Homm 3 alone is fun but as we all know we need something else sometimes to keep you interested. The Horn Of The Abyss does just that. In this blog I will tell you what is in this expansion and why it is my favorite addition to the Homm collection.
This unofficial expansion is amazing and brings some extra content which I will discuss later on but first you should know some things about Homm ( Read our Homm 3 review for more info ). There are 7 factions you can play as but with this extension you have access to 2 more factions ( Conflux and Cove ).
Conflux
The Conflux is an elemental based faction with some really powerful magic and units. Your army will consist of Pixies, Air Elementals, Water Elementals, Fire Elementals, Earth Elementals, Psychic Elementals and Firebirds. When you upgrade them you will have Sprites, Storm Elementals, Ice Elementals, Energy Elementals, Magma Elementals, Magic Elementals and Phoenixes. Level 5 magic. Phoenixes have a special ability that no other unit in the game has, rebirth allows a percentage of your phoenixes to respawn when they die. This is a useful tool when battling opponents.
Cove
The Cove is a pirate based faction with strong armies and mighty magic. Your Level 1 troops are Nymphs, Crew Mates, Pirates, Stormbirds, Sea Witches, Nix and Sea Serpents. Level 2 armies include Oceanids, Seamen, Corsairs, Ayssids, Sorceresses, Nix Warriors and Haspids. Level 4 magic. The Cove has some things that is unique compared to the other factions. For example the pirate upgrade order is Pirates then Corsairs and then there is a third upgrade, Sea Dogs. The Cove faction also has Cannons that you can purchase and equipt in battle.
This expansion also brings some new maps and a map and campaign editor. I really enjoyed this expansion because it also fixed some bugs in the original Homm 3. I recommend this expansion to anybody who likes Homm or Age Of Empires.