Greetings! I was on the original Heroes III design team as a map designer back in 1999. I have to say that it still amazes me that this game is still so incredibly popular and heavily played in 2023! Not many games have done this. I loved working on this game and still play it today! Thank you so much for sharing your incredible knowledge and keeping Heroes and Might and Magic III alive!!!
@@iautonomos what kind of movie? A documentary on the process of making the game or a movie featuring the campaign stories? I would watch both. Maybe. It depends on the perspective the movies are told from, cause I wouldn’t watch a documentary that tries to go beyond an hour long general history lesson on the game development companies, covering changes that occurred during the making of HOMM3, touching lightly on what came before and if there were any past predictions on the future of the franchise, or game itself. A HOMM 3 documentary wouldn’t make much sense, since it’d cover more than just HOMM3. So you’re probably talking creating a movies by using in game lore or the campaign. Ngl, the documentary sounds better to me.
So you are one of those scoundrels who made me waste months and months of my life?! :) Honestly i like homm2 little more but 3 is pinacle of the series, it will be played forever.
My skillset lies in having 2 heroes only and waiting in town for weeks to get the troops without giving a fuck about working the map until i got enough.
One of the most epic mistakes of all time - chaining army to the main and then running out of movement with the side hero, thereby completely blocking the way and trapping the main. :D
My tip for beginners: Play singleplayer and save-scum every chance you get. This makes it easier/more forgiving to learn from your own mistakes. Of course everyone should play the game however they feel like.
Getting the Complete Edition, it's really not good that the "default" first mission in Shadows of Death has absolutely zero town spawning. I've had friends think the whole game is that hard because of that one scenario.
I would like to add 2 more (Which kind of go hand-in-hand): 1. Overestimating fights! It may cause you to wait out on certain objectives, because you're affraid your losses would be too big. 2. Accepting losses! Evaluate the reward of taking a difficult fight and compare them to an inevitable loss of varying magnitude.
yes, as a kid playing heroes I always wanted to have 0 losses in every battle but now playing again you have to accept losses sometimes if the reward is worth it
@@jorda229 How to play Heroes III (as a kid) - turtle until you have a ball of shooters (RAMPART BEST TOWN) so big it can one-shot a stack of black dragons from the other side of the map. See also: necromancer is best town EVAR
Great vid! Another addition: Picking "good" new skills on your hero (such as Logistics or Offense) instead of prioritising levelling exisiting skills (such as getting to Expert Earth or Advanced/Expert Tactics to cross the battle field).
HotA is a lot of fun, especially with the HD launcher. If you have ever played Might and Magic 8, another 90s game, you'll recognize the new town as the Regnan Pirates, the Empire of the Endless Ocean. Plus, there is another faction in development: the Factory, which is derivative of the original planned Forge faction, but more inline with the fantasy world.
Thanks for sharing these tips. Well I am a noob, so basically I am an expert on this particular subject. So: 1. Wasting mana in fights. That awesome feeling of throwing a lightning bolt at nasty Harpy Hags. Alas, magic wells are quite rare in JC, and staying in town to replenish mana is wasteful. 2. Wasting money on spell books because they might always come in handy. Five books or one hero. 3. Focussing too much on magic. Might be problematic when you face 3 Crystal Dragons with 10 spell points. :) 4. Not knowing how to lure the AI's troops away properly (kiting?). The streamers I've seen are usually able to tell which stack moves first and whereto. Since i do not know that, I use one stacks as a shield. And when morale happens, the AI crushes my forces. 5. Focussing too much on ranged shooters. Unless I have Minotaurs or Efreet Sultans, then I charge. Headlong.
Ugh. This "Perfectionism" Really destrys me wanting to play the game. I clicked expecting helpful things. I played the game years back. You just destroyed my wishing to play it. Thanks for that!
Wonderful video. My noob mind is very grateful. One thing as a side note, the first few mistakes seemed to be occuring for you not because you are a begginer, but because you trust your automated actions too much and make move without enough thought. Although I guess it could be counted as a noob mistake.
Correct, I usually make those mistakes because I'm on autopilot. Still doesn't help lol, I need to get myself into the habit of opening the trade screen when im in town for sure cause that artifact mistake is the one I make often.
This game has a very high learning curve and is quite difficult to master. I lately bought it on steam and now want to get into it for real. What I struggle the most with is movement. I am not talking about how it generally works but rather: how should I move? In which direction and what way? How far away from the fortress should I move? How many heroes should I move around with to not suddenly get ambushed by the enemy? Would be awesome if you could make a pro guide for that.
