Offline, focusing on collecting vampires... Auto-translated

Ladies and gentlemen!

:smile24:"Vampire Piggy Bank":smile24:

1. To participate in the inter-clan collective offline tournament for Heroes 3 SoD 3.2 "Vampire Piggy Bank", you must be a member of a clan or be registered on our website, and leave an application in this thread.

Note: This is a collective tournament - only one main save per clan is accepted here. The clan has one month for completion. In the intra-clan section, it is possible and even necessary to discuss the clan's overall progress. There is also an option to complete the tournament individually in your own name.

2. The tournament is held on the Russian version of Heroes 3 by Buka, game version 3.2. The save will be generated on the Russian version 3.2.
Note: Please be aware that the tournament is conducted on the "The Shadow of Death" version of Heroes 3

3. Tournament completion is divided into two stages: First – collect 1000 vampires (0.5 points for a regular one, 1 point for an upgraded one; minus one point for every day, starting the count from the beginning of the second week); and Save. Then send this save with "Ep1" in the name to the specified email addresses. The second stage starts based on the save with the best result, and its goal is complete victory on the map.

The result will be evaluated primarily by the minimum time taken to collect vampires and defeat the enemy (Average time between collecting Vamps and total victory).
If several players have an equal average completion time, the winner will be determined by the number of survivors (recruited) during the vampire collection, and then by the sum of primary skills (attack, defense, magic, knowledge) TAKING INTO ACCOUNT EQUIPPED ARTIFACTS (by counting their bonuses); if a favorite is still not determined here, it will be decided by the amount of mercury.

4. The following are prohibited in the tournament: (THESE rules are also used as a basis HERE)

1) Using cheats, codes, mods, or additional programs that can change the game structure during a "clean" run.

2) Digging up the Grail without fully uncovering the puzzle map.

3) Restarting or any other modification of the starting save is prohibited.

4) Discussion of the tournament on the forum, except for clans in their own section, during its progress is FORBIDDEN!!!
(Players who violate this rule automatically exclude themselves from playing the tournament; their results will not be counted and will be annulled).

5. The player is obliged to save intermediate saves for each game day during the tournament run.
Intermediate saves may be requested by the tournament leader to verify the honesty of the run. If the use of cheat codes or errors and game features explicitly prohibited in the rules are detected, the player will be immediately excluded from the tournament.

6. Along with the final save, players must send a description of the tactics for the final battle (the more difficult the battle, the more detailed).
If victory depends on morale\luck rolls\specific actions of computer players, a full description of the battle is required - one that allows it to be repeated.

7. Send the final save to the email address [email protected] or (Kyle agreed) to [email protected]. The sent save must contain the tournament number (1), the participant's number in the application table, the abbreviation (КB - Vampire Piggy Bank), and the player's Nick. Example: 3_1_КВ_Alan.GM1.

8. The tournament starts on November 8 and will last until December 8 (inclusive). The result will be announced on December 11, 2007.

9. After receiving your save, you will see in the application table that:

save accepted - indicated by a Bold Nick

This list can be expanded by new participants!
We invite everyone to take part in the tournament!

Saves will only be considered from those players and clans who are in this table, so make your applications IN ADVANCE!!! I also want to draw the attention of clan leaders to the fact that it is preferable for YOU or your DEPUTIES to send final saves to avoid confusion and disputes in the tournament.

PARTICIPANT LIST
NUMBER Clan Name
1) Keepers of the Necronomicon
2) Man to Man
3) Knights of the Apocalypse

NUMBER PLAYER NICK
1) Ley

P.S.: While the map is being finished - everything will be ready in a day or two.


1. Download the save and the map.

2. The downloaded save must be placed on your computer in the ...\Games folder of the game (where saves are located).
And the map should be placed in the ...\Maps folder of the game.
Archives were created using WinRar.

3. Load it and start playing at any time convenient for you, while not forgetting to make daily saves.

4. After completing up to the final action (after which victory occurs), save again.

5. With the final save, describe this last step in detail (most likely a battle); then the results will be processed faster and there will be fewer suspicions of cheating!!!

6. A full description of the tournament map is encouraged (optional). If such descriptions are provided, a contest for the best description will be held; 10 of them (the very best) will take their place of honor in the "Hall of Fame" section!

7. Send this save to the specified address (in the rules of this tournament).

8. Wait for the results.

P.S. I wish all tournament participants a great time playing!!!

P.P.S.: I express my gratitude to the highly respected SandroXXL, Ley and Kyle for their assistance in creating and conducting this tournament. :smile02:

As far as I understand, you can also add me to the list ;), so I'm already waiting...:)

P.S. "2. The tournament will be held on the Russian version of Heroes 1 from Buka" - is there anything that needs to be corrected here? :)

P.S.2 and point 3 also seems a bit unclear...:( (be more specific)

As far as I understand, you can add me to the list as well ;), I'm already waiting... :)

P.S. "2. The tournament will be held on the Russian version of Heroes 1 from Buka" - is there anything that needs to be corrected here? :)

P.S.2 and point 3 also seems a bit unclear... :( (be more specific)

I assembled a "group" of vampires - you specifically save the game for this, and then in the second stage, you try to defeat the opponent as quickly as possible, while not losing (if possible) the vampires you've accumulated...

