Heroes of Might and Magic III: Stronghold 1v7 FFA (200%)

STRONGhold! Crag SMASH! A simple yet succinct way to describe the butt-kicking that this faction can deliver.
Having "weak" Goblins and a Mage Guild Level 3 cap are outweighed heavily by this faction's strengths, but I'll leave you to discover that as the game progresses.
PLEASE READ: Regarding the next 1v7, I have one comment below for Rampart and another one for Castle. Give a thumbs up to either one to show your support!
Also, special credit to the name of today's video goes to Tesserok, who said that he wanted to see an "Extremoth Behemoth" overrun.
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**Music Credits to: **
NIHILANH (Stronghold remix) - • Heroes of Might and Ma...
Tillsilence (Inferno remix) - • Heroes of Might and Ma...
Wenddal (Combat 04 remix) - • Heroes of Might and Ma...
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(Twitch Channel: / theknownworld )
-MeKick

[@nemtudom5074]

God, that music clashes so much with the game

[@TheKnownWorld]

Thumbs up for Castle as the next 1v7!

[@JayMannStuff]

+TheKnownWorld Try what I call "The Demo Challenge". The HoMM3 demo featured the "Dead and Buried" Small Map, with a time limit of 1 month to win. So try to beat "Dead and Buried" (Small Map) 200%, no grail (it only has a few fixed positions on the map), no modded features (like hero invite) in under 1 month. Anything else goes (DD, Town Portal, etc). I'm not sure it's even possible, but I'd love to see you try. :)

[@drbarbare]

+TheKnownWorld Cleric (no diplomacy), no knights as main :D

[@mazzaker18]

+TheKnownWorld Would love to see cove, i know u think its OP, but its expensive so pretty hard on 200% imo

[@TheKnownWorld]

mazzaker18 Best for last, my friend. Best for last. ;)

[@TheKnownWorld]

Thumbs up for Rampart as the next 1v7!

[@TheAwakenedMage]

+TheKnownWorld Rampaaart

[@kingstannis1158]

+TheKnownWorld No Cove? ༼⌐■ل͟■༽

[@TheKnownWorld]

Gaben69 FTW!! ;) The best for last.

[@Ownager]

+TheKnownWorld ...I come from the past...and I see...no...Saurug....as...main....heroooo...X.x

[@greed0m]

random to inferno

[@ReadyF0RHeady]

its just nice to see this game still beeing alive..when i think of this game i still associate my brother with tower, my good friend with rampart my neighbour with castle and me playing with stronghold ...and when i hear this gorgeous townmusic it teleports me right back in time :D

[@sergeididenko1097]

Just realized that last two days i spent like 13 hours to watch 3 of your videos. And these days were awesome same as ur videos! Thank u very much. Keet it up!

[@TheKnownWorld]

Wow! 13 hours in 2 days to watch my videos? I’m both impressed and flattered! Cheers :)

[@naitsirk32]

I also like Stronghold, If you want more stronghold content check out my playthrough below kzbin.info/www/bejne/aWayenusm7qHirM thanks for watching

[@hailcaesar2328]

Another good video! Happy to see you still upload. Keep up the good work!

[@TheKnownWorld]

+Ethan Jensen Happy to see you still watch. ;) Keep up the work I shall. Thanks!

[@rogerpiotr6977]

It’s been around 3-4 years since I discovered your channel. It was when I had a terrible tinnitus and your videos helped me fall asleep. I have recovered and I’m doing really well but came back to thank you for your work. Hope you are doing well sir !

[@dota2fanclub]

Its been 4 years, but its still a gem of a video

[@awldune]

"Oooh, equeestrians!" at least once per video :)

[@TheKnownWorld]

+awldune heheheheh

[@Enyo1989]

Yay! Stronghold :D This will be a long night watching this video. Thx Mekick :D

[@TheKnownWorld]

+Enyo1989 My pleasure. :)

[@PedroLMariano4]

I'm loving the videos! What a class!!!!!

[@TheKnownWorld]

Glad you enjoy them! :)

[@imienazwisko3684]

Hey great vid, thx. Did not believe it was possible to hit behes week1, good job mate.

[@TheKnownWorld]

+Fiodor Mianowski Thanks! And yes, to be honest, I also found it pretty hard to believe that I hit Behemoths on Week 1 myself (on 200% difficulty, no less!). I would imagine that this isn't very common though, and you need a fair amount of luck with the resources present on your map.

