If you wonder about 'Ice and Flame' addon...

[Just So Guy]

1. It breaks game linearity, as quite early (much before the Spider boss) you get access to Merlassar island. You know what it means.

2. You will not get Flight with 1st Valkyrie, so not cheap tricks anymore - fight for cool things! ;)

3. Right in the beginning you get access to high level (4th) creatures: Jarls, Ice Madens, Mystics (new unit - you will like it). So 1st island becomes pure tutorial and takes (almost) no time.

Personally I am glad I bought the DLC yesterday, enjoying so far on 'impossible'.

[sethmage]

Just curious who gave you the charts for Merlassar? If it was Sad Elf then he didn’t give me.

BTW as a 4th point you can add that gold is more scarce, I’m leaving 3rd island and I have less than 100k, and a lot items to purchase. Also since there are less battles you get less experience so I doubt I have level 18 with the Spider.

Edit: never-mind, I see who gave you the map.

[Just So Guy]

Yes, gold is much less. For good, IMHO.
Another nice touch - they added levels to 'Awards' - it is tricky to collect 300 crystals for +7 intellect ;)

[Ruinous]

Point 2 is very frikken annoying as the game was balanced around people using flight. Its making a no-loss Impossible run a very tricky thing to get rolling.

[Just So Guy]

actually not, the game still is easy, unfortunately. Soon I will visit Mr Spider with coupla Snow Falcons and 4-5 Trolls (They put Trolls at other place(s) as you cannot get them at old shop without flight). I will see what he tells. :)

[CalvinHobbes]

Originally posted by Just So Guy:

actually not, the game still is easy, unfortunately. Soon I will visit Mr Spider with coupla Snow Falcons and 4-5 Trolls (They put Trolls at other place(s) as you cannot get them at old shop without flight). I will see what he tells. :)

Do you find the DLC to be as easy as the base game WotN? I'm not expert in the KB series and I finished Armored Princess with less than 100 no loss fights. I think I finished with around 400 in WotN.

Glad to hear gold is harder to get. I literally bought every single item in WotN and I think I still had around 15 million gold, despite also wasting lots of gold on troops.

[kelteel]

Originally posted by malcolmmackay224:

Do you find the DLC to be as easy as the base game WotN? I'm not expert in the KB series and I finished Armored Princess with less than 100 no loss fights. I think I finished with around 400 in WotN.

I think ice and fire reduced the difficulty. You get level 4 units right from the beginning, so clearing the first islands with no loss is easy.

Glad to hear gold is harder to get. I literally bought every single item in WotN and I think I still had around 15 million gold, despite also wasting lots of gold on troops.

I am not sure if gold is really reduced. There is still much more gold than you need.

[Just So Guy]

For a while, on Viking islands, it feels easier (mage on 'impossible'). They nerfed enemies and their commanders who almost do not use magic now. Some hard enemies were removed (at least Bone Dragons squad in Fastland). This and early access to high level creatures make battles a breeze. Once I advanced to 2200 of Leadership I bought a Snow Falcon (it is a mix of Phoenix and Ice Dragon from Red Sands) and used it as a tank.
I strongly hope the game will become harder past the Spider.

Still, IMHO, Armored Princess+Crossworlds+Red Sands is most enjoyable variant of King's Bounty.

[Ingo1§1]

they just need a mod for this to add that beholder dude from red sands and i will be happy. Also, migth be a bug, but i got ranks 4& 5 of the paladin song medal at the same time that i finnished the rank 3 requirements

[Just So Guy]

Yeah Asmodeo made the fun :)
Unfortunately, as far as I understood, it will not happen. The mod's author did not appear on Russian forums long time (1-2 years), so unless someone else... we are unlucky.

[Just So Guy]

Battle with the Spider (32000HP):
I discovered effective weapon vs that son of a gun: Book of Evil. 2nd level Book hit it 3-5K every other turn, so with few Books I've got 'Kill the Spider under 15 moves' achievement at last.
But then strange thing happen: while dying (when a Book stroke the fatal strike) that scoundrel eliminated almost all my squads - 4 Trolls, 2 Falcons, a bunch of Soothsayers. Only Ice Spiders have left alive. I did not understand - was it due a bug or something else.

[Just So Guy]

Another linearity break: Once in Greenwort after Dark Portal, you can immediately get new ship and travel to known islands and nearby lands. So you are not forced to hire human troops, and complete Castle tasks to get a ship. I will not spoil how to do it ;)

[Nahkaparturi]

Any tips for the Spider ? Having problems with warrior (no book of evil as Guy here suggested). Also noticed that the single Troll stack cheese doesn't work anymore ... didn't see any Jotun's, otherwise might have tried them, the life leech ability sounded nice. Can get the Ice Falcon's at Ice Garden which might also leave the Trolls mobile a bit more. I'm sure this is not going to fly with no losses anyhow ... just hoping to even survive it somehow.

[Just So Guy]

Can't help you as I play a mage all games. I too did notice Trolls were ineffective somehow, dealing 700-800 hits (4 Trolls). That is why I desperately began search other means :) and discovered 'Book of Evil'. It is a tough call for a warrior or paladin probably. Falcons and Jotuns (even if you would find them) suck vs Spider. Ice spiders? Maidens?

[Nahkaparturi]

just ... wow. So apparently the small spiders "necro energy" bursts now heal the giant spider. I ground him to a bit less than half hitpoints when all of a sudden he re-generated about 7k... not a nice surprise at all

[Nahkaparturi]

I think you might make it with the 800 damage the Trolls does, but since the giant now casts web every single turn his just going to be paralyzed after a few rounds. I watch them smash the helpless stack from round about 15 to something like 60 until the last Troll finally died. That sucked.