Use Class instead of race in the editor.

[Mr-Bajs]

Preliminary checks

• [X] I've checked that there aren't other open issues on the same topic.

Describe the problem requiring a solution

Shouldn't the usage of Class, as the game already uses be used instead of Race? Race is technically wrong, and potentially be political sensitive in some languages.

I'm refering to the new strings added to the editor. Both the editor and the game should use the same terminology, also i think there was a previous discussion about changing race into class, but i'll might remember wrong.

Click to change race: Hero's race:

Describe the possible solution

.

Additional info

No response

[zenseii]

@Mr-Bajs is correct here. The correct term in Heroes 2 according to the manual and in the game is Class for different types of heroes, and "Alignment" for different castle/creature types.

[oleg-derevenetz]

and "Alignment" for different castle/creature types.

IIRC it's not quite the case. "Alignment" is "good" or "evil" (in HoMM3 and later there is also "neutral" alignment, e.g. Stronghold or Conflux), while term "faction" can be used instead of "castle/town type".

[zenseii]

and "Alignment" for different castle/creature types.

IIRC it's not quite the case. "Alignment" is "good" or "evil" (in HoMM3 and later there is also "neutral" alignment, e.g. Stronghold or Conflux), while term "faction" can be used instead of "castle/town type".

Hi, @oleg-derevenetz. It's possible that Heroes 3 changed things but from my research into this topic earlier, there is this dialog which talks about a player's "primary alignment", in other words their primary type of castle:

The "alignment" term is found again in the morale descriptor. Troops of 3 alignments:

There's also a use of "hero type" and "castle type":

"Faction" is only mentioned once in the manual, and also in a more proper usage IMO, which is when talking about division of some bigger group, like a "political faction" being a group within a group. This would somehow indicate that there is one overarching ruler in Enroth and that the Knight, Warlock, Sorceress etc. are all factions being controlled by this ruler and they fight to gain power.

https://www.dictionary.com/browse/faction

As long as no one suggests the often heard but completely wrong "Fraction".

[oleg-derevenetz]

It's possible that Heroes 3 changed things

Well, maybe. In HoMM3, alignment It is a broader characteristic than just the town type (there are multiple town types of each alignment type), and the operation of some objects and bonuses from certain terrain types depend on it.

[ihhub]

Marking it for 1.1.1 release as this is a very minor issue at the moment.