The first Offline Tournaments for Heroes 5! — Tournament history (offline)

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VDV_forever

6/7/2006 4:17 AM UTC

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$ PRIZE POOL $

PrizeA:

Licensed DVD-BOX of Heroes of Might and Magic V (with delivery)
Fan t-shirt in your size(XL,L,M,XXL) with the Heroes Of Might And Magic V logo

PrizeB: A profile award (like the one given to respected nprf for winning the 1st Heroes 3 tournament over at HeroesV.net.ru)

PrizeB, [PrizeA(1) or PrizeA(2) {winner's choice}] is awarded to the player who takes first place in the tournament according to the tournament rules.

TOURNAMENT RULES

1. To participate in the first offline tournament, you must register on our website www.heroesworld.ru and also submit an application in this thread
2. The tournament is held on the Russian version of Heroes 5
3. Game version 1.0
4. The submitted save must contain the tournament number (1) and the player's Nickname
example 1_VDV_forever.sav
5. Along with the submitted save, it is mandatory to provide a description of the final step (battle with a hero, battle for a castle, capturing an artifact, defeating the last monster) after which victory occurs, or the walkthrough of the scenario.
6. The submitted save must have only one conqueror hero who performs the final action (others should simply be dismissed).
7. Patches, cheats, codes, mods, as well as additional programs that can change the game structure are FORBIDDEN!
8. Results will be evaluated primarily based on minimum time.
If several players have an equal completion time, the best will be determined by the sum of primary skills (attack, defense, magic, knowledge); if a favorite is still not determined, then by the amount of mercury.
9. The conqueror hero in the submitted save must be without artifacts (they can be placed in the backpack or transferred to another hero who should then be dismissed).
10. Ashi's Tear can only be dug up when the puzzle map is fully opened (this will not happen in this tournament).
11. Send the save to the email address h5_tournament@heroesworld.ru
12. Applications are accepted until June 19, 2006. If you're late, you've missed out
13. In case of suspicion of cheating or other malicious intent during the map completion, a save must be made every game day.
P.S. In such a case (detection of cheating), the player will be required to send additional saves and provide a walkthrough description to determine whether the play was unfair or fair.
The result of a player who played unfairly will be voided and their reputation on our site will be "morale down"!
14. Discussion of the tournament during its progress is FORBIDDEN!!!
(Players violating this rule automatically lose the opportunity to play in the tournament; their results will not be counted and will be annulled).
15. The tournament starts on the 19th and will last for 19 days. Results will be announced 19 days after its conclusion. [You can still apply and participate in the competitions within 5 days after the start of the tournament, i.e., until 00:00 (GMT) 25.06.06]
16. After receiving your save, we will notify you of receipt via your mailbox on our website www.heroesworld.ru

17*. For this tournament:

If you killed the main opponent Gilraen and then completed the following task (killed the last weak hero, captured a castle, or something else) after which absolute victory occurs, the description of the battle with Gilraen MUST be sent together with the save!!! That is, in this case, you will have to provide 2 descriptions (instead of one):
a) battle with Gilraen
b) final winning step

The description should look approximately like this:
Attacking Gilraen with hero Agrail.
Agrail has:
Level N,
army size.
Gilraen has:
Level N,
army size.
And then describe the battle itself.

Tournament Sponsor Respected ADMIN!!!

P.S. I wish all tournament participants a great time gaming and, most importantly, VICTORY!

P.S.S. If there are any additions or remarks, please do not hesitate to speak up to minimize disagreements and shortcomings during the tournament process

