Hof C2M5 - Laszlo attacks?

[maltz]

Hello:
I finished this HoF C2M5 mission last night, and now I am reading some walkthroughs about it. It is said that enemies are going to attack your Fortress town when you are still weak.

But in my game (heroic v2.1) this never happened. I checked the map and didn't see anything related to it (but I don't know how to read the scripts).

I heard people say this mission is hard, because the enemy attacks you when you are not expecting. I wonder where do they come from and when do they start coming?

Thanks!

(btw Laszlo probably can't even beat Velaria in mission 3.)

[maltz]

Here is the script of HoF C2M5:

I can't see any line about an Red army attack -- such as "DeployReserveHero" as used in C2M1. So does the supposed "attack" come from an existing hero, like Laszlo's army? Laszlo is blocked by a huge stack of phoenix until week 3 Is this phoenix stack new?


--========================== RED HAVEN HEROES RESPAWN SCRIPT ===========================================
--###################################### BEGIN #########################################################
--CONSTANTS
--Must be filled for each map

RH_RespawnPoints_XYZ_Town = { {121, 22, GROUND, "rtown"} };
-- {X, Y, FLOOR, RESPAWN TOWN Script name (if needed, if not must be a nil)}


RH_heroes = { "RedHeavenHero01", "RedHeavenHero02"}; -- Pool of Red Haven heroes

AI_PLAYER = PLAYER_2; -- AI player side
RH_heroes_must_alive_count = 2; -- Minimum of AI Red Haven heroes who might be at same time on the map

--=======================================================================

RH_RespawnPoints_XYZ_Town.n = length( RH_RespawnPoints_XYZ_Town );
RH_heroes.n = length( RH_heroes );

RH_TownsTotal = 0;
for i=1, RH_RespawnPoints_XYZ_Town.n do
if RH_RespawnPoints_XYZ_Town[4] ~= nil then
EnableAIHeroHiring(AI_PLAYER, RH_RespawnPoints_XYZ_Town[4], false);
RH_TownsTotal = RH_TownsTotal + 1;
print("AI hero hiring was disabled at town ", RH_RespawnPoints_XYZ_Town[4]);
end;
end;
print("AI has ",RH_TownsTotal," towns for respawn");

function RH_Respawn()
print( "Function RH_respawn has started...");
while 1 do
sleep(5);
while GetCurrentPlayer() ~= AI_PLAYER do
sleep(10);
end;
print("RH_Respawn: AI player's turn");
RH_dead_heroes = 0;
for i=1, RH_heroes.n do
if IsHeroAlive( RH_heroes ) == nil then
print("RH_Respawn: AI hero ", RH_heroes," is dead.");
RH_dead_heroes = RH_dead_heroes + 1;
if RH_heroes.n - RH_dead_heroes < RH_heroes_must_alive_count then
print("Count of AI RH heroes less than needed (",RH_heroes_must_alive_count,"). Hero ",RH_heroes," must be placed.");
lostRespawmTowns = 0;
for j=1, RH_RespawnPoints_XYZ_Town.n do
if IsObjectExists ( RH_RespawnPoints_XYZ_Town[j][4] )==true then
if GetObjectOwner( RH_RespawnPoints_XYZ_Town[j][4] )==AI_PLAYER then
print("AI has Respawn point ", j," and town ", RH_RespawnPoints_XYZ_Town[j][4]);
DeployReserveHero( RH_heroes, RH_RespawnPoints_XYZ_Town[j][1], RH_RespawnPoints_XYZ_Town[j][2], RH_RespawnPoints_XYZ_Town[j][3] );
startThread( transformTroops, RH_heroes );
break;
else
lostRespawmTowns = lostRespawmTowns + 1;
end;
else
print("Respawn point without town. Trying to deploy hero ", RH_heroes);
DeployReserveHero( RH_heroes, RH_RespawnPoints_XYZ_Town[j][1], RH_RespawnPoints_XYZ_Town[j][2], RH_RespawnPoints_XYZ_Town[j][3] );
startThread( transformTroops, RH_heroes[i] );
end;
end;
if lostRespawmTowns == RH_RespawnPoints_XYZ_Town.n then print("RH_Respawn: AI doen't have any towns for respawn"); end;
else
print("Hero can't be deployed");
end;
end;
if RH_dead_heroes == 0 then print("All AI heroes are alive."); end;
end;
while GetCurrentPlayer() == AI_PLAYER do
sleep(10);
end;
print("RH_Respawn: AI player's turn has ended");
end;
end;

