User manual GAMES PC HEROES OF MIGHT AND MAGIC IV-THE GATHERING STORM

[. . . ] © 1994 - 2002 Uses Miles Sound System by RAD Game Tools, Inc. © 1991 - 2002 Windows 95, Windows 98, XP, DirectPlay, and DirectX are trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation. Editor Editions and Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 New Artifacts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 New Creatures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] These extremely rare items allow for proper use of the opposing schools of Order and Chaos. What's New The Gathering Storm is an expansion pack for Heroes of Might and Magic IV. It combines the original game with new campaigns, new single scenario maps, new multiplayer maps, new creatures and a number of new adventure map locations and artifacts. These additions will require you to develop new strategies for achieving victory. The Gathering Storm includes six entirely new campaigns which tell the tale of five heroes and their quest to defeat a mad wizard named Hexis, whose control of the realms of Nature and Death has begun a 3 4 A Matter of Life and Death: This campaign follows the tale of the Dark Priest, Alita Eventide. Her quest is to recover the Ring of Life and the Cloak of Darkness, but two powerful cults possess these items, and won't be willing to part with them without a fight. Might Makes Right: Brash and overconfident, Dogwoggle sets out in search of the fabled Armor of the Tiger. He is able to learn that the various parts are in the hands of three mad brothers who rule small kingdoms nearby, and this campaign follows Dogwoggle's struggle against the three. The Gathering Storm: Once the five now-powerful heroes have completed their individual quests, they will reunite in Devonshire and set out together toward Hexis's stronghold in the south. The way will be fraught with peril, as the heroes must battle their way through the tainted and twisted forces of nature. The battle against Hexis awaits! New Artifacts There are sixteen new artifacts and new combination artifacts: Ring of Light, Cloak of Darkness, Tiger Armor, Tiger Helm, Frost Hammer, Harmonic Chainmail, Necklace of Muses, Aiffe's Mandolin, Flame of Chaos, Ice Scales, Necklace of Balance, Archmage's Hat, Staff of Disruption, Wayfaring Boots, Ring of Flares and the Angelfeather Cloak. New Creatures There are four new creatures, all minions of Hexis: Goblin Knight, Evil Sorceress, Dark Champion and Gargantuan. Editor Editions and Compatibility The expansion has upgraded the editor from the original game, allowing you access to all of the new heroes, adventure objects, artifacts and creatures used in The Gathering Storm. Maps created using the new Campaign Editor from The Gathering Storm will only be playable by those who have The Gathering Storm installed. Even if you create a map without using any of the new features with The Gathering Storm's Campaign Editor, it WILL NOT be playable New Heroes There are 5 new named heroes in the campaigns: Alita Eventide, Bohb, Kozuss, Dogwoggle and Agraynel. New Adventure Objects There are seven new adventure objects/locations: Conservatories (one for each school of magic) and Coliseums (one for Might and one for Magic). 5 6 by someone who does not have the expansion. Players who try to connect to a multiplayer map created in the new Campaign Editor in the expansion, that do not have the expansion installed will not connect to the game and will be notified that they need the expansion to play in that specific map. Conservatory of Life sells parchments that teach one spell from the school of Life magic. Conservatory of Order sells parchments that teach one spell from the school of Order magic. New Adventure Map locations Conservatory of Chaos sells parchments that teach one spell from the school of Chaos magic. Coliseum of Might ­ selected hero will fight a number of Black Dragons based off of the hero's level. If the hero loses, he returns to the army as a tombstone and must return to a town or Sanctuary for resurrection. Conservatory of Nature sells parchments that teach one spell from the school of Nature magic. Conservatory of Death sells parchments that teach one spell from the school of Death magic. Coliseum of Magic ­ selected hero will fight a number of Faerie Dragons based off of the hero's level. If the hero loses, he returns to the army as a tombstone and must return to a town or Sanctuary for resurrection. 7 8 New Artifacts For the Mysterious dark priest A hero wearing both the Cloak of Darkness and the Ring of Light is granted one Guardian Angel at the start of every combat. Ring of Light: Increases the hero's Melee and Ranged Damage by 10, increases the effect of Life spells cast by the hero, and grants the hero Death Ward. Cloak of Darkness: Increases the hero's Melee and Ranged Defense by 10, increases the effect of Death spells cast by the hero, and grants the hero Life Ward. Tiger Helm: Increases the hero's Melee and Ranged Defense by 5, increases the hero's Melee and Ranged Damage by 5, and grants the hero the Negate First Strike ability. Frost Hammer: Increases the hero's Melee Attack by 25, and opponents struck in combat have a chance to be frozen for 2 turns. FOr the discriminating bard Targets of a hero wearing the Harmonic Chainmail and the Necklace of Muses, and wielding Aiffe's Mandolin, are affected by the Song of Peace spell. Harmonic Chainmail: Increases the hero's Melee and Ranged Defense by 15, and grants the hero Mirth. Necklace of Muses: Increases the hero's Spell Points by 15 and regenerates 5 spell points per day to the wearer. for the mighty Barbarian A hero wearing the Tiger Armor and the Tiger Helm, and wielding the Frost Hammer, is granted Regeneration and Dragon Strength. Tiger Armor: Increases the hero's Melee and Ranged Defense by 25, increases the hero's Speed by 2, and increases the hero's movement by 2. 9 10 Aiffe's Mandolin: Grants the hero the ability to cast Song of Peace, Unholy Song, and Mass Fervor. for the archmage who has everything A hero wearing the Archmage's Hat, the Staff of Disruption, the Wayfaring Boots, the Ring of Flares, and the Angelfeather Cloak is granted the ability to ignore an enemy hero's or creature's magic resistance. Archmage's Hat: Hero gains +10 spell points, regenerates 2 spell points per day and is granted the effects of the Blur spell. 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