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''' | '''Did you know?''' is a collection of small bits of information about {{homm3}}. | ||
== Verified | == Verified statements == | ||
=== | === Adventure Map/Towns === | ||
* Adventure map objects can be reactivated by pressing the space bar, or pressing the gate on the panel on the right, below the map (only in [[Horn of the Abyss|Horn of the Abyss 1.7.0]]). This action doesn't cost any movement points and allows, for example, unlimited cycling through two-way monoliths. | * Adventure map objects can be reactivated by pressing the space bar, or pressing the gate on the panel on the right, below the map (only in [[Horn of the Abyss|Horn of the Abyss 1.7.0]]). This action doesn't cost any movement points and allows, for example, unlimited cycling through two-way monoliths. (Does not work in {{roe}} {{withroe}}). | ||
* | * {{Cn|Cavalier}}s are upgraded to {{Cn|Champion}}s for free at [[Stables]] located on the [[Adventure Map]]. | ||
* It | * Having at least one {{Cn|Rogue}} in hero's army has the same effect expert {{Sn|Visions}} has.{{-wa}} | ||
* Having two (or more) same legion artifacts on one hero only gives the growth bonus once. However, two heroes with the same legion artifact on garrison and visiting slots of the town, give bonuses for both. | |||
* All living {{Cn|Green Dragon|noname=}}{{Cn|Gold Dragon|noname=}}{{Cn|Red Dragon|noname=}}{{Cn|Black Dragon|noname=}}{{Cn|Azure Dragon|noname=}}{{-wa}}{{Cn|Crystal Dragon|noname=}}{{-wa}}{{Cn|Rust Dragon|noname=}}{{-wa}}{{Cn|Faerie Dragon|noname=}}{{-wa}} [[Dragon]]s and {{Cn|Hydra|noname=}}{{Cn|Chaos Hydra|name=Hydras}} become {{Cn|Bone Dragon}}s in the [[Skeleton Transformer]]. {{Cn|Bone Dragon|noname=}}{{Cn|Ghost Dragon|name=Bone and Ghost Dragons}} will turn to simple {{Cn|Skeleton}}s (in [[Horn of the Abyss|Horn of the Abyss 1.7.0]]{{-wh}} they turn into {{Cn|Bone Dragon}}s). | |||
* [[Morale]] bonus for visiting [[Temple]] on day 7 is +2. Also, [[Idol of Fortune]] gives +1 to both [[Morale]] and [[Luck]]. | |||
* Odds of [[wandering creature]]s joining you depends on what troops you have with you (and whether or not you have {{Ss|Diplomacy}}). | |||
* [[Tree of Knowledge]] gives experience equal to the difference between a hero's next level and current level. | |||
* [[Windmill]] never produces [[wood]] {{W}}. | |||
* With {{Ss|Necromancy}}, you get more {{Cn|Skeleton}}s than {{Cn|Skeleton Warrior}}s. | |||
* It's possible for a hero to have no troops if you deposit them at a [[Seer's Hut]] or [[Quest Guard]]. Upon entering a battle, you will instantly lose as soon as the pre-battle music ends. | |||
* You can delete artifacts by trading with an allied hero in multiplayer and having the artifact selected with your mouse (as you're dragging it) as the other player exits the trade window. | * You can delete artifacts by trading with an allied hero in multiplayer and having the artifact selected with your mouse (as you're dragging it) as the other player exits the trade window. | ||
* {{Sn|Resurrection}} can appear in the [[Mage Guild]] of {{town|Necropolis}} despite the fact that it cannot be used on any of the creatures it creates, hence the use of {{Sn|Animate Dead}}. | |||
