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Adding Skills

The only prerequisite you have to fill when adding abilities is that the hero already knows the corresponding skill.

All the other usual rules do not apply: you can learn advanced abilities without knowing their prerequisites, you can learn skills and abilities usually not accessible to your faction, you can learn more than 6 skills and 3 abilities per skills (they won't be visible on the skill panel, but you will get the benefits).

When you input the command to learn a skill (not an ability) that you don't know yet, you learn it at Basic level. Type the command again to learn the upper skill levels (Advanced, Expert, and Ultimate for the unique racial skills). Each time you input it, you will gain a level in the skill, until you reach the maximum.

The simple way (disabled in 1.2)

add_skill (#)

So, for example:

add_skill 15

...gives you Necromancy.

add_skill 19

...gives Pathfinding (ability of Logistics).

The @ Variant: Adding Skills

With the latest patch, version 1.2 has disabled all non-@ Command codes. Where it was once relatively easy to add_skills to any selected hero, you'll now have to tackle the more difficult syntax and chart referencing of the @ variant.

For example:

@GiveHeroSkill("Linaas", SKILL_ABSOLUTE_LUCK);
OR @GiveHeroSkill("Linaas", 124);

...gives the Sylvan hero Wyngaal his ultimate ability, Nature's Luck.

So, the code is:

@GiveHeroSkill("Name", SKILL_NAME);
OR @GiveHeroSkill("Name", #);

The text and # codes are given in the table below.

Note: to effectively use this code, it is essential to refer to the Hero Names Chart.

Skill Names / Numbers Chart

The abilities are grouped by skills. The common skills are sorted alphabetically, after the 6 racial skills displayed first, sorted in hero aplhabetical order. The racial absolute abilities are displayed in bold and listed last in the corresponding skill.

