Heroes of Might and Magic III: One Hero Challenge 1v7 FFA (200%)

[@Seeveerin]

Love how this is a challenge now, this is how I used to play when I was a kid, and Heroes 3 complete was the newest game in the series haha

[@TheKnownWorld]

Even a couple of years ago, I used to focus my control on one hero, too. But I started observing how others played competitive Heroes III on Twitch and I learned a fair bit from watching them play. Nowadays, we can look at this "challenge" as a challenge for me in particular since I'm so used to having multiple heroes at once. ;D

[@MikkosFree]

Same for me.

[@Microphunktv-jb3kj]

Yep, im pretty sure u didnt play on 200% as a kid

[@omegafishe6176]

@@TheKnownWorld I first played Heroes 5 at my friend's when I was a teen (3 is nearly as old as me) and it was the first RTS game I've ever enjoyed. I was pretty bad at it, would always just one hero wonder it and camp at my base most of the time waiting until I had a full army only to get bodied by the AI because I had no sense of actual strategy. Played it a little more and dropped it, saw Sseth's review for this game and I thought it looked pretty charming and heard about the damn near fanatical following so I picked it up and I've got to say it's one of my favorite games now. I still went back to my old one hero strategy (maybe 2 at a stretch) but after seeing you play I've started micromanaging 4-5 at a time. I'm still getting the hang of it but watching your videos has made it a lot easier!

[@MrVargatron]

@@omegafishe6176 Small point here but Heroes of m&m are not considered RTS since they miss the real time element, they are categorized separately as Turn Based Strategy, TBS in short.

[@TheKnownWorld]

Thumbs up for the Tier 1 Units Only Challenge!

[@Alister-nl5tr]

TheKnownWorld Teir one no Necro sounds interesting...

[@hashedhakahol]

is this even possible?

[@skeletonking1174]

Imps only EvilKappa

[@Alister-nl5tr]

pixies, sprites, Luna if you know what you are doing you can clear the map rather well. otherwise Skeletons = Necro + skeleton Transformer if he allows that

[@sevret313]

Go imps and try to get the grail for more imps.

[@Hrzybs]

2:08:00 You should have had really strong faith, because troggs are actually blind immune :)

[@TheKnownWorld]

Oh yeah, right. Derp. >:|

[@tun4046]

A blind faith

[@stephensardinha6750]

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[@stephensardinha6750]

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[@stephensardinha6750]

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[@kaandervis6276]

02:47:45 = mekick ( proud and confident): "it wasn't nearly as challenging as "siege survivor" but I hope you enjoyed it" 02:58:22 = mekick (technically the same guy above but now disoriented and devastated): "what just happened?" it is always a pleasure to watch your videos, take care...

[@TheKnownWorld]

LOL, it’s nice to hear that you’re amused by my woes as always. :’)

[@davidkiss8845]

With MeKick, every game is an emotional rollercoaster:)

[@135maniek]

I was wondering why he didnt kill medusas before enemy spawned unicorns, it should be disappear of enemy hero

[@Terminator775]

This is awesome. Congrats for 10k and for making videos of this masterpiece game. Thank you!

[@TheKnownWorld]

Thanks for watching! :)

[@theblackdragon7321]

I've also always played like this. My main strat was to hopefully get TP along with Expert Earth. Those were essential. A bonus was getting the Shackles of War, since the AI would normally flee from combat with their scouts.

[@TheKnownWorld]

That makes sense. Expert Earth makes the game much, much easier overall. Shackles of War is great from preventing foes from fleeing, although there's been a couple times where I've locked myself into combat with an opponent I can't beat. ;)

[@bbicaaa]

Umm... Was I the only one who thought Kyrre was a dude?

[@TheKnownWorld]

Actually, Kyrre is a male in Heroes IV (???).

[@bbicaaa]

But you reffered to the hero as a "she", right?

[@RNorthex]

in homm 3 kyrre is described with the 'she' pronoun

[@bbicaaa]

Yeah, I looked that up and there's a male ranger in the Heroes 4 game, but I guess they're just different characters with the same name

[@GrevRev]

Kyrre is a dude. I know he is referred to as she in the hero history, but just look at the pic. Also Kyrre is a male name in Norwegian. Me and my friend have been arguing about this for 15 years. Though he says Kyrre is a she just to piss me off.

[@LunarChicken]

I've been binging your vids, absolutely amazing to see someone as skilled yet humble as yourself play my favourite game ever. I really don't think you should sell yourself short! Sure, there are people better than you, but I've learned so much watching you play, and I've been playing it for 15 years! I really like how you explain your train of thought, I've seen people play "your" way before but never understood just why. Awesome videos!

[@ronschneider725]

the fact that your HoMM3 videos give me nostalgia every moment is something i love.

[@annelkessler]

The ending was crazy but honestly loved it. The end of a hmm3 game often gets boring and this wasn't!

[@olgolgolg2]

Wait i am not supposed to play only with one hero? lol i legit played only with one hero for last 2 weeks since I started playing Heroes again after like 10 years

[@COYADD]

You can buy more heroes and explore faster

[@JesusShuttlesworth]

It's way easier to play with more heroes

[@TheKnownWorld]

Perhaps kzbin.info/www/bejne/gpvPqYJvraiHq5Y might be of interest to you.

[@arnigeir1597]

You usually main one, but it's a pain not to have the support heroes.

[@roserevancroix2308]

You can play the game however you see fit - what works for you, that is what makes this such a nice game - I play the same way

[@KoongYe]

58:45 that iconic moment when 1 centaur kills a Dendroid

[@bachpham6862]

2:04:13 "Do I have Dispel? No I don't have Dispel" *proceed to shift through spellbook with expert displel*

[@viktorkaaaaaaa]

He actually wanted Anti-Magic, said Dispel the first time accidentally.

