Posts from [ТУРНИР-SoD] Тест Fresh Mod

I. Rules and Templates

1. The tournament is played on SoD version 3.2(4.0) + the latest HD mod version + Fresh Mod of the latest version (6.2 at the moment) with the Gameplay Changes checkbox enabled.
2. Games are played with OH by default. By mutual agreement, games can be played without OH.
3. Templates:
(1) Anarchy 160% (2) Diamond (3) Mini-Nosta (4) 2SM4d(3) (5) Jebus cross (6) Mix8mm6lm (7) mt_diamond (8) 8xm12a (9) Spider (10) 6LM10b (11) h3dm1.

Attention, the Mix8mm6lm template must be downloaded separately via the link. The default version in the game is incorrect!

The right to strike out a template first is determined by a coin toss. The player who "wins the coin toss" chooses who will strike out first.

In a BO3 series, all played templates must be different. Standard striking, but 3 templates must remain. They are played in turn in the series. In the first game, the template is chosen by the player who lost the coin toss. In the second game, the template is chosen by the other player. If the score is 1:1, the last remaining template is played in the third game.

OH limit is 115 on all templates, except JC (117) and MiniNosta (122).
Timer on all templates is 16-8-2.
Roads:
6LM10b, h3dm1, mt_diamond, Diamond, 8xm12a, Spider, Mix8mm6lm - medium.
Jebus cross - fast.
Mini-Nosta, 2SM4d(3) - medium and fast.
Anarchy 160% - all.

4. Town selection is a random pair + trade.
The host generates a random pair of towns via a special button. Immediately after generation, each player may demand a regeneration once for 500 rollback coins against the opponent. If during regeneration at least one town repeats, the same player may (but is not obliged to) demand a free regeneration until a new pair of towns appears.
5. After the trade for the town, there is a trade for color. In case of identical towns in the pair, after the trade for color, there is a trade for the right to choose the hero.
6. Restarts 112. On mirror templates 111.
7. Hw rules:
Hill Forts, Obelisks, Library rebuilding - checkboxes disabled.
HW_rules, Gameplay changes, Mage Guild rebuilding, always two stacks, always built second level - checkboxes enabled.

8. It is allowed to level up and use Vidomina and Isra with expert necromancy.
Building the Necromancy Amplifier, Vampire Lords, Pixie Lords, and Psychic Lords is allowed.
Using Diplomacy and Hill Forts is allowed.
9. Other rules are standard.
10. By mutual agreement, any changes to the rules are permitted.

II. Regulations

1. Group stage: 4 groups. 1st and 2nd places advance to the upper bracket. 3rd and 4th places go to the lower bracket. All games are BO1.
2. Playoffs - double elimination.
Upper bracket games are BO3. The Grandfinal is BO5 starting from a 1:0 score.
The first round of the lower bracket is BO3, subsequent rounds are BO1. The lower bracket final is BO3.

In the group stage, a win awards 3 points, a draw – 1 point, a loss – 0 points.
Places are determined by points earned. In case of a tie in points, additional criteria apply in order of priority:
1) Berger coefficient;
2) Head-to-head result;
3) If priority cannot be determined by additional criteria, a tiebreaker game is played on the Jebus cross template with a blitz timer of 8-4-2.

Fixed schedule for the group stage. The numbers in the playing pairs are the numbers within the group.
Round 1. 01.08.2020 - 10.08.2020. Pairs: 5-4, 6-3, 7-2, 8-1.
Round 2. 11.08.2020 - 20.08.2020. Pairs: 8-4, 5-3, 6-2, 7-1.
Round 3. 21.08.2020 - 30.08.2020. Pairs: 8-7, 4-3, 5-2, 6-1.
Round 4. 31.08.2020 - 09.09.2020. Pairs: 8-6, 7-3, 4-2, 5-1.
Round 5. 10.09.2020 - 19.09.2020. Pairs: 8-5, 7-6, 3-2, 4-1.
Round 6. 20.09.2020 - 29.09.2020. Pairs: 7-5, 6-4, 8-2, 3-1.
Round 7. 30.09.2020 - 09.10.2020. Pairs: 6-5, 7-4, 8-3, 2-1.

III. Organizational Matters

1. The tournament is unofficial.
2. The tournament host and judge is Xocenk (ICQ: 703804372 Discord: Xocenk#2473). The organizers reserve the right to refuse participation in the tournament to a user without public explanation of reasons, and also to make any changes to the regulations and rules during the tournament if necessary.
3. Tentatively: tournament start is July 31 - August 1, 2020, registration for the tournament – until July 30 inclusive until 24.00 MSK
4. All tournament games count toward the seasonal rating. The list of tournament reports is also located at the beginning of this thread. For each played game, participants must submit a report and confirmation in this thread, created automatically.
5. Time limits: 10 days for one group stage game, 2 weeks for a BO1 playoff game, 4 weeks for a BO3 series.
6. Immediately after the start of the next stage or round, contact your opponent to make a preliminary agreement on games. To agree means to reach a consensus after negotiations and discussion. An offer without a response will not be considered an agreement.
7. Any temporary issues (internet, travel, personal) must be reported to the tournament hosts.
8. The preferred time for tournament games is daytime (12-24 MSK) on weekends and evening (19-24 MSK) on weekdays. If a participant is unable to play during this time, the host will interpret the absence of a game result in favor of the opponent.
9. Saves and HD_Crash_LOG (after crashes) of all games must be kept until the end of the tournament and presented upon request by the tournament host. In case of a connection loss, also save separately BATTLEsave.gm2 or BATTLE_non_continuable if available, which will be loaded to continue the game.
10. The tournament winner will receive a medal under their avatar.
11. 10 thousand rubles in prize money from Kventin, the mod developer. + 1 thousand from Morgot1982
Distribution 50-30-20%.

Key changes in Fresh Mod:
1. Always "good roads" for human players. That is, roads are guaranteed along all possible connections from respawn. (The only exception is Mix8mm6lm, where due to the algorithm, there is only one road from respawn.)
2. Exit into a one-way portal is excluded.
3. The probability of "bugged passages" between zones is significantly reduced.
4. At respawn, road blocks have a value of no more than 1/3 of the maximum in the zone.
5. Native troops from hives and conservatories.
6. On maps without water, water spells, artifacts, and the Navigation skill are excluded.
8. Movement point calculation and transfer between heroes inside the town.
9. Balanced acquisition of the "Town Portal" and "Dimension Door" spells. As of version 6.2, this also works on mirror templates!
10. Artifacts that grant health and speed bonuses do not affect undead.