-------------------------------------- Heroes 5 Manual - 2.0 to 2.1 changelog -------------------------------------- Legend: - FIX: bug correction or important missing detail in previous manual - UPD: update due to a balance change or new feature in the latest patch - NEW: new content (new section, new comment...) [Heroes] - NEW: Veyer (Inferno) added to the Heroes list - NEW: Warmachines added to the Duel Heroes - UPD: Duel Heroes/Deirdre now has Advanced Necromancy (instead of Basic) - UPD: Duel Heroes/Orson now has Advanced Necromancy (instead of Basic) - UPD: Duel Heroes/Orson now has the Cursed Ring artifact (instead of the Ring of the Unrepentant) - UPD: Lizard Breeder's (Sorgal) Lizard Bite's damage multiplier is now 1.10+0.005*Level (instead of 0.6+0.005*Level - the standard multiplier is 0.5) - FIX: Swift Striker's (Wyngaal) bonus (to starting ATB) is 0.02 per level, not 0.005 as the in-game description states - UPD: Gating bonus is now additive (in Gate Keeper special comment) - UPD: Souldrinker special (Raven) no longer applies the Defense decrease on Weakness cast by creatures (Archliches, Spectral Dragons) - FIX: used by Deirdre (Banshee specialist), Banshee decreases Initiative by 10% as usual, not 20% - UPD: Suzerain (and other Training modifiers) is now additive [Skills] - UPD: Necro Skill Tree/wheel updated - FIX: Refresh Rune (Runelore) takes a full hero turn - NEW: Arcane Brillance (Sorcery) gives a level 1-3 spell that the hero can learn - UPD: Flaming Arrows (Attack) now restores a destroyed Ballista after combat - UPD: Distract now drops ATB value by 0.15 (instead of 0.2) - UPD: with Scholar, a hero only teaches spells to others, he does not learn others' spells - UPD: with Arcane Intuition, a hero can not learn spells from his own creatures - NEW: Guardian Angel can resurrect Gargoyles, Golems and Fire/Magma Dragons [Creatures] - NEW: Power is now displayed in the creatures tables - FIX: Haven Renegades missing abilities added (Vindicator: +Large Shield, Battle Griffin: +Imm. to Blind, Champion: +Jousting) - NEW: comments added for Battle Frenzy, Howl, Pack Hunter, Crossfire, Enraged, Crippling Wound, Paw Strike, Mark of Fire - FIX: Take Roots (Ancient Treants) interaction with Defend/Wait added - NEW: Call Lightning comment updated - FIX: Yeti removed - FIX: Agility removed - NEW: Cursing Attack casts Weakness with Advanced mastery [Spells] - NEW: Rune comments added - FIX: Fortress Magic Schools bindings fixed (Light and Destructive) - FIX: Rune costs fixed (the correct resource cost is now displayed, instead of 0 Mana) - NEW: Frenzy can not be dispelled by Cleansing - UPD: Summon Creatures now uses 75% of the hero's starting movement points [Artifacts] - UPD: Almost all prices have changed (see the 2.0 and 2.1 Artifacts sections). - UPD: A few artifacts have also changed class: * Major (instead of Minor): Shield of Crystal Ice, Necklace of the Bloody Claw, Ring of Vitality * Minor (instead of Major): All-Seeing Crown, Ring of the Unrepentant - NEW: All-Seeing Crown adds +4 to range of view [Buildings] - UPD: Dungeon/Hall of Shadows (Shadow Witches): * 2.1 cost: 4000 Gold, 5 Wood, 5 Ore, 4 Mercury, 4 Sulfur, 4 Gems. * 2.0 cost: 4000 Gold, 5 Wood, 5 Ore, 4 Mercury, 4 Sulfur, 4 Crystal. - UPD: Dungeon/Palace of Shadows (Shadow Matriarches): * 2.1 cost: 6000 Gold, 5 Wood, 5 Ore, 5 Mercury, 5 Sulfur, 5 Gems. * 2.0 cost: 6000 Gold, 5 Wood, 5 Ore, 5 Mercury, 5 Sulfur, 5 Crystal. - UPD: Fortress/Runic Chapel (Rune Priests): * 2.1 cost: 3000 Gold, 10 Wood, 10 Ore, 5 Mercury, 5 Sulfur, 5 Crystal, 5 Gems. * 2.0 cost: 3000 Gold, 10 Wood, 10 Ore, 5 Mercury, 5 Sulfur, 5 Crystal, 10 Gems. - UPD: Fortress/Runic Temple (Rune Patriarches): * 2.1 cost: 6000 Gold, 5 Ore, 5 Crystal, 10 Gems. * 2.0 cost: 6000 Gold, 5 Ore, 10 Gems. - UPD: Fortress/Clan Halls (Thanes): * 2.1 cost: 4000 Gold, 20 Crystal. * 2.0 cost: 4000 Gold, 20 Gems. - UPD: Fortress/Lava Fissure (Fire Dragons): * 2.1 cost: 10000 Gold, 15 Ore, 10 Sulfur, 10 Crystal. * 2.0 cost: 10000 Gold, 15 Ore, 20 Sulfur. [Towns] - FIX: Fortress Tier 1 Military Trainer gives a +3 bonus to growth (instead of +2 for other factions) - FIX: Fortress Tier 2 Military Trainer gives a +2 bonus to growth (instead of +1 for other factions) [Map Locations] - NEW: Refugee Camp and Elemental Conflux added in Dwellings - NEW: Library of Enlightenment requires a hero level 10 or more [Weeks] - FIX: Weeks of Feebleness/Idleness/Sorrow also apply to Fortress [Racial Skills] - NEW: "Fortress: Runelore" subsection added - UPD: Training working principles updated - UPD: Necromancy working principles updated - NEW: Avenger and Luck are additive (a lucky critical hit deals +200% damage, +225% with Elven Luck) [Hero Development] - NEW: Runemage strategy added [Game Mechanics] - NEW: Snatch comments added in "Movement on the Adventure map" - NEW: Stoneworks and Guard Post details added in "Building your defenses" - NEW: Swift Mind comment added in Initiative - NEW: Distract ability added in the ATB modifiers table - NEW: Fortress added in the morale relationships table - FIX: There is no [0.1;3] capping for creature damage. Sentence removed - NEW: comment on "Master of Initiative" in Raelag's paragraph [Advanced Game Mechanics] - NEW: Eternal Light comment added in "Dispelling Spell Effects" - NEW: Crippling Wound, Paw Strike, Mark of Fire, Rune of Thunderclap added to the "Triggering Creature Abilities" discussion - NEW: Dwarven Formations subsection added - NEW: Enraged subsection added - NEW: "Defense against the Magical Arts" subsection added [STYLE] style changes (layout, spelling, phrasing...) - UPD: all in-game texts updated to 2.1 (and fixed where necessary) - UPD: Difficulty Levels section moved after Adv. Game Mechanics - UPD: page headers optimized for quicker browsing ("chapter - section" in outside header) - UPD: Spectral Dragon icon updated (green eyes glow instead of red) - UPD: new icons for Ultimate Runelore and Ultimate Counterstrike - NEW: Skill Wheels are now in A4 format, like the other pages - NEW: Silver blue colored tags for HoF creature abilities, artifacts, terrains and map locations