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Last night I played and beat the "Faeries!" scenario. It's one of those highly scripted, highly controlled scenarios where they throw in a bunch of story elements and you're supposed to progress through the map along a predetermined path.

I generally like those kind of maps. But here's something interesting about this one: it seems the map is bugged in that the way you're "supposed" to beat it doesn't work. One of the roads is blocked off by a tree (at the southeast corner of the map).

So instead, I kept restarting the scenario until my starting town had Summon Boat in the Mage Guild. Using that, you can call a boat to yourself from one of the areas of the map and use it to get to a place you're not supposed to access until later. So you end up doing the "middle" portion of the map backwards.

I'm sure Water Walk and Fly could be used in a similar fashion, but you might struggle more to get a hero who can cast them.

Has anyone else solved this map without opening it in the editor and removing the tree?
I checked it in the ediotr and yes, it is broken. You can repair it in editor by simply moving the trees one square right, which is how they probably were meant to be.
Faeries.h3m (bugged version)
MD5: 0F1F35BDF1C36ED1E8AC8EC149324FE1
Can be found in HoMM 3: Armageddon's Blade v2.0 or HoMM 3: Complete v4.0 (yes, HoMM 3: Complete also contain bugged version of this map!!!)

Faeries.h3m (fixed version)
MD5: 4CDD1429FF94DB4F8A5B66E971BC7A31
Fixed by an official HoMM 3: Armageddon's Blade v2.1 Patch

So no need to edit this map manually. Simply install vanilla HoMM 3: Armageddon's Blade v2.0 (with Safedsic v1.30.010 copy protection) and patch it using official patch v2.1 (which removes the copy protection). Official patch v2.2 may work as well but I have not tried it...
I haven't played this map, but thanks for the info. Can you show the screenshot of this map, including that tree?
Armageddon's Blade, Official v2.1 Update
Changes in Version 2.1:
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Map/Campaign Updates:
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Faeries!: Removed tree obstacle that blocked portion of the map.
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Source: [url=http://www.fileplanet.com/39624/30000/fileinfo/Heroes-of-Might-and-Magic-III:-Armageddon%27s-Blade-v2.1]http://www.fileplanet.com/39624/30000/fileinfo/Heroes-of-Might-and-Magic-III:-Armageddon%27s-Blade-v2.1[/url]
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JamesBond007: I haven't played this map, but thanks for the info. Can you show the screenshot of this map, including that tree?
Here's a screenshot of the map from inside the editor. I circled the offending tree in red.
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Post edited June 07, 2012 by gammaleak
There is another thread about this map here.
I was able to fix this map ny performing these two steps:
1. Erase stuff on one square ABOVE the tree.
2. Put missing cobblestone road on the square with removed tree.
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