Heroes 5.5 update 17h – maintenance release for 17g

Author: Liso1 March 7, 2023 0 Comments

Heroes 5.5 team released RC17h update, this is a maintenance release for 17g, which brought so much new stuff, some mistakes were unavoidable. This is a standalone download, you don’t need 17g, just download 17h as all-in-one package with campaigns. If you have 17g you can install over it.

Heroes 5.5 update 17h changelog:

• fixed shantiri sun disc not working on the adventure map
• fixed some terrains have slightly higher chance for utopia level buildings
• loop-L template has utopia level buildings more concentrated in zone before the middle than in the middle itself.
• Loop-L middle zone is ~20% smaller, while the zones before it are ~10% larger.
• loop-L template has dimension doors in 2nd zone
• fixed pariah giving shadow image instead of vampirism
• chaotic absorption now gives 40% magic proof
• reduced pirate boots and pillager bonuses by 50 movement points and clarified descriptions
• arcane renewal also increases mana regeneration by 5
• arcane renewal is now prerequisite for mark of the sorceror
• arcane brilliance is now a prerequisite for arcane omniscience
• reverted atb reset for encourage to 0.15
• dungeon gets some more defensive options to counter magic
• shadow dragon -5HP, +50% magic proof
• dark raider +10HP, -1 mindmg,-1A
• brisk raider +5HP, -2 ini, +2 maxdmg, -3A, +1D
• manticores +1A, +5D, +2 initiative, dmg lowered to 17-23 + 8 poison dmg for 3 turns.
• Mummies -13 mana, -1 ini, +1A, +1D, +1 Speed
• arcane eagles +3A, +1D
• sky daughters -2 mana (just correction, not a nerf)
• nerfed pit lord mana more when they split in 4 as neutrals
• fixed pit spawn mana not shown in crpedia
• clarified text of magic resistance skill
• fixed description of master of pain
• fixed description of rupture and mass rupture in spellbook
• fixed text of mass cleansing, weakness and divine strength
• fixed gotai not starting with T4
• fixed a fight template for battle sites