I believe you've already commented on the first part, but these two videos should help you: ruclips.net/video/aq6RReZzIcc/видео.html - I didn't do the best job explaining things in this video, but it should give you a general idea of what's possible. ruclips.net/video/FmqFleTXn90/видео.html - In this video I went more in depth regarding the thought process, and I think it should help you understand the approach more. In general, this is a complex thing, that first of all requires good scouting, after you scout, you need to prioritize and figure out how to do things as efficiently as possible - here's a video on prioritization that should help as well: ruclips.net/video/mMCw4WZj8ac/видео.html Then after you prioritize, you plan ahead, and finally execute. The planning ahead is also crucial because to set up some hero chains may require more than 1 day of setup, and if you just to try to set up for the next turn, it may not work out. So in many cases, you should be trying to plan out several turns in advance, perhaps not precisely, but at least get a general idea of what you'll be doing. I know this is a hard thing to do, but at the end of the day, just try to work on it and get a little bit better each game you play, and then try to analyze your games afterwards to see what you could have done better. This really helps improve faster. Also - you should get the version from good old games, steam version isn't compatible with HotA - which is the version that mostly everyone plays nowadays.
Movement efficiency is the hardest for me. Scouting, game plan, objectives, chaining, etc... Calculating all of those is crazy. I fucked up a lot practicing in single player. Juggling between chains, side heroes and picking objects is something I'm not used to. I'm aware of suiciding then buying the hero. But not to the point where I utilized them in an efficient way. It's always a treat, that you give certain situations where you can practically use these techniques ✌
I used to never split my stacks. Only years later I started splitting shooters if they were sufficient in number. I was still completely oblivious to the power of the 1-stack.
Just a couple of quick questions: how defenses work in fight? I noticed some give eg +2 other +3 and so on. How distance and obstacles or walls impact the shooters? Never saw video about it. Do curse/bless has impact on units with solid damage without min/max? Comparation of castle defenses in front of wall. I noticed that every nation has its own different. How they impact units walking over them and which one could be considered the best? I guess best is for fortress but it will be cool to give them in perspective and tier list. +/- towers. How bloodlust or bless impact shooters with melee penalties when they fight close combats? I played this game so much yet still do not know how exactly these (not only) things works and I guess i am not alone. As you said it is a lot of small things in heroes which can change the result. I will be glad if you find time and address these if you have not done so already. Cheers
My tip for RUclipsrs. Don’t wear a tie-dye hoodie when you are recording. Every time you nod or move your head it distracts from your otherwise excellent content. This is not a rap video and you are not the coolest guy on the planet.
Interesting to see. As a beginner I find it much more difficult not to be rushed down by the enemy one or two months in. Even on normal level it seems as though their resources are unlimited and just keep smashing heroes against my cities week after week
if you're one or two MONTHS in you're playing too slow imho - no decision in this game is thoughtless and every build, every army, every action you take has consequences - weigh the value of turtling over getting a couple of extra units to explore, get you more info. if you've got a map with a lot of chokepoints, you can use one hero as a front-line and use a supporting cast as sort of logistics/supply lines, allowing you to continue applying pressure OUT towards objectives. resist the urge to turtle, it's so rare you have enough resources to do so effectively (you only start to have the resources once you already control most of the map - and you can't turtle then either because you're then spread too wide and should be looking to close). objective 1 is almost ALWAYS push forward, find more, grow more.
I agree to an extent, but more experienced players learn to double check whether they transferred the artifacts/bought a spell book, so I'd still say beginners make these mistakes more often, even when both the beginner and the pro are rushed.
This is great content. Maybe would be a good idea to start a new series like begginers guide to H3: HOTA with tips and tricks from lobby, bidding, gameplay, even keys shortcuts, installation process, anything really that could help a newbie accomodate with this wonderful game.
I'd love an intermediate mistakes that people make. Like I was in a game the other day playing castle. The biom was great, but I focused on getting the consas too soon after getting the first 3 angels through pogs and pos. Ended up only gaining 2 angels from a possible 4. I also didn't have enough gold to build the pog in town. So I missed out on 4 angels on 121. 6 angels lost because I tried to take consas early.
The movement part was an important clarification - and I really liked the explanation - short and to the point. I got tired watching some tutorial about it because the important data segments were sparse across a long video.
Glad you liked my explanation, however, there are definitely more points to movement than that, like the terrain penalty percentages, things that allow you to negate that penalty, etc. So my explanations here are far from complete.
@@alex_the_magician9483 BTW, out of my last 11 games, 4 left. Do you have the same problem or maybe it's more scarce amongst the top players? In order to get there - I need to win but when I do they leave
@@user-ck6yl6qb2g Take a screen shot of them leaving and report them to heroes3lobby@gmail.com. You will be given the win and the points eventually (may take some time though, sometimes a few months XD). Sure I've had this problem too, not so much lately thankfully.
