KBAP Info Thread


With the upcoming release of the English version of KBAP, and the uncertainty whether the Russian guide will be translated in English at all, I've decided to act on my promise and start adding info from time to time. I'll keep it short and simple and I'll make sure that it provides few spoilers. In the beginning, I'll be hard pressed to use an approximate translation of the game content, which I'll check with the official English translations once the game has been launched. A very good friend of mine is buying the game and will lent me his copy for comparison.

EDIT: for now I'll be using the official site for name comparison.

I. Quests and contracts.

In KBAP, we have quests and contracts. Quests follow a certain story line, while the contracts are "bounty hunt"-type - you must find and kill an enemy hero or a special monster. You will not always be given the exact location, so you should really read the contract text.

Note: Both quests and contracts count towards the "Quests Completed" value.

There is one issue with the contracts. Since the enemy heroes roam the maps freely, you can kill them at will. However, if you do so, you will lose the option to get the contract for their head. This will mean one completed quest less, which is undesirable.

II. Medals.

In KBAP, we have medals. Each medal boosts various in-game statistics and characteristics (hero, unit, etc.). There are 8 general and 2 class-specific medals. Striving towards obtaining at least the most important medals is highly desirable. You can view what each medal does in-game and what the requirements are. In general, medals improve leadership, critical hit chance, resistance to all types of damage (except astral), experience in battle, experience gained by the pet Dragon, the rage when fighting enemy heroes (through a bonus in the beginning of the fight), traps (up to 3 traps in the beginning of the battle) and the damage caused by poisoning and burning. Class specific medals include:
- Warrior - + Attack, + Rage
- Paladin - + Defense, + Damage of all Paladins, Inquisitors and Priests
- Mage - + Intellect, + Mana

Note: The Trap medal upgrades are gained only when a friendly or enemy stack steps onto the trap and dies from it. The Battle Alchemy medal (improve damage from burn/poison) is improved only when your unit successfully poisons or burns the enemy.

The medals - going in-depth

1. General medals.
These medals are available to all classes.

- Grand Strategy
Requirements: win a specific number of battles without suffering casualties.
Level 1 - +200 Leadership, 10 battles without losses
Level 2 - +500 Leadership, 30 battles without losses
Level 3 - +1000 Leadership, 50 Battles without losses

- Battle Alchemy
Requirements: successfully ignite or poison an enemy troop
Level 1 - +10% to burning/poisoning post-effect damage / 50 successfully poisoned/burned enemy troops
Level 2 - +20% to burning/poisoning post-effect damage / 150 successfully poisoned/burned enemy troops
Level 3 - +30% to burning/poisoning post-effect damage / 400 successfully poisoned/burned enemy troops

- Head Hunter
Requirements: kill a number of enemy heroes
Level 1 - +5 rage at the start of a battle against an enemy hero/10 killed heroes
Level 2 - +10 rage at the start of a battle against an enemy hero/30 killed heroes
Level 3 - +15 rage at the start of a battle against an enemy hero/50 killed heroes

- Trapper
Requirements: completely destroy an enemy troop using the Trap spell.
IMPORTANT: Destroying a troop of summoned creatures with the Trap spell DOES NOT count.
NOTE: Destroying an OWN troop with the Trap spell does count, with the exception of the summoned creatures.
Level 1 - 1 trap is set on the battlefield/+25% damage to the Trap spell/10 destroyed troops by the Trap spell
Level 2 - 2 traps is set on the battlefield/+50% damage to the Trap spell/50 destroyed troops by the Trap spell
Level 3 - 3 traps is set on the battlefield/+100% damage to the Trap spell/100 destroyed troops by the Trap spell
Additional info:
- The traps set on the battlefield are worth a lvl 2 Trap Spell
- traps are not set on battles with living items and bosses
- each trap is set between 2 and 4 squares from a randomly selected troop

- Dragon Slayer
Requirements: Kill a number of dragons.
Level 1 - +10% experience of the pet dragon/1 killed dragon
Level 2 - +30% experience of the pet dragon/10 killed dragons
Level 3 - +50% experience of the pet dragon/100 killed dragons
NOTE: The number is absolute, so if an enemy army has 30 dragons, for example, the counter will increase by 30.

- Guardian Angel
Requirements: Use the spells or abilities mentioned in the medal a specific number of times.
Level 1 - +3% resistance to all types of damage/50 uses
Level 2 - +5% resistance to all types of damage/150 uses
Level 3 - +7% resistance to all types of damage/400 uses

- Treasure Hunter
Requirements: open a number of chests and treasure boxes.
NOTE: both world map and battlefield chests count.
Level 1 - +3% experience per battle/40 opened chests
Level 1 - +5% experience per battle/80 opened chests
Level 1 - +7% experience per battle/120 opened chests

- Blind Rage
Requirements: total amount of rage used when utilizing your pet's abilities.
Level 1 - +1% critical hit chance/1000 rage used
Level 1 - +3% critical hit chance/7000 rage used
Level 1 - +7% critical hit chance/21000 rage used

2. Class-specific medals.

2.1. Warrior

- Reptile Slayer
Requirements: Kill a number of reptilian armies.
Level 1 - +1 Attack/5 killed reptilian armies
Level 2 - +2 Attack/10 killed reptilian armies
Level 3 - +3 Attack/15 killed reptilian armies
Clarification: an army is considered reptilian when the reptilian stacks have higher combined leadership than any other stack type.
Example 1: 40% of the leadership reptiles, 30% of the leadership humans, 30% of the leadership elves. This is a reptilian army.
Example 2: 40% reptiles, 40% humans, 20% elves. This is considered a neutral army, as there are 2 equally strong stacks.

- Iron Knight
Requirements: Use the spells mentioned in the medal a specific number of times.
Level 1 - +5 rage/20 uses
Level 1 - +10 rage/70 uses
Level 1 - +15 rage/150 uses

2.2. Paladin.

- Undead Slayer
Requirements: Kill a number of undead armies.
Level 1 - +1 Defense/5 killed undead armies
Level 2 - +2 Defense/10 killed undead armies
Level 3 - +3 Defense/15 killed undead armies
Clarification: an army is considered undead when the undead stacks have higher combined leadership than any other stack type.
Example 1: 40% of the leadership undead, 30% of the leadership humans, 30% of the leadership elves. This is an undead army.
Example 2: 40% undead, 40% humans, 20% elves. This is considered a neutral army, as there are 2 equally strong stacks.

- Warrior of the Light
Requirements: Use the spells mentioned in the medal a specific number of times.
NOTE: Use of troop abilities of the same type DOES NOT count.
Level 1 - +20% to the damage of all Paladins, Inquisitors and Priests/50 uses
Level 2 - +30% to the damage of all Paladins, Inquisitors and Priests/150 uses
Level 3 - +40% to the damage of all Paladins, Inquisitors and Priests/450 uses

2.3. Mage.

- Illiteracy Exterminator
Requirements: Destroy a number of orcish armies.
Level 1 - +1 Intellect/5 killed orcish armies
Level 2 - +2 Intellect/10 killed orcish armies
Level 3 - +3 Intellect/15 killed orcish armies
Clarification: an army is considered orcish when the orcish stacks have higher combined leadership than any other stack type.
Example 1: 40% of the leadership orcs, 30% of the leadership humans, 30% of the leadership elves. This is an orcish army.
Example 2: 40% orc, 40% humans, 20% elves. This is considered a neutral army, as there are 2 equally strong stacks.

- Fire Mage
Requirements: Use the spells mentioned in the medal a specific number of times.
Level 1 - +5 Mana/70 uses
Level 2 - +10 Mana/210 uses
Level 3 - +15 Mana/600 uses

III. Attributes.

Attributes are basically the same as they were in KBTL. The most notable improvement concerns the intellect attribute. Every point in intellect improves the spell damage by 5% and every 7 points improve it by 15% (stacks). Every 20 points in intellect improve the duration of certain buffs or debuffs by 1 turn. In addition to that, your units' chance to poison/burn/shock/freeze improves by 1% per point of Intellect.

IV. Hero advancement.

Hero advancement in KBAP differs greatly from KBTL. In KBAP you will get a certain amount of leadership and runes when you level up.

