HotA Pumpkin Patch v1.4.2 update with Hexswapper
A new version 1.4.2 of Pumpkin Patch for Horn of the Abyss v1.7.3 was released. Along with it, there are a few notable changes.
Completely redesigned UI for the HexSwapper. There are now skins for 27 heroes, and 15 optional gameplay features available. The HexSwapper now has functional buttons for resetting the Pumpkin Patch default changes, opening the associated links and a button to close the launcher and play.
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| Pumpkin Patch |
| How to install Heroes 3 Horn of the Abyss step-by-step |
| INSTALLATION: Install Horn of the Abyss. Download the archive with the Pumpkin Patch, extract it and copy all the files to the Horn of the Abyss installation. Overwrite the files. If you play HotA often, I recommend making a separate installation for Pumpkin Patch. Run HexSwapper. |
Luck rework: now, apart from the basic effect of luck, the chance of random on-hit abilities (such as Medusa’s Stone Gaze or Rust Dragon’s Acid Breath) scales with luck, ranging from 50% to 150% of the original value. Gorgon’s Death stare and Corsair’s accurate shot are an exception, since they are a not actually random (since they are affected by the unit count).
Various small balance tweaks, including reduction of the artifact class of resource-giving artifacts or a change in the chances for each size of creature banks that provide units, reduced costs of the resource silo, increased effect of the Weakness spell, etc.
Pumpkin Patch v1.4.2 changelog:
- Completely changed the UI of the HexSwapper
- Added a number of skins to the HexSwapper, based on portraits from other Heroes games.
- Fixed a bug with turn reminder appearing when not necessary
- Fixed a bug with Melodia’s specialty showing a wrong additional description, as added in HotA.
- Fixed a bug with Melodia’s specialty showing a wrong image in the hero trade screen.
- Fixed some of the hero specialty graphics used in the mod.
- Reverted the cost of Prayer to Horn of the Abyss (16/12).
- Increased the effect of Weakness to 4/8 attack reduced (reduction increased by 1/2); decreased the mana cost to 6/4 (by 2).
- Reverted the cost of Misfortune to Horn of the Abyss (12/9).
- Orcs and Orc Chieftains now have no melee penalty. AI value increased to 197, and 244, respectively.
- Reduced HP of Horned Demons to 35 (by 5). Reduced the cost to 350 (by 10), and changed the Fight and AI values to 512.
- Reworked Luck: Now, additionally to the previous effect, Luck increases the odds of random skills (such as Stone Gaze, Aging, etc.) applying on-hit. Each point of luck corresponds to a relative increase or decrease of ⅙. Does not apply to Mighty Gorgon’s Death Stare and Corsair’s Accurate Shot.
- Reverted the changes to various Grails.
- Reduced the Attack of Halflings and Halfling Grenadiers by 1 (total of -2 Attack). Increased the cost of Halfling Grenadiers by 15, to 75.
- The chance of a creature bank, which gives units as a reward, having size 1/2/3/4 was changed to 15/35/35/15, from 30/30/30/10%
- Reduced the price of a resource silo to 5 ore, 2 wood and 2500 gold (reduced by 2500 gold).
- Increased the price of the Gorgon Lair by 500 gold, and the upgraded Gorgon Lair by 2000 gold, to counteract the resource silo being cheaper.
- Reduced the class of all resource-providing artifacts (except for Cornucopia) by 1.
- Reduced the cost of resource-providing artifacts to 2000 for Carts of Ore and Wood, and 4000 for those that provide rare resources.
- Added some of the Unused content to the Map Editor, as well as 8 impassable blocks that can be customized to appear only for select difficulties.
Full changelog: https://heroes.thelazy.net/index.php/User:Csaros/Mod_-_Changelog
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