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OFFLINE TOURNAMENT for Heroes 4 « New World »

1. To participate in the offline tournament for Heroes 4 « New World », you must register on our website and leave an application in this thread.

This tournament is official; player ratings will be awarded based on its results.

2. The tournament is conducted using the Russian version of Heroes 4: " Вихри Войны " by Buka. The save will be generated in the Russian version.

3. Goal of the game – defeat the enemy.

The result will be evaluated primarily based on the minimum time taken.
If several players have an equal completion time, the winner will be determined by points; if a favorite is still not determined, then by the amount of mercury.

4. Tournament Rules.

1) The use of cheat codes during the final run of the save is prohibited.
2) Restarting or any other modification of the initial save is prohibited.

3) Use of the space bar.

3.1) Use of the "space" key is PROHIBITED when boarding a boat.
3.2) Use of the "space" key is PROHIBITED when disembarking from a boat to shore.
3.3) Use of the "space" key is ALLOWED when pulling a killed hero (grave) out from under monsters.

4) Bugs - SaveBag

4.1. Shifting monsters using saving is PROHIBITED.
4.2. Additional hero upgrades related to saving are PROHIBITED.
4.3. 65000 arrows for Elves using saving in battle is PROHIBITED.

5) Bugs - SinglBag

5.1. Overcoming obstacles on land, i.e., when dragging units with the mouse from upper slots to lower ones, they end up, for example, behind bushes that are normally impassable (the player does nothing prohibited and uses the mouse; during this operation, units lose some of their movement).
ALLOWED.

5.2. Overcoming obstacles when disembarking from a boat to shore, i.e., landing on the shore without an indication that landing is possible (the anchor is not visible on the shore); again, this is done using the mouse, and units' movement points are reset (space bar is obviously prohibited - see point 2).
ALLOWED.

5.3. Upgrading hero graves with a Thief. Upgrading hero graves with a Grandmaster of Stealth.

TARGETED upgrading of a grave in this manner is PROHIBITED.

NON-TARGETED upgrading of a grave in this manner is ALLOWED.
You must provide a reasoned explanation as to why you were forced to accidentally upgrade the grave and why it was unavoidable.

5.4. Upgrading graves with ordinary units on attack, defense, or speed crystals (sapphires) in battle, or increasing magic points.
PROHIBITED.

5.5. Units carrying a grave are allowed to visit stables, oases, wells, and other objects that increase movement points.
Therefore, EVEN TARGETED transport of a grave through these objects is ALLOWED.

5.6. Use of the hero's spellbook by the hero grave on the adventure map.
PROHIBITED.

6) The use of "completely Dead-end external dwellings" on the battlefield is prohibited.
(I will explain in more detail for those who don't understand: I consider a "Dead-end external dwelling" to be a COMPLETELY closed area, for example by rocks or logs, which contains
a small island for a unit, such as a fairy, harpy, vampire, etc.
That is, a place that cannot be entered on land by a unit of the smallest
size (3x3) and can only be accessed by air—a kind of natural fortress. Having such an external dwelling, one could use a single fairy to beat a hundred Black Dragons and win an impossible battle; to prevent such situations, I prohibit "Dead-end external dwellings" in this tournament.)

7) Discussing the tournament on the forum during its progress is PROHIBITED!!!
(Players who violate this rule automatically disqualify themselves from playing the tournament; their results will not be counted and will be annulled).

8. EVERYTHING ELSE IS ALLOWED.
(unlimited number of heroes on the map beyond eight, and so on).

A "non-dead-end external dwelling," or more accurately a semi-open one, is allowed in this tournament.
By a semi-open external dwelling, I mean a place where a unit or Hero can
Enter on foot, while the attacking monsters, regardless of their size, must be able to reach the Hero or unit to strike them (the point of a Semi-open external dwelling is to limit the number of monsters attacking you simultaneously). Besides, it's not right for a Hero to hide in an external dwelling while the enemies are wasting themselves on whatever. Our Heroes fight with open visors.

9. During the tournament progress, the player is obliged to keep intermediate saves for each game day.
Intermediate saves may be requested by the tournament organizer to verify the honesty of the run. If the use of cheat codes is detected, as well as errors and game features explicitly mentioned in the rules as prohibited, the player will be immediately excluded from the tournament.
It is also necessary to save controversial battles (e.g., a hero and a fairy against 100 dragons) so that the honesty of the victory in the clash can be verified.

10. Along with the final save, players are required to send a description of the tactics for the final battle (the more difficult the battle, the more detailed).
If the win depends on morale/luck rolls or specific actions by computer players, a full description of the battle is required—one that allows it to be repeated.

