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  | B_effect = {{swh|reduces the movement penalty for rough terrain, lowering ordinary step cost by 25 movement points down to the minimum at 95 points.|reduces the movement penalty for rough terrain by 25%.}}
  | B_effect = {{swh|reduces the movement penalty for rough terrain, reducing the cost of moving one tile by 25 movement points to a minimum cost of 95 movement points per tile moved.|reduces the movement penalty for rough terrain by 25%.}}
  | A_effect = {{swh|reduces the movement penalty for rough terrain, lowering ordinary step cost by '''50''' movement points down to the minimum at '''90''' points.|reduces the movement penalty for rough terrain by '''50%'''.}}
  | A_effect = {{swh|reduces the movement penalty for rough terrain, reducing the cost of moving one tile by 50 movement points to a minimum cost of 90 movement points per tile moved.|reduces the movement penalty for rough terrain by 50%.}}
  | E_effect = {{swh|'''removes''' the movement penalty for rough terrain, lowering ordinary step cost by '''75''' movement points down to the minimum at '''85''' points.|reduces the movement penalty for rough terrain by '''75%'''.}}
  | E_effect = {{swh|removes the movement penalty for rough terrain, reducing the cost of moving one tile by 75 movement points to a minimum cost of 85 movement points per tile moved.|reduces the movement penalty for rough terrain by 75%.}}
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Revision as of 21:52, 31 December 2024

Secondary Skills
 Air Magic
 Archery
 Armorer
 Artillery
 Ballistics
 Diplomacy
 Eagle Eye
 Earth Magic
 Estates
 Fire Magic
 First Aid
 Intelligence
 Interference Horn of the Abyss
 Leadership
 Learning
 Logistics
 Luck
 Mysticism
 Navigation
 Necromancy
 Offense
 Pathfinding
 Resistance
 Scholar
 Scouting
 Sorcery
 Tactics
 Water Magic
 Wisdom
Pathfinding
Basic: reduces the movement penalty for rough terrain, reducing the cost of moving one tile by 25 movement points to a minimum cost of 95 movement points per tile moved. Horn of the Abyssreduces the movement penalty for rough terrain by 25%. Shadow of Death
Advanced: reduces the movement penalty for rough terrain, reducing the cost of moving one tile by 50 movement points to a minimum cost of 90 movement points per tile moved. Horn of the Abyssreduces the movement penalty for rough terrain by 50%. Shadow of Death
Expert: removes the movement penalty for rough terrain, reducing the cost of moving one tile by 75 movement points to a minimum cost of 85 movement points per tile moved. Horn of the Abyssreduces the movement penalty for rough terrain by 75%. Shadow of Death
Terrain penalties with different levels of Pathfinding
Terrain None Basic Advanced Expert
Dirt
Grass
Lava
Subterranean
Highlands Horn of the Abyss		 100% 95% Horn of the Abyss100% Shadow of Death 90% Horn of the Abyss100% Shadow of Death 85% Horn of the Abyss100% Shadow of Death
Rough
Wasteland Horn of the Abyss		 125% 100% 90% Horn of the Abyss100% Shadow of Death 85% Horn of the Abyss100% Shadow of Death
Sand
Snow		 150% 125% 100% 85% Horn of the Abyss100% Shadow of Death
Swamp 175% 150% 125% 100%

Heroes with Pathfinding as a starting skill:

Chance to get

Out of total 112 for The Shadow of Death, and of (112 + Interference chance) for Horn of the Abyss Horn of the Abyss.
Banned skills change the probability.

Town Class Chance to learn
Castle  Knight   4
Castle  Cleric   2 (lowest)
Rampart  Ranger   7
Rampart  Druid   5
Tower  Alchemist   4
Tower  Wizard   2 (lowest)
Inferno  Demoniac   4
Inferno  Heretic   4
Necropolis  Death Knight   4
Necropolis  Necromancer   6
Dungeon  Overlord   5
Dungeon  Warlock   2 (lowest)
Stronghold  Barbarian   8 (highest)
Stronghold  Battle Mage   4
Fortress  Beastmaster   8 (highest)
Fortress  Witch   2 (lowest)
Conflux  Planeswalker   6
Conflux  Elementalist   2 (lowest)
Cove Horn of the Abyss     Captain   8 (highest)
Cove Horn of the Abyss     Navigator   6
Factory Horn of the Abyss     Mercenary   7
Factory Horn of the Abyss     Artificer   3


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The usefulness of the Pathfinding skill depends on the terrain of the map. If you walk primarily on your home soil, Logistics is sufficient. However, if a map has vast territories very hard to pass (e.g. swamp), Pathfinding works decently, potentially even better than Logistics. Playing against Tower or Fortress is a reason to use Logistics and Pathfinding.

Pathfinding can always be recommended as a secondary skill for scout type secondary heroes, but it may also be valuable for the main hero(es). It should be noted that some factions' native terrains slow the enemy down very much, which gives the player a big advantage and therefore may affect the necessity of pathfinding.

Things that ruin Pathfinding

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