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Csaros: /* One-way passages */

2025-08-04T11:28:04Z

One-way passages

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	== One-way passages ==		== One-way passages ==
	[[Prison]]s may be used to create one-way passages, as they can be interacted with only from one side. The same obviously applies to one-way Monoliths.		[[Prison]]s may be used to create one-way passages, as they can be interacted with only from one side. The same obviously applies to one-way Monoliths. However, using a prison as a one-way passage allows the player to open the "gate" to travel 2-ways, but only after the accessible side is reached.

	== Seer's huts ==		== Seer's huts ==

Turnam: /* Inaccessible Towns */ basic illustration of an inaccessible town

2025-08-03T11:34:45Z

Inaccessible Towns: basic illustration of an inaccessible town

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	== Inaccessible Towns ==		== Inaccessible Towns ==
	Towns can be placed with no route for heroes to access them. This is used to force a player to fight some "boss" hero instead of having the hero dismissed after a week without a town. Inaccessible towns can also be used to make the "or defeat all enemies" part of some victory conditions unattainable, so that the player has to complete the main objective.		[[File:Tutorial underground map fullauto.png\|thumb\|right\|The [[Tutorial]] map features an inaccessible random blue town in the northwest corner of the Underground.]] Towns can be placed with no route for heroes to access them. This is used to force a player to fight some "boss" hero instead of having the hero dismissed after a week without a town. This same trick can be used on the player's side as well, to have a map focused on managing a hero but without being able to build or recruit anything in the town. Inaccessible towns can also be used to make the "or defeat all enemies" part of some victory conditions unattainable, so that the player has to complete the main objective.

	=== Darkness ===		=== Darkness ===

XEL: /* Inaccessible Towns */

2025-08-02T13:58:56Z

Inaccessible Towns

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	== Inaccessible Towns ==		== Inaccessible Towns ==
	Towns can be placed with no route for heroes to access them. This is used to force a player to fight some "boss" hero instead of having the hero dismissed after a week without a town.		Towns can be placed with no route for heroes to access them. This is used to force a player to fight some "boss" hero instead of having the hero dismissed after a week without a town. Inaccessible towns can also be used to make the "or defeat all enemies" part of some victory conditions unattainable, so that the player has to complete the main objective.

	=== Darkness ===		=== Darkness ===

Turnam at 15:15, 20 January 2025

2025-01-20T15:15:06Z

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	Towns can be placed with no route for heroes to access them. This is used to force a player to fight some "boss" hero instead of having the hero dismissed after a week without a town.		Towns can be placed with no route for heroes to access them. This is used to force a player to fight some "boss" hero instead of having the hero dismissed after a week without a town.

	== Darkness ==		=== Darkness ===
	{{town\|Necropolis}} towns are sometimes used as a map building tool by the {{hota}} team. These towns are not accessible by the player. Since the [[Cover of Darkness]] resets map vision around them each day, it forces the player to solve movement-based map puzzles before moving to the next area.		{{town\|Necropolis}} towns are sometimes used as a map building tool by the {{hota}} team. These towns are not accessible by the player. Since the [[Cover of Darkness]] resets map vision around them each day, it forces the player to solve movement-based map puzzles before moving to the next area.

	== Skyship Towns ==		=== Skyship Towns ===
	{{town\|Tower}} towns are sometimes used as a map building tool by the {{hota}} team. These towns are not accessible by the player. Since the [[Skyship]] reveals the entire map to the AI, it allow the AI to think further ahead and increases the overall difficulty of the map.		{{town\|Tower}} towns are sometimes used as a map building tool by the {{hota}} team. These towns are not accessible by the player. Since the [[Skyship]] reveals the entire map to the AI, it allow the AI to think further ahead and increases the overall difficulty of the map.

	== Lightning Rod Damage Towns ==		=== Lightning Rod Damage Towns ===
	{{town\|Factory}} towns are sometimes used as a map building tool by the {{hota}} team. These towns are not accessible by the player. Since the [[Lightning Rod]] damage stacks if multiples are present on the map, adding more of them makes the Lightning Rod damage more potent.		{{town\|Factory}} towns are sometimes used as a map building tool by the {{hota}} team. These towns are not accessible by the player. Since the [[Lightning Rod]] damage stacks if multiples are present on the map, adding more of them makes the Lightning Rod damage more potent.

Phasma at 12:32, 4 October 2024

2024-10-04T12:32:49Z

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	{{town\|Factory}} towns are sometimes used as a map building tool by the {{hota}} team. These towns are not accessible by the player. Since the [[Lightning Rod]] damage stacks if multiples are present on the map, adding more of them makes the Lightning Rod damage more potent.		{{town\|Factory}} towns are sometimes used as a map building tool by the {{hota}} team. These towns are not accessible by the player. Since the [[Lightning Rod]] damage stacks if multiples are present on the map, adding more of them makes the Lightning Rod damage more potent.

