Posts from The First Tournament for Heroes of Might and Magic II.

Consultations are ongoing regarding the extension of the tournament until 07/06/2006. Please share your opinions.

Good day to all.
Thanks to the goodwill of another participant in the tournament, it has been decided to extend the tournament until 07/06/2006, 18:00.

Good day to you all. There is still some time left, and everyone who wants to can improve their results.

The arenas are ready; expect emails today.

not many participants showed up((

Yeah... I messed up big time... well, what can you do... :o I haven't played HMM2 in a long time, and I haven't participated in tournaments either...
Guys... please don't be stingy with your weekly save files... teach this newbie how to play... :(...

Thank you in advance...

In my opinion, the main thing there was to quickly break through with the archers and get to the market, and then immediately head to the sea.

I think I won against vbs. Undoubtedly, a Barbarian with 13 attack is the best! Sergh: I can upload save files for each day, about 1.5 MB. Qwerty: I hope this isn't the last tournament for Hmm2. It was very nice to reminisce about the good old days!

I can share save files if needed.

Okay, let's summarize the results. So, three participants, three heroes, made it to the tournament's finale! The following armies were selected for the final battle: Sergh: Lord Kilburn the Knight Attack 5 Defense 7 Spell Power 4 Knowledge 4 Experience 16029 Level 11 Mana Points 40 / 40 Morale +3 Luck +2 Army with SPREAD combat formation: 13 greater druids (562.5425) 10 battle dwarves (216.9650) 79 sprites (308.8110) 10 unicorns (818.7850) 28 grand elves (558.2920) (2465.3955 TOTAL) Skills: EXPERT: Pathfinding, Archery, ADVANCED: Leadership, Ballistics, BASIC: Diplomacy, Wisdom, Mysticism, Luck, Artifacts: Magic Book (ability to cast spells) Gambler's Lucky Coin (luck +1) Endless Cart of Ore (+1 ore per day) Spells: 5 level: 4 level: 3 level: Anti-Magic, Identify Hero, 2 level: Blind, Dragon Slayer, View Artifacts, 1 level: Bless, Stoneskin, Dispel Magic, Magic Arrow Alex_soldier Wrathmont the Warlock Attack 3 Defense 5 Spell Power 12 Knowledge 4 Experience 11150 Level 9 Mana Points 40 / 40 Morale +1 Luck +1 Army with SPREAD combat formation: 13 greater druids (562.5425) 4 phoenixes (1225.9380) 45 rangers (631.3500) 14 champions (964.2990) 22 grand elves (438.6580) (3822.7875 TOTAL) Skills: EXPERT: ADVANCED: Scouting, Wisdom, Mysticism, BASIC: Logistics, Diplomacy, Leadership, Eagle Eye, Estates, Artifacts: Magic Book (ability to cast spells) Medal of Valor (morale +1) Medal of Distinction (morale +1) Stealth Shield (+2 Defense) Gambler's Lucky Coin (luck +1) Skullcap (half cost of mind influencing spells) Evercold Icicle (+50% damage of cold spells to enemy) Serenity Pendant (immune to berserk spells) Endless Cart of Ore (+1 ore per day) Spiked Shield (+2 Attack, +2 Defense) Arm of the Martyr (+3 Spell Power, undead morale penalty) Spells: 5 level: 4 level: Holy Shout, Meteor Shower, 3 level: Anti-Magic, Cold Ring, 2 level: Lightning Bolt, Blind, Disrupting Ray, Dragon Slayer, View Artifacts, 1 level: Slow, Bless, Stoneskin, Curse, Dispel Magic, Magic Arrow VBS Thundax the Barbarian Attack 13 Defense 8 Spell Power 6 Knowledge 2 Experience 13886 Level 10 Mana Points 20 / 20 Morale +1 Luck +3 Army with SPREAD combat formation: 18 greater druids (778.9050) 7 phoenixes (2145.3915) 12 crusaders (2117.0880) 14 champions (964.2990) 26 grand elves (518.4140) (6524.0975 TOTAL) Skills: EXPERT: Pathfinding, ADVANCED: Archery, Logistics, Scouting, Luck, BASIC: Leadership, Wisdom, Artifacts: Magic Book (ability to cast spells) Medal of Valor (morale +1) Medal of Distinction (morale +1) Thunder Mace (+1 Attack) Stealth Shield (+2 Defense) Rabbit's Foot (luck +1) Gambler's Lucky Coin (luck +1) Serenity Pendant (immune to berserk spells) Spiked Shield (+2 Attack, +2 Defense) White Pearl (+1 Spell Power, +1 Knowledge) Arm of the Martyr (+3 Spell Power, undead morale penalty) Spells: 5 level: 4 level: 3 level: Anti-Magic, Cold Ring, 2 level: Blind, Disrupting Ray, View Artifacts, 1 level: Slow, Bless, Stoneskin, Curse, Dispel Magic, Magic Arrow

If you wish, you can discuss the tournament itself, the map walkthrough, and share your suggestions for the future.

as it turned out, it made sense to aggressively attack the AI at the very beginning, disregarding losses, as this would pay off later.

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P.s. as a suggestion, it would be great to hold more tournaments, and not just one, but several, and more often.

The Walkthroughs of Alex Soldier and VBS were very similar. And things could have turned out a little differently; a very interesting duel between sword and magic could have emerged. However, the clear advantage in the army, the presence of the "dispel magic" spell, and the direct confrontation of champion units, as well as the lack of powerful spells for Alex, led to an unconditional victory for the sword...
Sergh, the main algorithm for completing the game for both participants was as follows (I assume):
1. As quickly as possible, break through with 49 archers to the north of the castle. Various units are suitable for this purpose, for example, archers in the hut to the east of the castle, combined with fairies.
2. After that, quickly spread out scouts in different directions to collect resources.
3. Build a shipyard and gather a ship/ships to control the sea.
4. Wait for the yellow AI to take the nearest knight village (north of the starting castle) and intercept it.
5. Buy out all the troops (there are unbought champions and crusaders in the village), return the sailors, transfer the troops and artifacts to the main hero.

Perhaps I haven't described the Walkthrough completely accurately; the participants can correct me.

Sergh, it's not your fault that some participants dropped out during the tournament for various reasons. You rightfully won third place, and if there had been more participants, it would have been third place out of 7-8 participants - not a bad result, isn't it? I'm sure you haven't yet reached your maximum gaming potential, so victories will come!!!

in the end, I managed to recapture the village myself, although I probably should have done it a week earlier by replacing the sprites and unique units. I just killed the enemy hero who was heading towards it by chance.

Arenas have been sent to everyone.
According to general opinion, the winners are:

Honorable THIRD PLACE - Sergh
Honorable SECOND PLACE - Alex Soldier
FIRST PLACE - VBS!

Thus, VBS IS DECLARED THE WINNER OF THE FIRST TOURNAMENT FOR THE SECOND GAME!!!

On behalf of the administration, I congratulate the winners and participants on a successful tournament.

vbs, as the winner, will soon receive a small souvenir in your profile.