@@alex_the_magician9483 Thanks, I did that each time. It's nice if I'll get my win & points. BTW - now out of my last 12 games - 5 left :/ This is crazy. Almost half of the people I played against left. I'm hoping that in the upper echelon it's less common. FYI - I'm playing only regular random maps. I claim that they are less luck dependent. Out of my last 35 games, my record is: 33-1-1. 12 of them are in my new account. If you're into playing a challenging regular random map - you're invited :) I'm willing to stream it all so you can see I'm legit.
Got a new hero and went out fight forgetting to buy the spell book 😂😂😂. Another problem is when taking a new town from enermy, your main heroe cant go far yet cuz the enemy always manage to take it back when you go far. Then you have to take a few days come back to retake the town😢😢😢
Would you say this game is "solved" by this point? (and therefore just a matter of learning all the mechanics and nuances of the game). Or do you find yourself figuring out new strategies and ways to improve your gameplay even now?
i think you are way overestimating what a beginner is. beginner is a person who has just started the game and has not grasped homm3 as a game yet. he's just running around picking everything they see on their main hero, enjoying his time not understanding the value of each fight and loss he takes, not understanding what +2 attack on an artifact means, probably not having won a single game on normal difficulty yet, etc. maybe except buying the spell book these are advanced mistakes a beginner has no idea what you are talking about.
Rushing capitol XD Edit: One mistake that actually fits to the other ones is: Taking a fight on a side hero and forgetting he does not have tactics if your main does
Hahaha, I said beginner, not brain-dead XD (regarding the capitol thing). Yep I've made the tactics mistake before, just taking it for granted when I have it because I was used to playing Shakti.
@@averagelizard2489 Well, how else am I supposed to have enough gold to rush a level 7 dwelling? There are hardly ever enough pickups to get army and not skip chest levelups.
@@itap8880 Nope, you are making a HUGE Mistake by doing this, the maps are FULL of Naga Banks, Treasuries, Stockpiles, Medusa banks, etc... The thing is, that most likely you are not only going to get your Dwellings earlier, but you will also develop your Heroes while doing it, you get Artifacts, Stats, Level ups, good Skills, and more, now, what do you gain by building a Capitol? You delay you hero's your hero's Skills, Artifacts, bunch of XP, and a lot of tempo too. You can't even use the Dwelling that well since you hero has no Artifacts, Stats, Skills, and XP, so you actually need to go back and get Artifacts, Resource banks, and more in most situation. This was one of the biggest, if not the biggest beginner mistake that Rampart's Tier 7 is so unrewarding to build that I ignore it and go for another power stack, Diploing Archangels and Angels is one example.
This is the first time I've heard of poor manning. And after listening to that segment twice I'm still confused on what exactly poor manning is. Do you you could explain again?
You attack something with your hero just so you can retreat and rebuy your hero in the town of your choice, thereby saving the movement it would have taken you to actually walk to that town.
This is the game where I only succeeded in the first mission (easy), en still now, so many years later with the HD version. Second mission, I just get beaten every single time. I don't even see the point in raising helbardiers, marksmen and knight, if they just get wiped away in one or two blows (difficulty level normal).
I see a ton of people NOT upgrading their Townhall initially.... cuz ya know, Money is important. doesn't matter if you get all the creature buildings if you get 250 gold per turn rather than, say, 1000.
You can stack more creatures that way and pick up enough gold on the map to support such a strategy for a couple weeks IMO. Most important thing is to buy them all before the plague week hits
If you mean you have the HD edition from steam - you need to throw that out and get Heroes 3 Complete from good old games. Then get the HD mod and HotA, both of which are free, just google them.
Random Q: On hota are random maps with default template more random than other templates? I have played Jesus cross and it seems very similar but default template seems genuinely random? Thanks anyway for the cool videos :)
I've been playing HOMAM3 for almost 25 years. Still the same way. Naive brute force. I'm barely able to finish any map even on standard difficulty. I've never used artifacts in my life, avatar management is zero for me. After a while, the AI comes in and puts BLESS and SHIELD on all their units and CURSE on mine and the game is over. And I hate maps with underground. Isn't there a filter in the game that knocks them off my list ?
I played heroes 3 my entire life, never looked up any strategy, used to play with brother when growing up, and got the HD version on cd as xmas gift from him when it came out, and we started playing alot again, and I played so much since, been quite into it again past week.... im curius to see what mistake I actually do.... also is this the original version(mayby gold with the HD mod?? I know there exist one, just noticing the different windows opening, and a few other things too)
Yeah unfortunately the HD version from Steam is bunk, it isn't compatible with HOTA. You need to get Heroes 3 Complete from Good gold games, then get Hota, which is free. Hota has the online lobby built in that has 2000+ players online during peak hours and it's the version that is most widely played even though it's technically an unofficial expansion.