Skill name in-game	Code constant	Numeric code
(Barbarian) Blood Rage	HERO_SKILL_DEMONIC_RAGE	172
Might over Magic	HERO_SKILL_MIGHT_OVER_MAGIC	173
Memory of our Blood	HERO_SKILL_MEMORY_OF_OUR_BLOOD	174
Powerful Blow	HERO_SKILL_POWERFULL_BLOW	174
Absolute Rage	HERO_SKILL_ABSOLUTE_RAGE	176
(Demon Lord) Gating	SKILL_GATING	14
Consume Corpse	PERK_CONSUME_CORPSE	58
Hellfire	PERK_DEMONIC_FIRE	59
Mark of the Damned	PERK_DEMONIC_STRIKE	60
Urgash's Call	DEMON_FEAT_ABSOLUTE_GATING	98
(Knight) Counterstrike	SKILL_TRAINING	13
Benediction	PERK_PRAYER	56
Expert Trainer	PERK_EXPERT_TRAINER	57
Retaliation Strike	PERK_HOLY_CHARGE	55
Unstoppable Charge	KNIGHT_FEAT_ABSOLUTE_CHARGE	85
(Necromancer) Necromancy	SKILL_NECROMANCY	15
Banshee Howl	PERK_DEATH_SCREAM	63
Eternal Servitude	PERK_NO_REST_FOR_THE_WICKED	62
Skeleton Archers	PERK_RAISE_ARCHERS	61
Howl of Terror	NECROMANCER_FEAT_ABSOLUTE_FEAR	111
(Ranger) Avenger	SKILL_AVENGER	16
Deadeye Shot	PERK_SNIPE_DEAD	65
Imbue Arrow	PERK_IMBUE_ARROW	66
Rain of Arrows	PERK_MULTISHOT	64
Nature's Luck	RANGER_FEAT_ABSOLUTE_LUCK	124
(Runemage) Runelore	HERO_SKILL_RUNELORE	151
Refresh Rune	HERO_SKILL_REFRESH_RUNE	152
Greater Rune	HERO_SKILL_STRONG_RUNE	153
Fine Rune	HERO_SKILL_FINE_RUNE	154
Absolute Protection	HERO_SKILL_ABSOLUTE_PROTECTION	167
(Warlock) Irresistible Magic	SKILL_INVOCATION	18
Dark Ritual	PERK_DARK_RITUAL	71
Elemental Vision	PERK_ELEMENTAL_VISION	72
Empowered spells	PERK_EMPOWERED_SPELLS	70
Rage of the Elements	WARLOCK_FEAT_ABSOLUTE_CHAINS	150
(Wizard) Artificer	SKILL_ARTIFICIER	17
Consume Artifact	PERK_MELT_ARTIFACT	68
Magic mirror	PERK_MAGIC_MIRROR	69
Mark of the Wizard	PERK_MAGIC_BOND	67
Arcane Omniscience	WIZARD_FEAT_ABSOLUTE_WIZARDY	137
Attack	SKILL_OFFENCE	6
Archery	PERK_ARCHERY	35
Battle Frenzy	PERK_FRENZY	36
Cold Steel	NECROMANCER_FEAT_CHILLING_STEEL	104
Excruciating Strike	DEMON_FEAT_CRITICAL_STRIKE	91
Flaming Arrows	WIZARD_FEAT_WILDFIRE	130
Nature's Wrath	RANGER_FEAT_FOREST_RAGE	117
Power of Speed	WARLOCK_FEAT_POWER_OF_HASTE	143
Retribution	KNIGHT_FEAT_RETRIBUTION	76
Tactics	PERK_TACTICS	34
Offensive Formation	HERO_SKILL_OFFENSIVE_FORMATION	160
Stunning Blow	HERO_SKILL_STUNNING_BLOW	180
Dark Magic	SKILL_DARK_MAGIC	10
Corrupted Soil	RANGER_FEAT_SOIL_BURN	121
Dark Renewal	WARLOCK_FEAT_PAYBACK	147
Fallen Knight	KNIGHT_FEAT_PARIAH	83
Master of Curses	PERK_MASTER_OF_CURSES	46
Master of Mind	PERK_MASTER_OF_MIND	47
Master of Pain	PERK_MASTER_OF_SICKNESS	48
Seal of Darkness	WIZARD_FEAT_SUPRESS_DARK	134
Spirit Link	NECROMANCER_FEAT_SPIRIT_LINK	108
Weakening Strike	DEMON_FEAT_WEAKENING_STRIKE	95
Shrug Darkness	HERO_SKILL_SHRUG_DARKNESS	164
Defense	SKILL_DEFENCE	7
Chilling Bones	NECROMANCER_FEAT_CHILLING_BONES	105
Evasion	PERK_EVASION	38
Hellwrath	DEMON_FEAT_DEMONIC_RETALIATION	92
Last Stand	RANGER_FEAT_LAST_STAND	118
Power of Endurance	WARLOCK_FEAT_POWER_OF_STONE	144
Protection	PERK_PROTECTION	37
Resistance	WIZARD_FEAT_SEAL_OF_PROTECTION	131
Stand Your Ground	KNIGHT_FEAT_HOLD_GROUND	77
Vitality	PERK_TOUGHNESS	39
Defensive Formation	HERO_SKILL_DEFENSIVE_FORMATION	161
Preparation	HERO_SKILL_PREPARATION	171
