The check works, and it works well. You can request a save before the battle (the map), before the loop starts, in the middle of the loop, and before the loop ends (the fight). The question is whether they will do it.

I already said - the middle and the end can be "drawn" using any available method - the easiest is ArtMoney. If it's done correctly, you won't be able to tell how the saves were obtained! Because in the middle and at the end, nothing changes in your troops, and only the enemy suffers losses!!

Personally, I have no complaints (I used the ballista-killing method with pleasure, but I would be even happier if I could just enter a code and not load the game).

In the third game, you can't - they'll write at the end of the game that you're a cheater, and that's it :) You'll have to prove what you did, and it's a pain. I'm talking about cheat codes. I haven't tested other methods in the third game.

I would really like to hear the verdict of the organizers.

On all resources, this is prohibited without any explanation, and they can even ban you for talking about it. Here, they will probably adhere to generally accepted traditions, although there is no logic in this. But at least they don't ban you for talking about it :) That's why I like it here - democracy and freedom of speech. I might be able to get my ideas across to someone. And I don't consider them CHEATING!!!