Posts from Mini-tournament "Time of Change"

Battle with the garrison.
Setup: 80 lizards, 1 snake, 23 wyverns, 43 snakes, 20 gorgons, 1 snake, 13 basilisks.
Let's start the battle.

Round 1.

Rusty dragons position themselves between 1 snake and 23 wyverns, not attacking anyone. Ghost dragons attack 13 basilisks; 1 or 2 basilisks survive.
Slow.
1 snake attacks ghost dragons and dies.
43 snakes attack ghost dragons.
1 snake attacks liches to inflict weakness and dies.
23 wyverns attack ghost dragons.
20 gorgons attack the rusty dragons from above; deadly gaze activates, killing 2 dragons.
Basilisks skip their turn.
Lizards shoot at ghost dragons.
Note: 43 snakes, wyverns, and basilisks should not be adjacent to each other so that the liches don't attack 2 groups.
Enemies move forward. Liches shoot at wyverns.
Basilisks attack ghost dragons and paralyze them.

Round 2.

Shield.
Snakes and wyverns skip their turn.
Rusty dragons fly to the lizards and attack the gorgons; the gorgons retaliate, deadly gaze, killing 2 more rusty dragons (1 remains).
Basilisks skip their turn.
Gorgons finish off the rusty dragon and move to the front row.
Lizards shoot at liches.
Knights, vampires, and skeletons move forward. Ghosts move to the liches. Liches shoot at gorgons.
A basilisk attacks the knights and paralyzes them.
Wyverns attack the ghosts (hopefully luck or morale activates). Snakes attack the ghosts.

Round 3.

Stone skin.
Snakes attack liches.
Wyverns attack liches; morale activates, wyverns fly to a safe distance, but within range of the liches (morale activation is essential if the basilisks don't paralyze the vampires).
Basilisks attack vampires and paralyze them (but I flew away with the wyverns because I didn't know about the upcoming paralysis).
Lizards shoot at liches.
Gorgons defend.
Ghost dragons, knights, and vampires are paralyzed.
Skeletons run to the liches. Liches attack the snakes.

Round 4.

Ghost dragons revive.
Haste on the lizards.
Snakes defend.
Wyverns skip their turn.
Lizards shoot at ghost dragons.
Ghost dragons kill the basilisks.
Gorgons defend.
Ghosts and liches attack the snakes. Skeletons run to the liches.
Wyverns attack the liches.

After that, it's simple. You need to finish off the liches, preserving the wyverns, cast haste on the gorgons and wyverns, blessing on the lizards, and run around the battlefield, shooting at the enemy with the lizards.
After the battle, there are: 77 lizards, 7 gorgons, 18 wyverns, 2 snakes (I don't remember where I lost 3 lizards).
If the basilisks don't paralyze the vampires (paralyzing the dragons and knights is essential), then you need to rely on luck and morale for the wyverns, starting from at least round 4, or even earlier. It is also essential to destroy the rusty dragons in 2 rounds. I used to play the battle this way, preserving all the lizards, 11 gorgons, and 15 wyverns.
So, "the devil is not as black as he is painted.";)

Will a walkthrough from the author be released? ;)

I assumed you were asking me, because I knew that Vanechkin's version would be at least 2 days longer (due to the longer route and lack of money). But you didn't know that! :D

to Vanechka
Regarding the rating, a question arises.
The primary criterion for victory is the points in the table, which means that the rating will be similar for many players... with such a wide range of days, I think this situation is incorrect. I'm waiting for an answer.

It's up to you, Kamikaze. I still don't quite understand how the rating is calculated – what data is used for its calculation and according to what system... I just thought yesterday that you might have forgotten about this issue...

No, I haven't forgotten, the forum was just down for two days. :D
So, I'll start counting properly... expect the results.

I present to you the official rankings for the "Time of Change" Tournaments in HOMM3.

