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Although in the original {{roe}} there was an [[adventure map]] location called [[market of time]], which supposedly was intended to allow hero to "forget" secondary skills.
Although in the original {{roe}} there was an [[adventure map]] location called [[market of time]], which supposedly was intended to allow hero to "forget" secondary skills.


== Bad Hero & No Artifacts ==
== Bad Hero & No Artifacts (TheKnownWorld/MeKick) ==
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[[Talk:Secondary_skill/Bad_Hero_No_Artifacts|Bad Hero & No Artifacts]]
! MeKick's ranking
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|- style="background-color:#{{Green 2}};"
| height=25px | [[File: Expert Navigation.png|22px|link=]] 1: Navigation
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| height=25px | [[File: Expert First Aid.png|22px|link=]] 2: First Aid
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| height=25px | [[File: Expert Eagle Eye.png|22px|link=]] 3: Eagle Eye
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| height=25px | [[File: Expert Learning.png|22px|link=]] 4: Learning
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| height=25px | [[File: Expert Scholar.png|22px|link=]] 5: Scholar
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| height=25px | [[File: Expert Estates.png|22px|link=]] 6: Estates
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| height=25px | [[File: Expert Mysticism.png|22px|link=]] 7: Mysticism
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| height=25px | [[File: Expert Artillery.png|22px|link=]] 8: Artillery
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| height=25px | [[File: Expert Scouting.png|22px|link=]] 9: Scouting
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| height=25px | [[File: Expert Pathfinding.png|22px|link=]] 10: Pathfinding
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| height=25px | [[File: Expert Diplomacy.png|22px|link=]] 11: Diplomacy
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| height=25px | [[File: Expert Sorcery.png|22px|link=]] 12: Sorcery
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| height=25px | [[File: Expert Resistance.png|22px|link=]] 13: Resistance
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| height=25px | [[File: Expert Ballistics.png|22px|link=]] 14: Ballistics
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| height=25px | [[File: Expert Archery.png|22px|link=]] 15: Archery
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| height=25px | [[File: Expert Luck.png|22px|link=]] 16: Luck
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| height=25px | [[File: Expert Leadership.png|22px|link=]] 17: Leadership
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| height=25px | [[File: Expert Intelligence.png|22px|link=]] 18: Intelligence
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| height=25px | [[File: Expert Water Magic.png|22px|link=]] 19: Water Magic
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| height=25px | [[File: Expert Fire Magic.png|22px|link=]] 20: Fire Magic
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| height=25px | [[File: Expert Earth Magic.png|22px|link=]] 21: Earth Magic
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| height=25px | [[File: Expert Air Magic.png|22px|link=]] 22: Air Magic
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| height=25px | [[File: Expert Tactics.png|22px|link=]] 23: Tactics
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| height=25px | [[File: Expert Armorer.png|22px|link=]] 24: Armorer
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| height=25px | [[File: Expert Offense.png|22px|link=]] 25: Offense
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|- style="background-color:#{{Green 2}};"
| height=25px | [[File: Expert Wisdom.png|22px|link=]] 26: Wisdom
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| height=25px | [[File: Expert Necromancy.png|22px|link=]] 27: Necromancy
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| height=25px | [[File: Expert Logistics.png|22px|link=]] 28: Logistics
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The Heroes 3 Streamer/Youtuber MeKick (also known as TheKnownWorld) for his singleplayer challenge of "Bad Hero & No Artifacts" played with the following self-imposed rules for himself:
== static numeration ==
Is it just me or is the formatting terribly off for the static numeration? - juq
:Probably depends on your skin. Do you know which one you are using? Posting a screenshot would also help us figure it out. [https://snipboard.io snipboard.io] is pretty easy to use. [[user:imahero|ima]] 21:59, 22 March 2021 (UTC)
::hxxps://i.snipboard.io/H5R8bo.jpg. Because the width of the chart is shortened many of the secondary skills are taking up 2 lines, thus we have this. - juq
:::Mine doesn't seem to have that problem: [https://i.snipboard.io/6Cx4hu.jpg i.snipboard.io/6Cx4hu.jpg] Which internet browser are you using? [[user:imahero|ima]] 00:16, 23 March 2021 (UTC)
::::How does the page look here: [https://web.archive.org/web/20210323001338/https://heroes.thelazy.net/index.php/Secondary_skill web.archive.org/Secondary_skill]? [[user:imahero|ima]] 00:19, 23 March 2021 (UTC)
:::::I use Yandex Browser, based on Chromium. - Juq


* Equipping artifacts is not allowed.
== Skills are divided into 3 types ==
* Player heroes can not go to map objects that improve their abilities ([[Learning Stone]], [[School of Magic]], [[University]], etc).
* Upon every level up, pick the pre-determined "worse" option of the skills offered.
* No joining monsters.


