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3rd stage of the annual tournament
named after John Van Canigem (2009) "Terrible Rumor"
General Tournament Rules:
named after John Van Canigem (2009) "Terrible Rumor"
General Tournament Rules:
1. To participate in the Heroes III Tournament, you must register on our website and also leave an application in this thread.
List of tournament applications:
| # | Nick |
| 01 | HoM[M]ie |
| 02 | ewgeniy |
| 03 | Soroka |
| 04 | Maggot |
| 05 | ABC-1 |
| 06 | Айвенго |
| 07 | Entomb |
| 08 | ANGEL'3000 |
| 09 | Pea(8) |
| 10 | СastleGAZ |
| 11 | Evgen777 |
| 12 | Elcidere |
| 13 | Sage |
| 14 | Kluka |
| 15 | Иоанн |
| 16 | Romanuel |
2.1. The tournament is held on Russian versions of Heroes of Might and Magic III:
The Shadow of Death (Version 3.2) or Complete Collection [Platinum Edition] (Version 4.0) with the installed patch LMPatch (Version 4.1.1.1). Information about the patch is here. It is permitted to complete the tournament on English versions of Heroes (see general rules for offline tournaments). Saves that do not meet these conditions will not be considered.
2.2. The tournament is conducted according to the general rules of offline tournaments; if any points in this thread are unclear, please read the thread Offline Tournament Rules + FAQ.
3. The goal of the game is to defeat the enemy in the minimum number of days. In case of a tie in days, the deciding criterion is the sum of primary skills (attack, defense, power, knowledge) including equipped artifacts. If a favorite is still not determined, it will be decided by the amount of mercury. The tournament is rated, meaning you have the opportunity to enter the individual rating table and increase your clan rating.
4. Discussion of the tournament during its progress is FORBIDDEN!!!
If the organizer or their assistant finds documented evidence of tournament discussion anywhere on the Internet, they have the right to permanently exclude such player(s) from participating in HeroesWorld tournaments. The results of such players will not be counted and will be immediately annulled.
The tournament organizer also reserves the right to conclude that a tournament discussion took place between players if players from the same clan completed the tournament identically.
5. Use of any cheats or bugs in the final run is prohibited. Otherwise, the result will be annulled.
You can read which bugs are considered forbidden in the thread Offline Tournament Rules + FAQ.
6. In case of a week "+5 monsters X" or a month "monster X", the player must replay the single-week/month transition and achieve a neutral result.
7. It is forbidden to use cheating programs, codes, or additional software that can change the game structure during the final run.
8. In case of suspicion of cheating or other own malicious intent while completing the map, it is necessary to make a save before every significant event (e.g., before a difficult battle, at the end of each game day). The result of a player who played dishonestly, or who failed to send their description (saves) on time upon the tournament organizer's request, will be annulled and further participation in tournaments will be impossible. This will also affect their reputation, and not in a good way.
9. Sequence of actions for participating in the tournament:
9.1. Download save.
9.2. The downloaded save must be placed on your computer in the GAMES folder of the installed Heroes III.
9.3. Load the save and start playing at any time convenient for you. Restarting the game is forbidden, and the map can only be completed starting from the downloaded start save. At the same time, do not forget to make intermediate saves (at least daily saves are required). The tournament organizer may request these.
9.4. After completing up to the final action that results in victory (final battle, capturing a town, taking an artifact, etc.), you must save again.
9.5. A full description of the tournament map is encouraged (optional). If provided, a contest for the best description will be held, and the top 10 (the very best) will take their honorable place in the "Hall of Fame" section!
9.6. Within the time allotted for this tournament, send this save to the tournament organizer (the e-mail address should be specified in the rules of this tournament).
9.7. Wait for the results.
In the submitted save, all heroes must be dismissed except for the hero performing the last action and the hero whose parameters are to be counted (this can be the same hero). A description of the final battle tactics should be sent along with the save.
Save name: the save must contain the tournament abbreviation VK3, the participant number, and the player's Nick, for example: VK3_1_Dirty_Player.gm1.
Additionally, it is recommended to leave a message in this thread stating that you have sent your save.
After receiving your save, you will see in the application table that:
save accepted - indicated by bold Nick.
save counted - indicated by bold italic Nick.
save not counted - indicated by bold red Nick.
11. The tournament starts on 20.03.2009 and will last until 20.04.2009 (up to 23:59:59 inclusive, Moscow time). Only one final save is accepted from the player.
Results will be published no later than 23.04.2009.
Good luck!
Huge thanks to Dirty_Player for adapting the tournament map and generating the start save.