function transformTroops( heroName )
sleep(3);
print("function transformTroops for hero ", heroName ," has started...");
while IsHeroAlive ( heroName ) == true do
for i=1,14 do
creaturesCount = GetHeroCreatures( heroName, i );
if creaturesCount > 0 then
RemoveHeroCreatures( heroName, i, 10000);
n = i;
if mod(i,2) ~= 0 then n = i+1; end;
AddHeroCreatures( heroName, 105 + (n/2), creaturesCount );
end;
end;
sleep(2);
end;
print("Hero ", heroName, " is dead. Function transformTroops terminated");
end;



startThread(RH_Respawn);
--====================================================================================================
--###################################### END #########################################################


--===================================== MAIN SCRIPT BODY =============================================
PlayerHero1 = "Wulfstan"
PlayerHero2 = "Duncan"
EnemyHero = "Laszlo"

StartAdvMapDialog( 0 );

SetRegionBlocked("laszlo_block", true, PLAYER_2);
EnableHeroAI(EnemyHero, nil);

function diffcheck()
if GetDifficulty() == DIFFICULTY_EASY then
diff = 0.5;
print ("easy");
startThread(diffsetup);
elseif GetDifficulty() == DIFFICULTY_NORMAL then
diff = 1;
print ("normal");
startThread(diffsetup);
elseif GetDifficulty() == DIFFICULTY_HARD then
diff = 2;
print ("Hard");
startThread(diffsetup);
elseif GetDifficulty() == DIFFICULTY_HEROIC then
diff = 3;
print ("Impossible");
startThread(diffsetup);
end;
end;


function diffsetup()
for creatureID = 1, 91 do
CreatureSetUp = GetHeroCreatures(EnemyHero, creatureID);
if GetHeroCreatures(EnemyHero, creatureID) > 2 then
RemoveHeroCreatures(EnemyHero, creatureID, CreatureSetUp);
AddHeroCreatures(EnemyHero, creatureID, CreatureSetUp * diff);
end;
end;
end;


SetObjectEnabled("portal", nil);

function portal()
ShowFlyingSign("/Maps/Scenario/A1C2M5/portal.txt", "portal", 1, 5);
end;

SetObjectiveState("obj1", OBJECTIVE_ACTIVE);
SetObjectiveState("obj2", OBJECTIVE_ACTIVE);
SetObjectiveState("obj4", OBJECTIVE_ACTIVE);

---------Main Objective 1----------

Trigger (OBJECT_CAPTURE_TRIGGER, "stug_dutchy", "objective1");

function objective1()
if GetObjectiveState("obj1") == OBJECTIVE_ACTIVE then
if GetObjectOwner("stug_dutchy") == PLAYER_1 then
SetObjectiveState("obj1", OBJECTIVE_COMPLETED);
SetAIPlayerAttractor("stug_dutchy", PLAYER_2, 2);
end;
end;
end;

---------Main Objective 2----------

Trigger (PLAYER_REMOVE_HERO_TRIGGER, PLAYER_2, "objective2");

function objective2()
if IsHeroAlive(EnemyHero) == nil and GetObjectiveState("obj2") == OBJECTIVE_ACTIVE then
StartDialogScene("/DialogScenes/A1C2/M5/S1/DialogScene.xdb#xpointer(/DialogScene)", "d_scene", "autosave");
end;
end;

function d_scene()
SetObjectiveState("obj2", OBJECTIVE_COMPLETED);
print ("objective 2 completed");
objective1();
print ("objective 1 is checking...");
end;