You really need to define what "early game" means here because you have videos that teach how to "break" on day 2, or something (meaning, like, the endgame is near or already upon us!) - and if you don't have such videos others do! So, what is "early game" for Heroes of Might and Magic 3? (see what I did there? When you do see it, answer accordingly please)
Correct, that's why I didn't really go into it in detail and just mentioned it briefly as a part of the "inefficient movement". I have 2 other videos that address hero chaining specifically.
@@alex_the_magician9483 thank you for the kind answer and keep up the good work I wonder if one day you will make videos about Homm 4 and Homm 5 (possibly also Homm 7 with the massive 7.5 mod)
@@tekissza92 exactly lol. Jokes aside, it's another map template - Jebus Outcast, like jebus cross, only a lot of spells have been removed (no slow, haste, implosion), and there are lots of pandora boxes that give army. It became a trend lately with everyone playing it, and usually it's played with 1 hero only.
I have been playing (not at all regularly) the ORIGINAL HoMM3 since it was released, and I have NEVER heard of "poor-manning" until now. 😲 In the original game, when you retreat a Hero from combat, there is NO GUARANTEE that they will appear in one of your Towns. Often they appear in ENEMY Towns. So it's not sensible to even try the tactic. When was this game rule changed, please? Thanks for a great video. I learned heaps. (BTW, I call 'chaining' the Hero RELAY! 😁) M 🦘🏏😎
Hmm, not sure exactly when this was changed, but it seems a bit strange that the hero could appear in the enemy town instead of yours. Seems like that defeats the purpose of retreating or surrendering.
Greetings! I was on the original Heroes III design team as a map designer back in 1999. I have to say that it still amazes me that this game is still so incredibly popular and heavily played in 2023! Not many games have done this. I loved working on this game and still play it today! Thank you so much for sharing your incredible knowledge and keeping Heroes and Might and Magic III alive!!!
I wish there would be a movie about this game.
@@iautonomos what kind of movie? A documentary on the process of making the game or a movie featuring the campaign stories? I would watch both. Maybe. It depends on the perspective the movies are told from, cause I wouldn’t watch a documentary that tries to go beyond an hour long general history lesson on the game development companies, covering changes that occurred during the making of HOMM3, touching lightly on what came before and if there were any past predictions on the future of the franchise, or game itself. A HOMM 3 documentary wouldn’t make much sense, since it’d cover more than just HOMM3. So you’re probably talking creating a movies by using in game lore or the campaign. Ngl, the documentary sounds better to me.
Thank you for making such an incredible game. I’ve played it innumerable times since it came out. Still playing it to this day.
Cool that you were a part of the making of this gem 🙏🙏
So you are one of those scoundrels who made me waste months and months of my life?! :) Honestly i like homm2 little more but 3 is pinacle of the series, it will be played forever.
Forgetting to transfer artifacts is my passion, underestimating fights is my religion
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My skillset lies in having 2 heroes only and waiting in town for weeks to get the troops without giving a fuck about working the map until i got enough.
One of the most epic mistakes of all time - chaining army to the main and then running out of movement with the side hero, thereby completely blocking the way and trapping the main. :D
Yeah, that's an annoying one!
My tip for beginners: Play singleplayer and save-scum every chance you get. This makes it easier/more forgiving to learn from your own mistakes. Of course everyone should play the game however they feel like.
yeah practicing single player is good advice, i personally didn't have the patience for that and jumped right in though
Getting the Complete Edition, it's really not good that the "default" first mission in Shadows of Death has absolutely zero town spawning.
I've had friends think the whole game is that hard because of that one scenario.
this video is so good, especially the part that demonstrate how to plan for risky fights
Thanks! Glad you liked it!
I would like to add 2 more (Which kind of go hand-in-hand):
1. Overestimating fights! It may cause you to wait out on certain objectives, because you're affraid your losses would be too big.
2. Accepting losses! Evaluate the reward of taking a difficult fight and compare them to an inevitable loss of varying magnitude.
Thanks for your input! Solid additions.
yes, as a kid playing heroes I always wanted to have 0 losses in every battle but now playing again you have to accept losses sometimes if the reward is worth it
@@jorda229 How to play Heroes III (as a kid) - turtle until you have a ball of shooters (RAMPART BEST TOWN) so big it can one-shot a stack of black dragons from the other side of the map. See also: necromancer is best town EVAR
Great vid! Another addition: Picking "good" new skills on your hero (such as Logistics or Offense) instead of prioritising levelling exisiting skills (such as getting to Expert Earth or Advanced/Expert Tactics to cross the battle field).
The irony....
I played this game back in the 90's, never played the HotA version, and I've always been able to transfer armies in town
Interesting, someone told me you weren't able to do that. I honestly can't remember myself lol.