PARTICIPANT LIST FOR THE 1st offline HEROES 5 TOURNAMENT!
NUMBER	PLAYER NICKNAME
1	VDV_forever
2	*JOKER*
3	КАНТ
4	Night
5	Борис
6	Vladushka
7	BlazinPimp
8	Dimusik
9	sterh
10	Carmack
11	leshan
12	SandroTM
13	fanat
14	Karatel SS Varjag
15	Aleksandrkalin
16	Diesel
17	Geser
18	Rojok
19	Intruder
20	Halfing
21	DarkOne
22	dontes
23	VaRyG
24	Sablik
25	Supreme
26	Ежик в тумане
27	necko78
28	kop
29	AlexeyPank
30	Faer
31	Paladin
32	gluck
33	Tank 2
34	Philip
35	kazyabr
36	di ps
37	Skeleton Darkknight
38	sjava
39	Evil Hearted
40	GvozD
41	LordOrder7
42	Kiselev Yura
43	Xaker
44	Rogvold
45	mudvaLing
46	BAXtheGREATEST
47	dartRevan
48	shoot-nick
49	KOLb@zzer
50	Svyatoslav
51	Steep
52	Х®одо из Фы®а
53	Ivanuraser
54	Lap1976
55	Strelok
56	Bandit
57	Rean
58	Krivol
58	DeMoN
59	Rustam
60	Varg-Nar
61	Carrion
62	D3lirium
63	vladislav5
64	Krong
65	Illipyk
66	emfoot
67	IronAxe
68	Андрей

This list can be expanded by new participants!
The tournament starts on 19.06.06 (Monday)!!!
Saves will only be considered for players who are in this table, so submit your applications IN ADVANCE!!!

Everything about the starting save

Starting Save

From 19.06.06 the save can be downloaded:
1st mirror
2nd mirror

1. The save that will be posted on our site (19.06.06) must be downloaded and placed on your computer in the following folder C:\Documents and Settings\VDV_forever\My Documents\My Games\Heroes of Might and Magic V\Profiles\VDV_forever\Saves[br][/br]2. Naturally, everyone has their own nickname, so in each individual case it will be approximately: C:\Documents and Settings\X\My Documents\My Games\Heroes of Might and Magic V\Profiles\X\Saves[br][/br>where X is simply the name under which you usually play
3. Load 19.06.06_offline.sav and start playing, making daily saves.
4. After reaching the final action (after which victory occurs), save again.
5. With the final save, describe this last step in detail (most likely a battle); then the results will be tallied faster and there will be fewer suspicions of cheating!!!
6. Send this save to the specified address (in the rules of this tournament).
7. Wait for the results.

The starting save was generated from the "Conquest" map (3rd map) of the standard campaign for the Inferno faction (2nd campaign).

Exactly what you will see when loading the save for the first time:
Diff. level	Hardest (hero)
Hero	Agrail (Demon Lord) Level 12
Stats	Attack-6 Defense-1 Spellpower-4 Knowledge-5
Army	50 Imps 20 Hellhounds 8 Succubi 2 Pit Lords
BUM	Morale = 0 Luck = 0 Mana = 50
Art.	none
Magic	Punishing Strike Create Phantom Stone Skin Ice Bolt Divine Strength
Skills	Basic Gate Opening Advanced Logistics/Pathfinding/Scouting Basic Sorcery/Wisdom Basic Attack/Battle Frenzy Advanced Chaos Magic/Storm Lord
Prof. and Special Skills	Aura of Speed Hellfire
Resources	wood=10 ore=10 mercury=5 crystal=5 sulfur=5 gem=5 gold=5000

PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF THE 1st offline HEROES 5 TOURNAMENT
№	Player Nickname	Number of DAYS	Stats	Amount of MERCURY	AGRAIL Level	Map Description	Battle with Gilraen Description	ScreenShots	Rank
1	Shoot-nick	13	13+1+4+7=25	22	18	Yes	Yes	Yes	???
2	Bandit	15	12+1+4+8=25	4	17	No	Yes	Yes	???
3	Supreme	22	13+1+5+7=26	15	19	Yes	Yes	Yes	???
4	Geser	24	12+3+4+9=28	0	19	Yes	Yes	Yes	???
5	K@lb@zzer	24	12+3+4+7=26	0	18	Yes	Yes	Yes	???
6	DeMoN	26	14+1+4+7=26	11	18	Yes	Yes	Yes	???
7	Iron Axe	28	15+1+6+9=31	21	21	No	No	No	???
8	AlexeyPank	30	13+3+6+7=29	0	19	Yes	Yes	No	???
9	fanat	35	14+1+4+8=27	2	18	No	Yes	No	???
10	VDV_forever	37	14+1+6+8=29	54	20	No	No	No	???
11	Necro78	39	13+1+6+10=30	58	21	Yes	Yes	No	???
12	Sterh	39	12+2+4+7=25	32	18	Yes	Yes	Yes	???
13	Х@од из Фы@а	61	13+2+5+10=30	5	22	Yes	Yes	Yes	???
14	Varg-Nar	96	14+5+9+9=37	80	24	Yes	Yes	No	???
15	Paladin	104	14+5+8+11=38	129	24	No	Yes	Yes	???
16	di_ps	114	14+1+5+7=27	16	19	Yes	Yes	No	???
17	Svyatoslav	137	12+3+7+12=34	67	22	Yes	Yes	No	???
18	Evil_Hearted	230	14+5+9+10=38	171	24	No	Yes	No	???

FINAL RESULTS OF THE 1st offline HEROES 5 TOURNAMENT
№	Player Nickname	Number of DAYS	Stats	Amount of MERCURY	Map Description	Rating	Rank
1	Shoot-nick	13	13+1+4+7=25	22	***	50	???
2	Bandit	15	12+1+4+8=25	4	***	45	???
3	Supreme	22	13+1+5+7=26	15	***	40	???
4	Geser	24	12+3+4+9=28	0	***	36	???
5	K@lb@zzer	24	12+3+4+7=26	0	***	34	???
6	DeMoN	26	14+1+4+7=26	11	***	32	???
7	Iron Axe	28	15+1+6+9=31	21	***	30	???
8	AlexeyPank	30	13+3+6+7=29	0	***	28	???
9	fanat	35	14+1+4+8=27	2	***	26	???
10	VDV_forever	37	14+1+6+8=29	54	***	24	???
11	Necro78	39	13+1+6+10=30	58	***	20	???
12	Sterh	39	12+2+4+7=25	32	***	18	???
13	Х@од из Фы@а	61	13+2+5+10=30	5	***	16	???
14	Varg-Nar	96	14+5+9+9=37	80	***	14	???
15	Paladin	104	14+5+8+11=38	129	***	12	???
16	di_ps	114	14+1+5+7=27	16	***	10	???
17	Svyatoslav	137	12+3+7+12=34	67	***	8	???
18	Evil_Hearted	230	14+5+9+10=38	171	***	6	???

The question marks in the player rank column will be changed to numbers once we come up with a functional rank calculation scheme. Then we will try to get it approved by our respected ADMIN!

The asterisks in the Map Description column will be replaced by numbers when the voting results are tallied!

P.S. See my rank scheme in the corresponding section.

ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE ADMINISTRATION AND MYSELF PERSONALLY, I CONGRATULATE Shoot-nick ON A WELL-DESERVED VICTORY!!!

Sincerely VDV_forever

Андрей

7/10/2006 4:25 PM UTC

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I don't have many virtues, but fortunately, modesty isn't among my flaws. By the way, I don't find even a gram of boastfulness in that phrase. (sorry, that's all, I won't go off-topic anymore) ))) Don't you think so?? Perhaps it's one of your flaws. )))

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Geser

7/10/2006 5:09 PM UTC

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shoot-nick

Well, you rushed with publishing the description. It's not enough to just provide a ready-made answer; you need to try to teach people to think (which is what I was trying to do by asking them to take a small test). By the way, this test was one of the easiest I've given on this map.

Well, never mind, I don't mind, but analyzing the results table, I unfortunately came to the conclusion that most people didn't take the Tournament seriously :-( (just the analysis of the amount of mercury will tell you a lot, just think about it)

By the way, on the "Hero's Corner" about 1.5 weeks after the release, a description of a Walkthrough for this map appeared, taking 4 weeks (it seems it's still there)

The brain is the scariest cheat; I always use it.