---------Main Objective 4----------

function objective4()
while 1 do
if IsHeroAlive(PlayerHero1) == nil or IsHeroAlive(PlayerHero2) == nil then
SetObjectiveState("obj4", OBJECTIVE_FAILED);
sleep(3);
Loose();
break;
end;
sleep( 2 );
end;
end;

-----------------Win------------------

function win_check()
while 1 do
if GetObjectiveState("obj1") == OBJECTIVE_COMPLETED and GetObjectiveState("obj2") == OBJECTIVE_COMPLETED then
sleep(1);
SetObjectiveState("obj4", OBJECTIVE_COMPLETED);
sleep(5);
Win();
break;
end;
sleep( 3 );
end;
end;

------Laszlo Activation------

Trigger (OBJECT_TOUCH_TRIGGER, "treasury", "laszlo_ai_enabled");
Trigger (OBJECT_TOUCH_TRIGGER, "library", "laszlo_ai_enabled");
Trigger (OBJECT_TOUCH_TRIGGER, "garrison", "laszlo_ai_enabled");

function laszlo_ai_enabled(hero)
if hero == PlayerHero1 or hero == PlayerHero2 then
RemoveObject("dummy");
sleep( 3 );
EnableHeroAI(EnemyHero, true);
Trigger (OBJECT_TOUCH_TRIGGER, "treasury", nil);
Trigger (OBJECT_TOUCH_TRIGGER, "library", nil);
Trigger (OBJECT_TOUCH_TRIGGER, "garrison", nil);
end;
end;

Trigger (NEW_DAY_TRIGGER, "activation_by_date");

function activation_by_date()
if GetDate(MONTH) == 6 then
RemoveObject("dummy");
sleep( 3 );
EnableHeroAI(EnemyHero, true);
Trigger (OBJECT_TOUCH_TRIGGER, "treasury", nil);
Trigger (OBJECT_TOUCH_TRIGGER, "library", nil);
Trigger (OBJECT_TOUCH_TRIGGER, "garrison", nil);
Trigger (NEW_DAY_TRIGGER, nil);
end;
end;


diffcheck();
startThread (objective1);
startThread (objective4);
startThread (win_check);
Trigger (OBJECT_TOUCH_TRIGGER, "portal", "portal");

[sezerp]

Perhaps Ubival has changed it in patch 2.1 ? If enough people complained about difficulty..

In my game (HoF 2.0, normal diff.) Laszlo went all they way to my town. He would also chase Duncan (who had no army), if given a chance. I was really caught with my pants down - Duncan was somewhere in the area and could not escape, so Wulfstan had to meet Mr. L. in the open field...

[maltz]

I can see something that looks like an activation script at the end, about removing a block or dummy.

But I don't get the conditions:

if hero == PlayerHero1 or hero == PlayerHero2 then
if GetDate(MONTH) == 6 then

Laszlo's pheonix was certainly removed before months 6.

[King_Roland]

I've played Laszlo on Standard a few times [v 2.1] and yes Laszlo has attacked. The Pheonix prevent Laszlo from moving for the first two weeks but in the third week he has gone through the main garrison and headed up to the starting Town [but not always]. In my game I pulled Wulfsten back to the starting Town and sent Duncan to the NW. Laszlo came up to the Town and headed to the NW towards Duncan. I had to attack with Wulfsten on the open field.

One possibility is that I was able to grab the Tear of Asha within those first two weeks. Perhaps that event triggers Laszlo's attack.

[edit] Note-> "Laszlo Activation"

Trigger (OBJECT_TOUCH_TRIGGER, "treasury", "laszlo_ai_enabled"
RemoveObject("dummy") [dummy = Phoenix?]

There is a trigger for "garrison" - reacting to breach of main garrison
and for "library" [not sure what that might be but could be Library of Enlightenment]

Note that the 'touch' is tested for whether Wulften or Duncan were the hero to do the 'touch'.