[@camo1851]

@@viktorkaaaaaaa at first I also heard Dispel...but he actually says "do I have THIS spell, do I have Anti-Magic"

[@viktorkaaaaaaa]

@@camo1851 ah I see thx :D

[@xXxDeadShadowxXx]

When you didn't pick air magic for the SECOND time you tilted me off the face of earth. I literally had to close the video, recover from the shock, and only then I came back X)

[@TheKnownWorld]

lol, what was wrong with that decision? :P

[@dwntherabbithole9785]

TheKnownWorld for starters you wouldnt have gotten stuck with diplo that you couldnt use. xD I think I would have held out for offense but since it never came I guess I would have gotten screwed as well. It also cracked me up that you never got prayer

[@xXxDeadShadowxXx]

TheKnownWorld because I think air magic is a (almost) must have in a "perfect" hero and considering a ranger can't get fire magic to replace air I would have totally stayed with air. Offense was a good replacement too but who knows what the random number God had in store for you :)

[@xXxDeadShadowxXx]

TheKnownWorld also, as you said, counterstrike+haste op on bears. Nice gameplay btw I really enjoyed it, otherwise I wouldn't be there :D

[@TheKnownWorld]

To be honest, I didn't expect Kyrre to get offered two secondary skills that were virtually useless given the rules of this match. Besides, I wasn't just holding off for Offense, but for Tactics as well. I can live with the fact that I never got Prayer, though. Part of why I opted not to take Air Magic is because I had no intention of using Dimension Door or Fly, leaving Haste as the main reason for bothering with Air Magic in the first place. Partly because I wanted to try out a new strategy for once, I banked on getting Prayer at some point later on in the match, which would have been a good substitute for Haste. Of course, this never happened, and using Expert Haste on my army probably would have been more effective in the end. I'm glad you enjoyed the gameplay, Damon! :)

[@eidolon0]

2017. Good games don't die

[@TheKnownWorld]

Indeed!

[@remide2776]

2018.

[@slobba1014]

2019!

[@matijaslat2100]

but hes kinda laim? right?

[@GabrielW115]

2020.

[@Koriolis]

So, I just found your channel, and just watching this video has basically double in skill level when playing HOMM3. Thanks for the upload!

[@Mussu3]

This was my fav episode so far, these are really entertaining so thank you! I played Heroes 3 ALOT when I was a little girl so this is really nostalgic

[@TheKnownWorld]

My pleasure! I’m glad that you really liked this episode, and that you find my content entertaining. :) Although the match itself wasn’t particularly difficult relative to the Siege Survival or Only Tier One Units challenges, having to use just one hero was quite a throwback to my earlier years of playing the game back when I avoided the use of multiple heroes. I can certainly relate to how you may have felt while watching the video.

[@Nabopolasszar]

2:07:56 Silly MeKick. Troglodites don't have eyes, so they can't be blinded. Also I wondered why don't you build treasuries? You had 3 rampart town, you could be rich and could trade gold for resources.

[@TheKnownWorld]

Yeah, a lot of others already pointed this out as well. I completely forgot about that. :(

[@zes3813]

no such thing as sillyx or right or not, cepux, think, say any nmw and any s perfx

[@JarmamStuff]

And they say that stacking spellpower and relying on magic lategame is unviable smh EARTH ELEMENTALS UNITE

[@TheKnownWorld]

LOL, Jaegar sure showed me how it’s done! +1 to you.

[@cutez0r]

Dude!! what was that ending? I can't believe I watched 3 hours of you playing HOMM, a game I haven't played since the early 2000's just to have you break my heart with that ending. REMAKE!

[@TheKnownWorld]

LOL, I'm glad you enjoyed the match! Thanks for watching ;)

[@ramsrock39]

2:57:47 ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?!?!?!?!??!?! ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME. LITERALLY EVERY HERO BUT JAEGAR COULD HAVE SHOWN UP IN YOUR TAVERN AND IT'S KYRRE!!!!!! WHAT THE HELL IS THIS

[@TheKnownWorld]

git gud

[@TheKnownWorld]

Thumbs up for the Skeletons Only Challenge!

[@highsman1340]

TheKnownWorld Aren't your necropolis videos already skeleton only :v

[@TheKnownWorld]

In my Necropolis 1v7 video, I used Vampire Lords as another prominent unit as well. Liches and Black Knights made an appearance there, too. The AI in the Small Map 1v7 video didn't get nearly as much time to build up their armies as I would give them in a match where I can only use Skeletons.

[@TomValedro]

Skeletons is easy mode. I challenge you to familiar only challenge (no magic).

[@dwntherabbithole9785]

I think only skeletons would be a pretty good challenge.... provided you don't use necromancy BWAHAHAHA

[@TheKnownWorld]

Cloak of the Undead King wouldn't make much sense here since I'd probably be raising Liches instead of Skeletons. Unless, of course, you meant that I would use the Cloak on a non-Necropolis hero. :P

[@KatyaLemonLime]

Good challenge. Extra hard mode: gift your starting town to the opponent in week 1... oh wait... xD

[@TheKnownWorld]

LOL, savage. :D Thanks for watching!

[@Mitoru.]

Not sure why one of your videos randomly appeared in my recommended, but boy am I glad it did. Even now from time to time I come back to HoMM III and i'm loving your content.

[@TheKnownWorld]

lol, I wouldn't know why either. Either way, it's nice to have you with us here at TheKnownWorld, and it's good to hear that you're enjoying my content!

