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"The Mystery of the Mage's Treasury"



Tournament Rules:
1. To participate in the off-line HoMM 5 tournament "The Mystery of the Mage's Treasury" you must register on our website and also leave an application in this thread.

2. The tournament is held on the Russian version of Heroes 5 from 1C, game version 3.0. The save was generated on the Russian version 3.0.

3. The goal of the game is to Dig up the Tear of Asha and build a unique structure in the starting Castle as quickly as possible; the result will be evaluated by the number of days.
Note: Opening the puzzle map is not necessary, i.e., you may dig for the tear blindly.
If several players have an equal number of days, the best will be determined by the sum of primary skills (Attack, Defense, Spellpower, Knowledge) TAKING INTO ACCOUNT EQUIPPED ARTIFACTS; if a favorite is still not determined, then by the amount of mercury.

4. In the tournament, the following are prohibited:

a) Using cheats, codes, mods, as well as additional programs that can change the game structure in a "clean" playthrough.

b) Restarting or any other modification of the initial save is prohibited.

c) Discussion of the tournament on the forum during its duration is FORBIDDEN!!!(Players who violate this rule are automatically disqualified from playing the tournament; their results will not be counted and will be annulled).

d) Explicit spam, off-topic, flaming, etc. are prohibited in the thread. For violating this rule:
1st time – BD reduction.
2nd time – warnings issued on the profile.
3rd time – disqualification
Note: exceptions are possible.

e) Forbidden spell: "Astral Gate".

f) Forbidden heroes: Kaspar, Vlad, Deleb, Hafiz, Nura, Krag, Argath, Haggash, Telsek.

5. To start the game, you must download 2 archives: one contains the map, the other the save. Place the save in the directory My Documents\My Games\Heroes of Might and Magic V — Tribes of the East\Profiles\Your Profile\Saves. Place the map in the Maps directory in the game's root folder. Launch the game and then Single Game-->Load.

6. The player is obliged to save intermediate saves for each game day during the tournament playthrough. Also, make replays of EVERY battle.
Intermediate saves/replays may be requested by the tournament host to verify the fairness of the playthrough. If a player is found to have used cheat codes, as well as errors or game features explicitly prohibited by the rules, the player will be immediately disqualified from the tournament.

7. Along with the final save, players MUST submit battle replays against:
1. Phoenixes
2. Elementals
3. Ghosts

Note: this does not mean you should not make replays of battles with other monsters.

8. Send the final save to the email address prizrak_off_line@list.ru. The submitted save must contain your number in the participant table and your HeroesWorld nickname. Example: 1__Prizrak_.sav.
In the email itself, state your forum nickname, the number of days in which the map was completed, the hero's statistics (not counting morale and luck), and the amount of mercury.


9. The tournament starts on June 1st and will last until June 20th (inclusive). The results will be announced on June 26th, 2008.


PS. Don't forget to download the file "ReadMe.txt" and read it before starting the playthrough.

The tournament is OFFICIAL

Tournament named after John Van Caneghem
Participants of the 5th Stage

1_Prizrak_
2Mayor Whirlwind
3T@mar@
4Neo122007
5LֆK(jester)
6dim013
7Dracon Mallasa
8ValgallaWolf
9absd
10kj1313
11Primus
12Nimizida
13Hero In
14wolf64
15Leolopus
16Andrey44_44
17Kitsune
18Atlant
19asassin
20Psixxx
21Benedictor
22Chudo_udo aka Saint_Lider
23Eric Wynn
24Saen
25DUN_KAN
26LotR
27Mr. M
28Desperance
29Zehir2008
30Warmonger
31Alexxxok
32NEREWAR
33net
34Krosh
35Fireball

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Map

ReadMe



FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions.

1. What are replays?
Replays are recordings of the battles you have fought.
You can do it like this: after a battle, a window with losses pops up. In the lower left corner, there is a button - SAVE. Click on it and enter a name. Then save again.
2. How do I submit the RESULT?
Read paragraph "8".
3. You can't reload, correct?
You must not press the RESTART button. If you want to play the tournament again, you will need to load the initial save. It can be downloaded above.
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Perhaps everything I write will be considered pure spam, but I suggest that in the future, tournament organizers upload maps and saves to the appropriate resources in advance, and then, on the day the tournament begins, post a link to them in the thread. Then, maybe we won't have to wait for a miracle for 5 days, as in the last tournament. With respect, Leolopus.

