I would like to welcome everyone at the beginning, I want to share my story with you all, filled with positive emotions about the great Docent Picolan from the side I met him. I would like to describe it because somewhere in the back of my head I have the thought that someone who reads this will smile slightly at these tragic moments, or maybe it will also give me a little relief.

I perfectly remember the day when I saw Horn of the Abyss modification, full of precision, ideas, ambitions, and most importantly, a healthy balance. I was very impressed that it could be done without big corporations or even donations, but in my opinion HotA is a perfect example that passion is more important in life than any money you could possibly get, banknote allows you to achieve success only up to a certain level, but it is passion that allows you to overcome your own barriers and boundaries, always taking one step more than you did yesterday.

I wasn't an active forum member, rather a silent observer at the time. I only knew the creators by their nicknames who published their designs and their visions. But I've always missed the Multiplayer version, I've always had a dream about a place where everyone could play this childhood game, meet new people, come back to those nostalgic times. I've been asking myself why Ubisoft won't do something like this, but now I think I know the answer. This passion was missing.

The day has come. I found out the Online Lobby by baratorch was created. I must honestly admit that I didn't believe in success at the very beginning, because what about for example the legal provisions? But when I logged in I was astonished. The precision of HotA and HD-mod combined into one, independent, living creation. It was the moment when I wanted to be even the smallest part of this project, help with whatever I can, because I literally look at an impossible dream from the past. I've seen a lot of developers online and as my next surprise, they were very eager to talk, which is rare in such productions. But then I saw him, a red nickname "Docent Picolan". I knew him from many publications, but had never had a chance to talk to him before.

After a few weeks, I became a moderator which allowed me to chat more often with the creators and after few months, I became an administrator. the whole story is too long to be described now, but the end of it is the most important. It was Docent Picolan who trusted me and entrusted me with this role. Me, an ordinary guy from Poland who was inspired by his vision. This promotion allowed me to join the Crew and get to know everyone better.

Now, when I look at my conversations with the honorable Docent, my heart is breaking. I remember how we were sad about the fact, that we Slavs have to speak in english to understand eachother, or even casual conversations in which I could have a few words with him. I've always had the feeling that wherever he appeared with his speech, his every word was enriched with this wonderful passion he had. I feel horrible thinking that he will never write back, even though I only knew him for 3 years, but I don't even want to think about what his relatives and friends must feel. Describing his person, he was a great leader for me, with great passion for what he loves to do. He was versatile, which I have always admired him for. In my opinion he was without a doubt the noblest figure in our community. Because of this tragic event, we should take a piece of his personality and follow his example, I think he would definitely wanted it.

I'm sorry about my English post, I'm not a fluent Russian speaker, I just wanted to write about my thoughts and feelings. Multiplayer and Online Lobby are brilliant creations that brought the community back together and gave it a tremendous momentum to development, but I think Horn of the Abyss is the key factor, without Docent's commitment and dedication we wouldn't have as many players as we have today. Thank you Docent for your faith and trust, I will never forget it and I will always remember you. As I write this and listen to your music, I regret that I will never be able to thank you again and wish you a nice day after the conversation. Rest in peace.

Здравствуйте!

От имени администрации лобби HotA я бы хотел пригласить стримеров, картостроителей, художников и просто игроков сайта df2 на сервер Discord — первую в интернете интернациональную площадку для общения любых людей на тему Heroes III/HotA.

Сервер запущен всего месяц назад, но уже имеет более 1700 участников. Он разделён на 3 языковые секции: RU, PL, ENG. Если вы хотите найти немного больше информации о HotA, прорекламировать свой стрим-канал, продемонстрировать свои карты или другие работы, или просто переписываться с другими игрокам об игре в режиме чата, то этот сервер для вас.

Для перехода на сервер нажмите на ссылку-приглашение ниже, и в канале #start выберите ваш язык, кликнув на иконку флага. GL HF!

Ссылка: https://discord.gg/eDkPSNf

С наилучшими пожеланиями,
Klejnot Nilu