Map Name: Lords Of Velsharion (velsharion1.h4m) 
Map Maker: Veldrynus 
E-mail Address: veldrynus@yahoo.com 

Map Type: Multiplayer, 2 Human Or Computer 
Map Size: Medium (with underground) 
Map Difficulty: Expert 
Game Version: HOMM4 Standard 
Map Version: 1.0
Language: English 

Special Win: Defeat the opponent lord, ???
Standard win/loss: disabled 
Special Loss: Lose your lord. 
Special Other: none 

Playtesters:   Karyll ( karyll@strategyplanet.com )
                     Timotheus ( timmierz@yahoo.com )
                     Bernhard Kiessling ( bkiessling@web.de )
                     Rakne Fne ( uffe@anarki.dk )
                     Levi Tuoremaa  ( dro_lt_no@yahoo.se )
                     


Description: This is the story of the duel, between two rich and mighty lords, two former friends, whose friendship was destroyed because of rivality. Getting angered of the neverending battle of these two rivals, the king has decided two banish them out of the capitol city, Velsharion. They have made their base outside of the town, on the opposite sides and wait for the right moment, to eliminate their hatred opponent. This moment is now !

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Optional Information 

Human-playable town-types: 
Any/Random 

Map Styles: 
Battle: Strong emphasis on combat tactics 
Quickstart: Starting towns mostly or fully built. 
Multiplayer: Designed and balanced for human vs human games. 
Rich: Lots of artifacts and resources - especially in early game. 
Large Armies: Big fights; more than usual for a map of this size. 

Websites at which map is posted: 
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The key to the victory in this scenario is the right combination of creatures and heroes. However, the critical part is to get enough gold and other resources, to build a strong enough army. There are no gold mines on this scenario, so you have to find other income sources.

Possible income sources and other informations :

-You can buy six towns at the beginig. You decide, wich one to purchase.
- there are two big farms near your base, you can buy each. After this you will get a large number of peasants ( 600 and 800 ). Each peasant will generate 1 GP per day. Every weak their number will grow by 10 respective 15 units. You can also recruit some additional peasants in the dwellings.
- In the town, you may participate on a tournament in the arena. If you defeat some heroes you will gain gold and other precious artifacts.
- If you complete the "Thieves guild" quest, you will be able to recruit bandits in the town. Only these bandits can enter the houses and steal the money kept in them. There is a chance to be caught by the guards ( 33% ).You can steal a sum of gold between 600 and 2.500 in each house. The average of income is 950 GP per house, and there are 45 houses in this town, wich can be rob out. In total, the income is near 27.750 GP (45*950 - 15.000). in the best case you can win even 86.500 Gp in a few days. You need only 1 bandit for each house. There are some noble houses in Velsharion too. In these you can find more money and even gemstones, but the risk of being caught is greater.
- If you have trust in your luck, you may bet on the crocodile sprint race, each day 6. You can win large sums of gold very fast, but the chance of loosing in a bit higher.Get additional information by the quest hut near the track.
- You can even buy the race track ! First, you must complete a quest. It will generate an income between 9.500 and 18.500 GP each week.
- You can participate on knight tournaments too. In this case, two chamions will fight against eachother. The winer takes the money. In multiplayer mod, each of the champions is controled by one of the players., otherwise there are some neutral champions to fight against them.
- The city catacombs are full with treasures, but well guarded !
- Remember ! You can enter the city, only with heroes !
- In the towns you may buy scrolls, artifacts, heroes, experience, attack and defence skills, but they cost a lots of money, so choose carefully.
- There are two possible ways to reach your opponent. One, is a longer and easier way trough the underground; the other is a faster, but a well guarded way trough a portal.
- It's recomended to play this map, first in singleplayer and then in multiplayer.
- In singleplayer, you get three extra missions to complete.
- Some artifacts and adv. objects cannot be reached. This is inntentionaly. They are only decorations.


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