[@elfsings]

Forever alone challenge. Get yourself a throng of pixie strippers and conquer everything. Be the only virgin in Erathia.

[@TheKnownWorld]

I'm not quite sure how to reply to this. +1 to you, good sir!

[@elfsings]

Don't pretend like we don't know MeKick. Everybody knows that all your youtube and twitch money goes towards strippers. Kreygasm

[@TheKnownWorld]

Oh no! I've been caught red-handed. Kappa

[@dwntherabbithole9785]

or maybe some unicorns (MK has some... unusual tastes xD )

[@TheKnownWorld]

Mummies x Unicorns? Keepo

[@kp9911]

The video was awesome and then comes the ending, my God, did not expect that ending LMAO! Thanks again for doing these!

[@TheKnownWorld]

You're welcome! I'm glad you liked the twist at the end :D

[@porfirij]

this is really painful to... i mean, do you ever finsish a... you're jumping all over the... other than that nice... ok that's all i wanted to... well, cya!

[@johnthekiwi1601]

So F'ing true!

[@dmitrymokshin7755]

Thank you for sharing this video MeKick, I enjoyed it. In Russia we consider HoMM3 one of the best games ever made so it's always nice to see someone doing a playthrough of this iconic game. You are pretty good at it and I like your videos very much. Haven't yet seen some of your previous videos but I will certainly do in the nearest future. May God bless you and have a nice day.

[@TheKnownWorld]

Hello, and thank you for watching! I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Evidently, Heroes III being "one of the best games ever made" is not an opinion exclusive to Russia since so many people around the world still play this amazing game even today (myself being one of them). I hope you enjoy the rest of my content when you get a chance to watch it! Cheers :)

[@Vincent-fv1ch]

10 k subs, wow you really done it now mate, you're even bigger than chris ;)

[@TheKnownWorld]

:D

[@ThePapajane]

"There's gotta be a place I can get crystal" - Mekick, 2017.

[@giovannigavassino1047]

2019 here and counting hours on HOMM3

[@wesleyvandenbroek9098]

thanks for uploading this, me and my brother still play this sometimes too. it's a great game and i felt the nostalgic

[@Pieckers]

i always enjoy your videos

[@TheKnownWorld]

Glad to hear it!

They are fun. As much fun as was the time when I got armageddon blade in Sandro campaighn from the dragon utopia and I went and started to murder everyone on my game. One of the most "balanced" artifacts in the whole game XD

[@LostElgel]

You're doing a awesome job, rly enjoying your videos! And u have a gr8 voice to listen to for 3-5h! greetings from sweden!

[@TheKnownWorld]

Thanks - I’m glad that you like my videos and my commentary! Greetings from Canada! :)

[@teyrasiridae4704]

"Thank you all for wa-.. Oh". Great moment!

[@TheKnownWorld]

It got even better! :D

[@TheMiig1513]

If you haven't finished the video, don't read this comment. I'm pretty confident the way to win that fight was to anti magic your behemoths, use your army to tear down his army until he's pressurized to spam Summon Earth Elemental, then dispel and just keep spending the rest of your spell points on Ressurection. Resurrection only cost 16 spell points and Summon Earth Elemental cost 24 I believe, so you would have won when he runs out of spell points. Also I believe your behemoths could've tanked 1 hit from implosion if there were 16 of them. Great video though! I don't think you completed the challenge, but a win is still impressive imo and fun to watch. EDIT: Ancient Behemoths: (16 × 300hp) = 4800 health. Implosion damage: (300 + (power × 75)) ~ (300 + (35 × 75)) = 2925 damage. 1 implosion would have killed 9 (almost 10) of your behemoths.

[@TheKnownWorld]

I do think that Anti-Magic probably would've been the best choice for my Ancient Behemoths, yes. Implosion was just far too much damage for them to handle early on. This would've been a much better approach than what I came up with at the time, but at least that final battle made for an interesting spectacle! Technically speaking, I lost the challenge since I actually had to "hire" a hero (even if it was my main hero), but I feel like getting Kyrre back again made for a much more entertaining conclusion to the match than just ending the match after the battle in which I was defeated. Regardless of whether you think I "completed" the challenge or not, I'm quite satisfied with the outcome of the match and I would guess you were too. Cheers!

[@davekat]

Don't take artillery they said. It sucks they said.

[@TheKnownWorld]

Siege Survival, they said. :P

[@turkeygoblin]

Lol @ 51:45 ... when the AI defends your Town, and you cancel the results and then lose the town :D.

[@mareksierocinski]

Dude! You are freaking amazing! :D Now I know that I'm like 100% noob in HoMM3. Greetings from Poland! Cheers! :)

[@TheKnownWorld]

Greetings from Canada! I think it worth pointing out that as “awesome” as I may seem, there are many players who play the game competitively and are far more skilled than I am. I don’t know if you’re giving yourself enough credit, as far as being “100% noob” at Heroes III is concerned. At the very least, I’m sure you can say that you learned a few tricks from this video! :) Thank you for commenting!

[@3croN]

At 6:00 I think you should have risked Scholar because you have not much to loose (if you are rushing, if end-game maybe) but you can gain major half a level acceleration! 26:32 Brown AI killed himself on the boars, hilarious stuff :D

[@TheKnownWorld]

I disagree. For a match like this where I was only allowed to use one hero, I had to try and make sure that my hero had optimal secondary skills. Every secondary skill slot I use up is a slot that can’t be used for useful secondary skills like Earth Magic or Tactics. Imagine if Kyrre received Navigation or Eagle Eye from that Scholar when she could’ve instead learned Armorer or Offense. lol, that play made by Tan AI was quite unexpected, but certainly not unwelcome.

