The first Offline Tournaments for Heroes 5! — Tournament history (offline)

VDV_forever

20 years ago

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$ PRIZE POOL $

PrizeA:

Licensed DVD-BOX of Heroes of Might and Magic V (with delivery)
Fan t-shirt in your size(XL,L,M,XXL) with the Heroes Of Might And Magic V logo

PrizeB: A profile award (like the one given to respected nprf for winning the 1st Heroes 3 tournament over at HeroesV.net.ru)

PrizeB, [PrizeA(1) or PrizeA(2) {winner's choice}] is awarded to the player who takes first place in the tournament according to the tournament rules.

TOURNAMENT RULES

1. To participate in the first offline tournament, you must register on our website www.heroesworld.ru and also submit an application in this thread
2. The tournament is held on the Russian version of Heroes 5
3. Game version 1.0
4. The submitted save must contain the tournament number (1) and the player's Nickname
example 1_VDV_forever.sav
5. Along with the submitted save, it is mandatory to provide a description of the final step (battle with a hero, battle for a castle, capturing an artifact, defeating the last monster) after which victory occurs, or the walkthrough of the scenario.
6. The submitted save must have only one conqueror hero who performs the final action (others should simply be dismissed).
7. Patches, cheats, codes, mods, as well as additional programs that can change the game structure are FORBIDDEN!
8. Results will be evaluated primarily based on minimum time.
If several players have an equal completion time, the best will be determined by the sum of primary skills (attack, defense, magic, knowledge); if a favorite is still not determined, then by the amount of mercury.
9. The conqueror hero in the submitted save must be without artifacts (they can be placed in the backpack or transferred to another hero who should then be dismissed).
10. Ashi's Tear can only be dug up when the puzzle map is fully opened (this will not happen in this tournament).
11. Send the save to the email address h5_tournament@heroesworld.ru
12. Applications are accepted until June 19, 2006. If you're late, you've missed out
13. In case of suspicion of cheating or other malicious intent during the map completion, a save must be made every game day.
P.S. In such a case (detection of cheating), the player will be required to send additional saves and provide a walkthrough description to determine whether the play was unfair or fair.
The result of a player who played unfairly will be voided and their reputation on our site will be "morale down"!
14. Discussion of the tournament during its progress is FORBIDDEN!!!
(Players violating this rule automatically lose the opportunity to play in the tournament; their results will not be counted and will be annulled).
15. The tournament starts on the 19th and will last for 19 days. Results will be announced 19 days after its conclusion. [You can still apply and participate in the competitions within 5 days after the start of the tournament, i.e., until 00:00 (GMT) 25.06.06]
16. After receiving your save, we will notify you of receipt via your mailbox on our website www.heroesworld.ru

17*. For this tournament:

If you killed the main opponent Gilraen and then completed the following task (killed the last weak hero, captured a castle, or something else) after which absolute victory occurs, the description of the battle with Gilraen MUST be sent together with the save!!! That is, in this case, you will have to provide 2 descriptions (instead of one):
a) battle with Gilraen
b) final winning step

The description should look approximately like this:
Attacking Gilraen with hero Agrail.
Agrail has:
Level N,
army size.
Gilraen has:
Level N,
army size.
And then describe the battle itself.

Tournament Sponsor Respected ADMIN!!!

P.S. I wish all tournament participants a great time gaming and, most importantly, VICTORY!

P.S.S. If there are any additions or remarks, please do not hesitate to speak up to minimize disagreements and shortcomings during the tournament process