* On the build screen of any [[town]] you own, each structure's further building prospects are signified by the status colors red, green or yellow. While playing any kind of multiplayer game, and you are not the current player, browsing your own build screens will show your red status structures as green for each of the structures where the current player has enough of each resource & gold to satisfy the build requirements of those structures. | * On the build screen of any [[town]] you own, each structure's further building prospects are signified by the status colors red, green or yellow. While playing any kind of multiplayer game, and you are not the current player, browsing your own build screens will show your red status structures as green for each of the structures where the current player has enough of each resource & gold to satisfy the build requirements of those structures. | ||
* You can mark a path max. 60 | * You can mark a path max. 60 000 movement points away (both on land, sea and when using an [[Airship]]{{-wh}}) | ||
* [[Hole]]s prevent heroes from disembarking from ships. | |||
* In a campaign, if a hero is transferred from the previous scenario together with an equipped artifact that provides knowledge bonus, the extra spell points will be in place. Unfortunately, if such artifact is selected as the optional bonus at the start of the scenario, no matter whether in a campaign or not, the extra spell points for the hero it's given to will be missing on Day 1. | * In a campaign, if a hero is transferred from the previous scenario together with an equipped artifact that provides knowledge bonus, the extra spell points will be in place. Unfortunately, if such artifact is selected as the optional bonus at the start of the scenario, no matter whether in a campaign or not, the extra spell points for the hero it's given to will be missing on Day 1. | ||
=== | === Combat === | ||
* All effects of creature abilities (e.g. {{Cn|Dendroid Guard|noname=}}{{Cn|Dendroid Soldier|name=Dendroids'}} [[bind]]ing) can be removed with {{Sn|Dispel}} except for [[poison]] (from {{Cn|Wyvern Monarch}}s, or {{Cn|Sea Serpent|noname=}}{{Cn|Haspid|name=Sea Serpents/Haspids}}{{-wh}}), which can be removed with {{Sn|Cure}}. | |||
* Any creatures with [[double attack]] can get [[luck]]y twice in a row. | * Any creatures with [[double attack]] can get [[luck]]y twice in a row. | ||
* All [[spell]]s cannot be disabled from the map. There must be at least one spell from each level. | |||
* {{Sn|Anti-Magic}} can only be removed with {{Sn|Dispel}} or with {{Cn|Serpent Fly|noname=}}{{Cn|Dragon Fly|name=Serpent or Dragon Fly}}'s dispel ability (the ability was introduced in {{roe}} {{withroe}} [[1.4]]). | |||
* All [[spell]]s cannot be disabled | |||
* {{Sn|Anti-Magic}} can only be removed with {{Sn|Dispel}} or with {{ | |||
* [[Arrow tower]]s cause more damage to heroes with {{Ss|Armorer}}, although it should be the other way round. This also applies to {{Sn|Air Shield}}. In {{hota}}{{-wh}} this bug had been fixed. | * [[Arrow tower]]s cause more damage to heroes with {{Ss|Armorer}}, although it should be the other way round. This also applies to {{Sn|Air Shield}}. In {{hota}}{{-wh}} this bug had been fixed. | ||
* Artifacts affect also {{Sn|Clone}}d creatures. | |||
* {{An|Badge of Courage}} prevents all [[mind spells]]. The spell book and wand symbol do appear, but spells like {{Sn|Berserk}} will have no effect. (Not true in {{hota}}{{-wh}}). | |||
* Battles in the subterranean level are always considered to take place on [[subterranean]] [[terrain]]. However, [[movement]] works normally. In {{hota}}{{-wh}}, the battles take place found in the respective terrain in the subterranean level. | * Battles in the subterranean level are always considered to take place on [[subterranean]] [[terrain]]. However, [[movement]] works normally. In {{hota}}{{-wh}}, the battles take place found in the respective terrain in the subterranean level. | ||