[@david2752000]

"I love the smell of baked gargoyles in the morning. OH YEAH!" Dude, much respect and love, awesome content, keep it up :)

[@Tanzklaue]

Stronghold! the faction of manliness and smashing things with your fists! a suprisingly intricate faction that isn't anywhere near as straightforward as one might think. their units for the msot part are above average offensively, but either squishy or lacking in movementspeed. getting the first strike and conserving your forces is something one has to master to command the full power of the mighty Stronghold. that said, they are fantastic as a faction and have many bases covered! goblins are a competent fast tier 1 for cheap money, a bit squishy for what they are, but a fair deal nontheless. wolf riders and especially raiders are glass cannons, quick and with unreasonably onesided stats in favor of attack, and raiders with their double strike ability retain damage potential even in the lategame, though they are hard to be kept in a sizeable amount for more than 1 or 2 real battles as they are a primary target for archers and spells thanks to their bad defense stat and low hitpoints. orcs are a somewhat average tier 3 unit, their ranged attack distinguishes them and gives them a nice role in stronghold. surprisingly tough for a stronghold unit, these guys are slow to compensate, ensuring that they will be phased out towards the end stages of the game. ogres have similiar problems, where their stats and hp are the stuff of legends, but their speed is jsut that poor. that said, ogres and especially ogre amgi sometimes find their way into slower moving armies, as their strength in combat is undeniable. then there are cyclopses. cyclopsi? anyway, i like them, but the consensus is: too expensive to tech into (their building is more expensive than tier 7), and not strong enough to be worth it. that said, a decent amount of these can be devastating, and they can turn walls into rubble if need be. and then there are tier 5 and 7 of stronghold. those 2 are prolly the reason stronghold has a strong hold on competitive for a non-necro non-conflux faction. rocs and thunderbirds are jsut an amazing tier 5 unit, strong, fast and with a powerful ability equipped. they are the core unit of any stronghold army, as their offensive capabilities are only matched by minotaurs and gorgons in the same tier. on that note, how come that tier 5 is either absolutely amazing (thunderbirds, minotuarkings, liches and mighty gorgons, hell lords for their ability) or absolute trash (dendroids, zealots, magma elementals, hell lords for their stats)? i guess there are genies, whicha re somewhat in the middle, but still. the tier 7 is of course the behemoth, who jsut is a great bruiserunit. high HPand the ability to reduce enemy defense makes these guys dangerous and competitive with any other tier 7 unit. they are on the slow side for tier 7 units though, and greatly benefit from having first strike. all in all, these guys are fantastic, and quickly teched into, and will surely make short work of all the units your raiders and thunderbirds couldn't finish off by themselves. so yeah, stronghold. i like them a lot.

[@mmLeftovers]

+Tanzklaue I always look forward to reading your comments on MeKicks videos

[@alexmurray7031]

yes

[@papasmurf5573]

dendroids are not absolute trash they are so key in defending your main capital and very cheap to buy and build

[@naitsirk32]

I also like Stronghold, If you want more stronghold content check out my playthrough below kzbin.info/www/bejne/aWayenusm7qHirM thanks for watching

[@peterhammerberg4109]

I know its a minor detail, but I'm just so annoyed by the in-town techno music (especially when the original music is so iconic). I usually love your videos though. Keep up the good work.

[@TheKnownWorld]

+Peter Hammerberg Ah, thank you for your input! I actually left the music without saying anything because I wanted to get some honest feedback on whether or not some of these music replacements were well-liked or not. ;) Besides, you can find the Stronghold music just about anywhere so I thought it might be nice to use something different for a change.

[@peterhammerberg4109]

+TheKnownWorld I like the idea and the approach. Not a fan of this particular one, but as I said, I like your videos and I'm definitely gonna continue watching.

[@TheKnownWorld]

Peter Hammerberg Understood. I hope to see you in the upcoming videos! :)

[@naitsirk32]

I also like Stronghold, If you want more stronghold content check out my playthrough below kzbin.info/www/bejne/aWayenusm7qHirM thanks for watching

[@TrombonePirate]

+1 for the great vid -1 for the shitty music, turn that disco/trance crap off plzzzzzzz

[@TheDogRuss]

20:00 that rush of emotions

[@TheKnownWorld]

+Russell Jarrett heheh

[@diegosanas]

Hi! I have discovered your channel some weeks ago and I love it. I think i'd be interesting if in the next video you play as a non popular hero or someone without all the best secondary skills, something like that. I think it could be an interesting challenge. Thank you very much and continue like that!

[@TheKnownWorld]

+diego u Hello diego u! If you're interested in a video where I do this in, I have one in Fortress where I play Drakon. Perhaps this might interest you? :P Regarding the next video(s), I would personally prefer to play the mainstream heroes so that viewers learn what heroes are the most "ideal" and so that they can be seen in action. But allow me to give that notion some thought.

[@diegosanas]

+TheKnownWorld I'll take a look to your Fortress video then! ;) thanks a lot!

[@TheKnownWorld]

diego u My pleasure!

[@Bruno-no9ko]

keep it up. love watching your vids :D

[@TheKnownWorld]

+Bruno Sandrić Thank you!

[@brankokolevski9894]

i can finaly catch up on your vids ahhh it feels good not having tests

[@TheKnownWorld]

Awesome! May you find your solace here on TheKnownWorld. ^_^

[@awldune]

The music :( Honestly I just don't think the remix is very good. Not opposed in principle.

[@KokosnootHD]

Yeah.. This remix sucks..

[@Elfcheg]

yep :(

[@kristianssostaks8599]

to be honest - i kinda like this remix. i know its not the best. BUT - its smth new. ppl try new things.

