Psychobabble has completed his articles for the fourth (The Alliance) and the fifth (Zehir`s Hope) maps of the Academy Campaign. In the first map, your worst enemy isn't the game's artificial intelligence, but the slowdowns during the enemy turns. Add a lackluster starting bonus and you have a map that will test your patience initially. Fortunately, the walkthrough includes a minimap to guide you through the very large map. Zehir`s Hope is the final map of the game, but its article remains mostly spoiler-free. More than two thirds of the walkthroughs are covered now. Bring on the expansion pack!
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It's about time I mention the Dark Messiah of Might and Magic video featuring the assassin. It is interesting if you are a fan of series such as Thief and Deus Ex, which allowed you to use stealth to achieve your goals, but the Dark Messiah videos are starting to look all the same by now. There's really is a limit to the number of orcs you can watch getting killed before you get bored. In any case, you can meet the Assassin in the new Video page I set up, which includes links to other videos of the 3D action game.

A couple of new Heroes-related features are being finalized. The Sylvan strategy article is almost ready, and there's a column by a girl with shiny blue eyes coming soon. Don't go away.
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You would probably be disappointed if the Warlock campaign walkthrough was not written by Infiltrator. I'm happy to announce that our resident Dungeon expert is back to guide you through those missions. The first map, The Clanlord, is an inovative arena-style map where you must train you hero before a grand battle. Infiltrator suggests a way to get the most of that one month period.



There are several other walkthrough articles on the way, so we should have a full set soon.
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You will be in good hands if you're about to start playing the Academy campaign: Psychobabble posted the first of a series of articles about The Mage. The Defiant Mage is the first part of an easy campaign, even at Heroic. However, you have to play it a certain way if you want to get the most out of it, especially if you want to avoid a particularly difficult final battle.

Psychobabble provides tips for the starting bonus, hero development and the path you should follow, and includes a handy minimap with markers. A second article will follow up soon.
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You are probably already familiar with Infiltrator's Dungeon Guide, which has gone through a complete revision already. But you might have missed Bandobras Took's thread about the Inferno at the Round Table: it's a very detailed analysis of the might-oriented town that is easy to play, but difficult to master. The new article is now on Celestial Heavens, along with a couple of screenshots. Find out about the Inferno abilities, the best skills to pick up for your demon lords, tips to minimize the losses of your troops and what the best heroes are. Special thanks to Mr. Took for his great work.
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A few sneaky readers found the new walkthrough that I posted last night, not long before Infiltrator's guide was released. This new article is for The Conquest, definitely a mission that gave headaches to many players. The path I suggest, picking up the southern town on week 2, ignoring the Infero and rushing to the north-west, works well for Normal and maybe Hard, but the Heroic setting is a completely different story. If you are having problems with this scenario, the first thing to do is to apply the patch, even though you will still have to go through those nasty Earth Elementals.

We have articles for the Necropolis and the Dungeon planned for the near future. Happy adventuring.
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Infiltrator's Dungeon guide, published back in the days of the open beta test, was extremely popular and got very positive feedback from the community. Months before its release, Heroes of Might and Magic already had a decent strategy article. For the second version of the guide, Infiltrator started from scratch and rewrote everything based on the retail version of the game. The longer version includes the following information:
  • hero and creature analysis;
  • skill and ability recommendations;
  • early, middle and end game strategies;
  • explanation of elemental chains.

A series of cool screenshots can be found inside. Have a look.
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Ubisoft released a first patch for Heroes of Might and Magic V. The 53 MB file can be downloaded from here. Be careful as there are multiple versions of the patch.

The update resolves a lot of small issues (you can view the readme at the Round Table). Changes include an auto-patcher, an easy difficulty setting, various changes for multiplay, an easier third scenario for Inferno and many, many more.
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As you progress from one campaign to the other, things get trickier, especially if you play at the highest difficulty level. You need to pay much more attention to the development of your heroes, and the choice of a starting bonus can sometimes make the difference between a long struggle and a walk in the park.

You will find in the Walkthrough section an article for the first scenario of the Necropolis campaign, The Temptation. Our new writer Rapier provides tips for Markal's skills and guides you through the whole scenario. He also includes advices for the Heroic difficulty setting, something we plan to add to all other Heroes V walkthroughs as time goes by.
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