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'''Combat''' is a general term for encounters in {{homm3}}, where [[hero]]es and their [[army|armies]] fight against each other in order to vanquish the hero and his [[troop]]s. Combat takes place, when a player or computer attacks another hero, [[wandering creature]] stack, [[garrison]], [[town]], event, creature bank, or picks up a guarded artifact. Combat ends when one side's army is entirely destroyed, or when a hero retreats or surrenders. Only a hero may retreat or surrender, and a hero may only surrender to another hero, not to a wandering creature stack, a garrison, or a town without a defending hero. A hero defending against a town siege may neither surrender nor retreat unless the town is a [[Stronghold]] with an [[Escape Tunnel]].  Wandering creatures never surrender or retreat, but they may flee before the combat.
'''Combat''' is a general term for hostile encounters of a hero while wandering on [[adventure map]]. Combat takes place typically when a hero attacks [[wandering creature]]s, enemy heroes, enemy towns or certain adventure map locations (e.g. [[creature bank]]s). A hero may also face combat if trying to pick up a guarded artifacts or resources. Occasionally an [[event]] can trigger combat.


== Battlefield ==
The purpose of the combat is to vanquish all enemy creatures, and the combat ends when either one of the armies are entirely destroyed, or when one of the heroes [[retreat]]s or [[surrender]]s. Only heroes may retreat or surrender - wandering creatures, creatures guarding something or creatures in events cannot retreat or surrender. Wandering creatures may try to flee before the battle, but never during combat. Surrendering may occur only in a battle between heroes, but a hero defending a town cannot surrender (or flee). However, [[Stronghold]] has a unique building called [[Escape Tunnel]], which allows defending hero to retreat and surrender.  
Combat takes place on the battlefield, that is 11 rows of 15 hexagonal frames (hexes). Because size of most the creatures is one hex, a creature with speed of 13 can traverse across the battlefield to attack another creature stack directly opposite to that creature. Additionally, a creature with a speed of 19 can traverse diagonally from one corner to its opposite corner.


== Turn Order ==
Combat takes place on the battlefield, that is 11 rows of 15 hexagonal [[tile|frames (hexes)]]. Because size of most the creatures is one hex, a creature with speed of 13 can traverse across the battlefield to attack another creature stack directly opposite to that creature. Additionally, a creature with a speed of 19 can traverse diagonally from one corner to its opposite corner.


Combat proceeds in rounds. Each hero can cast one spell each round.  Each round is divided into three phases: initial, morale-waited, and waited, which occur in that chronological order.  In the initial phase, creatures move in order of their speed, fastest first.  A creature may wait during the initial phase, in which case the creature moves instead during the waited phase.  A creature may also wait after moving in the initial phase and getting high morale: in this case, the creature will move again during the morale-waited phase.  In contrast to the initial phase, creatures in the morale-waited and waited phases move slowest first.
== Order in Combat ==
Combat proceeds in rounds. Each hero can cast one spell each round.  Each round is divided into three phases:
# initial
# morale & wait
# wait.


Ties in speed are broken in the same way throughout all three phases. The rules are as follows:
These three phases occur every round in this chronological order. In the initial phase, all creatures move in order determined by their [[speed]]. The creature with the highest speed value moves first. If two or more creatures on different sides of engaging armies have the same speed value, the creature on the army which did not have the latest chance to act will act first. And if it is the beginning of the battle, the attacker will have the initiative.
* Last-Mover-Loses: Whoever moved last, or had a chance to move last, even if they waited or defended with that move, and even if the move or chanced to move occurred during a previous phase or even the previous round of combat (except in the case of the previous round of combat during a siege of a town with at least a fort; see below), loses the tie, in that the other player's creature with the same speed moves first.
 
** Note that in the morale-wait/wait phases, that means the player that moved last "wins" the tie in a way because during the wait phase, you usually want to move later in the phase, not earlier.
A creature may wait during the initial phase, in which case the creature moves instead during the wait phase. However, due high [[morale]] a creature may recieve another chance to move right after the initial move. In this case, if the creature waits it will move move again during the morale & wait phase (before the wait phase). In contrast to the initial phase, creatures in the morale & wait and wait phases move in reverse order, slowest speed value first.
** Exception to the last-mover-loses rule: in a siege where the town has at least a fort, the attacker always moves first at the beginning of the round if the fastest creatures are tied; in other words, the "last mover loses" rule doesn't apply across rounds of combat (but still does apply across phases and at all other times).
 
