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Offline Heroes 3 Tournament
"Race for the Leader"[/SIZE]
1. To participate in the "Race for the Leader" offline tournament, you must register at www.heroesworld.ru and leave an application for participation in this thread.
Example:
I want to become a participant of the tournament.
Please register me for the tournament.


2. The tournament is held on the Russian version of Heroes 3: "The Shadow of Death" with patch 3.2. It is also possible to play on version 4.0 (from Buka's Platinum Collection). Saves will be generated on version 4.0.

Sequence of actions for participating in the tournament:
1. Download save.
2. The downloaded Save must be placed on your computer in the GAMES folder of the installed Heroes 3.
3. Load it (load via the campaigns menu) and start playing at any time convenient for you, while remembering to make daily saves (at the beginning and end of the day).
4. After completing the final action (which leads to victory), you must save again.
Note: The final save should only contain those heroes who participate in the mission, i.e., heroes required by the campaign plot. (There may be 2-3, depending on the specific mission). Other heroes must be DISMISSED. As an exception: It is permitted to leave ONE non-plot hero, but only if the non-plot hero performs the final action that leads to victory.
And another revised quote from Sage:
Everything is clearly written in the rules.
1. Only plot heroes move to the next mission (For example, for mini-tournament 1-1: Gem).
2. In addition to these heroes, in the final save you can leave 1 more hero, if this hero is needed to perform the winning action (attack on the last enemy hero/castle).
3. If you have plot heroes on the map in your save (For example, for mini-tournament 1-1: Gem) and one additional hero, then the sum of parameters will be calculated for that hero who has the higher value.
5. With the final save, describe this last step in detail (most likely a battle), so that the results can be processed faster and there will be fewer suspicions of cheating!!!
6. A full description of the tournament map is encouraged (optional). If such descriptions are provided, a contest for the best description will be held; 10 of them (the very best) will take their place of honor in the "Hall of Fame" section!
7. Provide this save to the tournament organizer.
8. Wait for the results.3. Tournament Concept: The tournament will be conducted across ALL campaigns of "The Shadow of Death".
The tournament will consist of 36 mini-tournaments (the total number of missions in the campaigns, i.e., 7 stages). For the first mini-tournament, a save will be generated for the first mission of the first campaign. Subsequent saves for the current mini-tournament will be generated from the save of the winner of the previous mini-tournament, and so on.
The winner of the current mini-tournament will be the player who has the maximum number of points according to the formula below. At the end of each tournament stage, a LEADER for that stage will be determined. And at the end of all 36 mini-tournaments, an ABSOLUTE LEADER of the tournament will be determined.

During the "Race for the Leader" tournament, participants will also be awarded points for each mini-tournament according to the following scheme (the winner of the mini-tournaments will be determined by this scheme):
1. A participant who has applied for the tournament will be given 0 starting points.
2. At the end of each mini-tournament, a participant will be awarded points for the mini-tournament according to the formula:
Points = ((Days_l + (0.5 * Params_p) / 396 + (0.25 * Mercury_p) / 200 + (0.125 * Gold_p) / 1000000 + (0.0625 * Castles_p) / 48) * 1000) / Days_p
Where:
Days_l – Number of days the leader spent completing the task of the current mini-tournament.
Days_p - Number of days the player spent completing the task of the current mini-tournament.
Params_p – Sum of hero parameters (attack, defense, magic, knowledge) INCLUDING EQUIPPED ARTIFACTS, accumulated by the player while completing the task of the current mini-tournament.
Mercury_p – Amount of mercury accumulated by the player while completing the task of the current mini-tournament.
Castles_p – Number of castles captured by the player while completing the task of the current mini-tournament.
Gold_p - Amount of gold remaining in the participant's "stash" while completing the task of the current mini-tournament.
3. Current points will be calculated as an average between the previous result and the current one.
Also, at the end of each mini-tournament, a Player Rating will be awarded.


4. The tournament starts on 01.11.2007. 21 days will be given for the completion of each mini-tournament (Break between mini-tournaments - 30 days). Saves are not accepted after a mini-tournament has ended. Only one final save is accepted from the player.
Results of the completed mini-tournament will be published one day before the start of the next mini-tournament.

