Shadow Economy
Shadow Economy is the most unique template in Heroes 3 and my personal favorite. Its name is a reference to the fact that here Black Markets have all kinds of Relics for sale. Including those that are not normally available on other templates. This adds a new layer of depth into the game, you can now choose between buying Army or powerful Artifacts. Moreover different Relics are now properly valued, for instance you can buy an assembled Wizard's Well for just 7500 gold, however if you want something like Armageddon's Blade or Horn of the Abyss you will need 125000 gold, which is more fair in comparison to the current system where all Relics have the same value.
Another unique feature of this template is Player biomes that are meant to represent your faction's City, both visually and functionally. There's no guards other than in high tier Dwellings, no roadblocks, no breaks so you are just free to do whatever you want. The variety of Dwellings allows you to experiment with exotic builds which are usually deemed not viable. Overall I think this template is great for complete beginners in Heroes 3, due to its adventure-like gameplay. MKC, h3templates
Specifications[edit]
- L size map. No more than 1 DD per turn!
- Dimension Door scroll can be found inside the Home Bunker.
- Bunker boxes give random rewards (Spells, Gold and Experience). Spell boxes can't contain LVL5 Spells.
- Inside Bunkers all guards join for free, without Diplomacy (25 - 50%).
- Middle Bunker (150K Guards) has a chance to spawn certain objects that are not available on the rest of the map. Warrior's Tomb, Churchyard, Black Tower and Dragon Utopia. On this template you might randomly get Relic from any of those objects.
- Town Gate objects are available in each zone on the surface.
- All Minor Artifacts are removed along with all objects that give Relic or Minor Artifacts. However you can buy all Relics on Black Markets. Including those that are not normally available on other templates, like Armageddon's Blade and Horn of the Abyss.
- Value of all Artifacts was increased by 40%.
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