--- a/src/fheroes2/heroes/heroes.cpp

+++ b/src/fheroes2/heroes/heroes.cpp

@@ -1922,6 +1922,8 @@ HeroSeedsForLevelUp Heroes::GetSeedsForLevelUp() const

      * */

     uint32_t hash = world.GetMapSeed();

+    if ( Settings::Get().isHeroRandomLevelUpEnabled() )

+	fheroes2::hashCombine( hash, Rand::Get( std::numeric_limits<uint32_t>::max() ) );

     fheroes2::hashCombine( hash, hid );

     fheroes2::hashCombine( hash, _race );

     fheroes2::hashCombine( hash, attack );

--- a/src/fheroes2/system/settings.cpp

+++ b/src/fheroes2/system/settings.cpp

@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ namespace

         GLOBAL_BATTLE_AUTO_RESOLVE = 0x04000000,

         GLOBAL_BATTLE_AUTO_SPELLCAST = 0x08000000,

         GLOBAL_AUTO_SAVE_AT_BEGINNING_OF_TURN = 0x10000000,

-        GLOBAL_SCREEN_NEAREST_SCALING = 0x20000000

+        GLOBAL_SCREEN_NEAREST_SCALING = 0x20000000,

+        GLOBAL_HERO_RANDOM_LEVEL_UP = 0x40000000

     };

 }

@@ -225,6 +226,10 @@ bool Settings::Read( const std::string & filePath )

         setBattleShowArmyOrder( config.StrParams( "battle army order" ) == "on" );

     }

+    if ( config.Exists( "hero random level up" ) ) {

+        setHeroRandomLevelUp( config.StrParams( "hero random level up" ) == "on" );

+    }

+

     if ( config.Exists( "use evil interface" ) ) {

         setEvilInterface( config.StrParams( "use evil interface" ) == "on" );

     }

@@ -431,6 +436,9 @@ std::string Settings::String() const

     os << std::endl << "# show army order during battle: on/off" << std::endl;

     os << "battle army order = " << ( _optGlobal.Modes( GLOBAL_BATTLE_SHOW_ARMY_ORDER ) ? "on" : "off" ) << std::endl;

+    os << std::endl << "# hero random level up (experimental): on/off" << std::endl;

+    os << "hero random level up = " << ( _optGlobal.Modes( GLOBAL_HERO_RANDOM_LEVEL_UP ) ? "on" : "off" ) << std::endl;

+

     os << std::endl << "# use evil interface style: on/off" << std::endl;

     os << "use evil interface = " << ( _optGlobal.Modes( GLOBAL_EVIL_INTERFACE ) ? "on" : "off" ) << std::endl;

@@ -769,6 +777,16 @@ void Settings::setBattleDamageInfo( const bool enable )

     }

 }

+void Settings::setHeroRandomLevelUp( const bool enable )

+{

+    if ( enable ) {

+        _optGlobal.SetModes( GLOBAL_HERO_RANDOM_LEVEL_UP );

+    }

+    else {

+        _optGlobal.ResetModes( GLOBAL_HERO_RANDOM_LEVEL_UP );

+    }

+}

+

 void Settings::setHideInterface( const bool enable )

 {

     if ( enable ) {

@@ -841,6 +859,11 @@ bool Settings::isBattleShowDamageInfoEnabled() const

     return _optGlobal.Modes( GLOBAL_BATTLE_SHOW_DAMAGE );

 }

+bool Settings::isHeroRandomLevelUpEnabled() const

+{

+    return _optGlobal.Modes( GLOBAL_HERO_RANDOM_LEVEL_UP );

+}

+

 bool Settings::isHideInterfaceEnabled() const

 {

     return _optGlobal.Modes( GLOBAL_HIDE_INTERFACE );

diff --git a/src/fheroes2/system/settings.h b/src/fheroes2/system/settings.h

index 1328d224..b438a0f1 100644

--- a/src/fheroes2/system/settings.h

+++ b/src/fheroes2/system/settings.h

@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ public:

     bool isSystemInfoEnabled() const;

     bool isAutoSaveAtBeginningOfTurnEnabled() const;

     bool isBattleShowDamageInfoEnabled() const;

+    bool isHeroRandomLevelUpEnabled() const;

     bool isHideInterfaceEnabled() const;

     bool isEvilInterfaceEnabled() const;

@@ -243,6 +244,7 @@ public:

     void setSystemInfo( const bool enable );

     void setAutoSaveAtBeginningOfTurn( const bool enable );

     void setBattleDamageInfo( const bool enable );

+    void setHeroRandomLevelUp( const bool enable );

     void setHideInterface( const bool enable );

     void setEvilInterface( const bool enable );

     void setNearestLinearScaling( const bool enable );