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Well, I wouldn't rush so much; the results are preliminary.

And indeed, the result is NORMAL:rolleyes:, but the main thing in Heroes is playing against an opponent:cool:, that is, a person. And so, congratulations… on the victory… :) Good Walkthrough…:D Good result…:) I played through the Vampires… so I lost a lot of time…:p I should have played through the Dreadlords… probably…:rolleyes: although it's more fun this way…:) Well done…:D :D :D

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VDV_forever

I noticed about the mercury, of course:) Many people didn't convert all their resources into mercury; they probably forgot...:)

Sincerely, VDV_forever

I didn't know that:D :D :D And it's true:o

Мечем и Магией мы пробьем себе дорогу к славе!!!

shoot-nick

7/10/2006 5:22 PM UTC

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by the way, Bandit holds the first place in the "hero league" ranking for HoMM5 and is in 5th place in the preliminary results of the current championship on the "hero league".

2Geser: I completely agree, the AI in HoMM5 is definitely better than in HoMM4, but it still acts quite dumb :-(, but I got tired of multiplayer when 7 out of 10 games (in version 1.0) couldn't be finished due to desynchronization or a bug with illusions; I'm waiting and hoping for the second patch, because the first one is mainly cosmetic.

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Varg-Nar

7/10/2006 7:52 PM UTC

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Message from VDV_forever
I certainly noticed the mercury issue. Many probably forgot and didn't exchange all their resources for mercury...

I wanted to exchange, but I thought it wouldn't be fair, and frankly, it wouldn't have made much difference... Well, never mind, in the next tournament, I hope to show a better result. :)

P.S. Once again, thank you to the organizers for providing the tournament (and of course, to the forum), thank you to everyone for participating, and may you all have glorious victories! :)

Делай вещи, дела-делай вещи и не залипай!8)

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Rean

7/10/2006 8:00 PM UTC

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VDV_forever

No, it's just that many people simply couldn't complete this map at that difficulty level:o :(, so there weren't many participants who submitted their final save files...

I just didn't want to play through the campaign... I would have gladly competed in skill at playing Heroes, rather than completing maps against the clock.

Rean's Ghost :smile24:

Х®одо из Фы®а

7/11/2006 1:13 AM UTC

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shoot-nick, wow, respect! I'm not capable of such a feat. I checked the stats – I'm not last, and my stats are good. Not bad. :D
Dear VDV forever, the ® in my nickname is written by holding down the Alt key and simultaneously typing 0174. Could you please correct the first post a little? :rolleyes:

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Geser

7/11/2006 2:54 AM UTC

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shoot-nick

by the way, Bandit holds the first place in the "heroic league" ranking for HoMM5 and is in 5th place in the preliminary results of the current championship on the "heroic league."
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Could you please provide a link to the heroic league and all the others?

Мечем и Магией мы пробьем себе дорогу к славе!!!

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Bandit

7/11/2006 4:48 AM UTC

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Geser

shoot-nickby the way, Bandit holds the first place in the "Heroes League" ranking for HoMM5 and is in 5th place in the preliminary results of the current championship on the "Heroes League."
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Could you provide a link to the Heroes League and all the others?

http://www.heroesleague.ru/

fanat

7/11/2006 4:54 AM UTC

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2 shoot-nick, congratulations, well done! I was already starting to think you were cheating, it looked like a child's game.
If it's not too much trouble, could you tell me how you managed to defeat the ents guarding the passage to the druids with such losses?

P.S. Sorry for the previous posts, shoot-nick's victory is well-deserved.

P.P.S. It turned out to be a pretty good tournament! And I'm happy with my result; I only completed the map once, so now that I know we have such masters on our forum, I'll spend a little more time perfecting my playthrough.

"Если свет который во мне есть тьма, то какова тогда тьма?"

Ушел в Аллоды Онлайн!:)

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shoot-nick

7/11/2006 5:23 AM UTC

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fanat

2 shoot-nick,
If it's not too much trouble, could you write how you managed to take out the Ents guarding the passage to the Druids with such low losses?

