Posts from Reports from the HoMM IV online Tournaments "Sultry Season"

Lee (Chaos) def. Lars (Nature) - Lezkandra (Expert, 6 min)

I hosted Lars, and I was blue...
It all started a long time ago, on August 21-23... we battled for 2 or 3 days... and reached a strategic stalemate.
The thing is, Ilya was the first to support me in this tournament, and I was playing against a real opponent for the first time.
The map was familiar (I played an official tournament on it on HL). I started slowly, I was afraid of everything, but I was gradually overtaking Lars, including with the second castle....
Then I ran around, was nervous, and was afraid of a more experienced opponent... somewhere I lost all my creatures except for 3 or 4... and that's how we met for the first time, I don't remember where:smile30: We'll see what happens...
Lars will describe the troops better:
He had a Lifeguard with Grand Magic and 4 more Phoenix and Mantis summoners, and one natural fighter :eek: I won't say anything about other skills, I didn't notice... he just didn't have any spell removal, dispel, or other counters, or tactics - in general, nothing except summoning creatures, or he just wasn't using it.
I had a Lifeguard with Warfare, a Tactician with Warfare, an Order Mage with Defense, a Summoner with 186 Imps :) with Defense, and a Ranger level 24 who also learned Warfare, and in the end, he killed everyone :smile19:
We fought several times... in an online tournament with a live opponent, I repeat, I hadn't fought before... I was lucky to run away:smile02:
We fought two or three times a long time ago, then there was a month-long break... Then we clashed:smile51: This was already our fourth battle, but Lars ran away, and then I came to his (formerly my) Chaos castle (which hadn't even been built up to a castle yet), and this was the final battle....
More details about the battle:
I came to the castle, I had 5 heroes, levels 21-24, standing around randomly but with arrogant faces:smile08:
Lars had 6 heroes, all standing along the fence....
Lars first started moving away from the fence, and I used Wait, accelerated, and teleported my Ranger (pampered with everything possible and a potion of cold) behind the fence... that's how the Lifeguard, whose spells were removed, met his end... and then the funniest thing happened....
Lars was summoning, and I was casting Bless, Chainmail, Regeneration, Defender, Bloodlust, Giant Strength, Stone Skin, Fire Aura, Dragon Skin on the Ranger... in general, it turns out that all of this together gives an excellent effect... in short, the last 10 Phoenixes fell with the first hit, not a double hit, but just a hit, although they were already under Disturbing and Curse. That's how it is. Take Dispel into battle:)
A huge thank you to Lars for the first experience and the first game!!!!!!!!!!!

Lee (Chaos) def. Lars (Nature) - Lezkandra (Expert, 6 min)

Everything happened just like that. Although Lee was ahead of me in development, I cleared the Dragon Utopia and the lower guards first, seized the relic shield, but didn't take the fire arrow: the enemy's guards were in the way. Thinking that Lee wouldn't dare attack the guards and would wait for my arrival, I relaxed a bit. This played a cruel trick on me. Everything turned out to be exactly the opposite. I hadn't even had time to recover after the battle with the lower guards when the opponent attacked his own... I got nervous... and then came two hour-and-a-half battles, after which Lee retreated to the castles. Thanks to his runner, who at this stage was better developed than my runner, Lee began capturing towns. Consequently, he had more maneuvers.

I don't even want to talk about my mistakes... I had no tactician, and of the dispel spells, only Exorcism :smile48: Life teaches me nothing. :smile34: I only got out on summoned phoenixes, mantises, unicorns, and griffins.

After our second battle, Lee retreated for a second time; moreover, on his next turn, again thanks to the runner, he could attack me once more. I'm afraid. But I'm spacing out as always... Lee does NOT attack me on his turn. Well, since the mountain won't come to Muhammad... Anyway, I decided to attack myself... instead of hiring a 7th hero in the Castle of Order, teaching him death magic and learning dispel in THAT SAME CASTLE. I paid dearly for it. Now I'm retreating myself, and then comes the aforementioned battle in the Castle of Chaos.
Well, be that as it may, 4 Mage Guild for a druid is very cool! :smile20: But you can't play without a tactician!!!

Lee, thanks for the game! Good luck in your future battles!

Oxygen (Fortress) def. BrennusWhiskey (Haven) — Eldorado (Expert, 6 min) — 131

Took a newbie, taught him how to fight and defend against magic on the home map, and then went out into the world with the guy, along with a fast-moving unit. Didn't bother taking gold, mines, or other stuff. Went straight through and finished on the opponent's map.

