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We present to your attention the rules for offline tournaments in Heroes II!
1. How to participate in a tournament:
1.1. To participate in a Heroes II tournament, you must register on our website and also submit an application in the thread where the tournament is being held.
1.2. Tournaments are held on the Russian version of Heroes II "The Price of Loyalty" from Bukka. If you have any other version of the game, the organizer has the right not to count your result.
1.3. Sequence of actions to participate in the tournament:
1.3.1. Download the save file. The save file is usually located at the bottom of the main post of the tournament thread.
1.3.2. You need to place the downloaded save file on your computer in the GAMES folder of your installed Heroes II.
1.3.3. Load it and start playing at any time that is convenient for you (i.e., players play strictly on the downloaded saves. Restarting the game is prohibited), while remembering to make intermediate saves (at least daily saves should be made). The tournament organizer may request them from you.
1.3.4. After reaching the last action (after which victory occurs), you need to save again.
1.3.5. A complete description of the tournament map is encouraged (not required). If there are such descriptions, a competition will be held for the best description, 10 of which (the very best) will take their honorable place in the "Feats of Our Best Heroes" section!
1.3.6. Within the timeframe allotted for playing this tournament, send this save file to the tournament organizer (the address must be indicated in the rules of this tournament).
1.3.7. Wait for the results to be announced.
1.4. Restrictions on passing the save:
The use of any cheats and bugs in the final playthrough is prohibited. The result will be annulled. i.e., the following are prohibited:
1.4.1. Restarting the game, i.e., you can only play from the save.
1.4.2. Using the "dismiss-buyout" trick.
1.4.3. Moving a bought or escaped hero in battle on the day he escaped/was bought out.
1.4.4. Buying heroes who died in battle (do not confuse with an escaped hero).
(the last three points are explained as follows:
1. Hiring a dismissed hero on the day of dismissal is prohibited. On any other day – it is allowed.
2. You can hire an escaped (bought out) hero on the same day, but you can only move him on the next day.
3. Re-hiring your deceased hero is prohibited.
4. Hiring a deceased pumped-up enemy hero is prohibited. (A pumped-up hero is one whose experience, secondary and/or primary skills, spellbook contents, and its presence differ from standard starting values. Or if the hero has artifacts, then he is also considered pumped up.))
1.4.5. Digging for UA without fully opening the puzzle map; (If a player digs for UA, they must make a save immediately before digging and send it to the tournament organizer along with the final save.).
1.4.6. Visiting graveyards, demon caves, and ghost ships. It is possible to visit shipyards with skeletons.
1.4.7. The use of the "Haunt" magic and the "feeding" trick for spirits is prohibited, i.e., only one battle with this group of spirits is allowed, while you must обязательно make a save before the battle and immediately after it.
1.4.8. Buying spirits (ghosts) (unless the tournament involves collecting spirits (ghosts), in which case they can be bought).
1.4.9. Using any other glitches (bugs).
Also, in the event of a week "+5 monsters X" or a month "monster X", the player must replay the transition of the week/month and achieve a neutral result. (this point is at the discretion of the tournament organizer)
The use of cheating programs, codes, and additional programs that can change the structure of the game is prohibited.
If a player suspects that his opponent has played in violation of the rules, he has the right to contact the tournament organizer and ask his opponent to send him the saves from the playthrough. The player who sends such a request must also send his daily saves to the coordinator.
The result of a player who played unfairly, as well as did not send his description (saves) on time upon request from the tournament organizer, will be annulled, and his further participation in tournaments will be impossible. This will also affect his reputation, but not for the better.
In tournaments on our portal, it is allowed to use one "automation tool":
1) Heroecopalka
1.5. Types of Tournaments:
There are several types of tournaments; they differ from each other in terms of victory conditions.
1.5.1. The most common tournament is a speed tournament, i.e., this is a regular game against the computer; the faster you achieve your goal, the better (goals: either kill everyone or capture a specific artifact, or something else... it will be shown below).
1.5.2. A skeleton (spirit) collection tournament, i.e., as can be seen from the name, the criterion for victory is the maximum number of skeletons (spirits) in your army. The tournament can be of two types: the first is collecting the maximum number of skeletons (spirits) within a certain time, the second is for speed, i.e., you need to collect a certain number of skeletons (spirits) in the minimum amount of time.
1.5.3. An experience tournament, i.e., as can be seen from the name, the criterion for victory is the maximum amount of experience for a particular hero. The tournament can be of two types: the first is collecting the maximum amount of experience within a certain time, the second is for speed, i.e., you need to collect a certain amount of experience in the minimum amount of time.
1.5.4. A resource tournament, i.e., as can be seen from the name, the criterion for victory is the maximum amount of any specific resource in the kingdom's treasury. The tournament can be of two types: the first is collecting the maximum amount of resources within a certain time, the second is for speed, i.e., you need to collect a certain amount of any resource in the minimum amount of time. (usually gold acts as a resource, but there may be variations...)
1.5.5. Arena. The goal of the game in an arena tournament (duel) is to assemble an army for battle on the arena, i.e., the player must choose a main hero, gather the maximum troops, buy or conquer the necessary artifacts, and learn the most important spells for combat during a certain period of time.
Then, the tournament organizer conducts battles between the main heroes of all players, one by one. Then the winner is determined – the hero whose hero wins with the best battle tactics.
1.6. Prizes:
For participating in tournaments, the player receives game rating. You can find out more about it in the topic: GAME RATING WWW.HEROESWORLD.RU
Note - In the future, virtual money will be awarded to players based on the results of the tournament: Grails. How to use them and what you can spend them on, you can find out by reading the relevant topics in the section: GRAILS
1.7. Miscellaneous:
If you have any questions regarding participation in offline tournaments, please ask them in the thread: Who wants to participate in offline tournaments?
If you have suggestions related to organizing tournaments or proposals for changing the rules of offline tournaments, please write them in the thread: Tournament Preparation for Heroes 2
If you are new here, we recommend these links:
School of Basic Skills for the Second Heroes.
Sincerely.