PARTICIPANT LIST FOR THE 1st offline HEROES 5 TOURNAMENT!
NUMBER	PLAYER NICKNAME
1	VDV_forever
2	*JOKER*
3	КАНТ
4	Night
5	Борис
6	Vladushka
7	BlazinPimp
8	Dimusik
9	sterh
10	Carmack
11	leshan
12	SandroTM
13	fanat
14	Karatel SS Varjag
15	Aleksandrkalin
16	Diesel
17	Geser
18	Rojok
19	Intruder
20	Halfing
21	DarkOne
22	dontes
23	VaRyG
24	Sablik
25	Supreme
26	Ежик в тумане
27	necko78
28	kop
29	AlexeyPank
30	Faer
31	Paladin
32	gluck
33	Tank 2
34	Philip
35	kazyabr
36	di ps
37	Skeleton Darkknight
38	sjava
39	Evil Hearted
40	GvozD
41	LordOrder7
42	Kiselev Yura
43	Xaker
44	Rogvold
45	mudvaLing
46	BAXtheGREATEST
47	dartRevan
48	shoot-nick
49	KOLb@zzer
50	Svyatoslav
51	Steep
52	Х®одо из Фы®а
53	Ivanuraser
54	Lap1976
55	Strelok
56	Bandit
57	Rean
58	Krivol
58	DeMoN
59	Rustam
60	Varg-Nar
61	Carrion
62	D3lirium
63	vladislav5
64	Krong
65	Illipyk
66	emfoot
67	IronAxe
68	Андрей

This list can be expanded by new participants!
The tournament starts on 19.06.06 (Monday)!!!
Saves will only be considered for players who are in this table, so submit your applications IN ADVANCE!!!

Everything about the starting save

Starting Save

From 19.06.06 the save can be downloaded:
1st mirror
2nd mirror

1. The save that will be posted on our site (19.06.06) must be downloaded and placed on your computer in the following folder C:\Documents and Settings\VDV_forever\My Documents\My Games\Heroes of Might and Magic V\Profiles\VDV_forever\Saves[br][/br]2. Naturally, everyone has their own nickname, so in each individual case it will be approximately: C:\Documents and Settings\X\My Documents\My Games\Heroes of Might and Magic V\Profiles\X\Saves[br][/br>where X is simply the name under which you usually play
3. Load 19.06.06_offline.sav and start playing, making daily saves.
4. After reaching 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 tallied faster and there will be fewer suspicions of cheating!!!
6. Send this save to the specified address (in the rules of this tournament).
7. Wait for the results.

The starting save was generated from the "Conquest" map (3rd map) of the standard campaign for the Inferno faction (2nd campaign).

Exactly what you will see when loading the save for the first time:
Diff. level	Hardest (hero)
Hero	Agrail (Demon Lord) Level 12
Stats	Attack-6 Defense-1 Spellpower-4 Knowledge-5
Army	50 Imps 20 Hellhounds 8 Succubi 2 Pit Lords
BUM	Morale = 0 Luck = 0 Mana = 50
Art.	none
Magic	Punishing Strike Create Phantom Stone Skin Ice Bolt Divine Strength
Skills	Basic Gate Opening Advanced Logistics/Pathfinding/Scouting Basic Sorcery/Wisdom Basic Attack/Battle Frenzy Advanced Chaos Magic/Storm Lord
Prof. and Special Skills	Aura of Speed Hellfire
Resources	wood=10 ore=10 mercury=5 crystal=5 sulfur=5 gem=5 gold=5000

PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF THE 1st offline HEROES 5 TOURNAMENT
№	Player Nickname	Number of DAYS	Stats	Amount of MERCURY	AGRAIL Level	Map Description	Battle with Gilraen Description	ScreenShots	Rank
1	Shoot-nick	13	13+1+4+7=25	22	18	Yes	Yes	Yes	???
2	Bandit	15	12+1+4+8=25	4	17	No	Yes	Yes	???
3	Supreme	22	13+1+5+7=26	15	19	Yes	Yes	Yes	???
4	Geser	24	12+3+4+9=28	0	19	Yes	Yes	Yes	???
5	K@lb@zzer	24	12+3+4+7=26	0	18	Yes	Yes	Yes	???
6	DeMoN	26	14+1+4+7=26	11	18	Yes	Yes	Yes	???
7	Iron Axe	28	15+1+6+9=31	21	21	No	No	No	???
8	AlexeyPank	30	13+3+6+7=29	0	19	Yes	Yes	No	???
9	fanat	35	14+1+4+8=27	2	18	No	Yes	No	???
10	VDV_forever	37	14+1+6+8=29	54	20	No	No	No	???
11	Necro78	39	13+1+6+10=30	58	21	Yes	Yes	No	???
12	Sterh	39	12+2+4+7=25	32	18	Yes	Yes	Yes	???
13	Х@од из Фы@а	61	13+2+5+10=30	5	22	Yes	Yes	Yes	???
14	Varg-Nar	96	14+5+9+9=37	80	24	Yes	Yes	No	???
15	Paladin	104	14+5+8+11=38	129	24	No	Yes	Yes	???
16	di_ps	114	14+1+5+7=27	16	19	Yes	Yes	No	???
17	Svyatoslav	137	12+3+7+12=34	67	22	Yes	Yes	No	???
18	Evil_Hearted	230	14+5+9+10=38	171	24	No	Yes	No	???