Leadership improvement:
Warrior - Hero level * 20
Paladin - Hero level * 15
Mage - Hero Level * 10

Rune giveaways. Each class gets 12 runes per each level up based on a simple table with 4 rows. At lvl 2, a random row is selected. At lvl 3, the row which is next in line is selected. When the last row is reached, the game will start at the first row on the next level up. This provides a certain randomness in the game, right from the start.
Legend: Row: Might/Mind/Magic runes

Warrior - 1: 6/4/2 ; 2: 5/5/2 ; 3: 6/3/3 ; 4: 7/4/1
Paladin - 1: 3/6/3 ; 2: 2/7/3 ; 3: 3/5/4 ; 4: 4/6/2
Mage - 1: 2/4/6 ; 2: 1/5/6 ; 3: 2/3/7 ; 4: 3/4/5

So, per each 4 levels the classes get:
Warrior - 24 Might, 16 spirit, 8 Magic runes
Paladin - 12 Might, 24 Spirit, 12 Magic Runes
Mage - 8 Might, 16 Spirit, 24 Magic runes

V. The Dragon - basic info and advancement.

In the beginning of the game, when you arrive in the world of Theana, you will be given the opportunity to select a pet dragon. Each dragon gives a unique bonus and starts with a basic ability - crushing blow, plus one additional ability that corresponds to his skin color.

You pet dragon advances on its own pace. Experience is gained while he's using his abilities. Refer to each ability for information about the experience per use. Dragon's abilities require rage, and the improper leveling of the dragon may cause some abilities to become unusable due to insufficient rage. Be very careful when selecting the abilities at level up.

Dragon color info:
Blue - +1 initiative to animals and dragons. Additional skill - Mana-Accelerator.
Red - +5 Rage. Additional skill - Mana-Accelerator
Purple - +1 Attack. Additional skill - Ball of Lightning.
Green - +1 Intellect. Additional Skill - Treasure Searcher.
Bronze - +1 Defense. Additional skill - Stone Wall.
Yellow - +2% Critical hit chance. Additional skill - Mystic Egg.
Pink - +5 Mana. Additional skill Ball of Lightning.

VI. Relative enemy strength based on location.

Once you manage to obtain a map, a new area of the world map will open up and you will be allowed to travel there via ship.
Note: If you found a map, but you already possess a map of that location, you will be given a random Wanderers' Scroll instead. Wanderers' scrolls range from relatively useless to extremely useful, and can be sold for a hefty sum of gold.

- Maps locations:
(Legend - Location: Maps that can spawn there)
Note: due to the randomness of the game, you may find various maps in that location. Even though a location may spawn 4 or more maps, for example, you should be aware that on each island or continent there is a limited number of maps which are pre-set in the beginning of the game. So, for example, a Verona Continent map may spawn on both Scarlet Wind and Rusty Anchor islands.

Debir: Scarlet Wind, Bolo
Scarlet Wind: Bolo, Rusty Anchor, Verona (70% probability)
Bolo: Rusty Anchor, Verona
Rusty Anchor: Verona, Dersu, Tekron (50%)
Verona: Dersu, Umkas, Elon, Tekron (50%)
Montero: Montero, Tekron, Umkas, Shatterra (50%)
Dersu: Verona, Uzala
Tekron: Dersu, Umkas, Sheterra
Umkas: Dersu, Uzala, Nameless island, Reha
Uzala: Elon, Nameless island, Reha
Elona: Sheterra, Nameless island, Reha
Nameless island: Sheterra
Reha and Sheterra spawn no maps.

Each island and continent provides a certain challenge. Using this table you can view the relative enemy strength on each map and plan your travels accordingly.

- Relative enemy strength
(the lower the number, the weaker the opponents in that area and vice versa)
Debir - 5
Scarlet Wind - 15
Bolo - 25
Rusty Anchor - 35
Verona - 45
Montero - 55
Dersu, Tekron, Umkas - 65
Uzala, Eloa - 75
Sheterra, Nameless island - 85
Reha - 95

VII. The Wanderers' Spells.

Wanderers' spells can be found when finding a second map of a location you have already uncovered (your hero will automatically exchange the map for a wanderers' scroll) or in various chests that are scattered throughout the islands and continents, as well as on the field of battle (including those that your pet dragon digs up through the Digger skill - I think it will be called Hunt). Getting such a scroll is a very rare occasion, as the chances for them to drop are very, very low. For example, the chance of getting a wanderers' scroll from a chest is 1/40 for EACH chest, so there is no guarantee you will get one in 40 opened chests. For that matter, there is no guarantee that you won't get 10 of them for those 40 opened chests - it's all a matter of luck.

NOTE: The wanderers' spells are used only on the world map, as they have unique properties. Each Wanderers' spell takes up a spot in your scroll capacity as well.

The Wanderers' scrolls include:
Mad Rage - +30 max rage for 2 battles
Magic Flow - +30 max Mana for 2 battles
Titan's Sword - +10 Attack for 2 battles
Titan's Armor - +10 Defense for 2 battles
Depth of Thought - +10 Intellect for 2 battles
Fortune's Smile - +15% critical hit chance for 3 battles
Flaming Eyes - +20% leadership for 1 battle
Ancient Knowledge - +50% experience per battle for 5 battles
Call of Death - summons a stack of undead creatures, provided there is a free slot for them in your army. The summoned units can be any undead troops (from Skeletons to Bone Dragons), except vampires in bat form.
Song of the Wind - summons a stack of creatures who "fly or love the wind" into the hero's army, provided there is a free slot for them. The number of summoned creatures is equal to the current leadership of the hero.
Units that can be summoned: Pirates, Sea Wolves, Tree Fairies, Lake Fairies, Highterrant, Dryads, Griffins, Royal Griffins, Lake Dragonflies, and Fire Dragonflies.
Call Collosus - Summons a stack of Level 5 units in the hero's army, provided there is a free slot for them. Using this scroll can spawn Any lvl 5 unit, ranging from Trolls and Ogres to Black Dragons. As usual, the leadership of the summoned troop is equal to the leadership of the hero.

NOTE: free slot means any free slot, including reserve. In this case, the info window will state that the new troops are found in the reserve.

VIII. Armor-bearer info.

Note: Armor-bearer is the term used on the KBAP english site. In my eyes, Sword-bearer, Squire and Follower look better, but I'll conform to the term they used there.

Armor-bearers in KBAP substitute the wives in KBTL. Each of them comes with special traits and/or skills, as well as a specific item slots. There are 7 armor-bearers total.

Well... some armor-bearers can wear dresses. I would surmise they will be transformed to robes. A male companion with a dress. EEEEEEK!!!

IMPORTANT NOTE: I'll give you that warning in advance. As in KBTL, when dismissing, your companion takes any item you have put on him, as well as something in addition, which is companion-specific.

1. Agvares.
Agvares is an incubus, loved by all women.

Item slots: Weapon, Armor/Dress, Gauntlets/Belt, Artifact
Found where: Sheterra
When dismissed: takes 30 000 gold
Innate traits: Improves the base attack of Dryads, Lake Fairies, Tree Fairies and Demonesses by 100%
Abilities: Troop Control
If you talk to the demon prior to a battle, you will have the option to tell him to control one of your troops. The selected troop gains +10 Attack and Defense, as well as one additional trait:
- +2 speed
- counterstrike - always retaliates
- ignition - sets enemies on fire for 3 rounds
- regeneration - when the troop attacks the enemy, it gains health (the dead units in the stack are not resurrected!)
- fire resistance - the selected troop gains +50% fire resistace for the duration of the fight
Penalties:
- The troop that Agvares will control is in auto-combat mode. You will have no control on it whatsoever, although you can buff it and resurrect fallen soldiers in its ranks.
- after Agvares has taken control is a troop in the previous battle, he gains 100% Mental fatigue. Mental fatigue is reduced by 10-15% after each battle. So in essence, you can use his ability once every 7-10 battles.

2. Gaudi.
Young, aspiring paladin, sworn to fight all evil.

Item slots: Weapon, Armor, Gauntlets/Shield, Regalia
Found where: Nameless island
When dismissed: takes 25% of Amelie's gold
Innate traits: doubles the CURRENT critical hit chance for every troop in your army when attacking demons or undead units. (note: max crit chance is 95%)
Abilities: Training - Gaudi will train Paladins from Knights for 100 gold each and Inquisitors from Priests for 25 gold each.

3. Jim Crowd.
A young man with now scarred face.

Item slots: Weapon, Armor, Boots, Regalia/Artifact
Found where: Scarlet Wind Island
When dismissed: takes any pirates, sea wolves, marauders, robbers and devilfish from the hero's army.
Innate traits: +1 speed and morale to all pirates, sea wolves, marauders, robbers and devilfish in the hero's army
Abilities: training - he can train robbers to marauders (5 gold each) and pirates to sea wolves (7 gold each)

SPECIAL: Handsome again!
If you find the "Blood of the Goddess" potion (it is guaranteed for sale in Tekron), and talk to Jim and let him use it, all of his scars will disappear (not on the picture though). If this happens, he will gain new abilities and his items slots will be different.

