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Mini-tournament in Heroes of Might and Magic III "Caribbean Sea"

General rules for the mini-tournament:

1. To participate in the Heroes 3 mini-tournament, you must register on our website and also submit an application in this thread.

2. The tournament will be held on the Russian version of Heroes 3: The Shadow of Death with patch 3.2.

3. The goal of the game is to score the most points by the end of the scenario. The second criterion for victory is the number of days it takes the player to complete the scenario; if there is a tie in days and points, then the winner will be determined by the amount of gold.

4. Discussion of the tournament during its course is FORBIDDEN!!!
(Players who violate this rule will automatically lose their chance to play in the tournament; their results will not be counted and will be annulled).

5. Using any cheats or bugs in the final playthrough is prohibited. The result will be voided. That is, the following are prohibited:
- double casting spells in one turn;
- using magic in anti-magic garrisons;
- selling artifacts at inflated prices;
- repeatedly visiting sirens with the same hero;
- restarting the game, i.e., you can only play from saves;
- using the "dismissal-buyout" trick, i.e., a dismissed Hero cannot be hired on the day of his dismissal;
- buying heroes who died in battle (do not confuse with fleeing heroes; you can "dig up" enemy heroes);
(the last two points are explained as follows:
1. It is forbidden to hire a dismissed hero on the day of dismissal. On any other day – it is allowed.
2. It is possible to hire a runaway (redeemed) hero on the same day.
3. Re-hiring your own deceased hero is prohibited.
4. You can hire an opponent's deceased hero at any time.)
- digging up the Grail without fully revealing the puzzle map;
- digging up the Grail in 1 day;
- weakening unenhanced neutral armies by repeated defeats;
- raising undead from summoned elementals;
- when building the Grail in the Conflux castle, use spells learned by a hero who does not have the required level of Wisdom secondary skill at the time of visiting this castle, even if the hero later acquires the necessary level of Wisdom (in the latter case, you must visit the castle where there is the required spell again).
- using any other glitches (bugs).

6. The following are prohibited: using cheat programs, codes, and additional programs that can change the game structure.

7. In case of suspicion of cheating or other malicious intent during the playthrough, it is necessary to make a save before each significant event (for example, before a battle, before hiring another hero). The result of a player who played unfairly, as well as one who did not send their description (saves) within the deadline upon request from the tournament organizer, will be annulled, and further participation in tournaments will be impossible. This will also affect his reputation negatively.

8. Sequence of actions for participating in the tournament:
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1. Download the save file.

2. Place the downloaded save file in the GAMES folder of your installed Heroes 3 on your computer.

3. Load it and start playing whenever you have free time, while remembering to make intermediate saves.

4. After completing all actions (after which victory occurs), save again.

5. A complete description of the tournament map is encouraged (not mandatory). If there are any, a contest will be held for the best description, 10 of which (the best ones) will take their place of honor in the "Feats of Our Best Heroes" section!

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

7. Wait for the results.

9. Final saves should be sent to kna32b54@mail.ryazan.ru. The submitted save must contain the abbreviation (CS - "Caribbean Sea"), the participant's number from the application table, and the player's nickname. Example: CS_1_Ley. GM1

At the same time, leave a message in this thread that you have sent the save.
After receiving your save, you will see in the application table that:
save accepted – indicated by bold Nickname;
save counted – indicated by green bold Nickname;
save not counted – indicated by red bold Nickname.

Mini-Tournament Caribbean Sea
Number	Participant
1	Kamikaze
2	Vanechka
3	Sage
4	ewgeniy
5	Немецкая Машина 666
6	eXeCuToR
7	kj1313
8	Garret
9	Tony Montana
10	Dmitriy767
11	GRAMM
12	Trass
13	Деконтаминатор
14	Dirty_Player
15	SpiriTT
16	Nimizida
17	Lider1
18	Hitachi
19	Mori@rt
20	Перполькен
21	maximula
№ N	Ley

The mini-tournament starts on October 12 and will last until October 26, 24:00 (Moscow time) inclusive.

We would like to draw your attention to the link provided by Alan about calculating points; please:

/topic/1943/

P.S. It should also be noted that the author of this map is ANGEL

Guys, go for it! ;)

ATTENTION! SOME CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE RULES, see point 9.