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By "in advance," I mean not on the eve of the start date, but perhaps even a week before. At least, there will be time to resolve any non-standard situations with the upload.
This is not spam. This is a reasonable question. The fact is that while registration is in progress, the map and save are checked for errors, etc. This process is quite laborious. And therefore (given that people are busy), the save sometimes takes on its final form only by the time it is uploaded. I hope I have answered your question.
LotR - 26
MrM - 27
Desperance - 28

I will upload the save and map in post #1 in a couple of minutes.
Good luck to everyone!!!

With respect.
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Ghost, upload it to ifolder.ru; the download speed is terribly slow. Or ask someone else to do it.
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On Sakhalin, these dedicated lines are just terrible! I've been trying to upload a save or a map for 4 hours now, with no results. It loads to 10-30% and then crashes. Maybe someone can suggest another way?!
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Okay, email is out. Following Alan’s advice, I uploaded all 3 files to ifolder.ru.

Map
Save
readme

I checked it myself – the speed is excellent, at least for my connection (at its limit). If anyone has any problems, feel free to contact me on ICQ.

Thanks to Alan for the help.

Ghost
, if there are no complaints, it would be a good idea to add my links to your first post.
O God of Earth and Altar,
Bow down and hear our cry,
Our earthly rulers falter,
Our people drift and die,
The walls of gold entomb us,
The swords of scorn divide,
Take not thy thunder from us,
Take away our pride.


G.K. Chesterton: English Hymnal
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That’s a great idea, because yesterday I was downloading it all evening and couldn’t finish, but now it downloaded in 10 seconds. Thanks to the author.
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oh my god!!! I'm going to get tired of saving every day and saving every battle!!!
P.S.
and can I use a mod that allows me to see all the skills? like a hero scan, but only within the game?

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I think I'm going to go crazy downloading all this. It's downloading at a speed of 5 kb/s!
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Thanks, Major, you know what kind of modem I have;)...
Can I use a mod that allows me to see all the skills? Like a hero scan, but only within the game?
Yes, you can.
I'll post Major's links in the first post now. Everything will be fine. You can download them.
Let me explain the situation. You can't please everyone... One person says they can't download from Folder, another says they can't download from Deposit, but no one mentioned that I uploaded everything, so I chose that one... Apparently, that was a mistake.
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Sign me up! :D :D
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Sign me up.
Zehir2008, you are 29.
Good luck with the walkthrough.
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I'm 30, I'm signing up.
ФЛУДОВСКИЕ ССЫЛКИ! - сообщить о бесполезной теме/сообщении.
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Ghost, register me! Are there any other Soulcatchers participating in the tournament?

Of course, there are!))))))))))))))))).

I don't know what's wrong, but I can't open the archive. I downloaded it from Ghost's link and Major's link, but it doesn't work. Although, there is one, considering that I have a data limit, I wasted a lot of money(((((((((((((, maybe someone can suggest what to do? I also want to participate.
Чую время пришло и захлопнулась дверь
Ангел пропел и полопалась кожа...
Мы выпили жизнь, но не стали мудрей,
Мы прожили смерть, но не стали моложе...

Агата Кристи
Ты должен быть сильным,
Ты должен уметь сказать: Руки прочь, прочь от меня,
Ты должен быть сильным, иначе зачем тебе быть?!

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Could you please describe the problem in more detail? With such a vague set of conditions, I can only offer two suggestions:
1. Install an archiving program. If that doesn't help, see point 2.
2. Download the archive completely, ensuring it's 100% downloaded.
O God of Earth and Altar,
Bow down and hear our cry,
Our earthly rulers falter,
Our people drift and die,
The walls of gold entomb us,
The swords of scorn divide,
Take not thy thunder from us,
Take away our pride.


G.K. Chesterton: English Hymnal
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As a new forum user, I have a question: is it permissible to discuss and provide specific details about this tournament before it ends, but not here in this thread, but rather on the subforum of my clan?
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2 wolf64, you can, just don't let me find out.
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Could you please describe the problem in more detail? With such a vague description, I can only offer two suggestions:
Firstly, I know how to download archives and I downloaded it completely, but you are right, I should have described the problem in more detail. When I click to open the archive, a message appears saying it's impossible to open. I put the files on drive C in my Documents folder, and there the file address appears along with a bunch of question marks.
Чую время пришло и захлопнулась дверь
Ангел пропел и полопалась кожа...
Мы выпили жизнь, но не стали мудрей,
Мы прожили смерть, но не стали моложе...

Агата Кристи
Ты должен быть сильным,
Ты должен уметь сказать: Руки прочь, прочь от меня,
Ты должен быть сильным, иначе зачем тебе быть?!

КИНО

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