[@ThMrAshkin]

OHHHH My new fav youtuber uploaded sth ! It's a good sunday ;)

[@TheKnownWorld]

Enjoy! :P

[@SolusDarkcoat]

2:58:25 What just happened is you lost because you refused to throw a damaging spell on the medusa, or teleport your behemoth to it. Your power was high enough that you could've just thrown magic arrow on them until they died.

[@liamliam1654]

the youtube guy!!!! PogChamp

[@TheKnownWorld]

-_- lol

[@liamliam1654]

dont be mad mekick Kappa

[@TheKnownWorld]

Keepo

[@liamliam1654]

KappaPride

[@MrPixelspin]

It's raining and getting cold. MeKick time! Watching the 'ol classics.

[@nzchrisvaughan]

This isn't a challenge...this is literally how I play every map.

[@TheKnownWorld]

lol, whether you consider it a challenge or not, many of my viewers urged me to do a playthrough where I could only use one hero. They reasoned that it would be a pretty legitimate challenge since I'm so accustomed to using multiple heroes in most of my videos :P

[@janus3555]

About to say this. Wasn't this how everyone played? Why make a bunch of weak characters when you can make one super strong character with town portal?

[@macska8800]

@@janus3555 From what I remember it's resource gathering /faster exploration reasons, I was pretty surprised too when I played my first match outside of our local league (Well it was kind of a leaderboard thing between 24-32 people for a few years with a few special rules like only up to three heroes are allowed per player but most players just settled with two heroes and occasionally one) , though honestly I was never that interested in competitive scene (well apart from the mentioned 'league' which a few players made) I was more interested in PvE maps but I do think in competitive they create 6+ heroes for resource gathering/faster exploration but it's possible I'm wrong it's been a long time since I played HoMM3 (Moved to HoMM6 for a while now)

[@ihatehiphopcultureandsosho6317]

I needed 3 heroes minimum. Obviously there's a main army, but it's impossible to win with just one heroe. At least for me it is 😆

[@C0reyTaylor8]

Congratulations on 10k, well deserved!

[@TheKnownWorld]

Thank you! :D

[@C0reyTaylor8]

By the way, did you notice the Shield of the Damned near your starting area or did you ignore it because it wasn't worth using a turn to get it? :P

[@TheKnownWorld]

I can't remember off the top of my head, but I probably ignored Shield of the Damned because I didn't want to waste a turn to go and pick it up. Early on in the match, the Horde of Swordsmen guarding it was pretty scary too.

[@theharnix]

NEW VIDEO! THANKS!!

[@TheKnownWorld]

No problem! :)

[@ezergilechimekazikura6855]

1:57:21 - I'm so glad, that both Myself and You hyped so much about our Lord and Saviour, Spirit of Opression, and You didn't equip it all that time. Well, atleast You got it before the very end of the match, so kudos for You :D

[@TheKnownWorld]

Goodness gracious, did I really not equip the Spirit of Oppression? I apologize. With this mistake of mine, I am a disgrace to the Order of the Oppression, and I am not worthy of the Spirit of Oppression’s glorious effects. :|

[@roysmith8598]

You are more entertaining to watch than Chris.

[@TheKnownWorld]

Is that so? :P

[@roysmith8598]

yeah lol

[@alexmurray7031]

yea i think so

[@forgetjacky]

Never thought single hero is possible, guess choice of template matters all. Very interesting ending btw!

[@TheKnownWorld]

I’m glad that you liked the ending! But yes, using just one hero and winning the game is definitely possible. In fact, a lot of other casual Heroes III players are more familiar with using just one hero than they are with using multiple. I’d agree that choice of template matters, although I’m not sure which template would be “the most difficult” for the One Hero Challenge. I picked Mini-Nostalgia since I thought it would be the most interesting because of the way the map template is structured.

[@junibismalis]

fight Pyrre with fire

[@TheKnownWorld]

Clever pun!

[@harioschtroliki]

I get that refrence

[@TimBlast]

Fight pyrre with fire with Kyrre

[@Gamantasids]

The best episode in my opinion! Watch all the way for the first time! I actually would enjoy seeing this again

[@TheKnownWorld]

I’m glad that you liked it!

[@nawigatorpirx]

Can't remember the last time I enjoyed a video so greatly and thoroughly. I guess the lesson here is to look really hard for that Orb of Inhibition or at least Recanter's Cloak when facing an enemy with >30 Spell Power.

[@TheKnownWorld]

I'm happy to hear that you enjoyed this video a lot! Perhaps Orb of Inhibition or a Recanter's Cloak would've been a good idea, yes. :P

[@messitup]

love me you kick!

[@TheKnownWorld]

I'd be lying if I said that I didn't misread this. Have a +1!

[@messitup]

=D love you man, keep up the great work:) may homm never die!

[@udontknowmexd8151]

messitup yes they never die :D

[@TheKnownWorld]

Will do! Long live Heroes III! :)

[@hercules5863]

Well done ! This is my favorite game from childhood. I approve you as an excellent player and a smart tactician ! I enjoyed every second watching full video buddy ! AND DAMN THOSE BEHEMOTHS !!

[@TheKnownWorld]

Thank you! Even today, Heroes III is still my favorite game of all-time. :P It's good to know that you enjoyed the entire video! The Behemoths were truly a force to be reckoned with, that's for sure.

[@blizand]

Lets move around the stone pile, then away from it, then back to it. Yeah thats getting the most out of your movement.....

[@devrigado4917]

so glad to see people streaming and stil playing this

[@TheKnownWorld]

It's nice to know that people still enjoy watching this!