Item slots: Weapon, Armor/Dress, Boots, Artifact
New abilities: +700 leadership

4. Moro Dark (or Moron Dark, direct translation )
A former knight who sold his soul to the dark forces. Fighting evil, he's constantly striving to cleanse his soul.

Item slots: Weapon, Armor, Helm, Belt/Regalia
Found where: Elon
When dismissed: takes nothing, except for any items you've equipped on him
Innate traits: +3 Attack (Hero), +1 Morale to all undead
Abilities: Struggle with the Darkness; Training

- Struggle with the darkness
Mauron Dark has a special parameter, called "Power of Darkness". When he joins, it's at 100%. After each battle, it is modified by:
-5, if there are undead in the enemy army
-4, if there are demons in the enemy army
+2, if there are demons in your army
+1, if there are undead in your army
Each of these modifiers is standalone. So, for example, if there are both demons and undead in your and enemy army, the modifier will decrease by: -5-4+2+1=-6.

When the parameter reaches 0%, you will get a very special and powerful item "Shard of Darkness". When equipped, it improves the Attack of all Black Knights by 10 and grants them the "always retaliates" ability.

-Training
Training is based on the current "power of darkness" value.
If it is above 0%, Mauron trains all Skeletons into Skeleton archers (2 gold per unit), and all Knights to Black Knights (50 gold per unit)
If it is 0%, Mauron trains all Swordsmen to Archers (5 gold each) and all Black Knights to Knights (50 gold each)

5. Moldok.
Strong and lazy orc, ready to serve for food.

Item slots: Shield, Weapon/Shield, Belt/Regalia, Artifact
Found where: Uzala, costs 1000 gold to recruit
When dismissed: takes 1000 gold for each day of service (1000 * days he's been with you)
Innate traits: +1 speed and initiative to all orcs
Abilities: Trophy Acquisition
There is a specific counter which improves by 1 or 2 after each battle. It is 0 at start, and when it reaches 15, Moldok will take 50% of the gold your char has received in the last battle. This will infuriate Amelie to such extent, that she will start with full rage the next battle, regardless of her current rage amount. When takes his "share of the spoils of war", the counter resets to 0.

6. Trigger.
Young and extremely talented mechanic, specializing in optic improvements.

Item slots: Weapon, Helm, Belt/Gauntlets, Boots
Found where: The Big Channel, Tekron
When dismissed: takes 20% of the current gold
Innate traits: improves the critical hit chance of all ranged units by X%
Ranged units are: Skeleton Archer, Archer, Cannoneer, Catapult Goblin, Elf, Hunter, Goblin, Royal Thorn, Thorn Hunter, Alchemic, Cyclops, Beholder, Evil Eye, Droid Mechanic.

X% chance is determined by the current skill level of Trigger and is 10/15/20/25%
Level 1 is granted at start - 10%
Level 2 is granted after 34 battles (3% per battle) - 15%
Level 3 is granted after 50 more battles (2% per battle) - 20%
Level 4 is granted when you give 100 magic crystals to Trigger to further his research - 25%

7. Elenhel.
Elvish sorcerer, who fervently studies the secrets of the arts of magic.

Item slots: Shield/Gauntlets, Dress, Belt/Regalia, Artifact
Found where: Verons
Special: Hero must have 20 or more intellect to persuade him to join you. TIP: 10 current intellect and +10 intellect wanderers scroll combo works.
When dismissed: takes 5000 gold
Innate traits: +4 intellect (hero)
Abilities:
- Mana recharge - when you ask him to, he will fully restore your mana. Recharge time of this ability is 5 battles.
- Wanderers' Scroll Lore - when you recruit him, you can get a "Fortuna's Smile" scroll from him right away. After that for every 30 battles, he will create a new Wanderers' scroll. He will let you know when he's done, and you will be able to take the scroll from him if you talk to him.
IMPORTANT: When Amelie reaches level 40 OR if she's done 10 battles with Elenhel as a companion while she's over level 40, Elenhel will suddenly decided that he's learned enough from Amelie and will ask her to leave. You can either allow hm to leave (he'll take all the equipped items with him) or tell him to stay put or else! If you select the latter, you will fight him. If you win, he will remain your faithful servant forever and will give you 15 mana potions in exchange for his life.

IX. Super bosses info.

Forenote: all bosses always retaliate.
Forenote: you cannot use your dragon during boss battles.

1. Driller.

Found in: Montero Shafts.
Special: changes position after taking a certain amount of damage, withdrawing to another position, father back on the bridge.
(Legend: stats, separated by a slash provide the value for each difficulty, e.g. 50/50/70/80 - easy/normal/hard/impossible)

Boss stats:
Attack: 50/50/70/85
Defense: 40
Initiative: 2
Resistances: Physical (20%), Fire (10%), Poison (80%), Magic (0%)
Special abilities: Mind Spell Resistance (any spell or effect that affects the mind of the target), Poison Immunity (provides 80% poison resistance, cannot be poisoned), Mechanical (Always neutral morale, resistant to poison (50%), resistance against mind damage (-50%), cannot be healed or resurrected)
Health on easy and normal difficulties: 7000 in position one, 14000 in position 2, 28000 in position 3.
Health on hard difficulty: 9800 in position one, 19600 in position 2, 39200 in position 3.
Health on impossible difficulty: 14000 in position one, 28000 in position 2, 56000 in position 3.

Special attacks:
Right hand attack - attacks 3 cells at once (triangle shaped) in front of his right hand (star shaped). Does not harm allies. 2500-3000 damage (physical).
Driller attack - attacks 2 cells at once in front of his left hand (drill shaped). Does not harm allies. 2500-3000 damage (physical).
Line attack - attacks all cells in a straight line. 1500-3000 damage (physical).
Summon droids - summons a number of droids to aid him. Chances between battle and mechanic droids is 50/50. IMPORTANT: Mechanic droids can REPAIR the Driller!
Retreat - after he takes a certain amount of damage (refer to the info above), he will retreat back on the bridge.
Stalactite destruction - EXTREMELY IMPORTANT!!! After the Driller has withdrawn down the bridge, one the next move he will destroy parts of the stalactites hanging above it, effectively removing an entire part of the battlefield (the last 3 complete rows). Any unit that is caught under the rubble, will be completely obliterated.

Note: When the boss retaliates, the damage is usually 2.5 times lower than the usual.

2. The Enormous Spider.

Found in: a cave on Dersu Island.
Special: changes position after taking a certain amount of damage (3 positions available)

Boss stats:
Attack: 22/22/31/37
Defense: 24
Health: 30000/30000/42000/60000
Initiative: 100 (always gets the first turn)
Resistances: Physical (30%), Fire (0%), Poison (80%), Magic (30%)
Special abilities: Mind spell resistance, Poison immunity (80% Poison resistance, cannot be poisoned)

Special attacks:
Right feet attack - attack both squares in front of his two right feet. Damage: 1500-2000 (physical)
Left feet attack - attack both squares in front of his two left feet. Damage: 1500-2000 (physical)
Bite - attacks a unit directly in front of his mouth. Damage: 1200-2300 (physical) and inflicts poison damage that reduces the stack's attack by 20% and inflicts 10-20% of the total health of the stack of poison damage.
Summon spiders - summons cave, poisonous, or fire spiders on the battlefield. In the first summoning attempt, he will always spawn 4 stacks of spiders. After that chances are: 30% that he will summon 2 stacks and 70% that he will summon 3 stacks. The chances of summoning the aforementioned spiders are: Cave spiders (40%), Poisonous Spiders (40%), Fire Spiders (20%). If there are no free spots on the battlefield (for example, you brought royal thorns and filled the battlefield with thorns), no spider stacks will be summoned.
NOTE: The longer the battle is, the bigger the summoned spider stacks will grow!
Spiderweb - if the boss is attacked from range, he will retaliate by webbing the unit that just attacked him, effectively paralyzing it for 2 turns.
NOTE: the webbed ranged unit cannot move and will not be able to use a ranged attack (but it may be able to attack an adjacent square - at least in my game it could in certain situations, I'll have to run some tests, since I may be wrong).
Change position - the boss will change position in one of the 3 available spots (only to him) when he has less than 80%/60%/40% of his maximum health.

