necrostorm: Many-many years ago i received it after completing campaign, it gives +9 to 3 stats, now i can receive only silver sphere (+6 to 3 stats) even after finishing campaign on hard, on extreme (twice), even without using crowns. Anyone know how to get godly sphere?
There's a bug where the Orb of Etheria you receive is tied to the difficulty of the first campaign you run after a fresh install. So if you complete it on 'hard', then go and complete it again on 'extreme', you'll still receive the Orb you would get for finishing it on 'hard'.
If you wipe it, do a fresh install, and ensure the first campaign difficulty you select is 'extreme' and your hero is Ironman, you should receive the correct +9 Orb for finishing the campaign.
There's a more detailed explanation here, if you can brave the rather outdated website design:
http://www.angelfire.com/empire/of_diraqine/orbs.html Extracted key notes in case the link ever goes down in future:
[i]the quality of the Orb of Etheria is determined from lowest difficulty you've ever played thoughout the Campaign. For example, your hero is in Bronzeman mode, and you've taken over 66 territories in Extreme difficulty with the last one in Easy difficulty. You would not get the Godly Orb of Etheria, but the Silver Orb of Etheria.
Thirdly, the difficulty for your hero is tagged to the lowest you've played (A bug?). This means that if you initially complete the Campaign in Extreme difficulty, and for the second time, 66 territories in Extreme and one in Easy, you will get a Godly Orb of Etheria for your first try, the Silver Orb of Etheria for your second, and for the third time, if you play all 67 territories in Extreme difficulty, you will still get the Silver Orb of Etheria. The difficulty is locked to the lowest difficulty you've played, so even if you still complete the Campaign for the fourth and fifth time in Extreme difficulty, you will still get the Silver Orb of Etheria. Better start with Extreme difficulty, and stick with it.[/i]