[@naitsirk32]

I also like Stronghold, If you want more stronghold content check out my playthrough below kzbin.info/www/bejne/aWayenusm7qHirM thanks for watching

[@andrei281193]

When I was watching this vid and the music started playing, I legit thought that I got some kind of virus.

[@gokulsivakumar4930]

That didnt age well

[@alexmurray7031]

R.I.P. Borat the Behemoth ~~~~ 3 weeks old

[@TheKnownWorld]

Press F to pay respects

[@aleksasprokopenko6096]

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[@aleksasprokopenko6096]

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[@aleksasprokopenko6096]

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[@apigamafio]

You are awesome Mekick, aside from the UBER-PLAYING-EXPERIENCE-IMPROVEMENT that is the HD-mod(Thanks!! I learned from it's existence watching this very video, it was the comments that spoiled it =)) Really man, watching your gameplays, not only you try to make it insightful and precise, but you are also LEGIT having fun/feeling pain while doing so, this game is just awesome, all you need is one bad fight, and the shit can hit the fan very quickly, you need to always be thoughtul of your every step, every piece of gold you find or spend, every move you make in a battle, trying to grasp for any advantage you might leverage, whilst abjudcating yourself from all mindless actions, there must be purpose to things, otherwise they shall not see the light of day(of the screen actually, lulz).

[@sachoslks]

Lmao your emotion as you battle those gremlins at the end of Week 1, love your vids man

[@TheKnownWorld]

:') Glad that you're enjoying the vids!

[@Neverwindious]

haha i came down to comments to see someone else also noticing it :D

[@TisDeV]

I love this shit dude, been watching all the homm3 content before going to sleep or afk gaming cant get enough of it !.

[@TheKnownWorld]

That's great to hear!

[@KeLuHanh]

So happy while you summond BH building in 1st week. Cheer.

[@CountElectric]

Hearing your excitement in getting week 1 Bears made this video stand out. Great job as always.

[@TheKnownWorld]

Good to know! Thanks for watching :)

[@naitsirk32]

I also like Stronghold, If you want more stronghold content check out my playthrough below kzbin.info/www/bejne/aWayenusm7qHirM thanks for watching

[@captainocd]

I love your stuff, but the music swap was really irritating.

[@naitsirk32]

I also like Stronghold, If you want more stronghold content check out my playthrough below kzbin.info/www/bejne/aWayenusm7qHirM thanks for watching

[@naitsirk32]

charles stolarski Thanks for your feedback 👍

[@nilsm89]

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[@Berchh]

@@naitsirk32 Fuck off with your self promotion

[@GarmonboziJANA]

@@Berchh no need to be rude, right? It could be put up in more diplomatic way, e.g. "Hey, Kristian, good to know there is another HOMAM player. 👍 However, not sure, that this is the right place for self promotion. I suggest, that people here will be rather annoyed. Have you tried twitch or other platforms?"

[@Raducu2oo5]

Love the videos...very intuitive too! Just that song when you access your castle is very annoying lol

[@Moukass]

Fascinating, thanks

[@TheKnownWorld]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@n.ovidiu5748]

Ah, it never gets old

[@mesaawsome]

Haha! I love the upbeat trap in your town.

[@TheKnownWorld]

Thanks!

[@sobjacksobjack6847]

(stronghold remix) NO!!!!

[@faunbudweis]

made me look up some orchestrated versions of the music, totally worth it|!

[@TheKnownWorld]

That's good to know! Fans have done an incredible job in composing orchestrated versions of the music found in Heroes III :)

[@faunbudweis]

oh, absolutely, that Inferno composition by Polish Heroes Orchestra gives me the chills :)

[@kristianssostaks8599]

hi - ive been eatching many of ur h3 vids - ur wery good as a h3 player. im suprised there are sum players that actually play h3. i wish i could play h3 w u sum day. ty 4 making vids. keep it up ;3

[@TheKnownWorld]

+kristians šostaks Hello, and thank you for the compliment! However, I note that there are still far better players out there than myself (like Maretti0), so there's still room for improvement. Anyway, when I first started streaming Heroes III, I was surprised myself that so many people still played the game so you're not alone in that opinion. If you want to play Heroes III with me, you might be interested in coming to my Saturday streams where I play against viewers from time to time. And most of all, it's my pleasure to make the videos. So thank you for watching them! :)

[@kristianssostaks8599]

+TheKnownWorld u know - im playing heroes for like 7 years. reallt like ur playstile. ill start watching ur channel more often. have i any chance to play w u one day.

[@TheKnownWorld]

kristians šostaks Awesome! ^_^

[@kristianssostaks8599]

+TheKnownWorld on what oclock are ur streams

[@kristianssostaks8599]

+kristians šostaks btw sorz for my bad language xD

[@charles-erichalle7470]

I LOVE YOU MEKICK

[@wampoihq]

My favourite faction.

[@TheKnownWorld]

For some reason, I'm not surprised. ;)

[@naitsirk32]

I also like Stronghold, If you want more stronghold content check out my playthrough below kzbin.info/www/bejne/aWayenusm7qHirM thanks for watching

[@MrMartinAlmighty]

you rock dude!

[@TheKnownWorld]

Thank you!

