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โ€ข #PixelArt โ€ข | ๐Ÿ“ฉDM | Lead Animator Artist for #ToadsOfTheBayou ๐Ÿธ https://linktr.ee/pilounicolas

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And here is the Mighty Titan, the best shooter unit in the game
And the only one capable of competing against the best unit in the game, the Black Dragon
Titans are strong in every aspect: health, attack, defense, morale and speed

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21.11.2025 12:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 23 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yayyy !! โœจ
" Crag Hack cast Cold Ray " โ„๏ธ๐Ÿน

21.11.2025 12:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This is the Giant, the pre-evolution of the second most powerful unit in the game
Giants have high damage output, high health, and are immune to mind-affecting spells
But generally, it's preferable to wait until their evolution is available, which is truly impressive

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20.11.2025 06:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 22 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And may the alchemists keep you far from the Fizbin of misfortune, the Hideous Mask, and the Tax Lien ๐Ÿ™

20.11.2025 06:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You have no idea how happy it makes me to see these posts reaching other HoMM2 fans, thank you for your comment !
I'm glad you like my work on it ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ™
May the astrologers keep you away from the weeks of the plague
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20.11.2025 06:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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And here's the evolution : the Archmage ๐Ÿง™โ€โ™‚๏ธ
More attack, more defense, more speed, and he has 24 shots instead of 12 per battle !
Simply devastating ๐Ÿ”ฅ

#pixelart #ํ”ฝ์…€์•„ํŠธ #ใƒ‰ใƒƒใƒˆ็ตต #HoMM2

19.11.2025 08:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 18 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Love the lore !!!

19.11.2025 08:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

They look really good ! Good job ๐Ÿ”ฅ

19.11.2025 08:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yayyyy glad you recognized it ๐Ÿ˜Š
Thanks a lot ๐Ÿ™

19.11.2025 08:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You perfectly captured that mood โœจ

19.11.2025 08:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Great mood !
( Love the train shake motion )

18.11.2025 08:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Love the feet, we can absolutely understand the direction there pointing at
And I've always found that feet and hands express a lot about a character pose/movement/intentions

Great very tired pose, how come she's so exhausted ?

18.11.2025 08:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This is the Mage
Mages constantly study spells, only descending from their high ivory tower to go to the library or the Mages' Guild (and even then, only to study)

They are excellent shooters, although somewhat weak in resistance

#pixelart #ํ”ฝ์…€์•„ํŠธ #ใƒ‰ใƒƒใƒˆ็ตต #HoMM2

18.11.2025 08:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 31 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Roc is the Wizards' only flying unit and it's quite tanky
Big bird that takes up 2 hexagonal tiles on the battlefield
- I love them, and the enemy ranged units fear them -

#pixelart #ํ”ฝ์…€์•„ํŠธ #ใƒ‰ใƒƒใƒˆ็ตต #HoMM2

17.11.2025 11:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 38 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜‚

17.11.2025 11:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Here's the evolution of the Iron Golem : The Steel Golem
Faster (or less slow ๐Ÿ˜…), more HP, and 2 more attack points
They are -very- tanky !

If it's very sunny, you can easily imagine them blinding enemy units with the sun's reflection on their shiny steel bodies

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14.11.2025 10:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 15 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Tier 3 Unit: The Iron Golem
They're very slow but very tanky !
And what's more, they only take half damage from elemental spells
That's makes them good units for defending a siege

#pixelart #ํ”ฝ์…€์•„ํŠธ #ใƒ‰ใƒƒใƒˆ็ตต #HoMM2

13.11.2025 09:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 15 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yes it amzing to look at !
I'm often surprised by how players do the same things, even though you often hadn't thought of it yourself, but it makes perfect sense to them
Playtesting is so important

13.11.2025 09:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Tier 2 Unit: Boar !

In HoMM2, the hero's movement speed is reduced by the slowest unit accompanying them
Therefore, to explore and cover more distance in a single turn, one strategy is to have no slow creatures in a hero's army
Like only one boar for an scout hero

#pixelart #ํ”ฝ์…€์•„ํŠธ #ใƒ‰ใƒƒใƒˆ็ตต #HoMM2

12.11.2025 08:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 22 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So cool !!!! Congratz for that !
It must have been a rich experience !
I remember when we presented Toads of the Bayou at conventions, it was awesome !

12.11.2025 08:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks for this Megaclap !
Let's go with the zoomed out ones then ๐Ÿ˜

12.11.2025 08:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Let me introduce you to the next faction: The Wizards ๐Ÿง™โ€โ™‚๏ธ
They are the professionals of magical knowledge
They often live in very far away and difficult-to-access regions
Here is their first unit, the Halflings

They live in stone caves or large burrows

#pixelart #ํ”ฝ์…€์•„ํŠธ #ใƒ‰ใƒƒใƒˆ็ตต #HoMM2

11.11.2025 07:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 19 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hey guys, before posting the next faction, I'd like to know which format you think is best for presenting each of the units ?
I'm wondering if the zoomed-in box detracts too much from readability and if the larger one makes the units too small... Any opinions ?

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10.11.2025 09:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh my man AuGhost, we will try our best to defend you well !

10.11.2025 09:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Why tears ? Cavalry is OP !!

10.11.2025 09:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Veteran pikeman are very important to poject our archer and ranger ! You aren't nobody ๐Ÿ”ฅ

07.11.2025 11:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Which creature from the Knight's castle are you ?
Let the lottery begin !

#pixelart #ํ”ฝ์…€์•„ํŠธ #ใƒ‰ใƒƒใƒˆ็ตต #HoMM2

06.11.2025 14:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 17 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Thank you ๐Ÿ˜

06.11.2025 14:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ahalala si cleannn ! J'adore ๐Ÿ”ฅ

05.11.2025 12:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hello there!

I had the chance to work on this trailer for all Pixelart Cinematics.
It was fun to do this ๐Ÿ’ฅ

04.11.2025 14:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 43 ๐Ÿ” 14 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1