Note: When the boss retaliates, the damage is usually 2.5 times lower than the usual.

3. Dersu-Kumatu.
The giant frog which the orcs on Dersu island worship as their God.

Found where: Dersu
Special: changes position after taking a certain amount of damage (3 positions available)

Attack: 35/35/49/60
Defense: 30
Health: 40000/40000/56000/80000
Initiative: 8
Resistances: Physical (0%), Fire (-20%), Poison (50%), Magic (20%)
Special abilities: Mind spell resistance

Special attacks:
Left palm attack - attacks a target in front of his left palm, inflicting 1500-2000 physical damage.
Right palm attack - attacks a target in front of his right palm, inflicting 1500-2000 physical damage.
Bite - attack a target right in front of the boss' head, inflicting 1500-3000 physical damage.
Spit - attacks all targets, inflicting 1000-1300 poison damage.
Summon snakes - summons a number of snakes, swamp snakes or royals snakes. Chances are: 20% that he will summon 2 stacks of snakes, 80% that he will summon 3 stacks of snakes. Snake type chances: Snakes (40%), Swamp snakes (40%), Royal snakes (20%). All snakes can move and attack on the next round. If there are no free spots on the battlefield (for example, you brought royal thorns and filled the battlefield with thorns), no snake stacks will be summoned.
Change position - the boss will change position in one of the 3 available spots (only to him) when he has less than 80%/60%/40% of his maximum health.

Note: When the boss retaliates, the damage is usually 2.5 times lower than the usual.

4. Gremlion (Archmage Zilgadis).
The monster that the elven archmage Zilgadis has turned into. He is very strong, very resilient and can summon gremlin towers!

Found where: The Mirror Tower, Elon

Attack: 50/50/70/85
Defense: 60
Health: 77000/77000/107800/154000
Initiative: 15
Resistances: Physical (0%), Fire (20%), Poison (0%), Magic (80%)
Special abilities: Mind spell resistance, Mechanical

Special attacks:
Summon gremlin tower: the boss can summon up to 5 powerful gremlin towers, but no more than 1 per turn. Chances are: 60% that he will summon an Evil Gremlin tower and 40% that he will summon a Friendly Gremlin tower. Both gremlin towers act the same way as they do during improvement or suppression of items. The Friendly gremlin tower can summon the following troops: Elf, Hunter, Lake Fairy, Dryad, Werewolf Elf, Unicorn, Black Unicorn, Ent, Ancient Ent, Emerald Green Dragon, Ancient Bear, Troll, Royal Snake.
NOTE: If there are no free spots on the 5 cells on the battlefield (for example, you brought royal thorns and filled them with thorns) where the boss puts the towers (that is on the second cell in front of the boss), no gremlin towers will be summoned and the boss will skip a turn.
The gremlin towers have the following characteristics:
Friendly gremlin: Health 10000-15000, Attack 3, Defense 3, Intellect 30.
Evil Gremlin: Health 8000-12000, Attack 3, Defense 3, Intellect 30.
Both towers have the following resistances: Physical (0%), Fire (20%), Poison (0%), Magic (80%).

Right hand attack - attacks all cells that are in front of his right hand, including the one that is directly in front of the boss. Damage: 5000-7000 (physical)
Left hand attack - attacks all cells that are in front of his left hand, including the one that is directly in front of the boss. Damage: 5000-7000 (physical)
Mass attack - attacks all enemy units on the battlefield. Damage: 2700-3500 (magic)
NOTE: when attacking, the boss will select the hand that can strike more enemies at once.

As usual, when retaliating, the boss inflicts 2.5 times less damage.

5. Ktahu.
An enormous ancient lizard, ruler of all the lizards on Rehau.

Found where: Reha
Special: changes position after taking a certain amount of damage (6 positions available)

Attack: 60/60/84/102
Defense: 60
Health: 86000/86000/120400/172000
Initiative: 12
Resistances: Physical (0%), Fire (0%), Poison (20%), Magic (0%)
Special abilities: Mind spell resistance

IMPORTANT: Right in front of his unarmored hand is a dead zone cell - a spot where the boss can't attack. You know what to do with it.

Special attacks:
Armored hand attack: attacks all 3 cells at once in front of his armored hand. Damage: 6000-8000 (physical)
Side attack: any enemy that is found on the farthermost cells next to both his feet get attacked by both hands and knocked back (knockback is canceled if you unit encounters another one on the way).
Mass attack: attacks all enemies at once. Damage: 3000-4000 (physical)
Summon lizards: summons 4 stacks of lizards. Chances are: 28% that he will summon Gorguls, 28% - T-Rexes, 14% Bronthors, 14% Gorguanas, 14% Highterrants.
Change position: the boss will change positions at a regular basis, especially if:
- he has never moved, and he has less than 60% health left
- there is a unit in his "dead zone" cell. Chances are 70% that he will move in that case.
Restrictions: the boss cannot move in 2 turns in a row.
Note: if the boss is stomping his feet, this means that he will move in the next round.

As usual, when retaliating, the boss inflicts 2.5 times less damage.

6. Baal.
The ruler of the Sixth house of Hell, Baal, is back for his revenge.

Attack: 66/66/92/112
Defense: 66
Health: 126666/126666/177332/253332
Initiative: 15
Resistances: Physical (0%), Fire (80%), Poison (0%), Magic (20%)
Special abilities: Mind spell resistance

Special attacks:
General sword attack - attacks an occupied cell by an enemy unit on the row of cells in front of him. If there is a unit behind it, it gets a hit as well. Damage: 7000-8000 (physical)
Flying sword - throws his sword that attacks a random enemy and the 2 closest to it. Damage: 5000-6000 (physical)
Arena destruction - when Baal's health goes down to 60% or less, the boss throws his sword which creates a deep crack in the arena. On the next turn he will stomp and will destroy that portion of the arena. Units, close to the segment that flies away will take 500-1000 physical damage, and units that were standing on it, and completely obliterated.
Summon demons - the boss summons demons on every cell in front of him, pushing back any unit that may had occupied that cell, while inflicting fire damage on all enemy units (yours and Bill Gilberts). Damage: 500-1000 (fire)

SPECIAL: In this fight you have the help of Bill Gilbert. His stats are:
Attack 25
Defense 25
Intellect = Amelie's Intellect
Mana: 200
Spells: Haste lvl 3, Bless lvl 3, Battle Cry lvl 3, Fit of Energy lvl 3, Teleport lvl 3, Armor of God lvl 3.
Troops: Inquisitors, Archers, Horsemen, Knights, Guardsmen
Leadership = Amelie's total Leadership

As usual, when retaliating, the boss inflicts 2.5 times less damage.

X. Game mechanics concerning poisoning and burning post-effects.

The most important post-effects we'll be discussing is poisoning and burning, as well as the damage associated with them.
Each unit that has "poisonous" ability can poison the enemy on attack. The Bone dragon's special ability "poison cloud" has 90% chance to poison any enemy around the bone dragon. Dragons have 50% chance to ignite the enemy they attack, as well as any enemy that is directly behind their target. Their special skills also have a chance to ignite any target that they come into contact. The fire Spiders can also ignite the target that attacked them.

The chance of getting a post-effect is influenced by Intellect. Each point in intellect adds an additional 1% chance to get a post effect, regardless of its type.

So, let's get down to business. Damage calculation concerning burning and poisoning damage:

Basic formula:

Damage = Burn/Poison Factor * random number (0.05-0.1) * Current total troop health * Medal Bonus

where:
1) Burn/Poison factor is equal to - Leadership of the troop who inflicted the post-effect/Leadership of the Target
Restrictions: min 0.1, max 1.0. The factor can only range between these 2 values.
Special: Burn/Poison factor for spells is always 1.0. It is also 1.0 for the summoned Phoenix's ability Fire storm.
2) Current total troop health - the current total health of the troop that has received the post effect.
3) Medal bonus - the bonus from the Battle Alchemy medal. According to the level of the medal, the bonus is 10/20/30%, so the multiplier will be 1.1/1.2/1.3.
Restrictions: if a friendly unit is poisoned by friendly unit's attack that has a post-effect, the multiplier is 1, regardless of the level of the medal.

XI. LIVING ITEMS INFO.

The living items in this game behave the same way as they did in KBTL. In certain occasions, their morale improves. In others, their morale increases. Having this knowledge in advance is very, very important, as you can plan your battle equipment and have it suit you much longer without any item going out of control. An item going out of control is a major problem in the early game, especially on the higher difficulties, where suppressing it may result in serious losses (or it may even be impossible).