[@boriboribo]

1:25:00. POG ! That was clean 😁

[@WeeMando101]

Hi MeKick! Just picked up on your videos, am loving it so far :D will you potentially do a Cove 1v7 FFA sooner or later? Just tried out HotA myself and dig the faction, and would like to see your take/comments on it :)

[@TheKnownWorld]

+WeeMando101 Hello WeeMando101! I'm happy to see that you've been enjoying my videos thus far. :) To answer your question, it isn't so much that I will "potentially" do a Cove 1v7 FFA, but I am fully intending to and am saving it as "the best for last." So you have something to look forward to in the near future! Cheers :P

[@lubbiz]

LOL I'm never sure if i LOVE that town background music or if I really HATE it XD It makes my brain go crazy trying to determine which one of them :D:D:D

[@lubbiz]

Mid-video I decided I really like it :D:D

[@TheKnownWorld]

I’m glad that you ended up liking it! A lot of others who watched this video didn’t, and they pointed that out to me many times.

[@lubbiz]

The futuristic twist here and there in the stronghold castle-music makes me curious about what a ( well crafted ) heroes-III-clone-game would be like with various alien factions! :O What would the cities look like and the units / what would the heroes be riding :O ? Etc.

[@lubbiz]

With the world inspired by the medieval period of an alien civilization! Just like heroes 3 is inspired by fantasy and the medieval period for humans :D:D

[@TheKnownWorld]

lol, that would be a very interesting variation of the game indeed! I wonder what such a version of Heroes III would look like. Perhaps they’d ride on mechanical horses? :P

[@sarielever986]

1:20:45: Is that the HoMM 6 Theme I am hearing? I absolutely... ...love that game. Great choice ;)

[@TheKnownWorld]

+Sariel Ever It seems that they use that theme in HoMM6 as well as HoMM2's Knight town theme (which is where I originally picked it up). So yes, it is probably that theme you're thinking of! :P

[@HigakiRinne]

+Sariel Ever The soundtrack used for Dynasty menu in Heroes VI is original from H3 (WinScenario) and H2 (PoL Knight town screen). Heroes VI features a lot of arranged music from older installments, particularly from Heroes 2 and 3.

[@Tibor0803]

18:28 RNG liked you on this one. 5 crystals is nice to get as a Stronghold player.

[@nEiKKah]

"Extremoth Behemoth" actually made my day

[@TheKnownWorld]

That's great to hear!

[@martinsalanda2873]

dude when u got those behemots week one you made me play some stronghold too

[@TheKnownWorld]

That's great to hear! Getting Behemoths on Week 1 is always fun to mess around with. :D

[@AlbiTheShroom]

I tried changing the StrongHold with the remix version, and when I tried to test it out, all I heard when visinting the town was silence & loud crackles. So I tried to download HD Mod again (Since im on a new PC), and I can't even get to launch the game with HD MOD, nor can I see a tutorial video of it. (Update: I was gonna uninstall & re-install Heroes 3 Entirely, and I can't even find a place to download the game itself. Im taking assumptions that you can't just download the HD Launcher in order to play the game.)

[@bartchi3840]

You can't say STRONGHOLD without STRONG

[@TheKnownWorld]

Well said!

[@naitsirk32]

I also like Stronghold, If you want more stronghold content check out my playthrough below kzbin.info/www/bejne/aWayenusm7qHirM thanks for watching

[@ShanghaiArisu]

22:24 damn it RNG, why didn't you give him an artifact, would have made my day 100% better

[@TheKnownWorld]

+Shanghai Alice :'( i wud hav cried

[@brodyodin141]

instablaster...

[@dwntherabbithole9785]

Stronghold is beautiful! Easily my second favorite faction overall! It is also one of the most viable towns in competitive pvp and doesnt get banned like Necro :'( CRAG SMASH

[@TheKnownWorld]

Indeed it is! Stronghold is freaking awesome aesthetically and in how it plays in Heroes III. CRAG SMASH

[@naitsirk32]

I also like Stronghold, If you want more stronghold content check out my playthrough below kzbin.info/www/bejne/aWayenusm7qHirM thanks for watching

[@michaelfernstrom7694]

Hey man, really love your videos! I have a question, you obviously use some kind of mod or expansion (seeing as you can split stacks fast, see how far enemies move, no popups etc). What mod is that and were can I find it? And does it work in hotseat? Me and my best friend was talking about playing again for some sweet nostalgia :)

[@TheKnownWorld]

Hello! The mod that you are looking for is the HD mod (not HD Edition), downloadable from sites.google.com/site/heroes3hd/. This mod will work for Hot Seat, but I don't think that Replayable Quick Combat is available when you do so. Otherwise, you're good to go! :)

[@MiCkO87]

Awesome! Thanks man!

[@TheKnownWorld]

MiCkO87 My pleasure. Just let me know if you need additional assistance. :)

[@naitsirk32]

I also like Stronghold, If you want more stronghold content check out my playthrough below kzbin.info/www/bejne/aWayenusm7qHirM thanks for watching

[@Reiflen]

Hi, I have subscribed your channel since I enjoy HOMM 3 a lot but I finally had the time and peace of mind to watch one of your videos. I was wondering if you are using any mods, since I have the Complete version and some stuff on yours seems diferent (Crag Hack info window on mine is much smaller, for instance). If you have answered this question on some other instance, I am sorry. I wish you the best for the next videos!