[@druiddroid5502]

Hey Mekick just letting you know. You are a fabulous person and keep being yourself. If you want a girl in your life just be yourself and you will get her. Your personality is fantastic.

[@TheKnownWorld]

Aww, that's awfully nice of you, Druiddroid! I appreciate your kind words! Not to kill the moment, but I think it worth pointing out that my personality in these videos isn't necessarily the same one that I have in real life. Also, who's to say that I don't already have a girl? ;D

[@dwntherabbithole9785]

TheKnownWorld as a Canadian, you must say sorry a lot more in real life. Other than that I imagine a more inappropriate sense of humor and possibly more cancerous internet slang when you speak? for some reason I also somehow have the impression that you are at least part asian. idk...funny joke btw

[@TheKnownWorld]

Perhaps I do say sorry a lot more in real life. Who knows? But I will verify that I do, indeed, have a very inappropriate sense of humor.

[@shanebullock3441]

Don't lie, God wouldn't allow such a thing to happen.

[@zulfirdauszain8810]

That earth elemental spam is very dirty man. Cheesing AI at its finest

[@samlidude1]

when will you do zero hero challenge? Kappa

[@TheKnownWorld]

Maybe never? Keepo

[@johndave117]

thanks for the recommendation pyon champ 👍

[@Grizzlywer]

I challenge you for a zero hero challenge Kappa

[@TheKnownWorld]

I briefly considered trying this, but I'm afraid that the only people capable of such a feat would probably be Kable87 or Dave. :P

[@jonathanburke2066]

You never buy a hero, and just build up a castle?

[@milat9287]

Way back, I used to only ever run 1 hero because I thought it was a nuisance to run more than 1 so I guess I can say I completed a challenge? xD

[@bloodykenshiro8218]

I also think using multiple heroes and moving armies around are both nuisances, even though it's how the game expects you to play.

[@celes24]

I actually watched this the whole 3hrs. Just recently install this on my android phone. I'll definitely try to do this challenge once I finished (again) the campaign mode.

[@TheKnownWorld]

Awesome! I hope you have fun with Heroes III :)

[@ToddDeckerSama]

I played Heroes 2 more than any of the others. I always enjoyed doing things with one hero, though I never restricted myself otherwise. I should break out Heroes 3 again.

[@soccerking15]

At the end how does Kyre respawn when she had shackles of war and lost the fight? And how did quick combat finish that final fight? I was looking for strategies against that earth ele spam. Lost a game to it and have no clue besides that Orb of Inhibition. There any counter to that?

[@kaiyili9005]

One of the best game commentator of all times. looking forward to Xiedu challenge dude.

[@TheKnownWorld]

You give me too much credit! But yes, the Xiedu race will be interesting if I can make it happen.

[@tcmr5775]

This is absolutely insane masterclass HoMM3 gameplay. Damn dude. GG.

[@TheKnownWorld]

Thanks! I would say that you're giving me a little too much credit, though. You can find the highest level of Heroes III gameplay by watching other players that stream or record their gameplay when they set up competitive matches against others.

[@mikeyshanghai9801]

You need to grab resources as you move around. Not saying you have to travel far to get something specifically, but you have a habit of omitting to pick up resources that’s basically next to your hero when you move them around. Then when you try to build something in your town, you’d suddenly realize you don’t have enough of something and then trying to scramble for them. Also, when you leave resources behind, your enemy heroes can pick them up when they venture down. So not a good habit!

[@tristandasilva8033]

Hi from France! First of all I love ur videos. Thanks for this content on our favorite game, also why you love tactic speciality this much? Is it because you can protect ur ranged ? Or anything else? Thanks a lot

[@STzim]

Month 2, first week second day. With a strong army we return to our hometown, yet we don't free it but pass it. Somtimes I wonder what our commander is thinking. Month 2, first week third day.We've captured a mighty city with most of it's guard away. We'll get new weapons and soon even dragons might join our army. Meanwhile our enemy has no place to recruit. Perhaps I was wrong, and the commander has outmaneuvered our foes. Month 2, first week fith day. The enemy managed to retake his main stronghold while our home remains in his grip. Rumors are the garrison he left was intentionally weak to lure the enemy into a trap, other speculate there was no way to pay enough guards. It may be the reason why he refuses to give us better equipment. *Diary of Firenze the Centaure About an hour in, you lost your first city, lost your main recruitment city, forgot to upgrade your centaure, have just one hero - yet you've still a good chance to win this map.

[@TheKnownWorld]

So that he could get an honest answer, Firenze should have just asked me what I was thinking when I tactically outmaneuvered the enemy. My reply: "I wasn't." :')

[@thanosalexop]

Very good ideas to play and challenge yourself too like this one.Really enjoyed it man.

[@TheKnownWorld]

Thanks! I’m glad you liked it - I enjoyed the challenge quite a bit myself!

[@emmanuelwilliamquinton9152]

a lot of great video on this channel, but this one ending just rocks ! double death win.

[@TheKnownWorld]

Ending plot twist for the win!

[@Aireleria2078]

Zero hero challenge!

[@LimakPan]

The saga of Kyrre the defeated, who conquered a kingdom only to die together with his fateful enemy, the geomancer Jaegar

[@TheKnownWorld]

RIP Kyrre, your sacrifice will not be forgotten. I’m not going to lie though, this tale could make for some pretty awesome fanfiction. :P

[@slavengineering8344]

That ending is 10/10 pure gold.

