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

In reply to shoot-nick

fanat

20 years ago

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shoot-nick

Do you need noobs for the tournament?
In my opinion, the tournament would be more interesting without "Creating a Phantom."

Without creating a phantom, I doubt this map could be beaten at all; at least, I doubt I could manage it. The phantom is your only trump card on this map. Otherwise, by the time you build your castle and gather a population, the enemy army will have achieved overwhelming superiority. But that's just my opinion, and if you can complete the scenario without a phantom, then all the honor to you.

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BAXtheGREATEST

20 years ago

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Yegor

BAXtheGREATEST, the tournament organizer will come and add you to the list of participants.

How long will we have to wait?

sterh

20 years ago

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Is it possible to use archiving software when sending save files? After all, traffic isn't always free, and save files aren't always small. And if so, which one? I suggest using ZIP. Because RAR, while it's a Russian invention, can be a real pain due to compatibility issues with different versions.

Егор

20 years ago

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Decided to add everyone myself :)
BAXtheGREATEST has already added you! Good luck!
sterh, I think so... after all, we are all human, and we can unzip files :) Let VDV_forever confirm this possibility!
Whoever is the 50th will be a real hero!!! :)

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VDV_forever

20 years ago

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K0Lb@zzeR

If that's possible, then please register my friend as well.
Nick: DeMoN ... contact through me :)

Unfortunately, that's not possible. The rules are the same for everyone!
If your friend wants to participate in the tournament, he needs to register on our website www.heroesworld.ru and leave a message in this thread.
You can read all of this in point 1 of the rules! :)

In reply to fanat

VDV_forever

20 years ago

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fanat

Without creating a phantom, I seriously doubt that this map could be completed; at least, I doubt I could manage it. The phantom is your only trump card on this map. Otherwise, by the time you build a castle and gather a population, the enemy army will have achieved overwhelming superiority. That's just my opinion, and if you can complete the scenario without a phantom, then all the honor to you.

It already feels like people are preparing thoroughly!!!;
I agree about the phantom, but please, dear fanat, don't reveal all the trump cards, as you say!

And also! Don't forget that DURING THE TOURNAMENT, DISCUSSION OF THE TOURNAMENT IS PROHIBITED!!!

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VDV_forever

20 years ago

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BAXtheGREATEST

How long do we have to wait?

I was at work, so I didn't add any participants.
If you notice (from my posts), I work every day, and therefore I only add all those who want to participate in the evening, after work:) .

Svyatoslav

20 years ago

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I would like to participate in this tournament.

In reply to sterh

VDV_forever

20 years ago

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sterh

Can we use archiving programs when sending save files?
After all, traffic isn't always free... and save files aren't always small...

And if so, which one? I suggest ZIP.
Because RAR is, of course, a Russian invention, but you can really
struggle with compatibility issues between different versions.

I wouldn't recommend it; let me explain why:
1. I tested different archiving programs for compressing save files. But, unfortunately, it doesn't compress more than 20%:mad:, so it's pointless to compress it.
2. As you rightly pointed out in the quote:

"RAR is, of course, a Russian invention, but you can really
struggle with compatibility issues between different versions."

And imagine that complete confusion will begin, everyone will start compressing in whatever they want, in any version. And we, as organizers, in order not to offend the sender, will have to find all these archiving programs! And there's no guarantee that we'll find them all.
3. The probability of errors in an archived file is much higher than in an unarchived one!
4. Regarding traffic:
You only need to send 1 save file, but we have to receive more than 50, and traffic isn't free for us either!
5. In the next tournament, we can thoroughly consider this issue, and after a specific decision is made by the organizers and administrators, it can be introduced as a separate item in the rules.

But for now, you'll have to send it as is, because there is a file named nick.sav:(

Sincerely, VDV_forever

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VDV_forever

20 years ago

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The following players have been added to the tournament list:

Rogvold
mudvaLing
BAXtheGREATEST
dartRevan
shoot-nick
KOLb@zzer
Svyatoslav

I wish all participants good luck in the tournament, and most importantly, VICTORY!!!

Best regards, VDV_forever

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fanat

20 years ago

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VDV_forever

You can already feel that people are preparing seriously!!! ;)
I agree about the Phantom, but please, dear fanat, don't reveal all your "trump cards" as you say!

And one more thing! Don't forget that DURING THE TOURNAMENT, DISCUSSION OF THE TOURNAMENT IS PROHIBITED!!!

Yes, I think that for most people this is not a secret, in any case for those who have been playing Heroes for more than a year, but since discussion of the tournament is prohibited, I will not post such messages anymore.

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VDV_forever

20 years ago

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fanat

Yes, I think it's no secret for most people, especially for those who have been playing Heroes for many years, but since tournament discussions are prohibited, I won't post such messages anymore.

You should better showcase your knowledge after the tournament ;) .
I think everyone will be interested! ;)
I think you have a lot of tactics and strategies, so there will be time to discuss all of this after the tournament ;)

Sincerely, VDV_forever