In this post I will simply give the info what increases or decreases the morale. I will not go in-depth on the item properties or stats. You can easily view them in-game.

1. Jackboots.
Basic morale: 80 After suppression: 90 Increases: never Decreases: -5 after each battle

2. Bracers of Rage
Basic morale: 100 After suppression: 100 Increases: never Decreases: -1 to -4 after each battle (random)

3. Ogre's Club
Basic morale: 45 After suppression: 50 Increases: never Decreases: -2 after each battle

4. Diplomat's Sign.
Basic morale: 50 After suppression: 50 Increases: never Decreases: to 0 when used (goes out of control)

5. Arianna's Ring (Anga's Ruby)
Basic morale: 20 After suppression: 100 Increases: never Decreases: from 0 to -5 after each battle

6. Royal Snake's Ring (upgrade from Snake ring)
Basic morale: 20 After suppression: 100 Increases: never Decreases: -10 if there were snakes in the enemy army

7. The Virgin's Ring
Basic morale: 100 After suppression: 100 Increases: never Decreases: from -1 to -5 after each battle

8. King's Hammer
Basic morale: 100 After suppression: 100 Increases: never Decreases: -7 if there were dwarves in the enemy army

9. Elven Crown
Basic morale: 30 After suppression: 100 Increases: +1 after each battle Decreases: -8 if there were elves in the enemy army, -4 if there were undead in your army

10. Bloodsucker sword.
Basic morale: 50 After suppression: 100 Increases: never Decreases: -1 after each battle

11. Bow of the Thousand Souls.
Basic morale: 20 After suppression: 100 Increases: never Decreases: -2 after each battle

12. Wizard's Mantle.
Basic morale: 50 After suppression: 50 Increases: +30 for 6 magic crystals Decreases: according to the formula -ClassK*IntK, where:
ClassK - factor based on the hero class: 1 Mage/2 Paladin/3 Warrior
IntK - factor based on the current intellect: 3 (Int<10), 2 (Int between 10 and 20), 1 (Int 20 or more).

13. Mask of Hate.
Basic morale: 30 After suppression: 100 Increases: never Decreases: from -3 to -7 after each battle

14. Undertaker's mask.
Basic morale: 1 After suppression: 100 Increases: never Decreases: -1 after each battle

15. Inquisitor's Sword.
Basic morale: 10 After suppression: 100 Increases: +1 after each battle; +2 if there were undead in the enemy army Decreases: -4 if there were humans or elves in the enemy army, -3 if there were warriors of the light (Inquisitors, Paladins)

16. Sword of Balance.
Basic morale: 50 Increases: +5 if there were demons or undead in the enemy army Decreases: -5 if there were humans or elves in the enemy army
Special: when morale reaches 100, it turns into Sword of Light. when it reaches 0, it turns into Sword of Dark.

17. Sword of Light.
Basic morale: 50 Increases: +5 if there were demons or undead in the enemy army; +2 if there were humans or elves in your army Decreases: -5 if there were humans or elves in the enemy army; -2 if there were demons or undead in your army
Special: when morale reaches 0, it turns into Sword of Balance.

18. Sword of Dark.
Basic morale: 50 Increases: +5 if there were humans or elves in the enemy army; +2 if there were undead or demons in your army Decreases: -5 if there were undead or demons in the enemy army; -2 if there were humans or elves in your army.
Special: when morale reaches 0 it turns into Sword of Balance.

19. Dragon Slayer Sword.
Basic morale: 50 After suppression: 50 Increases: +9 if there were dragons in the enemy army Decreases: -5 after each battle

20. Crown of Blackthorn.
Basic morale: 50 After suppression: 50 Increases: +2 after each battle Decreases: -22 if there were thorns in the enemy army

21. Hunter's Boots.
Basic morale: 100 After suppression: 100 Increases: never Decreases: from -1 to -4 after each battle

22. Steam Armor.
Basic morale: 50 After suppression: 100 Increases: never Decreases: -5 after each battle

23. Ring of Power.
Basic morale: 50 After suppression: 100 Increases: never Decreases: from -1 to -5 after each battle

24. Fairy's dress.
Basic morale: 100 After suppression: 100 Increases: never Decreases: from -1 to -3 after each battle

25. Archmage's Staff.
Basic morale: 50 After suppression: 100 Increases: never Decreases: -5 if there were Archmagi in your army.

26. Staff of Insanity.
Basic morale: 20 After suppression: 100 Increases: never Decreases: from -1 to -4 after each battle

27. Staff of the Great Druid.
Basic morale: 50 After suppression: 100 Increases: never Decreases: -1 after each battle; -3 of there were animals in the enemy army

28. The Hand of Necropolis.
Basic morale: 50 After suppression: 100 Increases: +1 of there were humans, elves or dwarves in the enemy army Decreases: -1 after each battle

29. Silver horn.
Basic morale: 100 After suppression: 100 Increases: +2 if there we dwarves in the enemy army Decreases: -5 after each battle; -5 if there were elves in the enemy army

30. Shaman's Skull.
Basic morale: 5 After suppression: 100 Increases: never Decreases: -1 after each battle

31. Black Helm.
Basic morale: 50 After suppression: 100 Increases: never Decreases: -2 after each battle

32. Paladin shield.
Basic morale: 50 After suppression: 100 Increases: +1 after each battle; +1 if there were demons in the enemy army; +2 if there were undead in the enemy army Decreases: -5 if there were demons in your army; -8 if there were undead in your army.

33. Demon's Tongue.
Basic morale: 50 After suppression: 100 Increases: never Decreases: from -1 to -3 after each battle

XII. Contract heroes info.

Every hero listed here has a contract, associated with him. In order to successfully complete it, you need to speak with the contract giver and then fulfill it. If you kill the enemy hero before you accept the contract for his head, you will forfeit the quest (although it won't count as a failed quest). As such, it is imperative to be aware of the contract heroes in advance.

1. Rock Porter.
Get where: Debir, Captain Bogard
Find where: Debir, coastline (random location)

2. Curvy Eyes.
Get where: Debir, Captain Bogard
Find where: Debir, Marauders' Cave

3. Monster from the Abyss.
Get where: Debir, Magic Tower
Find where: Debir, coastline (random location)

4. Hungry Beast.
Get where: Debir, Sebastian the Healer
Find where: Montero, obelisk guard

5. Robin Goodman.
Get where: Scarlet Wind, the Tavern
Find where: Scarlet Wind, after opening an unguarded chest

6. Recruiter Hector Norbu.
Get where: Scarlet Wind, Arianna's Castle
Find where: Scarlet Wind, SW coastline

7. Richard the Cruel.
Get where: Scarlet Wind, Arianna's Castle
Find where: Scarlet Wind, the middle of the island

8. Thomas Torkve
Get where: Scarlet Wind, the bell-tower in the graveyard, from Father Maximus
Find where: Montero underground or Elona underground (random)

9. R14-Gromozeka
Get where: Bolo island, Lin Thorwald, Ancient Catacombs entrance.
Find where: Bolo island, Ancient Catacombs

10. Zag-Zag.
Get where: Bolo Island, tent, from Egerd the Toothless
Find where: Rusty Anchor, western coastline

11. Greenskin.
Get where: Rusty Anchor, next to the tavern, from Dirty Maccon
Find where: Rusty Anchor, the ship-castle

12. Odin Allem (approximate translation)
Get where: Verona, peasant Corwin
Find where: Verona, Bristol Castle

13. Hangi.
Get where: Temple of Love, between Verona and Montero
Find where: Montero, Tottorro castle

14. Ftagn.
Get where: Montero, from Deboshire
Find where: Montero, Montore Castle

15. Crazy miner.
Get where: Montero Underground, Wheels' factory, from Master Dagon
Find where: Montero, obelisk guard

16. Necromancer Meshmere.
Get where: Montero Underground, Factory, Factory owner Vargan
Find where: Montero underground, Ollum Castle

