd.

Very very interesting! And with only the bottlenecks of wood and ore and in a vacuum where there are no resources the Knights SHOULD be quality terrors in the early game and scale into the late game. I think in this scenario we saw what happens when bottle necks happen, and last scenario was what happens when others get into Dragons way too early for us to handle! Can I just say that I LOVE that you did the research on this? :D

Well yes! Inspiring play as always keeping at it and not loosing heart, the map got beaten at a mere cost of time and persistence, GG! I’m happy to hear that you to indulge in technical data ^_^ the more you know right. Even so, as you say, the test was a bit bereft of real play factors and should bot be taken for truth. But still there is knowledgable to learn. I guess if there is wider concept of what, most often, makes for a “good” starting faction, i’d say it is the Barbadians. 1. Fast first unit. Shooing second unit. Fierce third all to be gotten on day one. 2. The dwelling mostly cost only ore and wood (no precious recourses save crystal). Easy to build in a impossible difficulty. 3. Pathfinding heroes ready to explore long ways. 4. A hardy bunch focused on Attack, which has a real impact on the real damage in H2. Barbarians makes great for taking on another faction early. Maybe let a warlock or wizard build their town up for you. Ripe for the taking ;)

Then again. TheRealPhixfox lets the dies choose the destiny, and prevail whatever the wager. Hurra! ⭐️

@@AvatarHeroo Perfect analysis, and I hope that others see this and consider where this can be applied in their games! I am truly here for the fun and adventure, but eventually I have to admit that the nitty-gritty details do intrigue me as well ;) Good ideas on quantifying the value of a faction and their units, I am still compiling data for it!

I sincerely appreciate all of your continued kindness. And I LOVE that Heroes date night is a thing! :D Thank you for backing me up on Pyramid (it seems like a dream at this point haha) and I hope that I never fail to record again! I am rushing out the door as we speak or else I would reply much much much longer, but thank you friend and I will see you around in this year or the next :) Best of the seasons greetings, and a Merry Christmas! :D

It was absolutely necessary to come back to after the way the first round ended! This is a FUN scenario and I think each race plays it differently in the best way possible :)

@@Phixfox A little tip, at 1:45:15, before fighting Agar...try to use the position of your enemies to your advantage - champions could get to centaurs for the first strike right from the start (2 hex creature x 2 hex creature)...sometimes this can really turn the loss into the victory (positions in enemy army from left to right - up, then down). But as always! What a great video! And I am ready for another! :D Homm2 or Homm4, the 2 best in the series. :)

And well, in this case they had minotaurs for 2nd hit, so it wouldnt bring much use, but maybe in other battles it could come in handy. :)

@@aldarius23 Great tip! I always lament missed opportunities to make a fight go even better with the information we have before going into a fight! And I am excited for the next as well :) I plan on streaming tomorrow, and I will hopefully post the video from it that same day! A weekend of Heroes sounds like a nice time to me :)

I am thrilled that so much time is seen as a bonus and not a drawback! Thanks for the great energy, I appreciate it 😄

Yes! You can find it on the fheroes2 Discord in the map making section by the community. discord.com/invite/fheroes2-733093692860137523

I appreciate your work! I have found the Heroes community to be very wonderful in carefully and painstakingly taking Heroes games in ways that keep with the spirit of the original game and make sensible improvements! I will look to check out your mod :) Thanks for keeping a great game awesome!!

@@Phixfox Thank you very much for the words of praise, we really appreciate it! Yes, Gauldoth's campaign has always been my favourite for its story too, it's so deep and you can put yourself in the character's shoes so much that it's incredible, like a full length novel. A lot can be said about this part by other Heroes fans, but there is no denying that this has the best writing and music! I'll join your server to send you the files! Have a nice day! 😉

Very ambitious! And I remember playing it near the time it came out and I didn't feel disappointed, but if you play the comparison game I suppose you'll always feel a bit at odds no matter what you're comparing. I mentioned elsewhere that H3 had time to get balance and changes with SoD and Armageddons Blade, imagine what could have happened here with more time :D So glad it's a fav or yours, the story telling here always makes me smile :)

Good stuff! Considering the cost of other units, 1000 in this game is actually pretty reasonable! I enjoy finding hotkeys and flying through maps quickly as well :) Awww I am so glad you have that tie to the order campaign, it's a wonderful name :) A fun playthrough and I appreciate the insights for the next one!