* If it is the very beginning of combat, and no one has moved or waited at all, the attacker moves first.
If two or more creatures on different sides of engaging armies have the same speed value, the creature on the army which did not have the latest chance to act will act first. This rule will apply in the same way throughout all three phases. However, there are two exceptions to this rule.
* If it is a player's turn to move and there are multiple creatures with the same speed, the one in the leftmost slot moves first.  This corresponds to the one that appeared higher on the screen at the beginning of combat for a hero without tactics.
# In the first round of combat, the attacker will have the initiative.
# During a siege (town with at least [[Fort]]) the attacker will always moves first at the beginning of the round if the fastest creatures are tied.
 
Note that this rules in the morale-wait/wait phases leads to a situation, where the player that acted last "wins" the tie in a way, because during the wait phase, one usually wants to move later in the phase, not earlier.
 
If two or more creatures on the same side have the same speed value, the creature that started in the leftmost slot, will always move first. Or in other words, the unit that started nearest to the top of the screen (before [[tactics phase]]), will move first.


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Revision as of 17:39, 19 October 2015

Combat is a general term for hostile encounters of a hero while wandering on adventure map. Combat takes place typically when a hero attacks wandering creatures, enemy heroes, enemy towns or certain adventure map locations (e.g. creature banks). A hero may also face combat if trying to pick up a guarded artifacts or resources. Occasionally an event can trigger combat.

The purpose of the combat is to vanquish all enemy creatures, and the combat ends when either one of the armies are entirely destroyed, or when one of the heroes retreats or surrenders. Only heroes may retreat or surrender - wandering creatures, creatures guarding something or creatures in events cannot retreat or surrender. Wandering creatures may try to flee before the battle, but never during combat. Surrendering may occur only in a battle between heroes, but a hero defending a town cannot surrender (or flee). However, Stronghold has a unique building called Escape Tunnel, which allows defending hero to retreat and surrender.

Combat takes place on the battlefield, that is 11 rows of 15 hexagonal frames (hexes). Because size of most the creatures is one hex, a creature with speed of 13 can traverse across the battlefield to attack another creature stack directly opposite to that creature. Additionally, a creature with a speed of 19 can traverse diagonally from one corner to its opposite corner.

Order in Combat

Combat proceeds in rounds. Each hero can cast one spell each round. Each round is divided into three phases:

  1. initial
  2. morale & wait
  3. wait.

These three phases occur every round in this chronological order. In the initial phase, all creatures move in order determined by their speed. The creature with the highest speed value moves first. If two or more creatures on different sides of engaging armies have the same speed value, the creature on the army which did not have the latest chance to act will act first. And if it is the beginning of the battle, the attacker will have the initiative.

A creature may wait during the initial phase, in which case the creature moves instead during the wait phase. However, due high morale a creature may recieve another chance to move right after the initial move. In this case, if the creature waits it will move move again during the morale & wait phase (before the wait phase). In contrast to the initial phase, creatures in the morale & wait and wait phases move in reverse order, slowest speed value first.

If two or more creatures on different sides of engaging armies have the same speed value, the creature on the army which did not have the latest chance to act will act first. This rule will apply in the same way throughout all three phases. However, there are two exceptions to this rule.

  1. In the first round of combat, the attacker will have the initiative.
  2. During a siege (town with at least Fort) the attacker will always moves first at the beginning of the round if the fastest creatures are tied.

Note that this rules in the morale-wait/wait phases leads to a situation, where the player that acted last "wins" the tie in a way, because during the wait phase, one usually wants to move later in the phase, not earlier.

If two or more creatures on the same side have the same speed value, the creature that started in the leftmost slot, will always move first. Or in other words, the unit that started nearest to the top of the screen (before tactics phase), will move first.

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