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The sixth stage of the annual John Van Caneghem Tournament
"Urben Wars 5"

TOURNAMENT RULES

1. To participate in the twelfth offline Heroes 1 tournament "Urben Wars 5", you must register on our website www.heroesworld.ru and submit an application in this thread.

2. The tournament will be held on the Russian version of Heroes 1 from Buky. The save file will be generated on the Russian version 1.1.

3. The goal of the game is to win the map in the shortest possible time (number of days).
The winner of this tournament receives a prize in the form of a medal (in the profile and under the avatar).
This tournament is ranked, so you need to earn your rating now, as at the end of the year the best player on our site according to the ranking will receive a separate prize in the form of a cup for the absolute winner, as well as an honorary certificate sent by mail. The rating will be calculated for 2009.

4. The result will be evaluated primarily based on the smallest number of days. In case of a tie in days, the qualifying criterion is the sum of primary skills (attack, defense, magic, knowledge) INCLUDING WORN ARTIFACTS; if there is still no clear favorite, then it will be determined by the amount of gold.

5. You can read the list of prohibitions and restrictions in the thread:

Rules for offline tournaments + FAQ!, or on the website www.handbookhmm1.narod.ru

6. Send the save file to the email address VDV_forever@bk.ru

The submitted save file must contain the tournament number (12), the participant's number in the application table, the abbreviation of the tournament stage (UW - Urben Wars 5), and the player's nickname.

Example:

12_1_UW_VDV_forever.GM1

7. The result of a player who played with violations of the rules will be annulled, and the player will be punished.
The result of a player who used cheats during the game will be annulled, and the player will receive a lifetime ban!

8. Discussion of the tournament on the Internet during its conduct is PROHIBITED!!!
(Players who violate this rule automatically lose the opportunity to play in the tournament; their results will not be counted and will be canceled).

9. The tournament starts on July 28, 2009, and lasts until August 28, 2009 (inclusive!), Moscow time. The final results of the tournament will be announced on August 30, 2009.

10. After you send your save file, you will see in the application table that:

save accepted - indicated by a bold nickname.
save approved - indicated by a blue bold nickname.
save rejected - indicated by a red bold nickname.

Approximate list of participants:

List of Participants
Number	Player Nickname	Clan
1	VDV_forever	Order of the Phoenix
2	Ergon	n\a
3	WishmasteR	n\a
4	Elcidere	Vampires
5	Psixxx	Gods
6	DeadLord	n\a
7	Andrey44_44	n\a
8	AlexSPl	Order of the Phoenix

Download the save:

Sequence of actions:

1. Download the save file.

2. Place the downloaded save file in the GAMES folder of your installed Heroes 1 game.

3. Load it and start playing at any time that is convenient for you, while remembering to make daily saves.

4. After reaching the last action (after which victory occurs), save again.

5. A detailed description of the tournament map is encouraged (not required). If there are any, the best ones will be published in the thread: "Feats of our best heroes!"

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

7. Wait for the results to be announced.

P.S. I wish all participants a good time playing and most importantly VICTORY!

P.S.S. If there are additions or comments, please do not hesitate to express them so as to minimize inconsistencies and shortcomings during the tournament.

Good luck!

Sincerely, VDV_forever

I haven't looked at the save yet, but I think I can at least complete the minimum required objectives. So, if possible, please sign me up.
Best regards, Ergon.

Ah, it's been a while since I played the first game... :smile13: I think I should play through a map. Make a note of it!

Are we not dispersing the heroes? Otherwise, the host will have to recalculate the parameters of all the heroes on the map.

The map author seems to have some kind of lifelong gold deficiency complex (I mean, in the game, although who knows :smile08:)
I wonder, can computers be programmed to collect chests for experience?

I really liked the map; I'll send the final version for quorum now. And I'll be waiting for the results. If I made any small mistakes when submitting it, please don't be too harsh.

I specifically chose an easy and quick map for the playthrough. ;)

Are we not going to dismiss heroes? Otherwise, the host will have to recalculate the parameters of all the heroes on the map.

I didn't quite understand the question. Could you please elaborate?

Sincerely, VDV_forever

I meant that there could be several heroes. And the secondary victory criterion is determined by the hero, which makes it inconvenient for the host to view the characteristics of all the heroes in order to determine which one to use for the calculation. It would have been possible to leave only one or two heroes in the final save.
Sincerely, Ergon.

Definitely worth participating in such a tournament! In my opinion, the easier it is, the more interesting it becomes.

I meant that there could be several heroes. And the secondary victory criterion is determined by the hero, which makes it inconvenient for the host to view the characteristics of all the heroes in order to determine which one to use for the calculation. It would have been better to leave only one or two heroes in the final save.
Sincerely, Ergon.

Thank you for your concern:o. As long as there is a quorum, it won't be particularly difficult for me to determine the characteristics. Although I agree, it would be preferable to see only 1 or 2 heroes in the final save.

Sincerely, VDV_forever

Interesting save file, though... We'll keep it in mind and give it a try. Regarding the final save file format, it should have been specified that the final save file should only contain the hero performing the final action and the hero whose stats need to be recorded. If these heroes are the same person, then there should only be one hero. It's just not very clearly written, and newcomers might not understand.

It seems my save file didn't go through, as no custom font appeared in the submission table. Can I send it again?

It seems my save file didn't go through, as no custom font appeared in the submission table. Can I send it again?

The organizer is probably busy.

P.S. How do you manage to do everything? ;)

Probably, the organizer is busy.

You are right, as always. :o I would like to update the guide as soon as possible, but the further we go, the more work there is. :p After I updated the section on PvP battles, it started: tactics and strategies, general rules for joint tournaments, how to participate in tournaments and achieve high results, etc. :p

I should finish everything in a few days;)

But, unfortunately, the information on the AI's behavior during battle, as well as on skipping a turn, is still incomplete and cannot be included in the guide. :o I think it needs to be further developed and refined. I will work on this issue after I return from Adler. :)

Best regards, VDV_forever

I will definitely participate.