Place	Name	Rating	Result	Skills	Mercury
1	DmitriyAS:smile49:	100	25+	-	108
2	Dirty_Player	85.24	35+	-	116
3	Перполькен	81.11	36+	-	115
4	eGorrr	69.61	51+	-	294
5	Nimizida	61.37	68+	-	12
6	Barsik13	56.00	79+	-	217
7	TosBelorus	38.18	55	-	142
8	kj1313	29.65	77	-	97
9	lepila	31.55	84	-	219
10	SoulDrinker	27.21	85	-	339
11	Айвенго	21.49	95	-	236
12	Vergil	12.08	158	-	302

The clan ranking for this tournament is as follows:
1. E Pluribus Unum (1) - 100
2. Knights of Apocalipsys (2) - 91.03
3. Guardians of Illiar (1) - 21.76

Kamikaze disagrees with the "official ranking for the 'Time of Change' tournament, according to HOMM3": the excavated Grail should not be ignored – I didn't dig it up myself at first (I just didn't have time: I was playing through the quest, took Silverstream, and the AI usually claimed the Grail before me), but then I finally managed to do it just in time, when the red player was already sitting at the designated spot with a shovel ready. I'm not claiming to be in the top ranks, but the fact that someone who finished just 2 days earlier and didn't dig up the Grail has more points than I do definitely bothers me.

Thank you very much :smile03: Vanechka for providing the answers.

Question for Dirty_Player: how did you manage to buy a boat?:confused:
Question for DmitriyAS: "Rusty dragons settle between 1 serpent and 23 wyverns, without touching anyone." How can this be explained, and where did you learn this?
As always, I will be very grateful for the answers.

Question for DmitriyAS: "Rusty dragons position themselves between 1 serpent and 23 wyverns, without attacking anyone." How can this be explained, and where did you learn this?
As always, I will be very grateful for your answers.

Through trial and error. It's difficult to track the pattern if it's not possible.
And in general, don't focus on this specific moment. If there's no such passivity from the Rusty Dragons, I had a backup option – separating 1 gorgon (instead of 1 serpent) and placing it next to the lizards. In this case, the Rusty Dragons attack this gorgon, which is also an option.
I usually approach each battle very flexibly because there's almost always room for improvement, and you might encounter it unexpectedly.

No, no, it's a very interesting point, by the way, for improving your knowledge of the game. In this battle, as far as I understand, the Rust Dragons were afraid of the Gorgons, but they needed to fly forward; after all, it's AI. Therefore, they flew so that the Gorgons couldn't reach them by one cell (due to an obstacle on the battlefield). Another question: why didn't they attack anyone? :confused: Here, I think, the situation was as follows: all the monsters from the hero's army were casting spells, except for the Lizards. That is, the Rust Dragons didn't want to expose themselves to a spell. But why didn't they attack the Lizards? I think the Rust Dragons positioned themselves so that, in case the Wyverns attacked them, they could respond with fire breath (while maintaining a distance from the Gorgons).

Question for Dirty_Player: how did you manage to buy a boat?:confused:

At the shipyard! At point 26-36-0 for 1000 gold and 10 wood :-)

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Another question: why didn't they attack anyone?:confused:

In my opinion, the monsters are trying to block the archers. For this, they usually attack the guards standing nearby, i.e., they don't attack the archers themselves! In this situation, they were simply scared of the gargoyles but wanted to block the lizards. Hence, this strange move... Although it is indeed strange... :confused:

No, no, it's a very interesting point, by the way, for improving your knowledge of the game.

In this battle, as far as I understand, the Rust Monsters were afraid of the Gorgons,
but they needed to fly forward, after all, it's still AI. :)
Therefore, they flew so that the Gorgons couldn't reach them within 1 tile (due to an obstacle on the battlefield).

Another question: why didn't they attack anyone at all? :confused:
Here, I think, the situation was as follows:
all the monsters in the hero's army were casting spells, except for the Lizards.
That is, the Rust Monsters didn't want to expose themselves to a spell.
But why didn't they attack the Lizards?
I think the Rust Monsters positioned themselves so that, in case the Wyverns attacked them, they could respond with fire breath (while maintaining a distance from the Gorgons).

I think that's part of the truth. They could have killed 1 Snake.
Let's swap 1 and 43 Snakes. The Dragons fly up to the Lizards and attack 43 Snakes, receiving a weakening in return. Terra Incognita. :D

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At the shipyard! at point 26-36-0 for 1000 gold and 10 wood :-)

Maybe he wants to know where the wood comes from. ;)

I tried several times to break through the garrison... damn, it's very difficult to get everything to align.
I managed it a little differently; I crushed everyone, but still didn't quite finish off about 50 vampires... =) It wasn't easy for Dmitry =)
Thanks for the "mind-blowing" (©DmitriyAS) save =)

Maybe he wants to know where the tree came from. ;)

AAAAAAA. :-) 10 Trees were lying on the path to Sandro. Ivor picked up the wood and ran to build a boat! :-)

Please register me for this tournament! I love OFFLINE events!!!

Please register me for this tournament! I love OFFLINE play!!!

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