HotA is a lot of fun, especially with the HD launcher. If you have ever played Might and Magic 8, another 90s game, you'll recognize the new town as the Regnan Pirates, the Empire of the Endless Ocean. Plus, there is another faction in development: the Factory, which is derivative of the original planned Forge faction, but more inline with the fantasy world.
@@dr.strangelove9815 Interesting, never played m&m8, but it is a good series as well.
Thanks for sharing these tips. Well I am a noob, so basically I am an expert on this particular subject. So:
1. Wasting mana in fights. That awesome feeling of throwing a lightning bolt at nasty Harpy Hags. Alas, magic wells are quite rare in JC, and staying in town to replenish mana is wasteful.
2. Wasting money on spell books because they might always come in handy. Five books or one hero.
3. Focussing too much on magic. Might be problematic when you face 3 Crystal Dragons with 10 spell points. :)
4. Not knowing how to lure the AI's troops away properly (kiting?). The streamers I've seen are usually able to tell which stack moves first and whereto. Since i do not know that, I use one stacks as a shield. And when morale happens, the AI crushes my forces.
5. Focussing too much on ranged shooters. Unless I have Minotaurs or Efreet Sultans, then I charge. Headlong.
Thanks! Good additions!
Ugh. This "Perfectionism" Really destrys me wanting to play the game. I clicked expecting helpful things. I played the game years back. You just destroyed my wishing to play it. Thanks for that!
That's a 'you' problem, it made me want to play again.
@@zaplechat744 nope. its a big problem with this games design
Wonderful video. My noob mind is very grateful.
One thing as a side note, the first few mistakes seemed to be occuring for you not because you are a begginer, but because you trust your automated actions too much and make move without enough thought. Although I guess it could be counted as a noob mistake.
Correct, I usually make those mistakes because I'm on autopilot. Still doesn't help lol, I need to get myself into the habit of opening the trade screen when im in town for sure cause that artifact mistake is the one I make often.
Agree. Those are not beginner mistakes. Those are advanced player making autopilot mistakes.
This game has a very high learning curve and is quite difficult to master. I lately bought it on steam and now want to get into it for real. What I struggle the most with is movement. I am not talking about how it generally works but rather: how should I move? In which direction and what way? How far away from the fortress should I move? How many heroes should I move around with to not suddenly get ambushed by the enemy? Would be awesome if you could make a pro guide for that.
I believe you've already commented on the first part, but these two videos should help you:
ruclips.net/video/aq6RReZzIcc/видео.html - I didn't do the best job explaining things in this video, but it should give you a general idea of what's possible.
ruclips.net/video/FmqFleTXn90/видео.html - In this video I went more in depth regarding the thought process, and I think it should help you understand the approach more.
In general, this is a complex thing, that first of all requires good scouting, after you scout, you need to prioritize and figure out how to do things as efficiently as possible - here's a video on prioritization that should help as well: ruclips.net/video/mMCw4WZj8ac/видео.html
Then after you prioritize, you plan ahead, and finally execute. The planning ahead is also crucial because to set up some hero chains may require more than 1 day of setup, and if you just to try to set up for the next turn, it may not work out. So in many cases, you should be trying to plan out several turns in advance, perhaps not precisely, but at least get a general idea of what you'll be doing.
I know this is a hard thing to do, but at the end of the day, just try to work on it and get a little bit better each game you play, and then try to analyze your games afterwards to see what you could have done better. This really helps improve faster.
Also - you should get the version from good old games, steam version isn't compatible with HotA - which is the version that mostly everyone plays nowadays.
Forgot to mention the key mistake of picking to play as inferno
Haha, true!
Movement efficiency is the hardest for me. Scouting, game plan, objectives, chaining, etc... Calculating all of those is crazy. I fucked up a lot practicing in single player. Juggling between chains, side heroes and picking objects is something I'm not used to. I'm aware of suiciding then buying the hero. But not to the point where I utilized them in an efficient way. It's always a treat, that you give certain situations where you can practically use these techniques ✌
Happy to help as always, cheers :)
I used to never split my stacks. Only years later I started splitting shooters if they were sufficient in number. I was still completely oblivious to the power of the 1-stack.
always fun to have one stack of 10000 totally overkill units to just get blinded and having to wait a turn
Same here man
Just a couple of quick questions: how defenses work in fight? I noticed some give eg +2 other +3 and so on. How distance and obstacles or walls impact the shooters? Never saw video about it. Do curse/bless has impact on units with solid damage without min/max? Comparation of castle defenses in front of wall. I noticed that every nation has its own different. How they impact units walking over them and which one could be considered the best? I guess best is for fortress but it will be cool to give them in perspective and tier list. +/- towers. How bloodlust or bless impact shooters with melee penalties when they fight close combats?
I played this game so much yet still do not know how exactly these (not only) things works and I guess i am not alone. As you said it is a lot of small things in heroes which can change the result. I will be glad if you find time and address these if you have not done so already. Cheers
I'm guilty of all of these. Especially the last one. :(
Well at least you know it, and knowing is half the battle!