[@TheKnownWorld]

lol, I'm glad you think so. Truly, the ending of this match was interesting, to say the least. ;D

[@RozgniataczJaj]

I watched a lot of your videos (loved them all!) but surprisingly, this one feels the best for me. I think it's becouse when you use only one hero the video is more dynamic, but that's just my opinion. Anyway, greetings from Poland!

[@TheKnownWorld]

It’s nice to hear that you think so! I have to admit that while this match certainly wasn’t as challenging as the Siege Survival Challenge, having to restrain myself to using just one hero felt rather unusual, albeit in a good way. I’m glad that you’ve enjoyed my videos up until now. Greetings from Canada :)

[@PrincessLyia]

Ive recently started binge watching ur videos (as much as you can binge watch 5-8 hour long videos xD)

[@TheKnownWorld]

That's awesome! I hope you're enjoying your binge watching so far :)

[@PrincessLyia]

I loaded up HoMM3 for the first time in years a few days ago because i happened to stumble upon your videos but it was a good accident xD

[@TheKnownWorld]

Nice!

[@arnettthayer5314]

I downloaded HD mod thanks man! Awesome video!

[@tomast2233]

Hi, at the beginning you said, that in here Heroes 3 HD. But the picture was Shadow of death. I thought you can not play Shadow of death in Heroes 3 HD. Or i was wrong? I want to buy Heroes 3, but i am not sure which is better Heroes 3 HD or Heroes 3 complete. What would you recommend?

[@ramsrock39]

2:51:40 ah so one year later and I finally see your reference to the Force Field on the gate glitch that I had in my own sleepthrough of Wayfarer. gg 3DO, gg

[@TheKnownWorld]

Darn you, 3DO! :|

[@eviljohn54]

Nice to see you post a new video. I learned a lot from here and there.

[@TheKnownWorld]

It's nice to see that you learned a few strategies from this video. :)

[@eviljohn54]

Thanks for reply. I have a question though, if you'd be so kind to answer: In your games the auto-combat doesn't seem to be using your mana, but in my games the AI uses mana extensively in even the easiest fights. How can I prevent that besides taking the fight manually?

[@TheKnownWorld]

Good question! When you enter a battle, click on Combat Options (the button in the bottom-left corner which has a laptop as its icon) and uncheck "Spells". This should prevent the Auto Combat AI from using spells.

[@eviljohn54]

Great to know! Much appreciated!

[@TheKnownWorld]

You're welcome!

[@temudzin777]

Good play. Didn't know about the "reappear hero after defeat in tavern"...

[@joeo9082]

You are easy to listen to and family friendly language (meaning no sudden outbursts of foul language). Looking forward to watching more of your videos.

[@joelrask1647]

As a person who played this game when i was younger and doesnt quite have the experience with the game as you do, it would be nice if you could explain what items/heroes/mechanics does a bit more. You do this already a lot, which is really good! But sometimes your like "oh i found artifact X, awesome!!", like its obvious for all of your veiwers why this artifact is so awesome. Maybe it is obvious for most of your veiwers, but there is still newbies like me out there who are really curious about the in-depth mechanics of this game. Thanks for awesome vids!

[@TheKnownWorld]

Hello! It seems to me that others who commented on my recent videos have had similar requests as well. In my upcoming videos, I’ll try (although I can’t make any promises) to elaborate on the effects of artifacts/heroes/mechanics. Of course, I may not always be able to do so if I’m already in the middle of commenting on other aspects of the game, but I'll keep in mind that an added explanation would probably be helpful for those watching who aren’t as familiar with the game. If I recall correctly, I did this a lot more in my earlier episodes of Let’s Play Heroes III, but after a while I fell under the impression that viewers didn’t need me to go over the different items in the game. Thank you for watching my content and providing feedback!

[@youcan2657]

I love your videos - amazing how skilled you are. However I was wondering if you could help me out real quick. On a few maps you start with 2 towns and I am always scard to mess up which to develop first or on what to do. Could you provide some insight on your approach? Thanks a lot

[@getter7seven]

Pretty interesting challenge video---among a good many on this channel! From the looks of it, I've got a fair bit to catch up on as time avails...

[@TheKnownWorld]

Thanks! Actually, unless you count the fan-made custom scenarios, I’ve only done two “challenges” on this channel so far (the Siege Survival and One Hero Challenges). Hopefully, I’ll be able to increase that number in the months to come. :) I hope you enjoy the journey into my other videos!

[@dudik5299]

I've already asked something similar in one of prev videos, but this time I'm talking not which version and mid u play, but which mod is the one that makes autofight DURING the combat to end quickly, without watching ai playing for you? You said something about it at 7:20 but I didn't understand the name of the mod or whatever you said there. Also I've got a big question. What did you mean saying that having centaurs and elves(and you left only behemoths) in your hero will slow you down?(32:25) and which keyboard shortcuts you use to split your army, to gather it up again, to move everything to the castle etc. I've been playing g this game so long and it seems like I didn't know some many useful things. love your videos, keep up the good work :)

[@adriaanm7074]

HD Mod

[@razielhamalakh9813]

With HD mod, press 'Q' during the find to finish with Quick Combat.

[@TheKnownWorld]

As others who commented before me have stated, I use the HD mod (downloadable from sites.google.com/site/heroes3hd/). With the HD mod, you can finish a battle without watching the remaining moves by pressing Q. Hotkeys to split up your army quickly also come with the HD mod, and you can see a list of them at sites.google.com/site/heroes3hd/eng/description/extended-ui/#qui. Movement in Heroes III is determined by several factors, but one such factor is "terrain penalty". On certain types of terrain (Rough, Desert, Snow, and Swamp), your army will move more slowly than they would on "normal" terrain types (Grass, Dirt, Subterranean, and Lava). The main exception to this is if your army is comprised of units native to a terrain type that would normally give a penalty. Since Behemoths have Rough terrain as their native terrain type, I don't suffer from the terrain penalty if I move on Rough terrain with only Behemoths in my army. But if I move on Rough terrain with Centaurs and Elves, then I wouldn't be able to move nearly as far as I would if I just had Behemoths.