And we, or rather, I don't see something somewhere, right?

3. The goal of the game is to gather 1000 vampires (more points will be awarded for upgraded ones); save and, with their MINIMAL losses, defeat the enemy (you can replenish losses, but do not exceed the limit of 1000 vampires for the main hero).

It is precisely this point that raises "suspicions..."
1) How will points be awarded for upgraded vampires?
2) Are there 2 stages here? In the first, you simply need to gather 1000 vampires, and in the second, win with the fewest losses?
3) What does "you can replenish losses" mean?

Sincerely.

Hmm... I think it works like this: not every player registers individually, but the entire clan does (with just one representative).

The map is ready now ;). The tournament will start soon, very soon! Sasha, gather people, I've sent the map to your email ;)

Best regards.

Dear Alexander G.K.,,
I have a few comments regarding the rules of your tournament; they are listed below:

3. The goal of the game is to gather 1000 vampires (more points will be awarded for enhanced ones);

What kind of points? What is the point calculation formula?

Preserve and defeat the enemy with minimal losses (losses can be replenished, but do not exceed the limit of 1000 Vampires for the main hero).

This sentence is somewhat unclear in meaning...

The result will primarily be evaluated based on the shortest time.
If several players achieve an equal completion time, the best one will be determined by the number of surviving vampires during the playthrough.

Again, it's unclear how it will be determined by the "number of surviving vampires" if everyone has 1000 vampires (based on the tournament assignment)?

and then by the sum of primary skills (attack, defense, magic, knowledge) TAKING INTO ACCOUNT WORN ARTIFACTS; if a favorite still cannot be determined, then by the amount of mercury.

But what about the points mentioned above?

7. Send the final save to the email address [email protected] or (if Kyle agrees) to [email protected]

I agree, but the shortcomings must be corrected. ;)
Also, please write my nickname correctly. In Russian, it is written as: Kyle.

8. The tournament starts on November 8 and lasts until December 8 (inclusive). The result will be announced on December 11, 2007.

How so? Has it already started? Where is the map and save file? There isn't one? That means the tournament can't start yet...

P.S.: While the map is being finalized, it will be ready in about a day or two.

When the map is ready, then you can announce the start of the tournament.


Please understand me correctly; I am not picking on you, I am just pointing out the flaws in the drafted tournament rules. And I hope that you will approach this issue with all seriousness; otherwise, it would be better not to even start the tournament.
And in general, it would be good if you created this topic in the section: Heroes 3 Tournament - Tournaments for Heroes 3 - OFFLINE - then I could edit the first post myself. ;)

I look forward to your response.
Sincerely.

2 Kyle: 1) Regarding the formulas, I already asked, but I haven't received a clear and definitive answer yet... 2) Regarding the number of survivors: Alexander plans two stages for this tournament; in the first, it is necessary to gather 1000 vampires, and in the second, to win with the fewest losses; but the rules are written for only one of them, or sometimes for both at once, which is the reason for the possible confusion. 3) The map is ready, the initial save is being prepared, and small imperfections are being removed... :) Sincerely.

1) Regarding the formulas, I already asked, but I haven't received a clear and definitive answer yet...

That's not good.
And why invent something new? You can take a formula from a blitz tournament and avoid the hassle...

2) Regarding the number of survivors: Alexander plans two stages of this tournament; in the first, it is necessary to gather 1000 vampires, and in the second, to win with the fewest losses; but the rules are written for only one of them, or immediately for both, which is why there may be some confusion.

Oh, there are already two stages... how interesting... well, okay...
But then it should have been written down right away!

3) The map is ready, the initial save is being prepared, and small imperfections are being removed... :)

By the way, I would like to make the save myself ;) for reliability, so to speak... ;)

Sincerely.

sent the map... Let me know later.

I received the map, I'll take a look at it on the weekend...
Therefore, the tournament will not start before Monday.

Best regards.

We'll be waiting eagerly.
And on Monday, what time will it be, Moscow time, if you can tell us?

We'll be waiting eagerly.
And on Monday, what time will it be, Moscow time, if you can tell us?

Who said it would start on Monday?
I said it would be no earlier than Monday...
But of course, we'll try to start as soon as possible. ;)

Sincerely.

I've edited the first post, and as soon as all the discrepancies and inconsistencies between the participants and organizers are resolved, I will create this thread in the offline tournaments section... :smile02:

Dear Alexander G.K.,
I have looked at the map on which the tournament is going to be held.
My opinion: this tournament on this map holds no interest whatsoever in terms of gameplay, because collecting vampires there would take a very long and tedious time.. since the main recruitment will come from dwellings, the tournament will devolve into a meaningless cycle of pressing "end turn" while waiting for the next week.. And this (I am sure most players will agree with me) - is very boring!

In my opinion, if you do not want to hold a tournament on collecting skeletons, then hold a tournament on collecting Liches! Because they can not only be obtained from dwellings, but also raised in battle by having the artifact Cloak of the Undead King. This greatly increases the overall interest in the game.

I await your response.
Sincerely.