* {{Sn|Berserk}} can be cast on [[Undead]] creatures if {{An|Orb of Vulnerability}} is present. However, they are still immune to {{Sn|Blind}}. | |||
* {{Sn|Clone}}d creatures also copy the ability to cast spells. For example, an {{Cn|Ogre Mage}} can cast {{Sn|Bloodlust}} or an {{Cn|Archangel}} can cast {{Sn|Resurrection}}. | |||
* Neither {{Sn|Dispel}} nor {{Sn|Cure}} can remove the effect of {{Sn|Disrupting Ray}}. | |||
* Even though {{Cn|Black Dragon}}s are immune to most creature abilities (e.g. [[stone gaze]]), they can still be [[bind|bound]] by {{Cn|Dendroid Guard|noname=}}{{Cn|Dendroid Soldier|name=Dendroids}} and die from {{Cn|Mighty Gorgon}}s' [[death stare]]. | |||
* Even though {{Cn|Black Dragon}}s are immune to all spells, they still receive damage from {{Sn|Fire Shield}}. | |||
* {{Sn|Land Mine}}s do not affect creatures with magic immunity (e.g. {{Cn|Magic Elemental}}s) ({{roe}} {{withroe}} [[1.4|1.2]] or [https://www.gog.com/game/heroes_of_might_and_magic_3_complete_edition Complete Edition]) and creatures on their native terrain. | |||
* {{Cn|Master Genie}}s can and will cast Cure on friendlies. | |||
* The only spell that can affect {{Cn|Black Dragon}}s is {{Sn|Dispel}}. | |||
* {{Cn|Pikeman|noname=}}{{Cn|Halberdier|name=Pikemen and Halberdiers}} are immune to {{Cn|Cavalier|noname=}}{{Cn|Champion|name=Cavaliers and Champions}} [[jousting]] bonus (+5% damage per hex they cross). | |||
* {{Cn|Stone Gargoyle|noname=}}{{Cn|Obsidian Gargoyle|name=Stone and Obsidian Gargoyles}} cannot be raised with {{Sn|Resurrection}} because they are [[non-living]] creatures. However, they can get [[Morale]], unlike [[Golem]]s or [[Elemental]]s. | |||
* {{An|Orb of Vulnerability}} breaks creatures' natural immunities to magic, but not artifact-granted immunities. | |||
* {{town|Tower}} [[moat]]'s {{Sn|Land Mine}}s are treated similarly as the spell, and therefore are affected by {{Sn|Dispel}}, creatures with magic immunities are unaffected by them, and {{An|Orb of Tempestuous Fire}} increase their damage. | |||
* Spells cast by the {{An|Armor of the Damned}}{{-ws}} combined with {{An|Orb of Vulnerability}} will work in an [[Anti-Magic Garrison]]. | |||
* Spells cast by the {{An|Angelic Alliance}}{{-ws}} will work in an [[Anti-Magic Garrison]]. | |||
* [[Luck]] stacks with the {{Cn|Dread Knight}}'s [[Death Blow]]. | |||
* {{Cn|Archangel}}s resurrect fewer creatures with health artifacts on, but {{Cn|Pit Lord}}s raise more creatures with additional health points with health artifacts. | |||
* {{Cn|Gold Dragon}}s are susceptible to {{Sn|Dispel}} cast by heroes, the Sacrification part of {{Sn|Sacrifice}} (but not the Resurrection) (fixed in {{hota}}{{-wh}}) and {{Cn|Ghost Dragon}}'s [[Aging]]. | |||
* Battles in Crystal Caverns, Gold Mines and Abandoned Mines are always considered to take place in [[Subterranean]] terrain. | * Battles in Crystal Caverns, Gold Mines and Abandoned Mines are always considered to take place in [[Subterranean]] terrain. | ||
* {{ | * {{An|Orb of Vulnerability}} does not negate [[Spell Damage Reduction]], whereas it negates the [[Magic Resistance]] artifacts and {{Ss|Resistance}}. | ||
* | * {{Cn|Mechanic|noname=}}{{Cn|Engineer|name=Mechanics and Engineers}}{{-wh}} can only repair [[Mechanical]] units. This does not include [[Golems]], [[Bloodless]], [[Elementals]] or [[War Machines]]. | ||
* {{Cn|Thunderbird}}s' Lightning Strike does extra damage to {{Cn|Storm Elemental}}s. | |||