My tip for RUclipsrs. Don’t wear a tie-dye hoodie when you are recording. Every time you nod or move your head it distracts from your otherwise excellent content. This is not a rap video and you are not the coolest guy on the planet.
Interesting to see. As a beginner I find it much more difficult not to be rushed down by the enemy one or two months in. Even on normal level it seems as though their resources are unlimited and just keep smashing heroes against my cities week after week
if you're one or two MONTHS in you're playing too slow imho - no decision in this game is thoughtless and every build, every army, every action you take has consequences - weigh the value of turtling over getting a couple of extra units to explore, get you more info. if you've got a map with a lot of chokepoints, you can use one hero as a front-line and use a supporting cast as sort of logistics/supply lines, allowing you to continue applying pressure OUT towards objectives. resist the urge to turtle, it's so rare you have enough resources to do so effectively (you only start to have the resources once you already control most of the map - and you can't turtle then either because you're then spread too wide and should be looking to close). objective 1 is almost ALWAYS push forward, find more, grow more.
The first two are not beginner mistakes, these are mistakes generated by rush not by lack of knowledge.
I agree to an extent, but more experienced players learn to double check whether they transferred the artifacts/bought a spell book, so I'd still say beginners make these mistakes more often, even when both the beginner and the pro are rushed.
This is great content. Maybe would be a good idea to start a new series like begginers guide to H3: HOTA with tips and tricks from lobby, bidding, gameplay, even keys shortcuts, installation process, anything really that could help a newbie accomodate with this wonderful game.
I have most of those already, I suppose I should just organize them into a "beginners" playlist.
@@alex_the_magician9483 as a beginner myself, that'd be great!
@@RayX12 Will do!
@@alex_the_magician9483 please do it haha :)
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I personally have never made these mistakes, but I can see how most of players can blunder with any of them
I'd love an intermediate mistakes that people make. Like I was in a game the other day playing castle. The biom was great, but I focused on getting the consas too soon after getting the first 3 angels through pogs and pos. Ended up only gaining 2 angels from a possible 4. I also didn't have enough gold to build the pog in town. So I missed out on 4 angels on 121. 6 angels lost because I tried to take consas early.
Interesting idea, thanks!
another rookie mistake is confusing shakti with a male troglodite, when she's CLEARLY female. talking about game losing mistakes
An even bigger mistake - not using the proper name: WAKTN!
I cant believe some of people play this Im so happy i play this game it is awesome
"Activate Windows" xD
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The movement part was an important clarification - and I really liked the explanation - short and to the point.
I got tired watching some tutorial about it because the important data segments were sparse across a long video.
Glad you liked my explanation, however, there are definitely more points to movement than that, like the terrain penalty percentages, things that allow you to negate that penalty, etc. So my explanations here are far from complete.
@@alex_the_magician9483 Yeah.. i'm aware of some of the things you mentioned now, at least to some extent.
But thanks
@@alex_the_magician9483 BTW, out of my last 11 games, 4 left.
Do you have the same problem or maybe it's more scarce amongst the top players?
In order to get there - I need to win but when I do they leave
@@user-ck6yl6qb2g Take a screen shot of them leaving and report them to heroes3lobby@gmail.com. You will be given the win and the points eventually (may take some time though, sometimes a few months XD). Sure I've had this problem too, not so much lately thankfully.
@@alex_the_magician9483 Thanks, I did that each time. It's nice if I'll get my win & points.
BTW - now out of my last 12 games - 5 left :/
This is crazy. Almost half of the people I played against left.
I'm hoping that in the upper echelon it's less common.
FYI - I'm playing only regular random maps. I claim that they are less luck dependent.
Out of my last 35 games, my record is: 33-1-1.
12 of them are in my new account.
If you're into playing a challenging regular random map - you're invited :)
I'm willing to stream it all so you can see I'm legit.
In case of poor manning dragons: don't place one stacks directly next to each other, in case of breath attack? Leave some spots in between.
Well normally you won't start with stacks right next to each other unless you use tight formation, but noone uses that.
I have absolutely no idea what's going on right now
Got a new hero and went out fight forgetting to buy the spell book 😂😂😂. Another problem is when taking a new town from enermy, your main heroe cant go far yet cuz the enemy always manage to take it back when you go far. Then you have to take a few days come back to retake the town😢😢😢
Would you say this game is "solved" by this point? (and therefore just a matter of learning all the mechanics and nuances of the game). Or do you find yourself figuring out new strategies and ways to improve your gameplay even now?
Oh, I certainly don't have everything down yet. But if we consider the top players, yeah it's more or less solved I would say.