The settings were as follows:
Are they? This seems like an arbitrary choice made by the writer than a feature existing in the game. - Csaros


* Shadow of Death
- Not much in the manual, as I have checked. I have added that they can be divided, as the author does.
* Random map template 8XM12a, Size XL+U
* 8 human/computer player FFA
* No water, Stone or Cobblestone Roads, and Strong Monsters
* Impossible difficulty
* Player starting town/hero/bonus: Fortress/[[Voy]]/Gold
* All computer starting towns/heroes/bonuses: random


As such, the predetermined list MeKick made for the following situation is on the left.
== Secondary skill weights ==


The ranking of these skills are up to debate and some of the positions are highly situational. [[Scouting]] and [[Scholar]] are extremely situational; on a main hero they can be considered wasted slots like [[Eagle Eye]] or [[First Aid]] as both are centered around helping other heroes rather than being a bonus for the hero that has them, but on expendable scout or transport secondary heroes they are considered some of the best skills to have. [[Navigation]] and [[Water Magic]] both greatly increase on value with maps with considerable waterways; the School of Water Magic has 3 adventure spells that only work on water. [[Pathfinding]] is a more valuable on maps without roads or with few roads that have adverse terrain, though it can be completely replaced by [[Wayfarer's Boots]] in [[Horn of the Abyss]].
Wasn't the table of all hero classes for all skill chances here? Where did it go?
 
[[First Aid]] is put in 2nd place as MeKick can not use artifacts including war machines; another completely useless skill, while [[Artillery]] is also put lower than it normally would be as the ballista can not be used, but it can still give control over arrow towers in a siege.
 
[[Diplomacy]] is put in 11th, as its main use, attracting monsters to your army, is forbidden by his own rule; and he can't visit a Library of Enlightenment at all. Its only use becomes lowering the surrender cost.
 
The changes [[Horn of the Abyss]]  brings further possible changes to the ranking. [[Estates]], [[Mysticism]], [[Scouting]] have all been buffed, while [[Diplomacy]], [[Intelligence]], and [[Earth Magic]] have been weakened.
 
== static numeration ==
 
Is it just me or is the formatting terribly off for the static numeration? - juq

Latest revision as of 17:31, 10 November 2025

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Although in the original Restoration of Erathia there was an adventure map location called market of time, which supposedly was intended to allow hero to "forget" secondary skills.

Bad Hero & No Artifacts (TheKnownWorld/MeKick)[edit | hide]

Bad Hero & No Artifacts

static numeration[edit | hide]

Is it just me or is the formatting terribly off for the static numeration? - juq

Probably depends on your skin. Do you know which one you are using? Posting a screenshot would also help us figure it out. snipboard.io is pretty easy to use. ima 21:59, 22 March 2021 (UTC)
hxxps://i.snipboard.io/H5R8bo.jpg. Because the width of the chart is shortened many of the secondary skills are taking up 2 lines, thus we have this. - juq
Mine doesn't seem to have that problem: i.snipboard.io/6Cx4hu.jpg Which internet browser are you using? ima 00:16, 23 March 2021 (UTC)
How does the page look here: web.archive.org/Secondary_skill? ima 00:19, 23 March 2021 (UTC)
I use Yandex Browser, based on Chromium. - Juq

Skills are divided into 3 types[edit | hide]

Are they? This seems like an arbitrary choice made by the writer than a feature existing in the game. - Csaros

- Not much in the manual, as I have checked. I have added that they can be divided, as the author does.

Secondary skill weights[edit | hide]

Wasn't the table of all hero classes for all skill chances here? Where did it go?