Call of colossus spell question

[Akimbo]

I got mine picking up a "nautical map". If you already have the location the map would have shown you, it spawns you a random "Traveler's Scroll". It's not always Call of the Colossus, I was just lucky to get it.

[spamm]

There is exploit:
use containers of creatures (eggs, coffins, etc) with random number of creatures. example: snake eggs (generate random number units). dragon eggs does not approach (generate 1 units).
It will change "random sid" for scroll.

example:
- save game
- use scroll
- creatures not approach
- load game
- use 1 snake egg
- use scroll
- creatures not approach again
- load game
- use 1 snake egg
- use 1 snake egg again
- use scroll
...
etc

[loreangelicus]

I must say that the Call Colossus scroll is the best possible boost to your army early on, and the earliest that you have a CHANCE to get it is in Scarlet.

In Debir, just make sure you pick up both nautical maps: Scarlet and Bolo. Then once you go to Scarlet there is an undefended nautical map which most likely is the Bolo map. Since you already have Bolo, it will generate a random Wanderer Scroll, and if you are lucky it just might be a Call Colossus scroll.

In my impossible paladin game, I actually replayed the game from the start since I discovered that the Bolo map in Scarlet always gave me Call Colossus. First run I only had 1,100 leadership, giving me a possible Ogre or Troll. Since I was playing paladin, was able to concentrate on Glory (and Learning at the same time); with two items that gave +100 and +200 leadership plus no-loss victories I was able to get to 2,000 leadership to get a Red Dragon (see attached screenshot).

I used the tactic above of using my snake eggs and sprouts one at a time to check which creature I got; for the Red Dragon, I used 12 snake eggs and 3 sprouts ONE AT A TIME. Other choices that I had were 2 Ogres, Troll, Ancient Ent, Archdemon, Bone Dragon, Green Dragon and Tirex.

I wanted something with high initiative and speed, and the Green Dragon would have been technically better (in combo with Phantom), but Rusty Anchor gives you one as a reward for a quest, and two level 5 unit types are better than one. Archdemon could not be Healed, and while Tirex self-heal with each kill they didn't combo well morale-wise with the Green Dragon, and I had the blue dragon pet which gave +1 initiative to animals and dragons.

So Red Dragon it became, which works GREAT in making itself more lethal in working towards upgrading the Battle Alchemy medal.

[Arilian]

I feel red dragon is the best lvl 5 creature.
Of course it is situational what is the "best" but avarage i think it is the winner.
Green is a bit two slow (initiative), Black or Archdemon cannot be healed, others cannot fly/slow or cannot be healed.
Its special attack is great.
The only weakness that somtimes fire damage can be worthless

I miss Titans from Homm

[iregev]

Originally Posted by spamm

There is exploit:
use containers of creatures (eggs, coffins, etc) with random number of creatures. example: snake eggs (generate random number units). dragon eggs does not approach (generate 1 units).
It will change "random sid" for scroll.

example:
- save game
- use scroll
- creatures not approach
- load game
- use 1 snake egg
- use scroll
- creatures not approach again
- load game
- use 1 snake egg
- use 1 snake egg again
- use scroll
...
etc

I find and additional (easier ?) exploit.
Every time you enter or leave an area you have a new random chance for a creature in the call colossus/ scroll of wind. This works also when enterting caves and undergrounds on the same islands with out travelling
so just enter and leave a cave at your (Debir -> Robber's den, Bolo -> Droid Cave etc...._

[loreangelicus]

Originally Posted by iregev

I find and additional (easier ?) exploit.
Every time you enter or leave an area you have a new random chance for a creature in the call colossus/ scroll of wind. This works also when enterting caves and undergrounds on the same islands with out travelling
so just enter and leave a cave at your (Debir -> Robber's den, Bolo -> Droid Cave etc...._

A fair enough exploit, although those doing a speed run are better off using the eggs (which can be done while the game is paused).