Final battle:
General 15 (5505 in combat, 1111 in tactics)
Fire Diviner 9 (55 in speed, 11 in chaos)
1 angel, stolen from the opponent's castle

Opponent:
Life Mage 4
Tactician, also around level 4
5 Crusaders
16 Ballistas
About 50 Squires
About 50 Archers

Gave those guys a good beating and went to sleep. Thanks for the game.

CTPAHHuK (Life) vs. Пандора (Nature) - Showdown (Expert, 6 min), 132 Here's the situation. On my turn in round 132, the game started crashing during the second battle of my main hero against neutral creatures. We tried different loading and replaying options for the last and second-to-last turns. The result was the same – regardless of my actions in the first or second battle of my main hero against the neutrals, an error occurs, and the game ends. We preliminarily discussed the situation with Пандора. It's impossible to continue the game, and we've already played for 15 days, with almost no time left for a replay. Therefore, we both agree on a draw, but the rules don't say anything about draws. In general, we're hoping for a decision from Лу. P.S. The game saves and screenshots of the errors have been sent.

Lu41k (Life) lose. Shnurov_HL (Death) - Lezkandra (Expert, 8 min), 214

Here's what happened... I started on the very first day... I ventured into the garden of fairies and leprechauns))) I wanted to find some money there))) Instead, I found death and lost my artifacts)) I picked up a tomb (according to the rules :)) it was just lying around)) and went to resurrect... Well, that's it... I lost the momentum... I started to play poorly...
In general, I was stuck in one place for a long time... While Monsieur Shnurov was conquering more and more))) Lack of confidence in my abilities only worsened the situation :) I lost the thread of the game... Now I understand that I did many things wrong and could have played better :) But I lack experience... I will catch up ;)
There wasn't really a final battle. My heroes didn't put up any resistance... So, unfortunately, I couldn't give my opponent a satisfying game... :(

Conclusion: I got too relaxed © ;)

Thank you, Monsieur Shnurov, for the game, it was a pleasure to play against a strong opponent, I still gained some experience from this game :) It's a pity that I couldn't please him with a good game... I will improve ;)

P.S. ... It seems it was 214... I might be wrong... Please forgive me - I will correct it :)

Sincerely, Luchik!

Lu41k (Life) lost. Shnurov_HL (death) - Lezkandra (Expert, 8 min), 214

I don't remember how it happened. It was a long time ago. We played the first week back then. Anyway, when I resumed the game (thankfully, I remembered the password :D), it turned out that on the 8th day, I had captured both gold mines, built devils, and had a Haven mage with overall slowdown...
My opponent hadn't captured any gold mines. I could have taken my time... And I started making mistakes. :D
For some reason, I sacrificed a devil guarding a passage. I wandered around there for a bit, decided not to destroy the pyromancer, but to kill the tavern... And another devil, I think...
Anyway, I kept losing them... So, by the 2nd month, only one was left. :D
The heroes leveled up quickly. Except for the runner. The Lord from the Dungeon immediately got 5500 in combat, and then 5555. In the center, there was an adamantine item and a flaming arrow. In both dragon hatcheries, there was nothing particularly useful except for gold.
Well, that's how it went, basically. :)
Thanks for the game.

Drakkoshka (Preserve) lost to Shnurov_HL (Haven) - Battle of Underground (Expert, 6 min), 124

We played randomly. A Life pool appeared. In the blue chest, there was a Wand of Illusions. There was no question of restarting.
On day 1, I built a stable. The starting Life hero trained as a runner, and the purchased archer trained as a fighter. Everything as usual. All chests went to the archer. On the second day, he was around 3310. With the Wand of Illusions, I took Mummies.
Then I started leveling up... Once, the runner got killed, but it was for the better - the archer ate the chests and became 5510.
I learned the 2nd level of magic and went "to farm."
I saw a Robe in the majors. I couldn't resist and took it. Then I cleared out some more... In general, I arrived at the Angel dwelling on 2-1. I took 2 Angels, shared artifacts with the Lord, and ran to kill everything.
I was a little greedy. I didn't split up. The vile Sorceress, Djinn, and Titans killed the runner and both Angels. I was upset. I revived. On 213, I managed to join up and dive into the teleport. The corpses died unnoticed.
On 214, I had a 15th-level Assassin named Dashka (attack 5555, defense 1100) and a 12th-level starting Life mage - runner with 3500 speed, 4555 life (or so).
On the same day, I caught up with Drakkoshka's heroes and managed to reach her castle. :smile14:

Thanks for the game.