@@alex_the_magician9483 Eh, you can never be too certain. Especially considering how different the game can be depending on the template.
yes, the question at 14th minute, yes i mix up heroes and go with the wrong one too, happens to all of us
Yeah, such a frustrating mistake.
the pain in my chest at 27:55 when he deleted/dissmised 37 archangel, unbearable pain for me
Haha
i think you are way overestimating what a beginner is. beginner is a person who has just started the game and has not grasped homm3 as a game yet. he's just running around picking everything they see on their main hero, enjoying his time not understanding the value of each fight and loss he takes, not understanding what +2 attack on an artifact means, probably not having won a single game on normal difficulty yet, etc. maybe except buying the spell book these are advanced mistakes a beginner has no idea what you are talking about.
Valid feedback! Thanks!
Hi. What version of HOMM3 do you have, that you have the units in their fighting order at the bottom of the combat screen?
hota
@@alex_the_magician9483 Thank You
Great video, thank you!
Glad you liked it, thanks for watching!
how can I get the mode for quick transfer units and trading artifacts
HD mod: sites.google.com/site/heroes3hd/
Rushing capitol XD
Edit:
One mistake that actually fits to the other ones is:
Taking a fight on a side hero and forgetting he does not have tactics if your main does
Hahaha, I said beginner, not brain-dead XD (regarding the capitol thing).
Yep I've made the tactics mistake before, just taking it for granted when I have it because I was used to playing Shakti.
I always rush capitol :( although, I only play vs AI and my friends
For some reason every beginner does that, like, you don't need money THAT desperately, do you?
@@averagelizard2489 Well, how else am I supposed to have enough gold to rush a level 7 dwelling? There are hardly ever enough pickups to get army and not skip chest levelups.
@@itap8880 Nope, you are making a HUGE Mistake by doing this, the maps are FULL of Naga Banks, Treasuries, Stockpiles, Medusa banks, etc... The thing is, that most likely you are not only going to get your Dwellings earlier, but you will also develop your Heroes while doing it, you get Artifacts, Stats, Level ups, good Skills, and more, now, what do you gain by building a Capitol? You delay you hero's your hero's Skills, Artifacts, bunch of XP, and a lot of tempo too. You can't even use the Dwelling that well since you hero has no Artifacts, Stats, Skills, and XP, so you actually need to go back and get Artifacts, Resource banks, and more in most situation. This was one of the biggest, if not the biggest beginner mistake that Rampart's Tier 7 is so unrewarding to build that I ignore it and go for another power stack, Diploing Archangels and Angels is one example.
This is the first time I've heard of poor manning. And after listening to that segment twice I'm still confused on what exactly poor manning is. Do you you could explain again?
You attack something with your hero just so you can retreat and rebuy your hero in the town of your choice, thereby saving the movement it would have taken you to actually walk to that town.
@@alex_the_magician9483 ahhhh now I get what you mean by poor man’s town portal lol
A common mistake I do playing with distant powerstack is wasting shots on beefy units. Can be really nasty against earth elem or zombies.
yeah good point, or taking shots with a broken arrow
This is the game where I only succeeded in the first mission (easy), en still now, so many years later with the HD version.
Second mission, I just get beaten every single time. I don't even see the point in raising helbardiers, marksmen and knight, if they just get wiped away in one or two blows (difficulty level normal).
Practice, practice practice :)
To build on forgetting to buy a spell book, is to forget to buy the blacksmith item
Well blacksmith items are usually not so crucial (although I've definitely made the mistake of not buying an ammo cart when I needed it)
@@alex_the_magician9483 Yeah, I was thinking specifically the ammo cart.
You look juust like my long gone friend Peter Novak which whom i have played HOM3.Unreal
Yes, moving the wrong hero when trading happens to me.
Haha, glad I'm not the only one!
I see a ton of people NOT upgrading their Townhall initially.... cuz ya know, Money is important. doesn't matter if you get all the creature buildings if you get 250 gold per turn rather than, say, 1000.
You can stack more creatures that way and pick up enough gold on the map to support such a strategy for a couple weeks IMO. Most important thing is to buy them all before the plague week hits
You could always exchange armies
Meta moment; What does “Cannot create Random_Map.H3M in data directory” mean?
It means “I don hab a foldr for the map-sies UwU”
Btw the folder must be called random_maps
no idea what you're talking about but i like it!
Which edition do I have to buy to get that trade screen? I only have the HD edition.
If you mean you have the HD edition from steam - you need to throw that out and get Heroes 3 Complete from good old games. Then get the HD mod and HotA, both of which are free, just google them.
19:58 the sprites waited cuz they felt too sorry for the imps hahahaha💀
:)
Random Q: On hota are random maps with default template more random than other templates? I have played Jesus cross and it seems very similar but default template seems genuinely random?
Thanks anyway for the cool videos :)
never played default template so not sure myself
This video will helps a lot. Thank you Alex.