[@mikeceebo8611]

"What just happened?". You fucked up, that's what happened.

[@msnieknankoskimaniek8657]

just discovered your channel, love it so far. i've been always thinking of myself as casual homm 3 player but watching your videos (which are awesome) makes me feel totally lame at this game. can you tell what exactly gives you all these fancy management options (dividing army, checkin on hero's profile while leveling up, etc)? i'm playing pure gog version. is it just hd mod or something else?

[@TheKnownWorld]

Hello! I appreciate your opinion of my videos, and I’m glad that you’ve been enjoying yourself on this channel so far. First of all, please don’t feel “totally lame” while watching my videos. They’re there for enjoyment, not to make you feel inadequate. Believe it or not, I consider myself a "casual Heroes III player" as well, and I put out these videos mainly for entertainment and not to show off. Besides, I look up to the players that regularly participate in competitive Heroes III matches since they're on a different level from myself. :P To answer your question, the HD mod (downloadable from sites.google.com/site/heroes3hd/) is responsible for the features that you mentioned and more. I also happen to use crAnim.txt to speed up unit animations, but that’s about it. In order to use crAnim.txt, you can download it from heroesportal.net/getfile.php?file=/files/information/16/Cranim.txt into the Data folder of your Heroes III directory.

[@msnieknankoskimaniek8657]

TheKnownWorld nah, please don't get me wrong, I'm not considering this as showing off or anything mean by your part. it's just me appreciating great videos and commentary you deliver so I hope there's no misunderstanding here. cheers :)

[@TheKnownWorld]

No, of course not. I wasn't under the impression that you thought I was showing off at all, but I'm just pointing out that my goal with these videos is to entertain and not to make others feel inadequate. Thank you for your kind words! :)

[@crsasdffs]

Hey man, starting to enjoy your videos! What's the deal with the speed in battle? How are the units moving that fast? I need that, please!

[@crsasdffs]

Anybody knows?

[@thomasbraun6085]

@@crsasdffs you need a textfile cranim.txt i don't remember where i got it from, mekick has a link in some of his other vids, people ask him all the time apparently :D

[@Eggmith]

Just one tiny little thing. Whenever you're expert in water magic, have teleport, and need a finisher, use teleport, NOT Magic arrow. It's 3 mana, more damage (Behemoths, Nagas, etc) and you save yourself from the unit just resisting your spell.

[@TheKnownWorld]

Good point, actually! Thanks for the advice. As far as "resisting the spell" is concerned, I'm guessing that you're speaking from personal experience. ;)

[@Eggmith]

TheKnownWorld Ha ha ha, you can bet. Sorry if that came out of nowhere in a slightly arrogant tone, I just get nervous whenever I see people finishing fights with damage spells when another option is at hand (Haste, Teleport) it can turn out ugly real fast. Also, I might add that I enjoy your videos a lot. It's great that we still get tubers playing Homm3 truly a neverending game.

[@TheKnownWorld]

No worries! Having run into this same blunder myself in previous years (but forgetting to take measures to prevent this as of recent), I can see why you would recommend using Haste or Teleport with such enthusiasm. As for Heroes III being a "neverending game", I absolutely agree. One of the reasons why I love the game so much in the first place is that every adventure in it is different. It's nice to hear that you're enjoying my content! :)

[@Eggmith]

TheKnownWorld Yes I do :-) tbh whenever I take a look at your channel (mostly weekends) and there's no new uploads it feels a little bad to me, although, it's my fault because I don't usually follow streams, for whatever reason. About Hom&m3, well, I don't think I'll stop playing it in my life, I'm not talking "nonstop" of course, but it's not just the kind of thing that ends in a shelf getting dusty. It's like Chess, you don't really "finish" it. Of course the new entries don't exactly encourage to move to the newest game... they're just... different, although, I've enjoyed H4.

[@TheKnownWorld]

To be honest, I've refrained from pumping out videos all the time not just because I lack the time to do so, but also so that I keep my viewers in suspense. Ha! Take that. :P But really, I don't think you should feel "bad" about having to wait. Try to look at my videos as something to look forward to once a month. It's almost like waiting for a new episode to come out for a TV show that you enjoy watching. Of course, my videos are longer and less frequent than the episodes of TV shows, but you get the point. Also, I think that you might enjoy the streams if you checked them out sometime, especially since you'd get a chance to talk to both myself and other Heroes III enthusiasts (and trolls, I suppose). Indeed, Heroes III will probably hold a special place in my life for as long as I live. It's that awesome game that you'd just keep coming back to because it's that awesome, which I really enjoy about it. The newer entries in the Heroes of Might and Magic series don't feel particularly appealing for myself either, but I have to confess that Heroes IV was what turned me away from the sequels in the first place.

[@mikeyshanghai9801]

You only have one hero, so it would be a good habit to pick up ALL of the gold and resources along the way, as you no longer have secondary heroes to pick them up for you. If you don’t do it and leave the gold and resources lying around, then you will be short of gold and resources (and having to trade at exorbitant rates), and what’s worse, a wandering enemy hero can come around to mop them up.

