Posts from 4th Interportal Tournament of HMM3-OFF: "Fire Magic"

I invite all Heroes 3 fans to take part in a JOINT tournament between two heroes resources: HeroesWorld.ru and HeroesPortal.net

«Fire Magic»

General Tournament Rules:

1. To participate in the Heroes 3 Tournament, you must register on our website or on the HeroesPortal.net website. If you wish, you can also leave an application in this thread. After leaving an application, you will find out about the receipt of your save in the application table.

2. The tournament is held on the Heroes 3 The Shadow of Death version with patch 3.2 or 4.0.

3. The goal of the game is to obtain the artifact "Book of Fire Magic" in the fewest number of days. In the event of a tie in the number of days, the second criterion will be the sum of primary stats (Attack, Defense, Spell Power, Knowledge) taking into account equipped artifacts!
Note: The sum of primary stats is calculated directly in the final save (if the last action is a battle, the sum of stats is calculated before the battle!)

4. Discussing the tournament during its progress is FORBIDDEN!!!
If the organizer, or their assistant, finds documentary evidence of tournament discussion anywhere on the Internet, they have the right to permanently exclude such player(s) from participating in tournaments at www.heroesworld.ru. The results of such players will not be counted and will be annulled.
Additionally, the tournament organizer reserves the right to determine that a discussion took place between players if the players completed the tournament identically.

5. This tournament is held according to the rules of HeroesPortal.net, which are practically no different from the rules of HeroesWorld.ru. You can familiarize yourself with the rules by following the links:
http://www.heroesportal.net/land/rules.php?type=main
http://www.heroesportal.net/land/rules.php?type=off3
I would like to draw particular attention to the following points:

1. All battles fought in the tournament may be subject to verification by the tournament leaders to confirm the fact of their repeatability on any computer, and precise descriptions of the battles fought may be requested from the tournament participants.

When repeating battles, the outcome of morale/luck/abilities should not be a decisive factor in victory (army preservation) and is not mandatory when the tournament leader repeats this battle.

A player has the right to deviate from these rules and build their victory on a single occurrence of morale/luck/abilities and ask the tournament leader to replay their battle several times to confirm the reality of repeating its results.

In case of deviation from these rules, as well as the inability of the tournament leader to repeat any of the battles in the tournament within 25 attempts - the final save of the tournament participant is annulled.

2. Prohibition on escaping from the sea and subsequent movement by a ransomed hero using navigation bonuses on land.
In other words, this prohibition applies to the following cases:
1. Use of the "Admiral's Hat" artifact or its components by a hero;
2. Presence of the "Navigation" skill of any level with the hero;
3. Presence (construction or taking control of) Lighthouse(s).
In other cases, escaping from the sea and moving with a ransomed hero is allowed.

In case any questions arise, please contact the organizer via PM!

6. In the event of suspicion of a player cheating or other malicious intent while completing the map, it is necessary to make a save before every significant event (for example, before a battle, before hiring another hero). The result of a player who played unfairly, as well as one who failed to send their description (saves) on time upon the request of the tournament organizer, will be annulled and their further participation in tournaments will be impossible. This will also reflect poorly on their reputation.

7. Sequence of actions for participating in the tournament:

7.1. Download the save.

7.2. The downloaded save must be placed on your computer in the GAMES folder of the installed Heroes 3.

7.3. Load from it and start playing at any time convenient for you, while remembering to make intermediate saves (at least at the end or beginning of each game day, preferably both).

7.4. After reaching the last action (after which victory occurs), you must save again. Two heroes must remain in the final save (other heroes must be dismissed): the one performing the last action and the hero whose stats are calculated; if these are the same person, only one should remain.

Save name: The final save must be named with the participant's nickname.

Example:
Dirty_Player.gm1

7.5. A full description of the tournament map is encouraged (optional).

7.6. Send this save to the addresses nmr@bk.ru and sub-zero-mil@rambler.ru

7.7. Wait for the results.

8. The tournament starts on 16.06.2010 and will last until 19.07.2010 (inclusive until 24-00 Moscow time). Only one final save is accepted from the player.
Results will be published no later than 23.07.2010.

9. Discussion on heroesportal.net
http://www.heroesportal.net/tavern/?id=264659&pagenum=17

10. List of participants:

I will definitely participate in the tournament series during my vacation; thanks for organizing it!
P.S. Last place secured))) :smile43:

I'm giving it a try!

I would like to participate in the tournament.

I'll take a risk too, but I'll have to rack my brains without any painkillers again ))))

I skimmed through the map – it's completely unclear )))))

Hey guys, is anyone else going to participate?

By the way, I think I found a bug in the map (in the starting save)!

There are no glitches there, everything is fine.

Sign me up! I'm very happy that a new tournament has been announced, organized by our master mapmaker!

The map is very interesting (Dirty never makes bad maps).
2. Entomb, I think you discovered not a bug, but a signature feature.

The map turned out really great, I like it a lot!

The only task now is to achieve a good result, which presents certain challenges...

2sm4d(3) ???
what's this?

Yes, yes, sorry for causing confusion.

Come on, everyone, be more active. The map is very interesting. Let's not miss the tournament and give our absent host something to enjoy. :)

What is the minimum number of participants required to hold a tournament?

There is no minimum.
"The match will take place in any weather." :)
But the more, the better.
There will be someone to compare your results with, discuss the tactics used, and the unconventional paths found that allowed you to improve your score.
The Portal will be represented by the best players: both current champions and returning legends (see the topic). Don't miss the opportunity to test your skills alongside strong players, and perhaps even surpass them.

let's try... maybe something will come of it...)

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a great map!)