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Promising
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posted June 24, 2020 10:29 PM |
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Edited by avatar at 20:22, 16 Jul 2020.
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[VCMI] Courtyard. New playable faction.
(click at the icon to get invitation letter)
 
Creatures:
 
 
 
New war machine: Potion Cart - adds potions to hero's spellbook. Cost: 1500 gold. Using potions - 0 mana points. After destroying the cart, potions vanish.
Potions:
Regeneration Potion
Grants unit regeneration ability (5 points/turn).
Vial of Poison
Grants unit a chance to poison the attacked enemy (10%).
Heroes with basic First Aid have additional potion:
Dragon Drought
Grants unit dragon nature and dragon breath attack, which has a chance of setting enemy unit aflame.
Heroes with advanced First Aid have additional potion:
Toughness Tonic
Increases unit's hit points by 25% and damage dealt by unit by 15%.
Heroes with expert First Aid have additional potion:
Etheral Extract
Grants unit ability to fly and 20% damage reduction from spells and attacks.
New War Machine: Camerae Obscurae
This camera was planed as second war machine available in Courtyard, but still VCMI can't allow to configure special buildings.
Camerae Obscurea can cast Age spell at enemy stack.
Now you have two options to have this machine in your army.
- sometimes it can be found in random generated maps as 'artifact'.
- Heroine Migdigravia starts with one Camerae that can be transferred to other hero. But! due to Migdigravia's specialty Camerae Obscurae can 'revive' dead stacks (except non-living and undead creatures) as Apparitions (mechanic is the same as Pit Lords deamon summoning).
Apparitions are almost untouchable creatures, with zero damage and speed. They dissapear after 1 turn but... they can fear as Azure Dragons!
Gameplay
Gameplay 2
Trith, one of MDT Team head graphic designer, silently for years, was making a new faction (forget about old demo version). And now, something comes to fruition. He decided to post some promotional screens before official premiere. I'm going to update topic with new pictures showing some of Courtyard stuff. Because new faction is not only new units and heroes - mod contains some fresh and cool small features than should lighten up traditional gameplay. So, stay tuned!
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asandris
Hired Hero
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posted June 25, 2020 08:37 AM |
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I like how it looks. 
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FirePaladin
Promising
Legendary Hero
DoR Modder
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posted June 25, 2020 08:42 AM |
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Same. This puts a smile on my face.
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Enshackling time itself, heralds of the Ancients among their heat-depleted land.... Who could they be, who could rally the beings of the East and the North and control the mortals' fate?
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sirironfist
Known Hero
King of the ogres
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posted June 25, 2020 08:46 AM |
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This looks fantastic! Especially like the first unit. I also like how this seems to have a fire theme.
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Liso1
Known Hero
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posted June 25, 2020 08:50 AM |
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FirePaladin
Promising
Legendary Hero
DoR Modder
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posted June 25, 2020 08:53 AM |
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I think it's the alpha one. The actual one looks way more amazing and different than this. It looks top-notch, and not far from being called worthy of having the H3 look.
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Enshackling time itself, heralds of the Ancients among their heat-depleted land.... Who could they be, who could rally the beings of the East and the North and control the mortals' fate?
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Promising
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posted June 25, 2020 08:56 AM |
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Edited by avatar at 10:03, 25 Jun 2020.
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Concept - the same. Graphics and everything else - new. Old Court was first attempts with 3D modelling and author always wanted to be removed to oblivion. Few years later Trith is few galaxies further with skills and Courtyard is real Court!
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FirePaladin
Promising
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posted June 25, 2020 08:57 AM |
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In a major part, yes, concept is the same, but has suffered some significant modifications. Any case, I'll leave it at this, no more spoilers.
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Enshackling time itself, heralds of the Ancients among their heat-depleted land.... Who could they be, who could rally the beings of the East and the North and control the mortals' fate?
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53lm
Hired Hero
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posted June 25, 2020 09:44 AM |
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Liso1 said:
Is this the town? Or is it something completely new?
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Macron1
Supreme Hero
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posted June 27, 2020 10:33 AM |
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I personally preferred Winged Hussars over Dodos.
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sirironfist
Known Hero
King of the ogres
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posted June 27, 2020 01:20 PM |
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I'm having a difficult time with getting to like the dodos as well to be honest.
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FirePaladin
Promising
Legendary Hero
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posted June 28, 2020 11:01 AM |
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Finally, those big tier 7 monsters with tentacle whiskers were revealed as well!
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Promising
Supreme Hero
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posted June 29, 2020 08:46 AM |
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First post updated with little bit potion of lore-thing.
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Winston
Known Hero
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posted June 30, 2020 07:07 AM |
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This looks really good. Since you said it's been quietly worked on behind the scenes I'll wait for more to understand it better but at least right now, it's difficult for me to see the well defined theme that ties all of these units together.
And I'll agree with one of the above posts, Dodo looks a bit odd, but beside that it looks great, and the presentation is good.
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Ghost
Undefeatable Hero
Therefore I am
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posted June 30, 2020 08:28 AM |
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Maybe I've seen before pictures. I can't remember any. Ok Courtyard is much better than Forge.
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Promising
Supreme Hero
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posted June 30, 2020 08:51 AM |
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Winston said:
it's difficult for me to see the well defined theme that ties all of these units together.
Theme is given in those letters and hero's bios since there will be no campaign. But in short - it's baroque-aristocratic-alchemy climax.
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Dodo looks a bit odd, but beside that it looks great, and the presentation is good.
Dodo is author's philospher's stone! We have many birds in H3 - gryphins, rocs, ayssid... Evolution went slighty diffirent in Enroth and, on island Larnia, dodos didn't extinct Time to get rid bad PR from non-flying birds! They can be also dangerous! 
Ghost said:
Maybe I've seen before pictures.
Could be. Some previous version were discussed at acidcave forum.
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Winston
Known Hero
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posted June 30, 2020 11:39 PM |
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Edited by Winston at 23:41, 30 Jun 2020.
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Who am I to question a man's love for an iconic extinct bird.
Oh wow I just realized clicking on the first two images links to more info for the town!
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LeoAllenHan
Tavern Dweller
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posted July 02, 2020 02:51 PM |
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It's so amazing. I suggest to build a level 8 creature as well, it will be fine for the VCMI WOG Mod players, and the town may be built on Era in the future.
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DariusArgent
Adventuring Hero
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posted July 03, 2020 10:38 PM |
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I just hope this doesn't get abandoned like the countless town mods.
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FirePaladin
Promising
Legendary Hero
DoR Modder
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posted July 03, 2020 11:33 PM |
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It won't get abandoned, I'm pretty sure of it.
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Enshackling time itself, heralds of the Ancients among their heat-depleted land.... Who could they be, who could rally the beings of the East and the North and control the mortals' fate?
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