Tides of War

Description

VCMI: Tides of War Changes1. Alternative Faction Creatures Castle: Templar/Paladin (T7) – High-defense tank; alternative to Angel/Archangel. Rampart: Dryad/Oak Dryad (T4) – Nature support with Symbiosis; alternative to Pegasus/Silver Pegasus. Tower: Drake Golem/Dragon Golem (T7) – Fast mechanical melee (Speed 15); alternative to Giant/Titan. Inferno: Succubus/Lilim (T4) – Ranged unit with Charm; alternative to Demon/Horned Demon. Necropolis: Werewolf/Dire Werewolf (T4) – Offensive unit with Rage; alternative to Vampire/Vampire Lord. Dungeon: Illithid/Alhoon (T5) – Ranged mind-flayer caster; alternative to Minotaur/Minotaur King. Stronghold: Couatl/Quetzalcouatl (T6) – Evasive flying striker; alternative to Roc/Thunderbird. Fortress: Troll Hag/Troll Witch (T5) – Regenerating hybrid caster; alternative to Gorgon/Mighty Gorgon. Conflux: Triron/Abyssal Triton (T3) – Melee control with Trawl; alternative to Ice/Water Elemental.2. New Neutral Creatures Demilich: Elite undead caster capable of devastating area-of-effect spells. Ghost: Soul-stealer that increases its stack size by killing living enemies. Mermaid: A sea-based neutral unit with protection against whirlpool. Dread Skipper: A powerful undead mariner that utilizes the Sorrow ability on hit.3. New Skills Hexes: Reduces opponent's Luck by 1,2 or 3. Intimidation: Reduces opponent's Morale by 1,2 or 3.4. Tides of War Creature Banks Seminarium: Defeat the Swordsman Templar guards to have a group of Templars join your army. Phantom Ship: Conquer the Dread Skipper guards to receive Gold and Dread Skipper recruits. Scriptorium: Overcome Monks to earn Gold, Artifacts and learn random Spells. Sorceress Castle: Prevail against elite magical defenders to claim significant Gold and resource/creature producing Artifacts. Outpost of Souls: Destroy the Ghost and Wraith defenders to earn Demiliches and a Phylacteries Relic. Bone Pillar: Defeat the Liches and Demiliches to obtain Gold Ghosts.5. New Spells & Artifacts Vampirism (Water): Target becomes undead and gains the ability to drain life from enemies. Divine Arrows (Air): Grants shooters the ability to penetrate walls and fire additional shots. Aura of Power (Fire): A global enchantment that boosts the damage of all offensive spells. Intervention (Water): A high-tier magic spell that provides mass resurrection for living units. The Phylacteries: Unique relics that empower a hero to summon Demiliches directly into battle. Magic Wands: Versatile portable artifacts that allow for low-cost casting of specific combat spells.

Version

1.0.46

Author

Mod Design Team (Witchking, Hobbicus, Trith, Sower, Drwal, Khemiel, avatar, Nephretes), fred79, Andruids, Undead Artist, Ragoon, MURArt, Kuririn

Contact

http://www.forum.acidcave.net/topic.php?TID=1423

Repository

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Submods

Tides of War

ToW Artifacts

Artifacts

Name	Description	Slot	Image
Fireball Wand	{Fireball Wand} Adds Fireball Wand spell to spellbook. Use it to cast Fireball spell for 2 spell points.	misc
Ice Bolt Wand	{Ice Bolt} Adds Ice Bolt Wand spell to spellbook. Use it to cast Ice Bolt spell for 2 spell points.	misc
Shield Wand	{Shield Wand} Adds Shield Wand spell to spellbook. Use it to cast Shield spell for 2 spell points.	misc
Minor Phylactery	{Minor Phylactery} Summons scary Demiliches to help you in the battlefield.	misc
Major Phylactery	{Major Phylactery} Summons scary Demiliches to help you in the battlefield.	misc
Supreme Phylactery	{Supreme Phylactery} Summons scary Demiliches to help you in the battlefield.	misc
Relic Phylactery	{Relic Phylactery} Summons scary Demiliches to help you in the battlefield.	misc
Shield of the Ancients	{Shield of the Ancients} Increases hero's spellpower skill by +12 and casts Aura of Power at the beginning of every turn.	left_hand
Binoculars	{Binoculars} Hero is under Vision spell and gains +4 sight radius.	misc
Third Eye	{Third Eye} Gives heroes a chance to learn 5th level spells cast by enemy spellcasters in battles and decreases amount of enemy's creatures available spells by 1.	misc