[@TheKnownWorld]

+Homem das Taças Yes, actually! I'm using the HD mod, which can be downloaded for free from sites.google.com/site/heroes3hd/. The HD mod is responsible for most of the features you see in the video. Cheers!

[@stanimirgeorgiev.87]

Hi man. Interesting game you made. If you allow me to say another huge mistake is to go inside in battle with no upgrades Behemoths. Behemoth is very, very weak in comparison with ancient Behemoth. No Upgrades Behemoth is just free loses. Always upgrade Behemoth before you go in battles. If you ask me after you make Behemoth layer you start prepare for upgrade Behemoth layers. But anyway, 10x you make this great games! Always is pleasure to watch your matches.

[@TheKnownWorld]

I'm glad you liked the video! While ideally it would be nice to take battles with Ancient Behemoths over their basic counterparts, sometimes this just isn't possible (especially during the early stages of the game). Trust me when I say that I value the upgrade for Behemoths considerably since their upgraded counterparts are, as you've already stated, much stronger. However, as you saw from this episode, I barely managed to get a Behemoth Lair on Week 1. An upgraded Behemoth Lair was far too expensive until later on in the match. Cheers!

[@MySpeedmetal]

These remixes are quite cringeworthy, but thanks for the video and hurry up witht the next one :D

[@Stryder467]

I'm kind of itching to play this game (Again), and your version seems to have some presentational differences that I can notice at a glance. Are you playing a modded version, and if so, what are you using?

[@LeafGreen906]

holy shit the music lmfao im crying

[@cresbd22]

Good job

[@TheKnownWorld]

Thanks!

[@marcusgusfre2888]

Your voice is so calming. This makes alot of memories pop for me. So i followed you on twitch. Looking forward to catch your stream

[@TheKnownWorld]

Nice! I hope you enjoy my stream :) I'm glad that you're able to relive the good aspects of your past!

[@asafy1000]

hey dude love your vids keep up the good work, I was just wondering; will you ever play other games then HoM&M or will you keep your channel only for HoM&M?

[@TheKnownWorld]

+‫אסף אילי‬‎ For the time being, the main focus of this channel is Heroes III-related content specifically. In the future, I may consider branching out videos for other games (Diablo II or Fallout II perhaps? :P). But taking into account the limited amount of free time I have, I would prefer to stick to Heroes III Complete and Horn of the Abyss.

[@asafy1000]

+TheKnownWorld u I see, Keep up the good work man! :D

[@TheKnownWorld]

אסף אילי Thanks, I shall! :)

[@Voxirius]

Can someone suggest random map templates? I know Jebus Cross because its apparently the most well known one but that's all. Can you guys leave suggestions and briefly describe your experiences with other map templates please?

[@TheKnownWorld]

+ChosenoftheMoon If you want XL+U, you might be interested in 8mm6a, 6lm10a, Mini-Nostalgia (a rather fun template, if I do say so myself), and Spider (a relatively rich template that I've been enjoying as of recent). The latter two templates allow you to run into AI fairly quickly, if you enjoy that sort of gameplay. ;)

[@artman40]

If there was an artifact that would allow a hero to store 600 unused movement points for the next day, what class would it have to be in order to be balanced?

[@TheKnownWorld]

That's a good question, actually. When taking into consideration the existence of Boots of Speed (Minor), I think that an artifact that stores movement points would be safe as a Major-class artifact, depending on which slot it would occupy.

[@wowzockasuc]

hey, i really like the different music you added there, can i listen to it somehow? i know i am a bit late, but maybe i can get an answer :D nice video! subscribed

[@TheKnownWorld]

Hello! Although this video came out quite some time ago, I do still reply to comments on my older content ;) To answer your question, yes, you can listen to the music I used elsewhere. I wrote a link in the description of this video to the KZbin channel where I originally got this from. In case you didn't see it, you can find the original source from kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4LWfayEeJ2Jm80. Thanks for the sub!

[@rsz8855]

Hi! Great work, I love your 1v7 series. Where to get sucha H3 version (u can divide units in a second and for e.g. u can see enemy unit movement range during combat)? I assume its HD version but u have it with expansions

[@georgegaming4381]

+R SZ heroescommunity.com/viewthread.php3?TID=33708 here its called HD+

[@TheKnownWorld]

+R SZ Hello! I'm happy to see you've been enjoying the series thus far. Your assumption is not entirely true. I am actually using the original version of Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Shadow of Death (NOT Ubisoft's HD Edition for Restoration of Erathia on Steam) along with the HD mod, downloadable from sites.google.com/site/heroes3hd/.

[@rsz8855]

+TheKnownWorld Thanks! Gonna download and try it asap.

[@TheKnownWorld]

R SZ My pleasure!

[@rsz8855]

+TheKnownWorld I'll never play H3 w/o this addon ! Thanks a lot !!