	= One-way passages =		== One-way passages ==
	[[Prison]]s may be used to create one-way passages, as they can be interacted with only from one side. The same obviously applies to one-way Monoliths.		[[Prison]]s may be used to create one-way passages, as they can be interacted with only from one side. The same obviously applies to one-way Monoliths.

	= Seer's huts =		== Seer's huts ==
	[[Seer's Hut]]'s may be used to create new artifact sets, as new creature upgrade facilities, trading posts apart from providing normal quests. For more information, see [[Map Editor - Guide - Seer's Hut quests]]		[[Seer's Hut]]'s may be used to create new artifact sets, as new creature upgrade facilities, trading posts apart from providing normal quests. For more information, see [[Map Editor - Guide - Seer's Hut quests]]

	[[Category: Map Editor]]		[[Category: Map Editor]]
	[[Category:Guides]]		[[Category:Guides]]

Csaros at 12:10, 4 October 2024

2024-10-04T12:10:45Z

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	== Lightning Rod Damage Towns ==		== Lightning Rod Damage Towns ==
	{{town\|Factory}} towns are sometimes used as a map building tool by the {{hota}} team. These towns are not accessible by the player. Since the [[Lightning Rod]] damage stacks if multiples are present on the map, adding more of them makes the Lightning Rod damage more potent.		{{town\|Factory}} towns are sometimes used as a map building tool by the {{hota}} team. These towns are not accessible by the player. Since the [[Lightning Rod]] damage stacks if multiples are present on the map, adding more of them makes the Lightning Rod damage more potent.

			= One-way passages =
			[[Prison]]s may be used to create one-way passages, as they can be interacted with only from one side. The same obviously applies to one-way Monoliths.

			= Seer's huts =
			[[Seer's Hut]]'s may be used to create new artifact sets, as new creature upgrade facilities, trading posts apart from providing normal quests. For more information, see [[Map Editor - Guide - Seer's Hut quests]]

	[[Category: Map Editor]]		[[Category: Map Editor]]
	[[Category:Guides]]		[[Category:Guides]]

Phasma at 16:54, 15 September 2024

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	[[Category: Map Editor]]		[[Category: Map Editor]]
			[[Category:Guides]]

Legate at 13:51, 25 June 2024

2024-06-25T13:51:12Z

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	== Skyship Towns ==		== Skyship Towns ==
	{{town\|Tower}} towns are sometimes used as a map building tool by the {{hota}} team. These towns are not accessible by the player. Since the [[Skyship]] reveals the entire map to the AI, it allow the AI to think further ahead and increases the overall difficulty of the map.		{{town\|Tower}} towns are sometimes used as a map building tool by the {{hota}} team. These towns are not accessible by the player. Since the [[Skyship]] reveals the entire map to the AI, it allow the AI to think further ahead and increases the overall difficulty of the map.

			== Lightning Rod Damage Towns ==
			{{town\|Factory}} towns are sometimes used as a map building tool by the {{hota}} team. These towns are not accessible by the player. Since the [[Lightning Rod]] damage stacks if multiples are present on the map, adding more of them makes the Lightning Rod damage more potent.

	[[Category: Map Editor]]		[[Category: Map Editor]]

Phasma: added Skyship towns

2024-06-19T14:23:07Z

added Skyship towns

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	== Darkness ==		== Darkness ==
	{{town\|Necropolis}} towns are sometimes used as a map building tool by the {{hota}} team. These towns are not accessible by the player. Since the [[Cover of Darkness]] resets map vision around them each day, it forces the player to solve movement-based map puzzles before moving to the next area.		{{town\|Necropolis}} towns are sometimes used as a map building tool by the {{hota}} team. These towns are not accessible by the player. Since the [[Cover of Darkness]] resets map vision around them each day, it forces the player to solve movement-based map puzzles before moving to the next area.

			== Skyship Towns ==
			{{town\|Tower}} towns are sometimes used as a map building tool by the {{hota}} team. These towns are not accessible by the player. Since the [[Skyship]] reveals the entire map to the AI, it allow the AI to think further ahead and increases the overall difficulty of the map.

	[[Category: Map Editor]]		[[Category: Map Editor]]

Legate: Legate moved page Map Editor tricks to Map Editor - Tricks without leaving a redirect

2024-05-23T13:06:11Z

Legate moved page Map Editor tricks to Map Editor - Tricks without leaving a redirect

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