I had to do a double take upon reading that and instantly regret it because now I don't know if I can see it any other way 😂🤣 Overall, how do you like the artwork from Heroes 4?

@@Phixfox overall, I think it's a step or two down from 3. But that doesn't stop it from being unique and unforgettable- never gonna forget that shaved ape behemoth, or that angry leprechaun. And I'll definitely give 4 props for its music!

@@wesleyrussell8386 Haha amen to that! And I cannot say it enough: Charming. Yes, we can't go wrong with Heroes in 2025 :)

Great feedback! At some point I will curate a blueprint book for others. In the meantime, I highly recommend you take a look at Nilaus on RUclips, specifically his series "Megabase in a Book" as most of the blueprints I used here were modified from builds that he engineered. Take a look, he never disappoints :)

@@Phixfox I have seen some of his, he is great. but I'm and maybe others are using this a a guide to get the achievement too! Blueprints would be handy to save some time and follow easily hahaha.

Fair point :) I'll see what I can do!

I am definitely missing a TON of nuance in this playthrough! It's been a long time since I played Heroes 4 and I am looking forward to making that change :) Ghosts and Vampires!! Yeah, that sounds like an opportunity I shouldn't be missing haha Cool! I have to believe that castle names and such things are purposeful choices, there was so much love and attention that went into this game. I would love to find more info from any Heroes developer at some point down the road to ask a question just like this one: why Talsi?

Same as the Asylum (Chaos) town Trencin - it is a city in Slovakia.

That was a really fun one! ups and downs and everything in between, very very enjoyable :D I don't know if I have ever asked you, but which Heroes is your favorite?

@@Phixfox a xhard question. I would have to say equal love for 2,3 and 4. I really love all of those game. Super fanboy. The rest of the games in the series get zero love 😂

@@key1792 Haha fair enough :) When you are choosing between so many great options, there is no problem with liking them all 🍻

I am looking so very forward to it! I have heard great things about it and I am prepared to play it as it shipped in the day and with the 5.5 mod to see the adjustments that the heroes community has made. It will be after the new year, but it will definitely be something I look forward to :) Thanks!!

I am ALWAYS happy to hear from you! Thank you for the encouragement with Heroes, it's been a thrill and led me to meet many great and wonderful people! I hope things improve for you and I am always a fan of your insights and way of being. Thanks for dropping me a line :) I will see you around

I appreciate the good vibes and the input there! I think H4 was one of those titles that when enjoyed at the time of release lead to more good vibes about it, but they also did so many things right that I can still recommend it to others without feeling sheepish :D Thank you for being such a huge support, and I am always looking forward to seeing you in the next one :) And i'll save my Merry Christmas back to you for December!! 😋😜

Aha! I thought that the wrap was enough, I was unaware of a mod for 4. I will definitely look into it! Thanks!! :)

Thank you!! :D

I really do enjoy making these videos, and it’s great that you enjoy them too!

Thank you Homer, I know that Heroes 2 is your absolute favorite and I will get back to that as soon as possible with the conclusion to Lost Continent :D

I could not agree more! People forget that Armageddons Blade and SoD made Heroes 3 so much better because of the time and energy spent in upgrading (all the more reason why we tell people not to get the Steam version), and so I am confident that if they had been given more time and resources that 4 would have truly been a gem with a bit more polishing. Lovely all around, and one of the funner playthroughs I have gotten to enjoy :)

It became a long one! This was filmed a few weeks ago, but because of its length I wanted to save it for a day like Thanksgiving in the Americas for the people that didn't want to watch football! It was a TON of fun and full of funny twists and turns :)

It is beautiful! And for a first time playthrough, finding the middle lake treasure was a really fun surprise! I am grateful for tons of great map makers who have come before us :)

Completely agree, I can't even tell you where I failed to purchase one such hero but I am sure that it happens ALL the time. One of those little habits in checking that makes a big difference!

I didn't love the end either! I think the biggest issue on this map is getting ore to get troops to then fight for a nearby foes castle, but the nearest from our position are Barbarians which don't translate well into the late game and the Warlocks who are very powerful once they get a few hydras. I have been mulling over what my strategy will look like for the next playthrough, and I will play it off stream so I can use 100% of my brain to outthink this problem :) Thanks for checking in Homer!! :D