With the SDK I would have made some intermediate levels in Single Player- Make a level between Sareth's Merger with Xana and The Gates of Stonehelm and change the plot just a little bit so Sareth Journey wouldn't be completely Dull.

The level I had in mind was a heavily forested area in the Fall Time- Ravens peck at the grass under the trees, A cliff runs along the edge of the wood and here and there you can see caves glowing with the light of Luminous Yellow Mushrooms, also overgrown in the grass would be ruins from a forgotten settlement. In the caves goblins wait in ambush- and as sareth Approaches the mouth of a cave he must travel through, they assault him. Also lots of little spiders are underfoot in some sections culminating in one of the larger spiders (not the big one under nar Heresh) as a sort of mini Boss
Finally having fought his way through the cave Sareth Emerges to a sweeping Vista of the Land of Ashan with Stonehelm in the distance (like in the launch trailer- Hell I could probably convert that little clip into Bink format and call it good).

Also I would make a Level Right Before Sareth returns to Stonehelm. The level would be comprised of Sareth Helping The Guards Defend the Settlement of Vradeks Crossing from the Necro Army.

A more ambitious goal would be to make a fully exterior level in Heresh just for the fun of it (A rather mediterranean looking setting) with massive white cliffs and the scraggly little trees clinging to them and the turquise water framing a small series of Islands- A path leads inland- to a very desolate landscape that is almost like a desert. The ediface of a necromancer temple Frames the scene. Though where this level would fit in with the story I don't know.

The most ambitious goal I have would be improving the ending of DM a little- I once wrote a rather lengthy version of what I thought would be the perfect ending for DM (now lost to time) However I always thought with the undecided fate ending with Xana still inside that the following would be kind of cool- for one Sareth Emerges from the Necropolis, Bringing news that Leana was killed by the Necromancer Arantir the people rally behind Lord Sareth- The savior of Ashan- The video would then show the Necromancer city of Nar Heresh in flames as the Necromancers flee- then the next victims to follow would, predictably enough be the orcs with a little scene where they are being captured and killed and an Armada of ships off the coast of the Temple Island. Finally Sareth having become extremely powerful through the aid of Xana creates a physical form for her to inhabit.

Alternatively I would have a similar video with Leana being alive except Leana rallies around Sareth wherever they go as the savior of Ashan The burning of Nar Heresh would be the same except instead of the Orcs being destroyed as well it would show Sareth and Leana making peace with them.

As for the Kha Beleth Ending's I would like to see some of the destruction of Stonehelm and the other areas as well- This time it should show the Demon Lord and his son detroying Stonehelm and hunting down it's inhabitants as a massive demon army issues forth from a glowing cavern- Next the Necromancer city would still be the same- Then show the orcs bowing before the might of their new demon masters and those that aren't are killed.

sounds nice.... but:

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Then show the orcs bowing before the might of their new demon masters and those that aren't are killed.

having played tribes of the east i think the orcs would rather die than to serve under a demon....

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Originally posted by IDark-KillerI:
sounds nice.... but:

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Then show the orcs bowing before the might of their new demon masters and those that aren't are killed.

having played tribes of the east i think the orcs would rather die than to serve under a demon....

Well I am ashamed to admit that I have no idea what tribes of the East is so I suppose I should do more research on DM lore before planning a map or three that will probably never be built. Anyways I do remember vividly the Hatred Aratrok had for me so I suppose I should have considered that. That being said I will eventually make these as a mod for HL2 instead but not right now as I have a lot of other projects that I am supposed to be doing.

tribes of the east is the second expansion for hommv
the whole storyline of hommv takes place before the events of dm

Thanks- actually after I posted that before I went and read up on it- learning a lot more about Ashan in the Process. I hope someday we will be able to make some awesome mods for DM as I have some new ideas that I got from reading about Heroes and it's expansions.