* [[Elemental]] units attacking the opposite Elemental unit do double basic damage. (i.e. {{Cn|Water Elemental}} vs. {{Cn|Fire Elemental}} and {{Cn|Air Elemental}} vs. {{Cn|Earth Elemental}}) | |||
* {{Sn|Quicksand}} affects creatures who are on their [[native terrain]], but they can always see the quicksands and try to bypass them. [[Flying]] creatures are always immune to {{Sn|Quicksand}}. | |||
=== Graphics === | |||
* Almost all non-upgraded [[wandering creature]]s look to the right side, while upgraded creatures look to the left side. (Exceptions are {{Cn|Water Elemental}}s and {{Cn|Earth Elemental}}s. However, in {{hota}}{{-wh}}, they look to the right-side too). | |||
* In {{hota}}{{-wh}}, {{Cn|Beholder}}s, {{Cn|Evil Eye}}s. and {{Cn|Gold Golem}}s all have a different death animation when they die to a spell instead of a creature attack. | |||
== Unverified | == Unverified claims == | ||
* {{Sn|Disguise}} is completely useless against Hard/Expert/Impossible AI | * {{Sn|Disguise}} is completely useless against Hard/Expert/Impossible AI. | ||
* Occupying the bottom right of your screen is the 'Status Window' showing the portrait of your currently selected hero. Clicking on that portrait shows how many [[towns]] you own and their level of development (village status, for example [[Capitol]]). ''However, when it is not your turn in any kind of multiplayer game, those town statistics displayed, are for the current player.'' | * Occupying the bottom right of your screen is the 'Status Window' showing the portrait of your currently selected hero. Clicking on that portrait shows how many [[towns]] you own and their level of development (village status, for example [[Capitol]]). ''However, when it is not your turn in any kind of multiplayer game, those town statistics displayed, are for the current player.'' | ||
== False | == False claims == | ||
* A [[horde building]] protects those particular creatures in that town from [[plague]], which means that the dwelling with a horde building will produce creatures normally. [Tested in RoE, SoD (HD+) and HotA by [[User:ShushMaster|ShushMaster]] ([[User talk:ShushMaster|talk]]) 18:27, 30 July 2018 (CEST)] | * A [[horde building]] protects those particular creatures in that town from [[plague]], which means that the dwelling with a horde building will produce creatures normally. [Tested in RoE, SoD (HD+) and HotA by [[User:ShushMaster|ShushMaster]] ([[User talk:ShushMaster|talk]]) 18:27, 30 July 2018 (CEST)] | ||
* Elementals that are summoned in combat are not affected by Planeswalkers' (e.g. {{Hn|Kalt|0=}}) bonuses. [Tested by [[User:Kapteeni Ruoska|Kapteeni Ruoska]] 06:37, 4 August 2014 (CEST)] | * Elementals that are summoned in combat are not affected by Planeswalkers' (e.g. {{Hn|Kalt|0=}}) bonuses. [Tested by [[User:Kapteeni Ruoska|Kapteeni Ruoska]] 06:37, 4 August 2014 (CEST)] | ||
* In the first versions of the game, [[File:Witch portrait.gif|Witch|link=Witch]][[Witch]]es had a chance to learn {{Ss|Necromancy}}. [Tested in v1.0 by [[User:Kapteeni Ruoska|Kapteeni Ruoska]] 07:55, 28 March 2014 (CET)] | * In the first versions of the game, [[File:Witch portrait.gif|Witch|link=Witch]][[Witch]]es had a chance to learn {{Ss|Necromancy}}. [Tested in v1.0 by [[User:Kapteeni Ruoska|Kapteeni Ruoska]] 07:55, 28 March 2014 (CET)] | ||
* {{Cn|Psychic Elemental}}s do half damage to all enemy creatures when the opposing hero has the {{An|Sleepkeeper | * {{Cn|Psychic Elemental}}s do half damage to all enemy creatures when the opposing hero has the {{An|Sleepkeeper}} artifact. [Tested by [[User:Csaros|Csaros]] 17:52, 9 January 2024 (CET)] | ||
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