[@WASDKap]

What version of H3 SOD has the option to quickly create stacks and transfer artifacts from one hero to another? I saw MEKICK did that in the first battle.I need this version. Tks

[@TheKnownWorld]

These are features that come with the free Heroes III HD mod. You can find the HD mod at sites.google.com/site/heroes3hd/. With the HD mod: CTRL+Click creates a 1-stack ALT+Click groups up all units of one type SHIFT+Click splits a stack into two halves CTRL+SHIFT+Click fills up all empty slots with a 1-stack of the selected unit I hope this helps!

[@WASDKap]

Awesome. I didn't know there is a modded HD version for this game. Gonna live my childhood once again. Thank you!!!

[@vOddy75]

"I got way over excited. That was bad on my part" Sir, please

[@TheKnownWorld]

:P

[@Fiddesh88]

can someone tell me how he gets the name like that 3:25:08 - i just get the date and map name only. he gets meckick vs computer and so on.

[@kakas12345]

Hey Mekick,I want to ask you something. I know this is completely off topic but if you could help I would appreciate it. I am playing with the HD mod but I dont have the invite hero feature in the tavern. I see you dont have it either. Do you know how to enable it or something? Thanks :)

[@kakas12345]

+Mrsupergaming z Nevermind,I found it myself. In the HD launcher go to tweaks,find UI.InviteHero or something and where it says 0 put 1.

[@alinalyns9550]

RESPECT Yog Barbarian is my favorite

[@veki4454]

After castle and rampart will you do cove? Id really like that.

[@TheKnownWorld]

+Veki AKA Trollface106 That's right. Don't get me wrong -- I've seen the comments. I'm just deliberately withholding Cove to be a tease. ;) The best for last.

[@brett1908]

I swear to god castle or riot!!!! \o/

[@trickside1]

Please tell me where I can find this for iPad. I NEED Shadow of death. Please help.

[@Juhl]

I love the drum n' bass music when you enter your base ;)

[@TheKnownWorld]

+Real1Bass Credits go to NIHILANH for that one! But it doesn't quite seem that others are sharing your enthusiasm. :'(

[@Juhl]

TheKnownWorld They need to get a good taste for music

[@memesquad2758]

How do you fully veiw the starting heroes?! i know how to see special "right click" but i want to be able to see that window, thanks !

[@TheKnownWorld]

+Dr Lipton This is one of the many features obtainable from the Heroes III HD mod, obtainable from sites.google.com/site/heroes3hd/. Cheers! :)

[@user-gr4yr6dy8e]

Спасибо за видео..

[@TheKnownWorld]

Пожалуйста :)

[@coldbastard6859]

"Even when you upgrade wolf riders to wolf riders", yep I agree.

[@pvv890]

Quarantine lead you here?

[@dete31]

What's the music that plays during the battle at 16:36?

[@l2ti924]

That hype from 19:55 to 20:05 :D

[@TheKnownWorld]

Yeahhh!

[@arielka-5831]

Can you do 1v7 extra large. 1 hero max, no diplomacy.

[@NerdGlassGamingPA]

Barbarians have the oldskool magic dude, they come from the land !

[@TheKnownWorld]

That’s one way of looking at it, I suppose. ;D

[@shabanotti]

How do you get the combat speed so fast? I have HD+ mod and the fastest option is still slower. Also, the music seems a bit different than mine. Is it another mod?

[@TheKnownWorld]

Ah, now *this* is something that I haven't gone over. The sped up animations are a product of crAnim.txt (downloadable from heroesportal.net/getfile.php?file=/files/information/16/Cranim.txt). Simply download this and put it in the Data folder of your Heroes III directory. Let me know if you need more help! Cheers :)

[@shabanotti]

Cheers!

[@pancakesandducks5327]

Extremoth Behemoth EleGIggle

[@OdotheusTheMighty]

I kinda love the techno, brings an interesting twist to the town music

[@TheKnownWorld]

I'm glad to hear it! It's a shame that others don't feel the same way, although I understand how they feel.

[@zZmoctezumaZz]

Hey man! I wanted to do some deep diving and look where the theme from Dungeon is from. Can't place it though, care to aid?

[@TheKnownWorld]

+puffpeter Yes, absolutely! The Dungeon theme replacement is the Warlock theme from Heroes of Might and Magic II: The Price of Loyalty. ;) Hope this helps!

[@zZmoctezumaZz]

+TheKnownWorld Ah man, knew it was some warlock related! Immediately brought me back to way back when.

[@TheKnownWorld]

puffpeter :P Long live the nostalgia!

[@SkullHeroLord]

Stronghold + Crag Hack is so damn fun. How do you walk back through a portal/underworld gate without moving like at 55:51? Also what is your opinion on Heroes 5?

[@TheKnownWorld]

Indeed it is! You need only press the Space Bar key to step on the same square that you're currently on (this is not available in the Steam HD Edition). I've only tried Heroes V once, but I can't say I enjoyed it very much. The 3D sprites combined with the birdseye view of the game gave me a rather confusing and disorienting experience overall. Oftentimes, I missed resources hidden behind certain objects and just generally wasn't sure what was going on most of the time.