5. The final save should be named according to the template: GL_Mini-tournament Number _Table Number_player nickname.CGM /Write the mini-tournament number with a hyphen/ (for example, GL_1-1_1_K0Lb@zzeR.CGM) and send it to K0Lb@zzeR's mailbox /Death to search bots looking for E-MAIL addresses/. And another earnest request: when sending saves, specify the name of the save itself in the subject line (for example: GL_1-1_1_K0Lb@zzeR.CGM)) so that the anti-spam bot does not accidentally delete your email.
Together with the sent save, you must provide a description of the final step (battle with a hero, battle for a castle, capturing an artifact, victory over the last monster) after which victory occurs or the scenario is completed.

6. Discussion of the tournament during its progress is FORBIDDEN!!!
(Players who violate this rule automatically exclude themselves from playing in the tournament; their results will not be counted and will be annulled).

7. Restrictions:
1. Forbidden: buying back your dismissed heroes on the same day (i.e., using the "dismissal-buyback" trick);
it is also forbidden to buy heroes who died in battle (do not confuse with those who fled)!

2. Forbidden: digging up the Grail without a fully opened puzzle map.

3. Forbidden: using cheat programs, codes, BUGs, as well as additional programs that can change the game structure.
The full list of tournament rules and BUGs can always be read here:
Offline Tournament Rules + FAQ
In case a week of "+5 monsters X" or a month of "monster X" occurs, the player must not replay the transition of the week/month.

8. In case of suspicion of cheating or other malicious intent while completing the map, a save must be made every game day.
In such a case (detection of cheating), the player will be required to send additional saves and provide a walkthrough description to the tournament organizer to determine whether the play was unfair or fair.
The result of a player who played unfairly is annulled, and their further participation in tournaments will be impossible. This will also reflect poorly on their reputation.

9. The use of two "automators" is permitted in the tournament:
1) Hero-digger
2) Ballista-killer Visual aid HERE.

After your save is received, you will see in the application table that:
save accepted (received by addressee) - by bold nickname
save with problems for verification and review - by italic red nickname
save counted - by underlined nickname
List of Tournament Participants
Tournament Participant Number
Tournament Participant Nickname
Rating for Last Stage
48
Перполькен
926.43
13
DARK_DRAGON
0
12
kj1313
273.52
80
Andrey44_44
0
26
Dirty_Player
956.74
81
Айвенго
0
82
Lexus_slk
0
83
~no1_knows_me~
0
84
Angel
0
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P.S. I wish all tournament participants a great time playing and, most importantly, VICTORY!

P.P.S. At the end of the tournament, certificates of honor and consolation prizes will be presented to the LEADERS for victory in the tournament stages. And the ABSOLUTE LEADER will receive a prize for winning this tournament.

View mini-tournament results HERE.
:smile13: [ТУРНИР] "Гонка за Лидером" :smile13:
:smile28: [M] "Я и моя тень" - "I am and my shadow" :smile28:
:smile16: "Быстрая смерть" - "Fast Death" :smile16:
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Kamikaze;137872
Dёrt, tell me, how did you take down those undead in two minutes?
Easy! 119 Grand Elves and 16 Monks with Mass Bless placed took down almost all of them, and the Battle Unicorns finished off the rest. The last 25 undead were finished off by the Grand Elves with knives :smile51:
I've killed them about 7 times, and I've learned how to lure them without making mistakes :-)
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Well, I won't even try to justify myself :) -
14 days...

2 Perpolken:
I agree with Kamikaze - could you provide the army size and a description of the battle with the minotaurs?
And also, it would be nice to see a description of the battle with 150 dragons, having only 55 mana points available...

As for the zombies - yes, reaching level 14 in just one battle is quite significant...
"Единственное, что можно сказать с уверенностью об удаче - она изменит..."
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Easy! 119 Grand Elves and 16 Monks with mass blessing defeated almost everyone.
Did you really have time to attack corpses (when you already had 119 elves)?
With such an army, I have no questions :D; you could even finish it in a minute and a half.
And also, a battle with 150 dragons, having only 55 mana, it would be nice to see a description of this battle...
I had 50 mana and almost my entire army remained after the battle. I attacked with 125 Elves, 32 Monks, 40 Pegasi, 20 Unicorns, Gnomes, and Crusaders.

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2 Kamikaze:
Did the dragon take it? It gives +8 to all stats...

