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== Town Gameplay ==

=== [[Castle]] ===

{{Hero_rb|Beatrice}}
* '''Heroes'''
** [[Sir Mullich]] is banned by default. [[Lord Haart]] available instead.
** [[Sylvia]] is banned on maps without water. New hero - [[Beatrice]] available instead.
*** Available on random maps only without water (replaces [[Sylvia]]).
*** Class: Knight.
*** Gender: Female.
*** Specialty: Scouting. Increases the scouting range by 1 for every 6 levels of the hero (works only if hero has Scouting secondary skill).
*** Secondary skills.
**** Leadership: basic.
**** Scouting: basic.
*** Spell Book: none.
*** Default unit count.
**** Pikemen: 10-20.
**** Crossbowmen: 4-7.
**** Griffins: 2-3.

=== [[Rampart]] ===

* '''Heroes’ starting armies'''
** Amount of [[Elves]] decreased from 3–6 to 2–4.
{{Hero_rb|Giselle}}
* '''Heroes'''
** [[Ufretin]] starting skill was changed from Resistance to Interference.
** [[Clancy]] starting skill was changed from Resistance to Interference.
** [[Thorgrim]] is banned by default. New hero — [[Giselle]] available instead.
*** Available by default (replaces [[Thorgrim]]).
*** Class: Ranger.
*** Gender: Female.
*** Specialty: Interference. Receives a 5% per level bonus to Interference skill.
*** Secondary skills.
**** Interference: advanced.
*** Spell Book: none.
*** Default unit count.
**** Centaurs: 12–24.
**** Dwarves: 3–5.
**** Wood Elves: 2–4.
** [[Gem]] has her starting spell changed on random maps without water from [[Summon Boat]] to [[Bless]].

=== [[Tower]] ===

* '''Building tree'''
** [[Altar of Wishes]], [[Golden Pavilion]], Upg. [[Golden Pavilion]], [[Cloud Temple]] and Upg. [[Cloud Temple]] no longer require Mage Guild level 1 and Mage Tower.
** [[Golden Pavilion]] and Upg. [[Golden Pavilion]] now require Altar of Wishes.
** Upg. [[Altar of Wishes]] no longer requires Mage Tower (Mage Guild level one is still required).
* '''Building prices'''
** [[Golem Factory]] price in gold is decreased from 2000 to 1500.
** Upg. [[Golem Factory]] price in gold is decreased from 2000 to 1500.
** [[Mage Tower]] price in gold is decreased from 2500 to 2000.
** [[Altar of Wishes]] price in gold is decreased from 3000 to 2500.
** Upg. [[Cloud Temple]] price in gold is decreased from 25000 to 20000.
* '''Heroes' starting armies'''
** Amount of [[Stone Gargoyles]] increased from 3-5 to 5-7.
** Amount of [[Stone Golems]] increased from 2-3 (or 2 in Josephine's second slot) to 4-5.
* '''Heroes'''
** [[Fafner]] starting skill was changed from [[Resistance]] to [[Interference]].

=== [[Inferno]] ===

* '''Building tree'''
** Upg. [[Hell Hole]] no longer requires Mage Guild level 2 (still requires Mage Guild level 1).
* '''Building prices'''
** [[Brimstone Stormclouds]] price in sulfur decreased from 5 to 4.
** Upg. [[Hall of Sins]] price in mercury decreased from 5 to 4.
** Upg. [[Kennels]] price in sulfur decreased from 5 to 4.
* '''Creatures'''
** [[Magog]]s can shoot fireball at any hex of the battlefield except for its own hex and adjacent ones (unless the [[Bow of the Sharpshooter]] is equipped). Targeting dialogue is called by pressing G. However, creatures immune to fire can be damaged only by a central hex.
** [[Arch Devil]] decreases Luck by 2 (instead of 1 from the original).
* '''Heroes' starting armies'''
** Amount of [[Imps]] increased from 15-25 to 20-30.
* '''Heroes'''
** [[Ignatius]] starting skill was changed from [[Resistance]] to [[Interference]].