[@SkullHeroLord]

Thanks. That's a shame. I sincerely hope you give it another try sometime. The makers of HoMM V did a absolutely brilliant job by building upon the mechanics of Heroes 3. I even dare say that they did a lot of stuff flat out better that 3DO,simply because they could learn from 3DO's mistakes. I really can't think of a single useless skill in 5,for example. All of the towns also stand out a lot more,with each and every one having at least one unique mechanic and skill tree tied to them. It ain't Heroes 3,but damn it's close. The only thing I outright hate is the lack of snuggly bears,which were by far my favourite unit in Heroes 3 for the reasons the video above showcases.

[@SkullHeroLord]

Oh,and I think I found a possible fix for your camera issues. In options,there is a setting to change the camera angle to "HOMM Classic". It could be of some use.

[@TheKnownWorld]

Uncle Skull,14'th Panonian Regiment of the Imperial Guard I'll take that option into consideration if I do end up playing Heroes V again in the future.

[@finesseandstyle]

What's the shortcut you use to split the stacks for 1 unit each? Specifically on 1:08:06 all those too?

[@TheKnownWorld]

With the HD mod (downloadable from sites.google.com/site/heroes3hd/), I use CTRL+Click to create a 1-stack and CTRL+SHIFT+Click to fill up all remaining empty slots with a 1-stack. For a full list of hotkeys that can be used when you have the HD mod, check out sites.google.com/site/heroes3hd/eng/description/extended-ui.

[@finesseandstyle]

thanks a lot

[@TheKnownWorld]

No problem!

[@Passonator11]

the abominable music in Stronghold town in the mod you're using is murdering me.

[@giantrubberchicken4233]

Hey MeKick, wouldn't Gretchin be a decent starting hero for Stronghold, given her ability to have up to 75 goblins on day 1, which can the be upgraded to hobgoblins, for early clearing power?

[@TheKnownWorld]

+Giant Rubber Chicken Yes, Gretchin would be pretty decent as a starting hero considering her specialty. However, I'd say that Crag Hack's Offense specialty is more relevant in the long run, and that Gretchin's Pathfinding secondary skill isn't always useful by the late game. Besides, I was trying to be greedy in this video and highlight the brutality of Crag Hack and Behemoths as much as possible, so I went with that start instead.

[@giantrubberchicken4233]

+TheKnownWorld Yeah, I kinda thought about doing the same thing as Castle-Valeska, where you try to get an early clearing force and bank on getting a main hero later. Plus, Gretchin is still a barbarian, so she could technically serve as a main if no better options arise (especially on Jebus, for movement in the desert)

[@TheKnownWorld]

Giant Rubber Chicken I usually do start with Castle-Valeska, but a lot of players often go Castle-Caitlyn for the +350 Gold specialty. This is especially since there's no top tier main *starting* hero from Castle (in other words, try to find one from another faction). But yes, Gretchin is still totally viable as a main hero. And yes, I'm aware that Pathfinding can be quite useful on Jebus, but I'm not playing Jebus here. :^)

[@asaftuashi1738]

Hi :) where can I find extra information about map generator's template ? I mean , what are those numbers and letters for example " 8XM12"

[@TheKnownWorld]

The HD mod (downloadable from sites.google.com/site/heroes3hd/) will allow you to select certain templates and give information about the available number of players and sizes for each template. Also, if you search around on Google for certain Heroes III-based websites (i.e. www.heroes-iii.com/indrantempp.htm), you can get more information as to how the map template actually looks when generated. However, I'm not entirely sure how the naming convention for each template works, except possibly that the "8" in "8XM12", for example, might refer to the number of expected players. The naming conventions could just be arbitrary as well but I'm not certain about that. Beyond this, your guess is as good as mine. I hope this helps!

[@asaftuashi1738]

thanks! by the way your videos are awsome! I've learned a lot

[@TheKnownWorld]

אסף טואשי That's great to hear! Thanks :)

[@joshwatson-drennen7999]

As far as earth magic for barbarians, many barbarian style tribes had shamans for primal and earth spirits. If that helps with your worldview for it

[@apigamafio]

yes, that is what battlemages are, the "mages" or shamans of barbarian tribes, so to me, still no sense giving earth magic easily to the might hero.

[@rileygoodrich305]

"I don't know how barbarians be be super strong spellcasters... themeatically it makes no sense to me." My friend, have you heard of the mystical, the powerful, the rage mage. Not only is it funny alliteration, but funny to think really mad barbarians stomp and slam the ground to make earthquakes happen.