2 perpolken:
And why didn't you collect all the resources? :)

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So, who exactly do you have left?
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Did you get a Dragon? It definitely gives +8 to stats...
No, I just visited the market (Chain and Shield, +4 each, which adds up to +8) ;)

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The final battle
excerpt from the description...
And now, the last battle... it's the most difficult one.
In this battle, the key to victory lies in correctly targeting the Dragons.
It's necessary to position the Dragons in the first round exactly as shown in Figure #4 (not necessarily, but with this arrangement, victory is achieved 99% of the time). Also, in the first round, send the Crusaders to positions J6 and K6. In the second round, position the Dwarf to take the brunt of the damaged Dragons, which will be located at point C7 (they should be thinned out by the Elves). If you do everything correctly, the Unicorns will be attacked by the weakest Dragon stacks (one consists of 3-6 Dragons, depending on how well the Elves perform; and the second, which will land in close proximity to the Unicorns in the second round, needs to be defeated in the third), which is what we are trying to achieve. The longer our horses last, the more units will remain after the battle.
Next, magic. Here, everything is very simple: a combo of three spells cast sequentially: slow(5)-bless(4)-force field(9)-slow(5)-ff(9)-bless(4)-ff(9)-slow(5), totaling 50 MP.
As always, a little luck is needed! Moreover, Kirr has +2 morale and +2 luck before the battle.

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and these are the survivors:
125 Elves
32 Monks
40 Pegasi
4 Unicorns
All the Crusaders and Dwarves are gone

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well, regarding the chainmail and shield, one doesn't interfere with the other... :)

regarding "depending on how the elves perform," you yourself wrote "bless," so where does the variation come from?

regarding "a small amount of luck," you could just buy +1 luck, so to speak - for sure :).

Player, why are you so quiet? Confess your results...
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regarding "depending on how well the elves perform," you yourself wrote - "bless," so where does this discrepancy come from?
Please pay closer attention...we cast "bless" in the second round!
regarding "a small amount of luck," you could have bought +1 luck, for example.
I saved the money for mercury.
well, regarding the chainmail and shield, one doesn't interfere with the other...
But there are only sandals, in Darkside of Xeen. And to go...through forests, mountains - the aunt will get tired :)
PS +8 parameters don't compensate for +1 day.

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After seeing Perpolken's result, I almost died of shame... Where did he get so much mercury??????? I guess I'm the unluckiest one :-(
That's why I was so careless about this stage????:smile39:
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Saved some money for mercury.

But they cost next to nothing, how can you compare them to 30,000 gold?
Kamikaze;137898
It's just sandals, in Dragon Dice. And walking...through forests, mountains - the lady will get tired :)
PS +8 parameters don't compensate for +1 day.

It's easily done with 1 hero..., what do forests have to do with it?
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Please pay attention...we cast Bless in the second round!

Why are you reacting like that? What are you shouting about :)?

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2 Dirty_Player:

You too, like me - enjoy tormenting people :D? Well, admit it...., what's the result?
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It's easily bypassed with just one hero..., and what do forests have to do with it?
So, where do you get it?
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But they cost next to nothing, can you really compare them to 30,000 gold?
What's the connection between prophecy maps and Utopia? :eek:
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That's why I was so careless about this stage?????
After this comment, I conclude that it takes 7 days, but less time in Mercury. ;)

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So, where do you get it?

What do you mean? Even if all 8 were... it's not a problem...
Kamikaze;137906
And what's the connection between the prophecy maps and Utopia? :eek:

Well, you just write that 2500 (I think that's how much they cost) is a big expense. Then, 30,000 gold isn't a problem?
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after this reply, I conclude that it will take 7 days, but less time according to the mercury reading ;)
Yes! Exactly! My mood dropped immediately! :mad:

But today I got my LICENSE, and that's the most important thing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :smile54:
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Well, you're just saying that 2500 (I think that's how much they cost) is a big expense. So, 30,000 gold isn't a big deal?
30,000 won't compensate for the +1 day either. I'm already passing by the market on my way to the dragons, and Utopia is very far away.
PS: Of course, theoretically, capturing Utopia could have been planned out (that's three points in the ranking), but if you have 8 days, and others have 7... then what's the difference now :D

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Yes! exactly (7 days)! My mood dropped immediately below the floor!!!
Interesting... maybe vbn took a six-day walk around the dragons :D. Although it will be difficult, to be honest, I thought that 8 days was a mega result!

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Interesting... maybe vbn took a leisurely stroll through the dragons in six days :D. Although it will be difficult, to be honest, I thought that 8 days was a mega result!
IMO, 6 days could have been achieved, but there wasn't enough time for it... exams, darn it!!!! :-)