11. Send the final save to the email address Lu41k@yandex.ru. The sent save must contain the participant's number from the application table and the abbreviation NW ( « New World » ). Example: 1_NW _Lu41k.h4s.

12. The tournament starts on November 1 and will last until December 16 (inclusive). The result will be announced on December 21, 2007.

13. After your save is received, you will see in the application table that:

the save is accepted - indicated by a Bold Nickname

This list may be expanded by new participants!
We invite everyone to take part in the tournament!

Saves will only be considered from players who are in this table, so make your applications IN ADVANCE!!!

PARTICIPANT LIST
NUMBER	PLAYER NICK
1	Brackman
2	Psixxx
3	MANTIKOra
4	IronAxe
5	Undergrounder
6	LeSHiJ-MaX
7	Lu41k
8	midzhajj
9	Lord Vampire
10	Alex_R
11	BigAke
12	MUJIOPD
13	Hostik
14	Koren Zla

Everything about the starting save

1. Download the save.

2. The downloaded save must be placed on your computer in the GAMES folder of the installed Heroes 4.

3. Load it and start playing at any time convenient for you, while remembering to make 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 processed faster and there will be fewer suspicions of cheating!!!

6. A full description of the tournament map is encouraged (optional). If provided, a contest for the best description will be held; 10 of them (the very best) will take their honorable place in the "Hall of Fame" section!

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

8. Wait for the results.

- map

- save

The tournament was created based on a map by our forum member General ZeT, to whom I wish to express my great gratitude!

P.S. I wish all tournament participants a great time playing!!! And good luck:smile02:

Respectfully, Luchik!

Sign me up! I'm in!

I'd be happy to play.
Sign me up.

Brackman, you are number 1. Good luck in the tournament :)

Psixxx, you are registered as number 2. I wish you good luck!))

And have a pleasant time!))

Sincerely, Luchik!

Sign me up! I'm registering... or is there only room for 2 people here?

Dear participants of the "New World" tournament, this is my first map that I am sharing with you. I ask you to evaluate it fairly. Because if you like it, I will create an even better map in the future, where there will be a "Security System".
Sincerely, General

Good luck to everyone in conquering the New World.

2 Lu41k:

Does this tournament have a chance of gaining official status?

Sincerely.

2 Lu41k:

Does this tournament have a chance of becoming an official one?

Sincerely.

Of course, because Lu41k is the official organizer of Heroes 4 tournaments. ;)

I definitely don't know how to play Heroes 4..., but I really want to, and at least one more participant will join! ;)

And "Whirlwinds of War" - is it a separate game, or is there a way to install it as a patch?

Sincerely.

Is "Whirlwinds of War" a separate game, or is it possible to install it as a patch?

It is installed as a patch (at least, that's how it worked for me). If you have Heroes 4: Alexander the Great, the map should work, and you will be able to participate. Good luck.

It is installed as a patch (at least, that's how it works for me). If you have Heroes 4: Alexander the Great, the map should work, and you will be able to participate. Good luck.

In general, we should probably wait for Luchik's response...:). I only have version 4 (the oldest ones). I am, of course, grateful for the "Good luck," but let's wait to see what the organizer says... she will probably make the final decision.

We should probably wait for Luchik's response... :), as I only have 4 versions (the oldest ones). Of course, I'm grateful for the "Good luck," but let's wait to see what the organizer says... she's probably the one who needs to decide.

The map and save file might not work, and you might see a message like: "file corrupted" or "save file corrupted." Best regards.

The map and save file might not work, and you might see a message like: "file is corrupted" or "save file is corrupted." Best regards.

I'm saying that we need to wait for Luchik because, for example, in Heroes of Might and Magic III, interacting with certain versions of the save files might work, but some versions will have an advantage, depending on the specific versions. This is what my question was based on.

Best regards.

Ley, Whirlwinds of War is an add-on that is installed on the original version of Heroes 4... Without it, it won't work...
And, of course, you need a licensed copy of Heroes from Buka, or the Gold Edition, which already includes the original Heroes and all the add-ons...

Alexander the Great is, let's say, a fan-made version of Heroes, so no one is responsible for any errors. You can imagine what problems you might encounter with this version...

Sincerely, Luchik!

In that case, could you tell me where to download this add-on? Is it even possible to install it on these versions:
1) "The Coming Storm"
2) "Excalibur"
3) "Lord of the Ring"
5) "Dungeon & Dragon"?

Thank you in advance.