This is one of the hardest battles on this map; the whole focus is on reaching the Ents while having as much mana as possible. I split the Cave Dwellers into 2 slots (for more same-target Destructive Beams). I use gating creatures to block access to the main army and phantoms (I create phantoms from the strongest stack, and it's mandatory to gate with a phantom). As long as the hero has mana, DO NOT SHOOT with archers! (since there is a chance they will strike back with fire, and a fire hit drains mana). I started killing the Ents from the left edge, positioning units in such a way that after killing a stack of Dendroids, their other stacks could only hit the gating creatures or illusions

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Bandit

7/11/2006 5:39 AM UTC

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My version.
The battle with the Ents is the most interesting fight (39 units). I lost one of my own Ents and 2 Imps in the battle (it doesn't always happen this way; sometimes I lose two Ents). We deploy only Elves and Ents, plus a few units of fodder for a single hit (I placed 2 Imps in 2 stacks). We set up clones of Elves (there are 21 Elves). If you move an Ent one step forward, 2 Elf clones hide behind it. As the arrows run out, we push these clones forward to be slaughtered. Periodically, we use Stop Lightning and, if things get really bad, we resurrect the Ents once (in which case we lose both). We do not attack with our own Ents—we stay on the defensive. We try to shoot down a specific group immediately to gain the mana we need from them.

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IronAxe

7/11/2006 7:14 AM UTC

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shoot-nick

This is one of the most challenging battles on this map; the key is to reach the Ents with as much mana as possible. I divided the Cave Dwellers into two slots (to increase the number of destructive beams). I use gating creatures to block access to the main army and Phantoms (I create Phantoms from the strongest stack, and it's essential to use a Phantom for gating). While the hero has mana, the archers should NOT attack! (because there's a chance they'll attack with fire, and a fire attack consumes mana).

In my opinion, even if you attack with one Imp to remove the retaliation, you can still end up losing mana. I think it's not just the archers that have the ability to deal additional fire damage, which consumes the hero's mana. Please dispel my doubts or confirm it. :)
I'd also like to ask shoot-nick, if it's not too much trouble and if it's not just me who needs this. I want to save your description as a leader for future reference. But I'd like to see not only the unit losses in battle but also the dynamic distribution of Agrael's mana as the map progresses. That is, how much mana there was at the beginning of the day, how much mana was gained, and how much mana was lost or gained in battle. After all, almost all battles are fought without unit losses. The main thing in this playthrough is mana loss. I didn't doubt and don't doubt the reality of your playthrough. I just want to have a more complete description of the leader. In principle, it's very good, but in my opinion, it lacks what I'm asking for.
In my description, I try not to miss this point, considering it one of the important ones.

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Svyatoslav

7/11/2006 8:11 AM UTC

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Yes, tactics are a GREAT POWER. And I spent two weeks at the beginning just to gather more demons. :o Interesting, it turns out there was some kind of walkthrough description somewhere. I think it will be interesting to play when the map editor appears and maps are developed independently for the tournament. And there would be nowhere to find hints.

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Supreme

7/11/2006 9:06 AM UTC

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Congratulations shoot-nick, I'll actually try to beat your result today. To be honest, I messed up the tactics. Well yeah, you'll read about that later. As for the losses, I can say one thing: I won all battles on shoot-nick's path without losses, excluding the first Gilraen (losses of around 20 imps at the outpost) and the druids, because I didn't kill them with the main hero.
I killed the Ents without losses in both creatures and mana.
Earth Elementals without losses but with zero mana.
Your hero skill development path is strange, shoot-nick, but that's your business.
Who needs mana regeneration when you have a Soul Eater — full mana after every battle? And why did my Gilraen leave the city only on the 21st day??? That's the only downside of your description; does he really come out when you approach the Castle??? Oh, this great I (this is not a typo, specifically I, and not AI; that's how we usually refer to the AI currently present in Heroes. Just "Artificial." I really hope that someday it actually becomes a real AI)

Supreme
Shadow Master - Clan Leader

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