ToW Transformation Altar

HotA balance compatibility patch

ToW Spells

Spells

Name	Description	Schools	Image
Vampirism	{Basic Vampirism} Friendly unit becomes undead and drains 20% of damage dealt to the enemy.	water
Bind		earth
Divine Arrows	{Basic Divine Arrows} Chosen shooting stack will be granted 4 additional shots and an ability to penetrate walls for four rounds.	air
Intervention	{Basic Intervention} Resurrects all living creatures on the battlefield. HP of resurrected units equals 25*spellpower +25.	water
Aura of Power	{Basic Aura of Power} Increases power of all damage spells by 10% to the end of the battle.	fire
Fireball Wand		fire
Ice Bolt Wand		water
Shield Wand		earth
Ghost		earth
Summon Demilich		air
Summon Demilich		air
Summon Demilich		air
Summon Demilich		air

Ban Vamprism

Less random start

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ToW Alternative Creatures

Creatures

Name	Image	Anim	Level	Attack	Defense	Damage	Speed	HitPoints	Growth	AiValue
Templar			7	15	15	25 - 45	5	175	2	2700
Paladin			7	20	25	25 - 45	7	225	2	5500
Dryad			4	8	12	7 - 9	6	35	4	648
Oak Dryad			4	9	13	8 - 9	8	35	4	668
Drake Golem			7	16	19	40 - 50	9	200	1	4700
Dragon Golem			7	18	25	40 - 50	15	300	1	7600
Succubus			4	12	7	5 - 8	7	25	4	490
Lilim			4	12	9	5 - 10	11	30	4	623
Werewolf			4	11	9	6 - 11	5	30	5	522
Dire Werewolf			4	11	10	6 - 11	7	30	5	650
Illithid			5	14	9	11 - 16	5	30	3	789
Alhoon			5	14	9	13 - 16	6	30	3	818
Couatl			6	16	11	12 - 18	10	75	2	1343
Quetzalcouatl			6	18	11	18 - 24	14	85	2	1829
Troll Hag			5	12	13	10 - 14	6	45	3	896
Troll Witch			5	14	14	12 - 14	7	45	3	1009
Triton			3	10	6	2 - 5	6	25	6	297
Abyssal Triton			3	10	7	4 - 5	8	25	6	354

Spells

Name	Description	Schools	Image
Trawl		water
Symbiosis with Trees
Symbiosis with Trees
Rage
Hell Spikes		earth

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ToW Neutral Creatures

Creatures

Name	Image	Anim	Level	Attack	Defense	Damage	Speed	HitPoints	Growth	AiValue
Mermaid			4	8	12	6 - 9	5	30	5	459
Demilich			6	15	11	15 - 20	11	75	2	1396
Ghost			5	12	7	8 - 10	7	20	3	1000
Dread Skipper			3	8	8	4 - 5	6	25	7	311