Yeah, thanks for the game too :)
No, seriously, did anyone think it would be any different? That I would win? :) Well... I only got them both to level 5... I didn't even buy the immortal item *sniff* :)

Lee (Nature) lost. CTPAHHuK (Haven) - Heartwinter (Expert, 6 min), 137

I killed him again.

YES, that's how it was, a monster appeared... it's a pity that first place is lost. :smile49:

Added 4 minutes later
Brennus Whiskey (Asylum) lose. Shnurov_HL (Haven) - Lezkandra (Expert, 6 min), 143

On turn 143, I took the guard tower, took the second castle, upgraded 6 heroes to levels 11-13, and ran around without losing any dragon golems. (I have a dwelling).

Hehe
That's it is calling fair-play in h4:)
Its nevermind when you wait for some guy more than month to start a game...
Think about this "friend":)

Dear players, due to being extremely busy, I don't have time to finish the games in group 1! I am very sorry and apologize to the players whose games I couldn't finish :( Therefore, I have decided to award victory to my opponents in these matches. As compensation for the lost time, because I don't have much free time in the near future and don't want to delay the tournament. And since these games don't have any significant meaning, I can allow myself some leniency :) Under any other circumstances, I would gladly finish the games, but unfortunately, I can't now. It's better to move on...

Lu41k (Life) lose. oxygen_hl (death) - Lezkandra (Expert, 8 min), 117 (approximately)

Since we couldn't finish the game, I can't even give an approximate assessment of the forces. I only know that I don't know this map very well, and my opponent has more experience, although of course, anything can happen :) But unfortunately, I don't have time to finish it. So, I admit my defeat...

P.S. Dmitry, I know you wanted to finish this game, but unfortunately, there is no time... Neither for me nor for you. We can finish it a little later, but not for the official record ;)

Lu41k (Preserve) lose. Brennus_Whiskey (death) - Heartwinter (Expert, 6 min) 12?

I can't say anything for sure here either... But... my opponent has a clear advantage. He is moving faster, capturing strategically important objects before me, and I am behind in the guild. Of course, everything could still change in the final stage, but now the situation is not in my favor. But I no longer have the opportunity to check...

P.S. Brennus, I apologize for the unfinished game. I hope to take revenge in the final stage :)

Drakkoska (Preserve) def. Lu41k (Preserve) - Quiet World (Expert, 8 min) 2??

In this game, the situation is in my favor, if you believe the Thieves' Guild. But again, unfortunately, there is no time. And it's not a fact that I would have broken through the neutral army guarding the bridge to my opponent's territory without reloading. And constantly reloading is already unfair. So, despite everything, I admit defeat. Again, I repeat, I don't have time to check...

P.S. Kosha, please forgive me for not finding the time to finish our game.

In general, that's how it is. Perhaps it's not very sporting, but unfortunately, that's how it turns out. I don't want to drag out the tournament. And as an organizer, I am ashamed that I am the one who is delaying the games right now...:( Therefore, I am ending this. Let's move on to the final stage!

P.P.S. There is still the game between Pashagreen and Lee to be resolved. According to my information, the game is finished, but I don't see a report about it, so I can't close the tables. I very much ask you to post the report on the game! Thank you in advance!

Sincerely, Luchik!

Lee (Nature) def. Pashagreen (Life) - Ironman (Expert, 8 min),
Overall, the victory, like the others, wasn't really deserved:smile43:
Pasha lost twice and conceded in this tournament round.
We decided to play for fun, but didn't finish the game due to a bad connection.
But Pasha is a master on this map, no doubt:smile12: I'll be taking lessons.

CTPAHHuK (Nature) def. LordZezuk (Life) - Showdown (Expert, 6 min), 146

He fattened up Barb, two Master Archers, a Druid, and a Priest, an Expert Bard, and several Pixies. He cleared a path to Lord through the center, losing the Pixies and the Priest, and stopped to rest a little before reaching the opponent's main castle.

Lord was happy to meet him. 11 Crusaders, 7 Archangels with Shared Spell Blocking, a Priest with Healing, and a Tactician. With his first move, he removes the enchantments (he himself has no Immunity) and an Archangel almost destroys my killing machine. I summon Velos and, with a wrong-click, spread the sand everywhere, so the Crusaders calmly march towards me and, on the next turn, destroy the Master Druid. The Archangel tries to finish off my killer with regeneration armor. The Archer has a Wand of Raising the Dead, so the Angels dying from hammer blows are resurrected on my side and revive the heroes cleared by the Crusaders. Barb seriously finishes off the Angels, and Lord starts patching up the illusions of their Don Quixotes. Barb reaches them too.

Glory to Barb. Thank you, Lord.