FINAL RESULTS OF THE 1st offline HEROES 5 TOURNAMENT
№	Player Nickname	Number of DAYS	Stats	Amount of MERCURY	Map Description	Rating	Rank
1	Shoot-nick	13	13+1+4+7=25	22	***	50	???
2	Bandit	15	12+1+4+8=25	4	***	45	???
3	Supreme	22	13+1+5+7=26	15	***	40	???
4	Geser	24	12+3+4+9=28	0	***	36	???
5	K@lb@zzer	24	12+3+4+7=26	0	***	34	???
6	DeMoN	26	14+1+4+7=26	11	***	32	???
7	Iron Axe	28	15+1+6+9=31	21	***	30	???
8	AlexeyPank	30	13+3+6+7=29	0	***	28	???
9	fanat	35	14+1+4+8=27	2	***	26	???
10	VDV_forever	37	14+1+6+8=29	54	***	24	???
11	Necro78	39	13+1+6+10=30	58	***	20	???
12	Sterh	39	12+2+4+7=25	32	***	18	???
13	Х@од из Фы@а	61	13+2+5+10=30	5	***	16	???
14	Varg-Nar	96	14+5+9+9=37	80	***	14	???
15	Paladin	104	14+5+8+11=38	129	***	12	???
16	di_ps	114	14+1+5+7=27	16	***	10	???
17	Svyatoslav	137	12+3+7+12=34	67	***	8	???
18	Evil_Hearted	230	14+5+9+10=38	171	***	6	???

The question marks in the player rank column will be changed to numbers once we come up with a functional rank calculation scheme. Then we will try to get it approved by our respected ADMIN!

The asterisks in the Map Description column will be replaced by numbers when the voting results are tallied!

P.S. See my rank scheme in the corresponding section.

ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE ADMINISTRATION AND MYSELF PERSONALLY, I CONGRATULATE Shoot-nick ON A WELL-DESERVED VICTORY!!!

Sincerely VDV_forever

necro78

20 years ago

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Please register me as well; I want to give it a try.

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Малыч

20 years ago

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It's interesting, isn't it? We play Heroes 5 in a tournament and get a Heroes 5 disc as a prize. If I'm already playing Heroes 5, I probably already have this disc. Why would I need a second disc? Where would I even put it?

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kop

20 years ago

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Sign me up too...

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kop

20 years ago

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VDV_forever

1) We will play on any version, as not everyone has the patch yet (including me).

2) Using "unofficial micro-mods" is prohibited!!!

What are "unofficial micro-mods"?

AlexeyPank

20 years ago

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VDV_forever: I think I will participate after all. At least I will try. Just one question, what time will the save file be available? Because I only have internet access at work and in the evening. Please register me!

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VDV_forever

20 years ago

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***JOKER***

I'm not sure about my candidacy. I have a patch installed and half of the Campaigns completed, but that has to be deleted. God forbid the saves get lost, I'll hang myself immediately.

It's actually quite simple.
Some people have version 1.0, some have 1.1, and some might even have 1.2:eek: . Therefore, we play exclusively on 1.0!!!.

To ensure your saves aren't lost, dear ***JOKER***, you simply need to copy all your saves into a separate folder (Let's say Heroes 1.1 on drive D:) ). Delete the patch, complete the save, send the final save and perhaps win the grand prize!;) .
If you do everything correctly, then after completion, reinstall patch 1.1 (optionally) and move your saves back. And everything will be just fine. Nothing is lost!!!