17. Iron Fist.
Get where: Montero Underground, Brigade Leader Torrum
Find where: Montero, obelisk guard

18. Corruscane.
Get where: Utryaska's Tent, Uzala
Find where: Uzala

19. Grog Ripper.
Get where: Umkas, White Mother Bear
Find where: Umkas, roaming the island

20. Archaros.
Get where: Tekron, the Tavern
Find where: Tekron, appears after getting the quest

21. Spirits of Sorrow.
Get where: Tekron, in front of the Temple of Mourning
Find where: Tekron, Temple of Mourning

22. Master Scorn.
Get where: Shattera, Home of Master Raffa
Find where: Shattera, roaming

23. Von Cracov.
Get where: Shattera, Home of Sargatas
Find where: Shattera, Beast Cave

24. Samman.
Get where: Shattera, when entering it, from Christopher Lane
Find where: Shattera, Sammail's Castle

25. Vlad Vegeto.
Get where: Nameless Island, Suffering tree
Find where: Nameless Island, in a building

26. The Great Uchkuk.
Get where: Elon, Mage's Tower, from Magister Metheus
Find where: Elon, Telion Castle

27. Shenobi.
Get where: Elon, Telion Castle, from King Eliot
Find where: Elon, Anorion Castle

28. Marakash.
Get where: Reha, Home of Overseer Harrus
Find where: Reha

29. K'Tahu.
Get where: Reha, Temple of the Sleeping Snake, from High Priest Asur
Find where: Reha, Mahpell Cave

30. Zilgadis.
Get where: Elon, Mage's Tower, from Magister Metheus
Find where: Elon, the Mirror Tower

XII. Usable quest items info.

The is a number of quest items that can be used to certain benefit - or penalty! This is why I decided to add this chapter as well. So, these are the quest items you can use and the effects that will follow:

1. Amulet of Revelations - the quest from the Temple of Hope in Debir - adds 50 Leadership.
2. Notes - acquired from a lizard on Reha - you can read the documents.
3. Letter in a Bottle - the quest of Von Hausen, Rusty Anchor - 3 of them represent a poorly written help message, one of them has a map inside. If you decide to take the map, you MUST put a fake one in its place, or Von Hausen will attack you and the quest will fail.
4. Head of a Statue - the quest for assembling the statue on Nameless island - if you use it, you'll gain 2 Might Runes.
5. Traveller's Diary - Uzala, the quest from Vasdergam the dwarf - if you open it, you will read about his travels. There is a chance to find 3 "Fireball" scrolls.
6. Lew Klisan's soul - Elon, the quest for returning Lew Klisan's soul - you can talk to the soul by using the bottle.
7. Snake Priest's Sign - Reha, the quest for opening the Cave of Memories - if you use it, you'll gain 1 Magic Rune.
8. Hipocratus - Sheterra, the quest for the escaped slave - if you use him, he will restore all your mana to the maximum. 5 charges.
9. Red branch - Reha, the quest of protecting Ubogo tribe - if you use it, you will gain 3 rage.
10. Summer beer - Verona, the quest you undertake in the tavern - when you make the beer, and use it, you will gain 1 Song of the Wind Wanderers' scroll.
11. Meteorite Je-Lo-Pi - Elon, the quest for bringing the fallen star - if you use it, you can talk to the meteorite.
12. Potion of Power - Reha, the quest for obtaining the Temple of the Sleeping Snake's secrets - if you use this vile drink, you'll gain 5 rage, but you will lost 1 point of intellect.
13. Zombie's Parcel - Nameless island, the quest for bringing the parcel to peasant Corwin in Verona - if you use it, you'll gain 30 000 gold, but the quest will be considered failed.
14. Antidote - Rusty Anchor, the quest for bringing the antidote to the owner of the tavern - if you use it, you'll gain 5 mana.
15. Destroyer of Chains - Sheterra, the quest for saturating the sword with dragon souls - if you kill even 1 dragon (but the sword isn't saturated yet), and use it, you'll gain 1 Might Rune, and the counter will be reduced by 1.
16. The Grass of Memories - Reha, the quest for returning Xar's memories in the Temple of the Sleeping Snake - if you use it, you can overhear the two gods talking about Amelie's conception and birth.
17. Demon's Tongue - Sheterra, the quest for bringing a new tongue to Fasmodey the Demon - if you use the tongue that Mulcidar gave you, you'll gain 1 point of Intellect.

Additional items and info:
1. The Sword of the Inquisitor - this is the weapon that you gain when you kill Thomas Torkve. If you return it to Priest Maximus on the Scarlet Wind island (graveyard area), he may give you in EXCHANGE for the sword:
- 4 scrolls - Resurrection, Exorcism, Bless and Light of Life
- 35000 gold - IMPORTANT: If you play a Paladin hero, she WILL NOT take the money!
2. Jim Crowd - your first available companion. If, when talking to him for the first time, you say that the looks are not important, the more important is what lies within him, and then get amazed that he saved a girl from a shark, he will give you the Shark Tooth amulet (+5% XP and +5% gold per battle).
3. If you kill the Driller boss, and then talk to master Neotar about an extraordinary weapon, in the Lever Factory will appear a new weapon: the Self-Loading crossbow (it can be upgraded).
4. When you complete the Abyss quest given to you by Lan Mandrake in Tekron (The Big Channel location), he will sell you the "Dragon cloak" item (+15% hero defense, +15% spell damage).
5. The dwarf on the wharf in Tekron sells the "Blood of the Goddess" item. If you use it, you'll gain 150 leadership. If you have Jim Crowd as your companion, talk to him and give him the potion, he will become handsome again and will change his regalia/artifact slot to artifact slot and will give you an additional 700 leadership (as long as he's with you).

 

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【大紀元8月22日訊】(大紀元記者林秀璟編譯報導) 荷蘭科學家證實一隻翱翔天際10平方公尺大小的風箏,足以產生萬瓦電力,約可滿足10戶家庭用電。科學家下一步的計劃「階梯型發電機」(Laddermill)風箏,預計可產生5萬瓦電力。最終,科學家希望可以製造出億瓦電力的大型風箏發電系統。

根據《英國衛報》報導,荷蘭台夫特(Delft)科技大學永續發展工程教授烏波.歐克斯(Wubbo Ockels)指出,風箏可以透過繫在地面發電機上的繩索來發電,風箏透過風力在空中飛翔,不斷飛上、飛下的動作足以產生龐大的能量。科學家指出,風箏發電的成本低廉,約相當燃煤發電,是使用風力渦輪發電費用的一半。

歐克斯是使用由英國薩塞克斯大學風箏能源研究員福雷(Allister Furey)所研發的「8字型飛行模式」(figure-eight flying pattern)做電腦模型技術,描繪出產能最佳的風箏情況,並以增加空氣流經風箏的速度。另外,歐克斯也深入研究溜溜球(yo-yo)的運動規則,上方的空氣流動速度比周圍的風速還大。所以,當一隻風箏飛向天際時,另一隻風箏就像滑翔機從天而降,不需要多少動力就能飛行。

高度是風箏發電的優勢。一般發電風車的高度約80公尺,該高度的平均風速是每秒5公尺。隨著高度不斷增加,風速一方面增強,另一方面也較穩定,到了800公尺處的平均風速為每秒7公尺。風力所產生的電力與速度立方成正比,風箏在高處所產出的電力比低處達5倍之多。

此外,建造一座高達800公尺的風車可能性相當低,但風箏卻可輕而易舉地達到這個高度,並充分利用該高度所產生的風力。科學家表示,高空所產生的高速「噴射氣流」(jet stream),使得英國、荷蘭、愛爾蘭以及丹麥成為風箏發電的首選之地。福雷指出:「在英國任何一個地方都能有經濟效益地經營一家風箏工廠,卻無法以較低的成本運作風力渦輪發電。」

世界上一些科學家正研究如何以風箏來駕馭源源不絕的風力能源,科學家估計風力能源超過整個地球電力需求的百倍以上。2007年,Google慈善部門投資了1千萬美金於美國一家Makani風箏公司。另,義大利巨杉公司所設計的風箏發電機(Kitegen),是將旋轉的12組風箏放到2千公尺的高空收集風力,來牽引一個直徑100公尺的旋轉木馬轉盤進行發電,估計可產出10億瓦電力,相當於一個標準燃煤發電廠所產出的電力。

 


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1.什麼是ITIL?