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ToW Heroes

Heroes

Name	Biography	Gender	Image	Specialty
Charles	For many years, Sir Charles had trained Paladins in Steadwick, but gave up being a tutor and started his career as a Dragon Hunter in Jadame. However, when the war had come, he came back to Erathia and began fighting for Morgan Kendal as a commander.	male		Templars
Gwenneth	Gwenneth served Roland Ironfist during the Succession Wars as a Knight. When she arrived at Erathia in search for adventures, she discovered her new vocation. Now everyone knows Gwenneth as a great Cleric.	female		Air Shield
Eurydis	By cutting down trees in the north of Steadwick, monsters of Deyja awakened the Forest's spirits. Eurydis miraculously avoided death and, with other Dryads, fled to AvLee. Here she gathered an army to avenge her murdered sisters.	female		Dryads
Ghuri	Ghuri spent majority of his life looking after trees in Tularean Forest. In return, the trees have taught him their powerful Forest Magic.	male		Bind
Verstan	Verstan has been fascinated by constructing Golems since childhood. His inquisitiveness and challenging questions often perplexed even the best constructors. Not much time has past before Gavin Magnus himself noticed Verstan's potential and ordered him constructing new kinds of Golems, based on the accomplishments of the Red Dwarves.	male		Drake Golems
Odetta	Even though Odetta's sight is good as new, she managed to improve it with a mixture of magic and technology. Now she is able to see even at the longest distances, which made her one of the best choices as a commander.	female		Precision
Eyzea	Eyzea presents herself as the real mother of Xeron, commander of the Sons of Erebus. When Eeofol lost the War of Armageddon's Blade, she had to hide underground, fearing for her life. Now she awaits the moment to return to the surface and lead the Kreegan army to their final victory.	female		Succubi
Kreevion	Rumor has it that Kreevion was born of pure wrath of Demons mourning the death of Lucifer Kreegan. Despite it most certainly being just a tale, this idea alone causes his subordinates to fear him.	male		Frenzy
Yaverr	When Kastore came to the throne of Deyja, many Undeads, as yet hiding in shadows, blatantly opposed the new authority. Yaverr, once hunting Harmondale's peasants alone, happened to be a very talented commander among the rebels.	male		Werewolves
Zam	After Archibald Ironfist lost the Succession Wars, Zam decided to leave Enroth and settle down for good in Erathia. Hiding for years in his laboratory, by coincidence he heard the news about dethroning the old ruler of Deyja. Disappointed by unconventional methods of the new King, Zam has quickly withdrawn allegiance to him.	male		Vampirism
Galuum	Many say that Galuum was once a slave trader, who, due to an ancient ritual, became a monster, but also a very powerful Warlock. No one, however, can prove these rumors. No matter if this legend is true, Galuum is a very talented leader, who frightens his enemies with not only his appearance, but also his skills.	male		Illithids
Collivea	When young Collivea joined the forces of Nighon, Warlocks were amazed to find out that she's resistant to the look of a Medusa. That settled her career as an Overlord.	female		Medusas
Daxaroth	Daxaroth was Dragon Queen Mutare's right paw. Some suspect that Mutare's death was really Daxaroth's plot to gain power. Nevertheless, Dragons listen to him as if he is their new King.	male		Wide Breath
Ergon	After taking the throne of Krewlod, Kilgor brought Ergon to quell the rebellion of the Ogres who were still loyal to Winston Boragus, even after his death. Needless to say, the veteran of Succession Wars did his job very effectively by raiding the unruly tribes with his exotic beasts.	male		Couatls
Tartarr	Tartarr was born in poor Ogre family, but has always dreamed about conquests. She has become a soldier of fortune at the age of fourteen because of her adult look and stubbornness. This bullish Ogress often gets all that she wants due to her talents in defense magic.	female		Shield
Shroo	No one really knows how long Trolls live. Rumor has it that Shroo remember the days of the Revolt of the Beastmasters. No one though has been brave enough to ask her about it.	female		Troll Hags
Thyroc	Not everyone mourned King Tralossk after his death. Thyroc's old friend from war, Prince Wystan, contributed to his promotion in Tatalian Army after taking power.	male		Hydras
Irrigus	Irrigus have never felt loyal to the Triton Empire, which occupies the whole Endless Ocean. Because of that, he gladly serves the Masters of the Elements after he felt called to the Conflux.	male		Tritons
Hokori	As a Priestess of the Temple of Baa, Hokori left Enroth and settled down in Erathia in order to spread her faith. Here she had an epiphany caused by the Conflux and thus she abandoned her religion so that she could stay among the Elementals.	female		Aura of Power

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