May the Elf help you!!!

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VDV_forever

20 years ago

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fanat

1. Will it be possible to send several save files, or should we wait until the best result is determined?
2. What about preliminary tournament results, will they be published?
P.S. Darn, I registered under number 13, I hope this number won't be unlucky. :)

1. Thank you very much for your question. Therefore, I have added one of the most important points to the rules:

14. Discussion of the tournament during its course is PROHIBITED!!!
(Players who violate this rule will automatically be disqualified from playing in the tournament, their results will not be protected and will be annulled).

2. They will be, if there are no cheaters, I think in about 5 days.

3. Number 13 is the luckiest!!! My apartment number is the same!!!
You have huge potential!!! I believe in you!!!

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VDV_forever

20 years ago

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Geser

I'm with you too... nickname Geser... we shall fight... it's just not clear why not on the new patch 1.1)) oh well...
"With Magic and Sword we shall carve our path to glory!!!"
Because this tournament is a trial!!! If we play with everything (patches, mini-programs, etc.), it will be unclear how to evaluate saves.
And then there's no need to be surprised if you sent your save in the wrong version and I couldn't open it. EVERYONE MUST BE ON ABSOLUTELY EQUAL TERMS!

WE WILL PLAY. WE WILL EVALUATE. WE WILL IDENTIFY DEFECTS. WE WILL ELIMINATE THEM. WE WILL TWEAK THE RULES. AND THEN WE WILL START A NEW TOURNAMENT THAT SATISFIES EVERYONE!!!

THE GOAL OF THIS TOURNAMENT IS TO IDENTIFY ALL SHORTCOMINGS IN THE GAME, THE RULES, THE TOURNAMENT ITSELF, ETC.

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VDV_forever

20 years ago

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sterh

Could you provide more details about the artifact section?
And what if the final battle is against some kind of Uber enemy? Is it impossible to win without artifacts?

Here's the breakdown:

You face the toughest boss (the final step to victory). REGISTER (tournament number_nickname.sav, e.g., 1_VDV_forever.sav)! DEFEAT him using all your artifacts, magic, and troops!!! (Make sure you win the map. You'll receive a message saying you're the winner!). LOAD the save file you made before the battle.
Remove ALL artifacts from the hero and register again. This is the save file you need to send to me (before the attack, without artifacts

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VDV_forever

20 years ago

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The following players have been added to the tournament list:

Geser
Rojok
Intruder
Halfing
DarkOne
dontes
VaRyG
Sablik
Supreme
Ежик в тумане
necko78
kop
AlexeyPank

I wish good luck and victory to all participants of the tournament!!!

Best regards, VDV_forever

fanat

20 years ago

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Regarding the 13th issue, I don’t really think it’s the most important thing; the main question is the problem of cheating, but I believe that our organizers will take care of it, and I hope that none of the participants will take such actions because, as the developers said, “It’s not a heroic thing to do.” I wish everyone good luck.

Faer

20 years ago

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Please add me to the list as well.

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mudvaLing

20 years ago

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Sorry for the off-topic, but why is a tournament being held for version 1.0? :cool:

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Sandro™

20 years ago

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VDV_forever

ATTENTION!!!

Since we received information that a save file created with the new patch cannot be read in the game without it being installed, we ask that you play the 1st tournament without it!!! To avoid misunderstandings.

The patch, I must say, doesn't add anything significant to the game, and soon patches 2 and 3 will be released, then an add-on, so it's hard to keep track of everything.
Therefore, to ensure everyone is on a level playing field, I remind you to PLAY THE 1ST OFFLINE TOURNAMENT WITHOUT THE PATCH!!!

Oh, damn!!! I already installed the patch,

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Sandro™

20 years ago

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VDV_forever

There will be one save, naturally for a single faction. Everything will be under absolutely equal conditions.

No, nothing else is needed, just the final save.

Well, let's wait another 3-4 days and start the battle, who's for it, who's against it?

I don't understand, why register every game day then? Can you really determine if cheats were used based on the final save?