=== [[Necropolis]] ===

* '''Necromancy'''
** The amount of skeletons raised by [[necromancy]] is halved.
*** [[Necromancy]] raises 5%-10%-15% of enemy's dead as Skeletons instead of 10%-20%-30%.
*** [[Amulet of the Undertaker]] increases Necromancy skill by 2.5% instead of 5%, [[Vampire's Cowl]] - 5% instead of 10%, [[Dead Man's Boots]] - 7.5% instead of 15%. [[Cloak of the Undead King]] raise 15% enemy's dead as Skeletons instead of 30%.
*** [[Necromancy Amplifier]] increases Necromancy skill by 5% instead of 10%.
*** Number of Skeletons raised by the Necromancy skill is now dependent on total number of slain creatures in an enemy army, rather than on numbers of each individual slain stack.
* '''Building prices'''
** Upg. [[Tomb of Souls]] price in mercury decreased from 5 to 4.
** [[Mausoleum]] price in ore decreased from 10 to 5, and in sulfur from 10 to 4.
** Upg. [[Mausoleum]] price in sulfur decreased from 5 to 4.
* '''Creatures'''
** [[Liches]] and [[Power Lich]]es can shoot death cloud at any hex of the battlefield except for its own hex and adjacent ones (unless the [[Bow of the Sharpshooter]] bow is equipped). Targeting dialogue is called by pressing G.

{{Hero_rb|Ranloo}}
* '''Heroes'''
** [[Straker]] starting skill was changed from [[Resistance]] to [[Interference]].
** [[Galthran]] is banned by default. New hero - [[Ranloo]] is available instead.
*** Available by default (replaces [[Galthran]]).
*** Class: Death Knight.
*** Gender: Male.
*** Specialty: Ballista. Increases the Attack and Defense skills of any Ballista by 5% for every 5 levels (rounded up).
*** Secondary skills.
**** Necromancy: basic.
**** Artillery: basic.
*** Spell Book: present.
*** Starting spell: Haste.
*** Default unit count.
**** Skeletons: 20-30.
**** Ballista: 1.
**** Wights: 4-6.

=== [[Dungeon]] ===

* '''Heroes' starting armies'''
** Amount of [[Troglodytes]] decreased from 30-40 to 20-30.
** Amount of [[Harpies]] increased from 4-6 to 6-8.
* '''Heroes'''
** [[Ajit]] starting skill was changed from [[Resistance]] to [[Interference]].

=== [[Stronghold]] ===

* '''Building prices'''
** [[Cyclops Cave]] price does not include crystals. Upg. [[Cyclops Cave]] price in crystals increased from 0 to 10.
* '''Heroes'''
** [[Krellion]] starting skill was changed from [[Resistance]] to [[Interference]].
** [[Saurug]] starting skill was changed from [[Resistance]] to [[Interference]].

=== [[Fortress]] ===

* '''Heroes' starting armies'''
** Amount of [[Gnolls]] increased from 10-20 to 15-25.
** Amount of [[Serpent Flies]] increased from 2-4 to 3-4.

{{Hero_rb|Kinkeria}}
* '''Heroes'''
** [[Bron]] starting skill was changed from [[Resistance]] to [[Interference]].
** [[Voy]] banned on maps without water. New hero - [[Kinkeria]] available instead.
*** Available on random maps only without water (replaces [[Voy]]).
*** Class: Witch.
*** Sex: Female.
*** Specialty: Learning. Learning skill percentage is doubled.
*** Secondary skills.
**** Wisdom: basic.
**** Learning: basic.
*** Spell Book: present.
*** Starting spell: Slow.
*** Default unit count.
**** Gnolls: 15-25.
**** Lizardmen: 4-7.
**** Serpent Flies: 3-4

=== [[Conflux]] ===

* '''Growth of [[Firebirds]] and [[Phoenix]]es decreased to 1 (2 after the construction of Castle).'''
* '''Building tree'''
** Constructing Upg. [[Magic Lantern]] now requires Mage Guild level 1 and Magic University beforehand.
** New structure [[Vault of Ashes]]
*** Cost: 5000 gold, 5 mercury.
*** Requirements: Fort, Mage Guild Level 1, Magic Lantern, Altar of Air, Altar of Water, Altar of Fire, Altar of Earth, Altar of Thought, Pyre.
*** Increases the growth of the Firebird and Phoenix by 1.
* '''Building prices'''
** Cost of constructing the [[Pyre]] went up from 10 to 20 mercury and from 10000 to 15000 gold.
* '''Building properties'''
** [[Aurora Borealis]] (Grail structure of Conflux) allows to learn spells up to according level of the Mage Guild in the city only and doesn’t allow learning spells not available for this town.
* '''Creatures'''
** Fire immunity of [[Firebirds]] replaced with 50% Fire Resist. Slightly decreased AI Value (thus, Pandora Boxes and Seer's Huts on random map will give 6 Firebirds, instead of 5).
* '''Creature prices'''
** Cost of [[Psychic Elementals]] increased from 750 to 950 gold.
** Cost of [[Magic Elemental]]s increased from 800 to 1200 gold.
** Cost of [[Firebird]]s increased from 1500 to 2000.
** Cost of [[Phoenix]]es increased from 2000 gold + 1 mercury to 3000 gold + 1 mercury.
* '''Other'''
** Native terrain changed to highlands.