[@TheKnownWorld]

Haha, that's a good point! I've never thought of this concept before, but I can now begin to understand how a Barbarian can become a "rage mage" :P

[@ODee1995]

You will do both Castle and Rampart eventually right? It's not like we have to choose between em right? In that case i say Castle first ^^

[@TheKnownWorld]

+ODee No, I am only doing one faction. You guys will forever have to search the Wastelands of Fallout II to find the other one. I'm just kidding, of course. I will be doing both within the next two months, but you will help decide which of the two I will be playing first. ;P

[@ODee1995]

+TheKnownWorld It looks like RampErt will be first :((

[@TheKnownWorld]

***** It seems so. :P Sorry about that.

[@yofatha2828]

MK what did you do to the town music?!?! THE ORIGINAL WAS TOO GOOD

[@yofatha2828]

The Stronghold town music, sorry

[@TheKnownWorld]

+Alexandru Ivascu I replaced it temporarily since I wanted to see what the reception to the newer music would be. I like the old theme, but I rather enjoy this remix as well. :)

[@sondreavik5337]

+Alexandru Ivascu My best guess is that he changed it to avoid KZbin's automatic audio track copyright claims as I heard Meridian had some problems regarding that in the past.

[@TheKnownWorld]

***** No, that had nothing to do with it. I would imagine that soundtracks being played from the games that employ them is fair use anyway.

[@yofatha2828]

+TheKnownWorld oh okay then :D

[@radoslavstoykov2003]

how did you make heroes so fast, the combat speed, the option to rebattle if the auto combat was bad.etc how you make hom3 so competitive?

[@TheKnownWorld]

+Radoslav Stoikov Most of these features are given to me by sites.google.com/site/heroes3hd/ (the HD mod). I'm not sure what you mean by "making Heroes III so competitive" though. :P

[@radoslavstoykov2003]

+TheKnownWorld thanks im back to heroes after 5 year break;d im currently playing hom3 WOG.keep ut the good work bro!

[@TheKnownWorld]

Radoslav Stoikov Thank you! Will do. :)

[@wiewiorlb]

when upload multi with 3players?

[@kakas12345]

Very good "showcase" of the Stronghold! I can't believe I watched the whole video...well,it is a mekick's video so everything is possible :) Btw, how did you add those new music effects? Like,in stronghold,the remix...do you download these from somewhere? PS: I am kakas :P

[@TheKnownWorld]

+Mrsupergaming z Thanks for your support, Kakas! And also for being one of the first to comment on something other than the music. ... And for watching the whole video. ;) To "add" new music effects, you need to go to your Heroes III directory and look for the "mp3" folder. In that folder there will be a lot of sound files (with befitting names, like COMBAT01 for example). Just rename the old sound files, move the replacement sound file into the folder, and rename it into the file you want. I was able to acquire the remixes via questionable methods, so I'll leave you to figure that part out for yourself. Does this make sense?

[@kakas12345]

TheKnownWorld Yea,it kinda does...yea :D Thanks! Oh and another thing:when we tried to play heroes in your stream (it failed spectacularly),the gameranger method now works...I have played a lot of Heroes 3 with other guys in there.Well,in these phrases I mean: thanks for showing me the gameranger app,it is awesome! (When I joined a H3 game,a guy recognized me: Are you the one that played in mekick's stream? I felt great...)

[@TheKnownWorld]

Mrsupergaming z Well that's awesome! I'm glad to see you have other ways to enjoy Heroes III even considering this weekend's circumstances. Have a good week. :) By the way, do you happen to remember the name of the person who recognized you on GameRanger?

[@kakas12345]

TheKnownWorld Yes,Galin :D

[@TheKnownWorld]

Interesting... well, I'll keep an eye out for him. :P

[@4715826930]

I thought I was good at this game until i saw this video

[@TheKnownWorld]

There is more to Heroes III than meets the eye, and we all have much to learn. ;)

[@Ds4u2]

Heroes of Crag Hack and Solmyr

[@TheKnownWorld]

lol

[@runyanpiano]

Would have lol'd so hard if in that chest week 1 was an artifact.

[@kael070]

I see you have modded music, do you have a tutorial on how to mod homm3 music? after hundreds of games, the music can get a bit repetitive

[@TheKnownWorld]

I don't have a video tutorial on how to modify Heroes III music, but I'll tell you how to do it in this comment. You'll need an .mp3 file that contains the music you want to have while in-game. Visit your Heroes III directory and go into the "mp3" folder. In the "mp3" folder, you will see a lot of .mp3 files corresponding to themes that play as you visit different parts of the game. Rename one of the .mp3 files in the "mp3" folder into something else. Then copy the .mp3 file you want to replace that theme with into the folder and rename your .mp3 file into the original name of the file you want to replace. So for example, say the .mp3 file that contains the music you want is called "YourMusic.mp3". In the "mp3" folder, the music that plays when you visit a Dungeon town is "DUNGEON.mp3". You can rename "DUNGEON.mp3" to "oldDUNGEON.mp3", bring "YourMusic.mp3" into the folder, and then rename "YourMusic.mp3" into "DUNGEON.mp3". Once you do this, any time you visit a Dungeon town, the music you want will play. I hope this explanation helps!

[@Bozwald]

EXTREMOTH

[@TheKnownWorld]

BEHEMOTH

[@Bozwald]

@@TheKnownWorld Haha, I did not expect a reply. I love the videos, I still play HOMM3 pretty often to avoid responsibility. Peace to you brother

[@TheKnownWorld]

I try to reply to comments whenever I can :) It's great to hear that you like my videos and that you still play this amazing game even now!