-yclkdr
You're welcome!
How does kiting works? should be done well?
Will make a video about that soon!
If you haven't seen it yet - I posted a video on kiting today ruclips.net/video/ehKx4ag3HwU/видео.html&lc=Ugx2Rv-2RPVDQR_M6ZJ4AaABAg
@@alex_the_magician9483 love it, thanks!!!
I've been playing HOMAM3 for almost 25 years. Still the same way. Naive brute force. I'm barely able to finish any map even on standard difficulty. I've never used artifacts in my life, avatar management is zero for me. After a while, the AI comes in and puts BLESS and SHIELD on all their units and CURSE on mine and the game is over.
And I hate maps with underground. Isn't there a filter in the game that knocks them off my list ?
Biggest mistake: not going to settings to activate Windows. :D
GOOD VID
Thanks :)
This movie could have been so much shorter.
You thinking trading in town wasnt a thing before HotA made me feel super old.
Is this an HD mod or Horn of the Abyss or both? I have the HD edition on Steam and the Complete edition on CD and GOG.
Forgetting to switch heroes after a trade is the forbidden sacrifice 🤦🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️
haha
Спасибо, господин Маг.
Cпасибо что смотрите :)
Activate Windows
ok bill gates
How do you move map so smoothly sometimes?
In the HD Launcher, under mode, select (strechable) 32-bit OpenGL by Verok
Thanks 😊
I played heroes 3 my entire life, never looked up any strategy, used to play with brother when growing up, and got the HD version on cd as xmas gift from him when it came out, and we started playing alot again, and I played so much since, been quite into it again past week.... im curius to see what mistake I actually do.... also is this the original version(mayby gold with the HD mod?? I know there exist one, just noticing the different windows opening, and a few other things too)
Yeah unfortunately the HD version from Steam is bunk, it isn't compatible with HOTA. You need to get Heroes 3 Complete from Good gold games, then get Hota, which is free. Hota has the online lobby built in that has 2000+ players online during peak hours and it's the version that is most widely played even though it's technically an unofficial expansion.
are you playing the GOG version of HoMM3?
gog with hd mod and hota
How do you get that interface with the arrows?
Hota and HD mod, both are free to download, just google them.
@@alex_the_magician9483 You actually answered ty! Hace a good one
@@TioDock Happy to help :)
You really need to define what "early game" means here because you have videos that teach how to "break" on day 2, or something (meaning, like, the endgame is near or already upon us!) - and if you don't have such videos others do! So, what is "early game" for Heroes of Might and Magic 3? (see what I did there? When you do see it, answer accordingly please)
You're nitpicking, just use common sense.
Yup forgot my spell book
Make a campaign walk thru video
good idea, thx
Hero chains can't possibly be a beginner istake, because chains ain't for beginners.
Correct, that's why I didn't really go into it in detail and just mentioned it briefly as a part of the "inefficient movement". I have 2 other videos that address hero chaining specifically.
@@alex_the_magician9483 thank you for the kind answer and keep up the good work
I wonder if one day you will make videos about Homm 4 and Homm 5 (possibly also Homm 7 with the massive 7.5 mod)
can someone tell me that which one is this map?
Jebus Cross
@@alex_the_magician9483 thx
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Another mistake is to ignore JO and avoid fun :)
Not as much of a mistake as buying into the JO hype just because everyone is doing it XD
Fun is fun, hype or not :)
@@StygianOne Brain dead 1 hero play isn't that much fun, just a meme trend that will pass as quickly as it became one. But to each his own I guess.
What is JO?
@@tekissza92 exactly lol.
Jokes aside, it's another map template - Jebus Outcast, like jebus cross, only a lot of spells have been removed (no slow, haste, implosion), and there are lots of pandora boxes that give army. It became a trend lately with everyone playing it, and usually it's played with 1 hero only.
activate windows
ok mr gates
I just gave you an comment.
Thanks! :)
28:16 without Tactics...
I have been playing (not at all regularly) the ORIGINAL HoMM3 since it was released, and I have NEVER heard of "poor-manning" until now. 😲
In the original game, when you retreat a Hero from combat, there is NO GUARANTEE that they will appear in one of your Towns. Often they appear in ENEMY Towns.
So it's not sensible to even try the tactic. When was this game rule changed, please? Thanks for a great video. I learned heaps. (BTW, I call 'chaining' the Hero RELAY! 😁)
M 🦘🏏😎
Hmm, not sure exactly when this was changed, but it seems a bit strange that the hero could appear in the enemy town instead of yours. Seems like that defeats the purpose of retreating or surrendering.
@@alex_the_magician9483 Ahh well, DUHHH!
The entire purpose of the game was NOT to lose one's HERO / HEROINE.
They were NOT meant to retreat.