資訊技術基礎架構庫(IT Infrastructure Library,ITIL)是一套由英國政府的電腦和電信局(The Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency,CCTA,現已納入英國政府商務部OGC – the Office of Government Commerce)開發,用於規範資訊技術服務管理的架構,可利用流程將現有資源最佳化,進而提昇資訊技術服務水準,讓IT人員不再僅以技術面向來思考,還要與商業目的相結合,進而證明IT組織之於企業的價值。

傳統的IT只是擔任支援的角色,現在的IT則是種服務。為了達到降低成本、增加生產力、提升服務品質的目標,ITIL目前已在全球掀起一陣狂潮,許多著名的跨國公司如IBM、HP、Microsoft、P&G、HSBC等,都是ITIL的積極實踐者;由於台灣產業正逐漸由技術導向轉為服務導向,企業對於IT服務管理的需求也與日遽增,因此目前國內包括宏碁、日月光、遠傳、中科院、環保署、國衛院、聯合醫院等單位,都相繼導入ITIL概念,對於將IT流程標準化且與商業同步、提升處理效率上,有相當大的幫助。

2.V2 -> V3

ITIL V3與V2的主要差別,在於引進服務生命週期(Service Life Cycle)模型,並提供許多豐富的新資源,讓ITIL不再只是提到「做什麼」,而是明確說明「怎麼做」,再加上加強與COBIT、CMMI、6Σ等標準的結合、日益強大的核心框架、不斷增加的說明性解決方案等,並讓企業可以根據自己的業務,按需要設計實施適合自己的ITIL應用,換句話說,對於任何IT專業人員或機構來說,ITIL將從「最好能擁有」升級到「必須要擁有」的地位,進而影響整個IT產業。


ITIL V3是由五本書組成,其核心部分包括服務策略(Service Strategy)、服務設計(Service Design)、服務移轉(Service Transition)、服務運作(Service Operation)及服務持續改善(Continuous Service Improvement)等五大要素(各為一本書),其架構如下圖所示。

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ISO 國際標準組織也發表了一系列與網路管理相關的文件,其中大家最常引用的是 ISO- 7498-4 文件,文件中將網管分成五個管理項目,後來就變成大家最常討論的網管主題:

  • 組態管理(Configuration Management):網路佈線架構、網路裝置的組態參數設定、電腦的硬體配備、軟體設定、版權資訊等都屬之。人腦雖然很好用,但記憶是有限的,最好是記錄在文件中最佳。

  • 故障管理(Fault Management):故障管理的要求,以最少的時間成本來解決網路上的異常狀態。因此,最好每次做故障排除時,順便記錄一下故網路異常的情況及解決方法;做記錄的好處是方便日後若碰到相同問題時,才能依據上回的經驗,迅速將故障排除掉。(要做好故障管理得先做好組態管理才行。還有定期備份網路上的資料也很重要,萬一發生什麼問題時才能在短時間內將資料重建完成)

  • 效能管理(Performance Management):網路效能不佳,會直接影響到使用者的生產力(例如:醫院的線上排診系統),所以囉~效能管理也可視為一種「預防性」的故障管理。至於判斷傳輸效能的重要依據有
    1. 「回應時間(Response Time)」:使用Ping來檢測網路節點的回應時間、電子郵件收發的回應時間、瀏覽網頁的回應時間等都是監控項目。
    2. 「傳輸正確率(Accuracy)」:定期監視網路上「錯誤封包」的數量,以評估網路傳輸的正確率。
    3. 「傳輸流量(Throughput)」與「線路使用率(Utilization)」:如果兩者都偏高,就表示網路連線需要重新調整,增加傳輸頻寬,提昇網路運作效益。

  • 安全管理(Security Management):設定保護措施來保護網路資源。(存取權限的限制,可以防止網路資源被竊取、破壞。並透過稽核管理將Server重要的安全事件記錄下來,以掌握網路安全狀態)

  • 會計管理(Accounting Management):以最少的投資獲得最大的效益是重要的目標。有三項重點:
    1. 資產管理(Asset Management):傳輸線路、連接設備、伺服器等相關建置成本、維護成本、各資源的使用狀況、各網路資源的成本效益。
    2. 成本控制(Cost Control):控管耗材,例如:印表紙、碳粉
    3. 使用計費(Charge-back):記載各部門的使用率,算出各部門實際消耗的資源成本。

 

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【聯合報╱郭錦萍/輯譯】

這些色彩可愛的玻璃片,是以色列一家科技業者研發出的新型太陽能集能板。 圖/取自GreenSun Energy網站

去年國際油價飛漲,促使各國加快推動發展太陽能應用,學界更希望能從太陽光找到穩定便宜的能源解決方案。最近有家業者公布的一種彩色透明太陽能板,引起各方不小注意,也被視為極具發展潛力。

這項新發明是由以色列一家名為「綠色陽光」的業者製出,完整的商品還在發展當中。綠光公司表示,這種太陽能集能板產出每瓦特(watt)電的成本不到1美元;現在市面上其它太陽能集能板的每瓦特成本約要4美元。

綠光公司說明,他們的技術從可見光及紫外光都可吸收,而且不會把熱能也一併引入;傳統太陽能電池板,因為無可避免同時會吸收熱量,反而降低了電池板的效能。也因太陽光譜上的各色光的光能都用得上,所以使用時不必非要正對太陽。

這種新型的彩色集能板只需用20%的矽,卻能達到20%能源轉換率,這也幾乎是現有常見傳統太陽集能板轉換率的兩倍以上。

由於綠光仍將他們的核心技術列為機密,不過英國「經濟學人」雜誌分析認為,這種彩色集能板的轉換率所以特別高,在於板子邊緣的材料不同以往;傳統太陽能板 都是先把吸光材料做薄片,然後在上面再覆蓋上一層玻璃。但綠光的作法,是只在玻璃邊緣才覆蓋細條狀的矽,這不但可以讓照到玻璃表面的太陽光擴散到集能板邊 緣,且少量的矽就能將光能轉換成電能。

而這層薄薄的矽塗層所以能如此有效率的吸收光能,主要是因其中混合了某種奈米金屬混合物,因這部分被列為商業機密,外界仍不了解詳細內容。經濟學人預言,若這項技術被廣泛使用,未來太陽能應用,將無可限量。

資料來源/國家地理新聞

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A paper published on Tuesday by the Nature Conservancy predicts that by 2030, energy production in the United States will occupy a land area larger than Minnesota — in large part owing to the pursuit of domestic clean energy.

The authors call it “energy sprawl” — a term meant to draw attention to habitat destruction, and to warn that biofuels in particular will take up substantial amounts of land.

“There’s a good side and a bad side of renewable production,” said Robert McDonald, a Nature Conservancy scientist and one of the authors, in a telephone interview.

The paper looked at several scenarios, including a “base-case” derived from current Energy Information Agency forecasts for the country’s energy mix in 2030, as well as various permutations of efforts to cap greenhouse gas emissions to combat climate change.

 

The study took into account only land impacts in the United States; thus for example the land required to drill for oil in Saudi Arabia, one of the United States’s biggest suppliers, was not considered. Nor was “indirect land use” taken into account. That is the controversial idea that growing soy for fuel in the United States could simply push soy-for-food production to, say, Indonesia, where CO2-sipping forests would then be razed for soy farming.

Nuclear power is the most compact in terms of the amount of land taken up per unit of energy, according to the study; coal and geothermal energy also took up relatively small amounts of space. Biodiesel made from soybeans, the burning of energy crops to create electricity, and ethanol production had the highest “sprawl” impact.

Asked about the assertion by some solar advocates that covering a 100-mile by 100-mile square of Nevada desert with solar arrays could power the United States, Mr. McDonald said that the study was “trying to avoid that kind of maximal estimate,” and be more realistic about the projected energy mix.

As for climate change, Mr. McDonald said that the Nature Conservancy believes that this is “something humanity absolutely has to deal with,” and the paper highlights several ways to reduce the sprawl. These include reusing already-developed sites, as well as a flexible cap-and-trade system that allows for the development of new nuclear plants and the sequestration of carbon dioxide emissions from coal plants.

But perhaps the most important is energy conservation.

“Saving energy saves land. There’s a real link there.”

