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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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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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Sorry for being off-topic, please add me to the list of participants.
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Sorry if this is not the right place to ask. I followed the instructions: To start the game, you need to download 2 archives: one contains the map, and the other contains the save file. The save file should be placed in the directory My Documents\My Games\Heroes of Might and Magic V — Tribes of the East\Profiles\Your profile\Saves. The map should be placed in the Maps directory in the root directory of the game (Initially, I don't have this folder, but it is created when I launch the map editor). I start the game, then go to Single Player --> Load, and it's EMPTY!!! How can I solve this problem? Maybe I need to install a patch for my version, which is Heroes of Might & Magic V: Gold Edition.
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Adrey44, see point 2 of the tournament rules – the game version must be 3.0 (Orcs).
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Sorry, this is off-topic, but please add me to the list of participants.
Quite the opposite;)... 31 is your number:)
2 Andrey44_44,
1. Perhaps you forgot to extract the map with the save file.
2. Try checking if the map is even in the list of allowed maps.
2 wolf64, these two versions are essentially the same.;)
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You are 32, good luck with the playthrough...
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Prizrak, I have a couple of questions about the tournament:
1. Am I required to leave only one main hero in the final save, and dismiss the rest of the secondary heroes? (If there are several heroes, will all of them be reviewed by the judge, and which one is the most developed?).
2. If I already have a final version of the tournament playthrough (all saves for each day are made, and all replays for the battles are also made), and I send only the final save without the three required replays (elementals, elementals, and ghosts), will it be counted as a result? Of course, I am ready to provide any replay for any battle to the judge upon request.
In short, I want to say that I will send the save by the 20th, and any replays, upon request from the judges, after the 20th.
3. Rhetorical - Does it matter if two participants in the tournament have the same result (if they both have the same day of construction), who sent the save earlier???
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Am I required to leave only one main hero in the final save, and dismiss the rest of the secondary heroes? (If there are several heroes, will all heroes be reviewed by the judge, and which one is the most developed?).
It is not necessary to delete them.
If I already have a final version of the Tournament Walkthrough (all saves for each day are made, and all replays for the battles are also made), and I send only the final save without the three required replays (Phoenix, Elementals, and Ghosts), will it be counted as a result? Of course, I am ready to provide the judge with any replay for any battle upon request.
In short, I want to say that I will send the save by the 20th, and any replays, upon request from the judges, after the 20th.
It won't work. Send everything together in one archive.
Rhetorical question - Does it matter if two participants in the Tournament have the same result (if they both have the same day of construction), who sent the save earlier???
No. It doesn't matter.
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2 Benedictor, I'll forgive you this time!!! But next time, for discussing the Tournament before it ends (June 20th), you will be DISQUALIFIED!!!!
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2 absd, O.o
Why would I send all the replays and a bunch of saves? All that is required from you at the beginning is only the final save and 3 replays... ;)
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I will highlight in bold in the table those from whom I received the saves.

Sincerely.
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Prizrak, I have a dilemma. I sent the save file through Yandex, and it should have arrived. Also, if it did arrive, can it be excluded from participation? I completed it in a shorter time and want to send a new save file. If this is possible, please send me a message, and I will send the save file.

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As far as I know, if the save file has already reached the organizer, you can no longer send a new one. I don't understand why there's such a rush to send the save files so early. After all, there are still 9 full days left! And considering that save files are made for each game day, you can easily replay from almost any point.

If your first save file didn't reach the Ghost, then you will, of course, have to send it again. In that case, you can definitely send your improved result.

P.S. The Ghost will be unavailable for a couple of days. I will try to answer questions to the best of my knowledge... And also make sure that the discussion about the tournament doesn't happen ;)
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 far as I know, if the save file has already reached the organizer, you can no longer submit a new one.
PRIZRAK, please clarify, as there is nothing in the rules that says it is forbidden to resubmit a save file with a completed game (if you managed to improve the results compared to the first time), and that the second submitted save file will not be taken into account by the judges.

And a suggestion for the future (sorry if I'm posting in the wrong topic) - to schedule the end of any tournament for 12:00 on Monday, as most players have the main time to complete the tournament during the weekend (Saturday and Sunday).
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I support wolf64's suggestion about Monday. + It would probably be better to allow re-sending saves, as "sudden inspiration" regarding walkthroughs doesn't have a deadline.

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By the way, what is "offtopic" in a message?
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Benedictor;180934

it would probably be better to allow resending saves, as the "sudden inspiration" regarding walkthroughs doesn't have a deadline.

but think about how it will be for the organizer? Having to sort through all your messages and guess whether it's the latest walkthrough or not?
It will be much easier if the player isn't in a hurry to send the save file. ;)
Benedictor;180934
by the way, what is "offtopic" in a message?
please read the FAQ.
It's all written there. ;)

Good luck!
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why not implement some kind of auto-update in the tunnel, although I'm not very good at it? Or agree on some kind of naming system or set of conventions, like the more emojis, the later the save was sent.

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regarding off-topic
what, is Russian not in fashion anymore, or at least decent English? Because this transcription is already annoying.
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Kyle has already said everything. Don't rush to send the save file if you're not planning to disappear from the network until the end of the tournament. And there wouldn't be any problems right now. All further messages on this topic will be deleted. If you wish, you can resolve this issue with Ghost. Or, he will say when he comes.

As for the off-topic, you wouldn't ask such questions if you had read the help section.
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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