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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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18 years ago
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Good afternoon, organizer. I sent the save files with great difficulty via email on June 15, 2008. Today is June 18, and I am not listed as having sent the save files. I would like to know the status of my email. The email was sent via Yandex mail.
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Good afternoon, organizer. I sent the save files with great difficulty via email on June 15, 2008. Today is June 18, and I am not listed as having sent the save files. I would like to know the status of my email. The email was sent via Yandex mail.
Unfortunately, we haven't received your email... I would like to reiterate that words should be written with an underscore "_".
Please try again.
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18 years ago
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I sent the save file with replays today. I would like to receive confirmation that the files have been received today, as I won't have internet access over the weekend.
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18 years ago
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Problem: I'm new to tournaments (it's my first time), and I forgot to save the replay with the elementals due to unfamiliarity. Will this playthrough be counted if I send you the save file with the replays?
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18 years ago
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Could you please tell me where the save files are stored? I saved the game, but there is no folder at ""C:\Documents and Settings\Admin\My Games\Heroes of Might and Magic V — Tribes of the East\Profiles\pxadmin\Saves"".

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And another question, slightly off-topic: Is it possible to play Heroes 5 online, similar to how it was done in Heroes 3 using Hamachi? If so, what do I need to do?
P.S. I don't have a legitimate CD-key!
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18 years ago
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Ghost, can I send you the save file tomorrow or the day after? I have exams and other things to do, and to send the save file, I need to go to a friend's place with a fast internet connection. Will that be okay?
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18 years ago
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The save has been sent, waiting for confirmation... Thank you for the tournament!
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18 years ago
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Today I sent the save file with replays. I would like to receive confirmation of the files being received today, as I won't have internet access over the weekend.
Problem: I'm still new to Tournaments (first time) and, due to unfamiliarity, I forgot to save the replay with the elementals. Will this Walkthrough be counted if I send you the save file with replays?
Okay, we'll count it this time.
I have another question, slightly off-topic: Is it possible to play Heroes 5 online? Similar to how it's done in Heroes 3 using Hamachi. If so, what do I need to do?
P.S. I just don't have a legitimate CD-key!
Here's the user's profile... http://forum.heroesworld.ru/member.php?u=10775
There's a line there: How to play Heroes 5 online?? Answer here. Click and learn how to play.
Ghost, can I send the save file tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, because I have exams and other things to do, and to send the save file, I need to go to a friend with a fast internet connection. Will that be okay?
Tomorrow, before 16:00.
I can't send the save file...(((( Everything seems to be fine with the email, Ghost?
I can't access my email either... There are only two explanations: either Mail.ru is glitching, or my email has been hacked...!!!!! If it's the latter, that's very, very bad(((( I'll have to resend everything((((...
I'll try to figure something out in the meantime....

Best regards...
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18 years ago
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I'm so happy... I restored the old mailbox... :):):):)
kj1313, your message was received;
Also, the message from WOLF64 was received...
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18 years ago
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Please tell me where the save is stored? I saved it, but it's not in "C:\Documents and Settings\Admin\My Games\Heroes of Might and Magic V — Tribes of the East\Profiles\pxadmin\Saves"
Initially, it's not there; you need to save it there, and then you can play.

See point 2 of the tournament rules - the game version must be 3.0 (Orcs).
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18 years ago
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I sent the save file and replay; waiting for confirmation.
18 years ago
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The save has been sent, waiting for confirmation... Thank you.
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18 years ago
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The save has been resent on June 19, 2008, with all the required conditions met. Awaiting a response.
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18 years ago
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The saves came from Neta and Krosh. I'm on my mobile, so I can't edit the table... Benedictor, I'm on my mobile, so I don't have that option. Atlant, there are no saves.
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18 years ago
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Dear Prizrak, please add me to the list of tournament participants. I sent my save file under number 35, and I am waiting for confirmation.

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