Defend Us All	HERO_SKILL_DEFEND_US_ALL	181
Destructive Magic	SKILL_DESTRUCTIVE_MAGIC	9
Cold Death	NECROMANCER_FEAT_DEADLY_COLD	107
Fiery Wrath	KNIGHT_FEAT_ANCIENT_SMITHY	82
Mana Burst	RANGER_FEAT_SUN_FIRE	120
Master of Fire	PERK_MASTER_OF_FIRE	44
Master of Ice	PERK_MASTER_OF_ICE	43
Master of Storms	PERK_MASTER_OF_LIGHTNINGS	45
Sap Magic	WIZARD_FEAT_MAGIC_CUSHION	133
Searing Fires	DEMON_FEAT_DEMONIC_FLAME	94
Secrets of destruction	WARLOCK_FEAT_SECRETS_OF_DESTRUCTION	146
Ignite	HERO_SKILL_SET_AFIRE	163
Enlightenment (except Barbarians)	SKILL_LEARNING	3
Arcane Exaltation	DEMON_FEAT_MASTER_OF_SECRETS	87
Arcane Intuition	PERK_EAGLE_EYE	27
Dark Revelation	WARLOCK_FEAT_DARK_REVELATION	140
Graduate	KNIGHT_FEAT_STUDENT_AWARD	79
Intelligence	PERK_INTELLIGENCE	25
Know Your Enemy	RANGER_FEAT_CUNNING_OF_THE_WOODS	114
Lord of the Undead	NECROMANCER_FEAT_LORD_OF_UNDEAD	101
Scholar	PERK_SCHOLAR	26
Wizard's Reward	WIZARD_FEAT_ACADEMY_AWARD	127
Mentoring	HERO_SKILL_MENTORING	169
Tap Runes	HERO_SKILL_TAP_RUNES	157
Enlightenment (for Barbarians)	HERO_SKILL_BARBARIAN_LEARNING	183
Bloodfire	HERO_SKILL_POWER_OF_BLOOD	184
Battle Lore	HERO_SKILL_WARCRY_LEARNING	185
Stamina	HERO_SKILL_BODYBUILDING	186
Intelligence	HERO_SKILL_BARBARIAN_INTELLIGENCE	212
Leadership	SKILL_LEADERSHIP	4
Artifical Glory	WIZARD_FEAT_ARTIFICIAL_GLORY	128
Aura of Swiftness	WARLOCK_FEAT_FAST_AND_FURIOUS	141
Battle Commander	RANGER_FEAT_FOREST_GUARD_EMBLEM	115
Diplomacy	PERK_DIPLOMACY	30
Divine Guidance	KNIGHT_FEAT_ENCOURAGE	75
Estates	PERK_ESTATES	29
Gate Master	DEMON_FEAT_GATING_MASTERY	89
Herald Of Death	NECROMANCER_FEAT_HERALD_OF_DEATH	102
Recruitment	PERK_RECRUITMENT	28
Empathy	HERO_SKILL_EMPATHY	170
Runic Attunement	HERO_SKILL_RUNIC_ATTUNEMENT	158
Battle Elation	HERO_SKILL_BATTLE_ELATION	178
Light Magic	SKILL_LIGHT_MAGIC	11
Fire Resistance	DEMON_FEAT_FIRE_PROTECTION	96
Guardian Angel	KNIGHT_FEAT_GUARDIAN_ANGEL	78
Master of Abjuration	PERK_MASTER_OF_ABJURATION	50
Master of Blessings	PERK_MASTER_OF_BLESSING	49
Master of Wrath	PERK_MASTER_OF_WRATH	51
Refined Mana	WARLOCK_FEAT_ELITE_CASTERS	148
Storm Wind	RANGER_FEAT_STORM_WIND	122
Suppress Light	WIZARD_FEAT_SUPRESS_LIGHT	135
Twilight	NECROMANCER_FEAT_TWILIGHT	109
Eternal Light	HERO_SKILL_ETERNAL_LIGHT	165
Logistics	SKILL_LOGISTICS	1
Death March	NECROMANCER_FEAT_DEATH_TREAD	99
Familiar Ground	KNIGHT_FEAT_ROAD_HOME	73
March of the Golems	WIZARD_FEAT_MARCH_OF_THE_MACHINES	125
Navigation	PERK_NAVIGATION	21
Pathfinding	PERK_PATHFINDING	19
Scouting	PERK_SCOUTING	20
Silent Stalker	RANGER_FEAT_DISGUISE_AND_RECKON	112
Swift Gating	DEMON_FEAT_QUICK_GATING	86
Teleport Assault	WARLOCK_FEAT_TELEPORT_ASSAULT	138
Snatch	HERO_SKILL_SNATCH	168
Swift Mind	HERO_SKILL_QUICKNESS_OF_MIND	155
Warpath	HERO_SKILL_PATH_OF_WAR	177
Luck	SKILL_LUCK	5
Dead Man's Curse	NECROMANCER_FEAT_DEAD_LUCK	103
Elven Luck	RANGER_FEAT_ELVEN_LUCK	116
Magic Resistance	PERK_RESISTANCE	31
Resourcefulness	PERK_FORTUNATE_ADVENTURER	33
Soldier's Luck	PERK_LUCKY_STRIKE	32
Spoils of War	WIZARD_FEAT_SPOILS_OF_WAR	129
Swarming Gate	DEMON_FEAT_CRITICAL_GATING	90