Can I sign up here?
I'm already here.

In essence, to get the highest score, you should aim to: 1. Complete the map in the fewest number of game days. 2. Capture as many towns as possible by the end of the game. 3. Dig up the Grail. It is not necessary to place it in any town! It is enough to simply dig it up. 4. Destroy all enemy heroes. This will be, as you understand, the last action in the game. If your last move is to capture an enemy town, this town is counted in the calculation of the number of captured towns. Allied towns are not counted in the calculation. (There are none of these on the proposed map).

I’ll probably play too.

Sign me up.

Ley, here's what I don't understand: the map has a lot of small islands, plenty of water, and you have the Admiral's hat... We don't use navigation bonuses on land – does this mean we always have to take the Admiral's hat off at night??? Or disassemble it??? Or only when you land on land the next day? Or should we take it off completely when we land on land????... Listen, maybe this bug can be resolved on THIS kind of map??? And in general, please write in more detail what you meant when you prohibited the use of this bug in the rules. Please... Maybe someone else knows – how did they usually handle such cases (if such maps have already appeared in tournaments)????? Added after 21 minutes ...hmm... we've started...

And also, how will the winner be determined in case of a tie in points or days?

And also, how will the winner be determined in case of a tie in points and days?

Well, I would suggest not inventing anything new and determining it based on mercury.

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We do NOT use navigation bonuses on land - does this mean we always have to take off the admiral's hat at night??? Or disassemble it??? Or only if you disembark on the next day on land? Or should we take it off completely when disembarking on land????...

I don't think it's worth overthinking it. The main thing is not to deliberately make a disembark-embark-disembark maneuver to accumulate movement points... :) All other processes (disembarking on islands to complete tasks and then re-embarking in the boat) are simply inevitable here, so let everything run its course.

I don't think it's worth overcomplicating things. The main thing is not to deliberately disembark, re-embark, and disembark again with the goal of accumulating movement points... :) All other processes (disembarking on islands to complete tasks, followed by re-embarking on the boat) are simply inevitable here, so let everything run its course.

I think it's worth putting some thought into it.
Either we prohibit it, or we allow it.

Because the justification for disembarking on a particular island can sometimes seem contrived.
Moreover, it may seem contrived and impractical to one person, while justified to another.
This will lead to unnecessary arguments and discussions.

And who will then take on the task of checking the players' moves,
and deciding whether all the disembarkations were justified?

And if, among many disembarkations, the organizer considers one of them unjustified, what then, will the result be annulled?

Well, and since it will be impossible to enforce the prohibition of navigation bonuses in any way,
unless the admiral's hat is removed, the only option seems to be to allow the use of these very navigation bonuses.

Well, since it's impossible to enforce the ban on navigation bonuses in any way,
unless the admiral's hat is removed, the only option seems to be to allow the use of these navigation bonuses.

As for me, I don't see any fundamental problems in this case - everyone is on equal footing, and that's the main thing. As long as this issue isn't dragged out indefinitely, so there are no complaints from the players.

And if the landing has any purpose, then it is justified... These are just suggestions to resolve the issue. We won't hold a vote on this. Whatever Ley decides, that's how it will be - in practice.

P.s. I know the map well, and I can say that using navigation bonuses won't give any significant advantages, because the map isn't large. The issue isn't critical, but the decision is up to the host, because reviewing the final saves will remain under their control.

I think we should make a decision.
Either we ban it, or we allow it.

The rules have been updated, I apologize for my mistake... Using navigation bonuses is ALLOWED.
Since it's not that important on a specific map, and even a bit impractical.

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And also, how will the winner be determined in case of a tie in points and days?

In case of a tie in points and the same number of days, the winner will be determined by the following criterion - the amount of gold

Sincerely, Ley

The rules have been corrected, I apologize for my mistake… This tactic – using navigation bonuses – is ALLOWED.

In that case, for those who like to delve into numbers, I will offer a brief explanation of how the Admiral's Hat works.

/topic/at/118403/

In any case, no information will be superfluous in the end.

Please note it down... If there's time (I really hope there will be), I'll give it a try.

Please register me... If there's time (I really hope there will be), I'll try my luck:)

You have been registered. Your number is 4, good luck!

Sincerely, Ley

I want to play, please register me. I really want to play.