can i convert heroes in this game?

[Di]

i really liked being able to make a torture chamber in dungeon keeper to convert the hero units

[Thats How We do action in Uganda]

There is converting heroes into a ghosts when you look at the game hints, but i am just at mission 9 now so i cant confirm.

[SomeGuy1]

I took a look at the tech tree in skirmish mode, there is a Torture Chamber--it's a Need for high level Demons like food or the mana baths. I didn't play long enough to actually build one, so I don't know if you can convert Heroes with it or it's just needed to prevent your Demons from striking.

[袁銀-ゆん-Yun]

I can confirm that corrupted Heroes come back in a different way this game. Rather then corrupting a hero, you need to build a prison and pick up an imprisoned hero and place them in a building called "Hero's Grave" within a room called "Ice Tomb". This will spawn a Ghost Hero Unit that is not counted as an army pop. If this unit dies their bodies will spawn in that room where they will slowly resurrect as long as their graves are intact.

Because they are not counted as a pop, it seem you can have as many ghost heroes as there are graves.

Edit: You can also pick up hero bodies from the undead unit's graveyard as long as you do so before they turn to bones.

[Litton]

Originally posted by 袁銀-ゆん-Yun:

Because they are not counted as a pop, it seem you can have as many ghost heroes as there are graves.

Are you sure that the limit might not be displayed somewhere else? Have you tested with greater than ten ghost heroes? In Dungeons 3, there was a limit but it was in a separate tab at the top next to the population counter.

[袁銀-ゆん-Yun]

Originally posted by Litton:

Are you sure that the limit might not be displayed somewhere else? Have you tested with greater than ten ghost heroes? In Dungeons 3, there was a limit but it was in a separate tab at the top next to the population counter.

Ghost Heroes are displayed in the pops icon, but notably says "(free)" with a red bow tie on it. They are also just not counted in total pops, that being said, I've built up to twelve and can seemingly build more as long as I have the space and resources.

[Litton]

Originally posted by 袁銀-ゆん-Yun:

Ghost Heroes are displayed in the pops icon, but notably says "(free)" with a red bow tie on it. They are also just not counted in total pops, that being said, I've built up to twelve and can seemingly build more as long as I have the space and resources.

ooo, so, much like the pylon, the upgrade is "free" for so long as you have the space. Interesting. I probably won't ever have more than 20 units at once anyway.

[Neeko]

Ghost heroes are really good Guard units. Build a Guardroom at the entrance of your dungeon, and the Ghost Hero Graveyard right next to it. Once you got a few heroes and they're a little bit higher level, enemies take so long to take them out that your respawns actually get back into the fight. and unlike the other monsters they just teleport back into their grave when they die, and respawn with full health.