[@dwntherabbithole9785]

nice vid MK, fun challenge. I agree that we don't need to see every fight, so dont feel like you have to fight a lot of them. I personally might've gone for the dungeon Logistics hero because of the town and tactics, but I understand that you might be tired of it since you used that town in your Siege vid xD Keep up the good work! Looking forward to your next Livestream

[@dwntherabbithole9785]

Im really impressed that you did this so quickly without TP.... Are you a Masochist by any chance? we are just gonna ignore that end btw

[@TheKnownWorld]

Yeah, ignoring that ending sounds like a good plan to me. You saw nothing! :| As you pointed out, Gunnar would have been a great candidate for this challenge as well. Actually, Gunnar was the third hero that came to mind when I first started thinking about who I wanted to use for this challenge (for thematic reasons, Solmyr and Tyraxor came first). But I shelved him since I already used Dungeon for the Siege Survival. This match took longer than I thought it would, especially since my practice runs went more quickly than this one did. Why are you asking if I'm a masochist? :P With Canada Day coming up, I don't think I'll be streaming this week either, to be honest. But hopefully I'll run into you on the following week!

[@dwntherabbithole9785]

I ask because a lot of these challenges are a pain... especially the tier 1 challenge I mean honestly I am starting to think you like to suffer. Isn't every day Canada day over there? I also have a "challenge" suggestion. play a large map like this on easy mode. I did this the other day because I was curious just to see how bad the ai was. I lost because my heroes got cancer from being exposed to so much incompetence.

[@TheKnownWorld]

lol, perhaps I am a masochist. That's probably why I deal with the trolls on my Twitch streams every Saturday. ;) In all seriousness, I've only done two challenges so far. Apart from the duration of the Siege Survival, it's been smooth sailing so far. We'll have to wait until the next few challenges to see how badly I actually suffer. Besides, people seem to enjoy watching these, so I'm not going to complain too much about it. :P Every day around here is indeed a "Canada day", but only one Canada Day is actually a holiday. I have no comment regarding your "challenge" proposition.

[@joshuamoyer4141]

Score. Finally found an easy challenge I can play along to.

[@TVHovna]

Awesome gameplay man! Very entertaining to watch. Keep it up!

[@TheKnownWorld]

Thanks for watching!

[@immabreakaleg]

@TheKnownWorld wanted to see ffa whoopping, jaegar delivered ;)

[@TheKnownWorld]

lol, I’d imagine that the match would’ve been even more difficult if all of the AI were grouped up against me. Either way, I’m glad you enjoyed the butt-kicking done by Jaegar. ;D

[@Spunky332]

Hi, I'm enjoying your videos and learning much about homm3. I was wondering, how do you get the combat speed so fast? I am running the latest version of hd mod, but I can't seem to find how to make the combat speed faster than what you can set in-game settings. Thanks Edit: Just found it can be done by using modified Cranim.txt. Anyway, keep up the great content, loving it!

[@TheKnownWorld]

Indeed, you can speed up unit animations by putting crAnim.txt (downloadable from heroesportal.net/getfile.php?file=/files/information/16/Cranim.txt) into the Data folder of your Heroes III directory. Cheers!

[@darkphoenix8420]

I've watched several of your videos and I've been wanting to ask you: 1. Why don't you buy war machines? 2. Are the split to lots of stack of ones and split to several even stacks features of HD mod (and if so is there a quick button for them?) Thanks in advance. :)

[@TheKnownWorld]

Hello! To answer your first question, I feel that War Machines often do me more harm than good. A Ballista contributes a small amount of damage output, but it sometimes unblinds troops that I’ve used Blind on, making my life difficult when trying to cast Resurrection on my units. Meanwhile, the First Aid Tent will heal a small amount of Health, but it acts as a nice medium for Dragons to roast my units with breath attack while not having to worry about retaliation. The same statement applies to the Ammo Cart to some degree. In my opinion, none of these potential mishaps are worth getting the War Machines for. Having to spend Gold to get War Machines makes them even less appealing to acquire. As for your second question, quickly splitting and grouping up stacks are indeed a feature of the HD mod. With the HD mod: CTRL+Click creates a 1-stack ALT+Click groups up all units of the same type into one big stack SHIFT+Click splits a stack into two halves CTRL+SHIFT+Click fills up all remaining empty slots with a 1-stack I hope this answers your questions! :)

[@liamgray5324]

Weird suggestion, only tier 6 units (or potentially tier 5 or 7 but though they might be too easy) 100% difficulty due to not being able to take fights initially allowed single first teir units on heroes so they can actually exist initially may be completely unbalanced but could be quite different great videos, keep them up :)

[@TheKnownWorld]

Thank you! Regarding your suggestion, “quite different” in what way? I would argue that the Only Tier 1 Units Challenge would be interesting because of the assumed level of difficulty necessary in amassing a viable army of low-end troops. However, Only Tier 6 Units would be somewhat typical of how I already play. Also, how would using just Tier 5s be easier than Tier 6s if they’re one tier lower? This is a very strange proposition, indeed.

[@liamgray5324]

TheKnownWorld Hmm I guess it depends on how teir one unit challenge goes, I'm assuming you would rush the ai but I could be wrong, it was based off the idea that you wouldn't be able to fight anything for the first week and then be limited I have realised that teir 5 was what I was meaning (sorry) as I was attempting to avoid wyverns for obvious reasons This may be slightly based of the idea that the teir one challenge isn't possible, but likely you may prove that wrong Good luck for it anyway and hope it is released soon Sorry for my mess up

[@TheKnownWorld]

No worries! We'll see how Only Tier 1 Units Challenge goes. Thank you for actively commenting with both your speculation and suggestion! :)

[@darkmanddk]

This is really cool. I know this is an ooold video, but are there some how to make it so that both you AND the AI is locked to one hero only? Cheers!