Posts from [ТУРНИР-SoD] Тест Fresh Mod

I. Rules and Templates

1. The tournament is played on the game version SoD 3.2(4.0) + HD mod of the latest current version + Fresh Mod of the latest version (6.2 at the moment) with the Gameplay Changes checkbox enabled.
2. Game with ОХ by default. By agreement, it can be played without ОХ.
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, template Mix8mm6lm must be downloaded separately via the link. The default in-game version is incorrect!

The right to strike out templates 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 out, but 3 templates must remain. They are played in turn during 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.

ОХ limit 115 on all templates except JC (117) and MiniNosta (122).
Timer on all templates 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: random pair + trade.
The host generates a pair of random towns using a special button. Immediately after generation, each player may demand a regeneration once for 500 gold of a rollback to the opponent. If, during the regeneration, at least one town is repeated, the same player may (but is not obligated to) demand a free regeneration until a new pair of towns appears.
5. After the trade for the town, there is a trade for the color. In the case of identical towns in the pair, after the trade for the 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 rebuild - checkboxes disabled.
HW_rules, Gameplay changes, Mage Guild rebuild, 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 Lord upgrade, Pixie upgrade, Psychic upgrade 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 place advance to the upper bracket. 3rd and 4th place go to the lower bracket. All games are BO1.
2. Playoffs - double elimination.
Upper bracket games are BO3. Grandfinal is BO5 with a score of 1:0.
First round of the lower bracket is BO3, subsequent rounds are BO1. Lower bracket final is BO3.

In the group stage, a win gives 3 points, a draw gives 1 point, a loss gives 0 points.
Places are determined by points. In case of a tie, the following tiebreakers apply in order of priority:
1) Berger coefficient;
2) Head-to-head result;
3) If priority cannot be assigned using the tiebreakers between players, 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 in 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. Tournament host and referee – Xocenk (ICQ: 703804372 Discord: Xocenk#2473). The organizers reserve the right to deny participation in the tournament to a user without public explanation, as well as to make any changes to the regulations and rules during the tournament if necessary.
3. Preliminary: tournament start July 31 - August 1, 2020, registration for the tournament – until July 30 inclusive until 24:00 MSK
4. All tournament games count towards the seasonal rating. The list of tournament reports is also located at the beginning of this thread. For each played match, participants must submit a report and confirmation in this thread, created automatically.
5. Deadlines: one game of the group stage - 10 days, BO1 playoffs – 2 weeks, Best of 3 series - 4 weeks.
6. Immediately after the start of the next stage or round, contact your opponent for a preliminary agreement on the 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 (with the internet, trips, personal matters) must be reported to the tournament hosts.
8. The preferred time for tournament games is considered 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 their opponent.
9. Saves and HD_Crash_LOG (after crashes) of all matches must be kept until the end of the tournament and presented upon request by the tournament host. In the event of a disconnection, also save separately BATTLEsave.gm2 or BATTLE_non_continuable, if available, which will be loaded to continue the match.
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 spawn. (The only exception is on Mix8mm6lm due to the algorithm, there is sometimes only one road from spawn.)
2. Exit to one-way portals is excluded.
3. The probability of "bugged passes" between zones is significantly reduced.
4. At spawn, road blocks have a value 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 castle.
9. The acquisition of "Town Portal" and "Dimension Door" spells is balanced. Since version 6.2, this works on mirror templates too!
10. Artifacts that give +health and +speed do not affect undead.