Tear of Asha Vision	KNIGHT_FEAT_GRAIL_VISION	80
Warlock's Luck	WARLOCK_FEAT_LUCKY_SPELLS	142
Dwarven Luck	HERO_SKILL_DWARVEN_LUCK	159
Luck of the Barbarian	HERO_SKILL_LUCK_OF_THE_BARBARIAN	179
Shatter Dark	HERO_SKILL_SHATTER_DARK_MAGIC	195
Corrupt Dark	HERO_SKILL_CORRUPT_DARK	196
Weaken Dark	HERO_SKILL_WEAKEN_DARK	197
Detain Dark	HERO_SKILL_DETAIN_DARK	198
Weakening Strike	HERO_SKILL_BARBARIAN_WEAKENING_STRIKE	209
Corrupted Soil	HERO_SKILL_BARBARIAN_SOIL_BURN	210
Shatter Destruction	HERO_SKILL_SHATTER_DESTRUCTIVE_MAGIC	191
Corrupt Destruction	HERO_SKILL_CORRUPT_DESTRUCTIVE	192
Weaken Destruction	HERO_SKILL_WEAKEN_DESTRUCTIVE	193
Detain Destruction	HERO_SKILL_DETAIN_DESTRUCTIVE	194
Fiery Wrath	HERO_SKILL_BARBARIAN_ANCIENT_SMITHY	208
Shatter Light	HERO_SKILL_SHATTER_LIGHT_MAGIC	199
Corrupt Light	HERO_SKILL_CORRUPT_LIGHT	200
Weaken Light	HERO_SKILL_WEAKEN_LIGHT	201
Detain Light	HERO_SKILL_DETAIN_LIGHT	202
Refined Mana	HERO_SKILL_BARBARIAN_ELITE_CASTERS	214
Storm Wind	HERO_SKILL_BARBARIAN_STORM_WIND	215
Shatter Summoning	HERO_SKILL_SHATTER_SUMMONING_MAGIC	203
Corrupt Summoning	HERO_SKILL_CORRUPT_SUMMONING	204
Weaken Summoning	HERO_SKILL_WEAKEN_SUMMONING	205
Detain Summoning	HERO_SKILL_DETAIN_SUMMONING	206
Back to the Void	HERO_SKILL_DEATH_TO_NONEXISTENT	207
Fog Veil	HERO_SKILL_BARBARIAN_FOG_VEIL	211
Shout	HERO_SKILL_VOICE	187
Shout Training	HERO_SKILL_VOICE_TRAINING	188
Mighty Shout	HERO_SKILL_MIGHTY_VOICE	189
Shout of Rage	HERO_SKILL_VOICE_OF_RAGE	190
Mana Regeneration	HERO_SKILL_BARBARIAN_MYSTICISM	213
Sorcery	SKILL_SORCERY	8
Arcane Brillance	RANGER_FEAT_INSIGHTS	119
Arcane Excellence	KNIGHT_FEAT_CASTER_CERTIFICATE	81
Arcane Training	PERK_ARCANE_TRAINING	42
Boneward	NECROMANCER_FEAT_SPELLPROOF_BONES	106
Counterspell	WIZARD_FEAT_COUNTERSPELL	132
Erratic Mana	WARLOCK_FEAT_CHAOTIC_SPELLS	145
Magic Insight	PERK_WISDOM	41
Mana Regeneration	PERK_MYSTICISM	40
Soulfire	DEMON_FEAT_EXPLODING_CORPSES	93
Distract	HERO_SKILL_DISTRACT	162
Summoning Magic	SKILL_SUMMONING_MAGIC	12
Banish	WIZARD_FEAT_UNSUMMON	136
Elemental Balance	KNIGHT_FEAT_ELEMENTAL_BALANCE	84
Exorcism	WARLOCK_FEAT_ELEMENTAL_OVERKILL	149
Fire Warriors	DEMON_FEAT_FIRE_AFFINITY	97
Haunted Mines	NECROMANCER_FEAT_HAUNT_MINE	110
Master of Conjuration	PERK_MASTER_OF_CREATURES	53
Master of Earthblood	PERK_MASTER_OF_QUAKES	52
Master of Life	PERK_MASTER_OF_ANIMATION	54
Wall of Fog	RANGER_FEAT_FOG_VEIL	123
Runic Armour	HERO_SKILL_RUNIC_ARMOR	166
War Machines	SKILL_WAR_MACHINES	2
Ballista	PERK_BALLISTA	23
Brimstone Rain	DEMON_FEAT_TRIPLE_CATAPULT	88
Catapult	PERK_CATAPULT	24
First Aid	PERK_FIRST_AID	22
Imbue Ballista	RANGER_FEAT_IMBUE_BALLISTA	113
Plague Tent	NECROMANCER_FEAT_LAST_AID	100
Remote Control	WIZARD_FEAT_REMOTE_CONTROL	126
Tremors	WARLOCK_FEAT_SHAKE_GROUND	139
Triple Ballista	KNIGHT_FEAT_TRIPLE_BALLISTA	74
Runic Machines	HERO_SKILL_RUNIC_MACHINES	156
Goblin Support	HERO_SKILL_GOBLIN_SUPPORT	182

You can discuss this guide and ask more about the cheats in the Heroes Community dedicated forum.

Thanks to Curio for creating these pages!

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