Robert McDonald
The Nature Conservancy

這是今天在New York Times 找到的文章 ,文中提到,美國現在為了發展綠能可能付出的代價,像是需要超過一個Minnesota的土地來穫得足夠的乾淨的能源,像是前陣子很夯的生質柴油(biodiesel),其原料就是大豆,用大豆去提煉出乙醇(ethanol)再轉化為汽車可以吃的柴油,但是轉換的比率是相當的低,需要非常大量的大豆去滿足需求,如果美國境內的大豆都被拿來做成生質柴油了,那平常我們吃的大豆要哪來?答案是移到別的地方去耕作,像是印度之類的地方,但是這個動作又可能會需要開拓更多新的耕地而砍伐掉更多的森林,而森林確定減緩溫室效應,吸收二氧化碳的主要機制。

文章最後一句話,But perhaps the most important is energy conservation.,節能可能是最重要的,但是作者可能沒有想清楚如果真的要節能的話全世界的經濟會變成什麼樣子。

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海洋sos

這張照片是在New York Times偶然找到--內容是一群漁民為酸化的海洋發聲,不知道他們所

乘的船是使用何種動力--如果是石化燃料的話,那正是酸化海洋的原兇。

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China Oil Deal Is New Source of Strife Among Iraqis

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/06/world/middleeast/06iraqoil.html?_r=1

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/11/world/middleeast/11iht-pump.4.17723961.html

或許這些新聞可一窺中國的野心。

 

標題的新聞主要提到中國石油公司(China National Petroleum Corporation)在伊拉克的南方發現了一處新的油田,並投入開發,但是當地是貧窮的農村,居民希望能藉由油田的開發來繁榮地方,但是不如所願--中國石油公司開採石油多靠機器而非人力,於是武力衝突開始緊崩,甚至有中國去的工人遭到綁架。這篇文章有提到這塊新的油田藏量大約是十億桶,雖不及另一處有17.8億桶的油田,但這處新的油田是由中國石油公司獨佔。

中國身為一個金磚四國之一,對於維持經濟成長所需的能源供應相當積極,前陣子也傳出和中油一起探堪南海是否有油源,在中東也著力頗深,國內的油田也陸續有發掘(參http://omrpublic.iea.org/supplysearch.asp),能源無斷炊之虞。

 

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侯捷對進入IT行業的年輕人的建議

一、以興趣為要。

侯捷先生認為雖然很多人在選擇職業時受到家庭、環境等方面因素的影響,不一定能從事自己非常感興趣的工作,但是如果可能的話,一定要以興趣為要,這樣在工作時會很開心,在個人發展方面也會取得很好的成就。因為只有興趣才能使你樂在其中,樂在其中你才會產生熱情,充滿熱情才能使你做到卓越。

二、正確的認知。

侯捷先生將認知的重要性歸納為「認知影響態度,態度決定一切」。他認為一個人在選擇發展道路時尤其重要的是要對自己有一個正確的認知。每個人的興趣 可能會變,有些人看到某個行業有發展,有前途,因此對這個行業、這條路產生很大興趣,這是非常可能的。

但是每個人的本質基本不變,你是否甘於寂寞,是否能夠與寂寞為伍?你的抗壓性怎樣?你的毅力強不強?你的心理素質如何?這些特質都是不易改變的,而且只有你自己才能給出這些問題的準確答案。只有對自己有了 正確的認知後才能決定往哪個方向發展。

他認為做IT產業非常寂寞,也非常辛苦,大家可能在週末的晚上都要加班,這就要求從事該產業的人必須甘於寂寞,具備一定的忍耐力。侯捷先生在年輕的時候非常努力,曾被稱為部門的「門神」,通常都是最早來,最晚走!他認為如果一個人喜歡交際應酬,喜歡公關,就應該儘早離開這個行業,因為選擇道路一定要忠實於你的本質、你的興趣。

三、EQ比IQ更重要。

侯捷先生認為有能力讀完大學的人,聰明才智基本上處於同一水平,沒有人可以憑藉聰明就可以取得成功。尤其是在進入社會後聰明才智已經退為次要位置,人們更重視EQ方面的東西,包括你的人際關係能力、溝通表達能力,抗壓性、處理危機的能力等等。

四、學技術要掌握本質。

侯捷先生認為我們在學習技術時應該注意掌握技術的本質性、不變性和可復用性。本質的東西不易變,不易變就可復用,這三者是一體的。侯捷先生結合其個 人經驗告訴我們,在接觸先進的技術時,如果我們能將它的底層結構 、本質性的東西搞清楚,會給我們帶來莫大的幫助。本質性、結構性的東西屬於基礎建設方面的問題,它對我們做項目可能不會帶來直接的幫助,但在無形中會帶 很大的影響,無形的通常是最寶貴的!世界上沒有萬變不變的手法,只有萬變不變的宗旨。

五、刻苦修煉內功。

學武的人都必須從最基本的馬步、吐納等內功方面學起,招術很重要,但如果沒有內功方面的基礎,招術也只能停留在基本的層面,不會到達很高的成就。侯捷先生認為在技術追求方面也一樣,我們有時候會太熱心於學習業界的新技術,每一樣都想沾一點。其實不必太急,基本功的東西更重要,研究得紮實一些,招術就 比較容易創作了。

六、唯堅持得成功。

堅持、毅力對一個人的成功是最重要的。

有一句話說:在大樹底下站久了,樹陰就是你的。侯捷先生自認才能平庸,但很能堅持。他的這個個性在朋友之間是被稱道的。雖然有時堅持並不代表一定成功,但只有堅持才能有成功的機會。年輕時儘量刻苦一些,使肉體承受最大的痛苦,年齡稍大一些的時候才能享受成果。有 一句話「退一步海闊天空」,但侯捷先生更希望大家「撐一下海闊天空」,一試再試做不成,再試一下。

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美國的法制是建立在很多原則上的,其中特別包括根本公平的原則。這包括言論自由,信仰自由,也包括享有Due Process(應有的程式)的權利。Due Process在法律程式中非常重要,因爲它爲被告提供了其應有的保護。通常在法律訴訟中被告都有失去人身自由或是財産的可能。


一些典型的Due Process包括:一個人不可以在沒有適當的通知和辯護自己的機會的情況下被捕。沒有搜查令的情況下,不可以隨意搜查嫌疑的房子。被告不應該在沒有審判 的情況下被判刑。如果你沒有按期付您車子的每月費用,在沒有通知和聽證的情況下,您的車不應該被隨意拿走。每一方都有平等的說話的權利。就好比打籃球一 樣,雙方都有發球和投籃的均等權利。在被告主動放棄自己的Due Process權利的情況下,法庭會作出缺席判決。


這個Due Process的精神在美國人日常生活中也經常體現出來。比如美國證券管理委員會(Security Exchange Commission, SEC)要頒佈新條令,會給所有覺得會被新法令影響到的個人,商家等實體發表評論(Comment Letter)的機會。每一封評論還會成爲公共資訊。在日常工作中,老闆不高興的時候,還總會問問下屬,有什麽要爲自己辯護的。當一家電臺播放了一方的資 訊或節目後,如果牽扯到爭端或不同意見,一般如果另一方與電臺聯繫,電臺也會播放另一方的資訊。在一般情況下,如果一個美國人看到自己或他人的Due Process權利沒有得到尊重或給予,那麽他們是會站出來維護這個權利的。甚至乎他們會把這個權利的本身看得比事件中各方的對和錯同等或者還要重要。


在中國國內,這個概念仿佛還不存在。Due Process對我們是那麽的遙遠。黨說得對呀。我們最主要的是要吃飽飯。生存問題高於人權。人權是奢侈品。可是當一個社會法制沒有一些最基本的原則爲維持的時候,是不是會影響到生存問題呢?答案是肯定的。


2003 年3月17日晚10點,剛大學畢業兩年的廣州一家服裝公司27歲的美術設計師孫志剛,在出來找網吧的路上,因爲沒有隨身攜帶暫住證,被廣州東圃黃村街派出 所非法收容。孫不服,據理力爭。孫被送到了收容站。孫的耿直使警察惱羞成怒,孫遭到了警察的酷刑毒打。在警方的記錄中,有工作有住址有身份證號的“三有” 的孫變成了“三無”人員,變得完全符合“收容標準”。沒過幾天,孫志剛死了,死因是“心臟病”。然而法醫的屍檢結果表明:孫志剛死前幾天內曾遭毒打並最終 導致死亡。


孫志剛案子總算是追查了幾個警察。可是就在孫志剛慘案發生地點之一的廣州市天河公安分局,在過去的一年之中,還至少酷刑折磨死了 3位與孫志剛學歷、身份不相上下的人,他們是:廣州市暨南大學生物教師高獻民,廣州大學教師李小晶和廣東省農墾建設實業總公司工程師羅織湘。與孫志剛因爲 沒有暫住證而被拘留迫害不同的是,這3個人是因爲堅持修煉法輪功而被抓捕的。於是,所有相關人員的違法行爲都沒有受到任何處罰和追究,所有的媒體都保持了 沈默。


當我們沒有Due Process權利的時候,我們隨時會成爲他人刀俎下的魚肉。而他人也會同樣成爲他人的魚肉。不要以爲這只是少數人的魚肉少數人,當原則不存在或者被破壞時,被毀壞的是整個體制。


畢竟,我們今天怎麽對待別人的方式有一天將會成爲別人對待我們的方式。

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