Shall we start a new high score/info thread? (Spoilers inside)

[DGDobrev]

That looks like the translation mod, because a lot of the skills names look like a simple direct translation.

In any case, it works for most people who managed to get their hands on the russian version

[Zhuangzi]

BB Shockwave, I can see that you love the reptile race as I do. I get the feeling that Hyterrants are the most useful/versatile of them, but you've shown here that a reptile army is more than useful. I have been playing with the reptiles a fair bit in the demo and they seem very promising. But I wasn't using the Gargoyles, thinking them to be inferior to the Gorguans. I can see now that this is a mistake.

Did you get the reptile kit, i.e. the combination of items that buff the reptiles in some way? I missed out on it in my only completed game of AP. And yes, BB is playing with the English mod on the Russian version, as I did. But in two more days I can download the real thing!

DGD, 13 days is very impressive and I doubt I'll be able to achieve this in my first Impossible game. I suppose you rarely visited islands more than once. What would be the theoretical minimum number of days for finishing? I don't want to try it, I'm fed up of that crap in relation to getting the highest score, but I am curious.

[Metathron]

Ah, I suspected it was the google translator mod.

Z, two more days? Isn't it the 20th? Perhaps it's a time zone thing my puny mind cannot fathom.

[Zhuangzi]

Originally Posted by Metathron

Ah, I suspected it was the google translator mod.

Z, two more days? Isn't it the 20th? Perhaps it's a time zone thing my puny mind cannot fathom.

If you preorder from Gamersgate you get to download it a day early, i.e. Thursday the 19th. What time on Thursday, I wonder?

[DGDobrev]

Well, Calinda did it in 10, on impossible, without any losses.

The thing is to try and do the first few the islands in one go (AND without losses!!!), avoiding only a few battles that can't be win right now (Norb, Impossible map guardians). It's really hard. At this point the warrior gets the easiest time, the paladin is in the middle, and the mage goes through hell.

There is also the matter of traveling. Tekron must be done last, and on one go. This means you need to go to Dersu first (there is a quest leading to Tekron) before any other island. The worst thing is that you need to go back to Debir a couple of times and I couldn't find the best options...

Oh, and of course... You need to start with some decent items on Debir. On impossible, you can spare some cash to buy an officer's batton (+250 leadership, 8000 gold) and maybe something else that's cheap and adds leadership. Also, a belt with +100 leadership helps a lot as a reward from the first tutorial battle. Sell anything you won't use - like eggs, sprouts, etc. That helps a lot on impossible.

[BB Shockwave]

Originally Posted by Zhuangzi

BB Shockwave, I can see that you love the reptile race as I do. I get the feeling that Hyterrants are the most useful/versatile of them, but you've shown here that a reptile army is more than useful. I have been playing with the reptiles a fair bit in the demo and they seem very promising. But I wasn't using the Gargoyles, thinking them to be inferior to the Gorguans. I can see now that this is a mistake.

Did you get the reptile kit, i.e. the combination of items that buff the reptiles in some way? I missed out on it in my only completed game of AP. And yes, BB is playing with the English mod on the Russian version, as I did. But in two more days I can download the real thing!

Hehe, yes I love them - pretty much all of their units are very usefull - though I did not use the worms that much. I kept the Chosa in my reserves and used them a few times, but they are mostly effective when you are low level. I prefer to be able to attack with all my units in the first round (with a Warrior) and the Chosa's summoned Gobots can only do that in the next round. They were still usefull in the Giant Spider and Toad boss fights.

Sorry about the Gargoyles/Gorguls translation. On the Official KB AP english site, they are still mentioned as Gargoyles, so I used that name. I know, it's very inappropriate as they look nothing like real gargoyles. (Speaking of whom, I'd love to get a real Gargoyle unit in KB - a flying Level II-III creature with high defense, low initiative and the same "Stone" ability as the Cyclops.)

I only got the Squamata Bracelet from the Reptile kit, sadly. But the Singing dagger is awesome with the +15% damage increase for all reptiles.

I also kept the Demon Bracelet in my backpack - if the Lizards have a weakness it's the -10% Fire resistance, I had to wear that item for a few fights, especially against imps or fireball using heroes.

I downloaded the english demo yesterday and must say, I did not like the translation that much. It can still use some tailoring. Also, in the demo the mini-map doesn't show objects which the full game does, I hope this is only for the demo...

[Elwin]

also demo doesnt show damage done by units aftr battle. i saw this on screens of full version Polish.

[Mandea]

Originally Posted by BB Shockwave

Also, in the demo the mini-map doesn't show objects which the full game does, I hope this is only for the demo...

Yes it does show them. it just doesn't do it on hard or impossible levels. on normal it shows them.