"The Miner's Adventures" — Tournament history (offline)

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vbn

17 years ago

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Heroes III Tournament
"Adventures of Shakti" (Adventures of Shakti)

General Tournament Rules:

1. To participate in the Heroes III Tournament, you must register on our website and leave an application in this thread.

List of tournament participants:

#	Participant Nickname
01	Dirty_Player
02	WhiteLizard
03	K0Lb@zzeR
04	SandroXXL
05	Айвенго
06	ewgeniy
07	1234ru
08	СТЫД
09	SpiriTT
10	Перполькен
11	Komar
12	Romanuel
13	DARK_DRAGON
14	T@mar@
15	Kamikaze
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2.1. The tournament is held on Russian versions of Heroes of Might and Magic III:
The Shadow of Death (Version 3.2) or Complete Collection [Platinum Edition] (Version 4.0) with the installed patch LMPatch (Version 3.1.1.1) or 2.2.1.1, 2.1.1.1. Patch information is here. It is permitted to complete the tournament on English versions of Heroes (see general rules for offline tournaments). Saves that do not meet these conditions will not be considered.
2.2. The tournament is conducted according to the general rules of offline tournaments; if any points in this thread are unclear, read the topic Offline Tournament Rules + FAQ.

3. The goal of the game is to win the map in the minimum number of days. In case of a tie in days, the deciding criterion is the sum of primary skills (attack, defense, magic, knowledge) including equipped artifacts. If a favorite is still not determined, it will be decided by the amount of sulfur. The tournament is rated, which means you have the opportunity to enter the individual rating table and increase your clan rating.

4. Discussion of the tournament during its progress is FORBIDDEN!!!
If the organizer or their assistant finds documented proof of tournament discussion anywhere on the Internet, they have the right to permanently exclude such player(s) from participating in HeroesWorld tournaments. The results of such players will not be counted and will be immediately annulled.
The tournament organizer also reserves the right to conclude that a tournament discussion took place between players if players from the same clan completed the tournament identically.

5. Use of any cheats or bugs in the final run is prohibited. Otherwise, the result will be annulled.
You can read which bugs are considered forbidden in the topic Offline Tournament Rules + FAQ.

Exception to the rules for this tournament: in case of a "+5 monsters X" week or "monster X" month, the player has the right not to replay the single week/month transition.

6. It is forbidden: to use cheating programs, codes, or additional software that can change the game structure during the final run.

7. In case of suspicion of a player cheating or other malicious intent while completing the map, it is necessary to make a save before every significant event (e.g., before a battle, before hiring another hero). The result of a player who played dishonestly, or who failed to send their description (saves) on time upon the tournament organizer's request, will be annulled and further participation in tournaments will be impossible. This will also reflect poorly on their reputation.

8. Sequence of actions for participating in the tournament:

8.1. Download save.
8.2. The downloaded save must be placed in the GAMES folder of the installed Heroes III on your computer.
8.3. Load the save and start playing at any time convenient for you. Restarting the game is forbidden, and the map can only be completed from the downloaded starting save. At the same time, do not forget to make intermediate saves (at least daily saves must exist). The tournament organizer may request these.
8.4. After completing up to the last action that results in victory (final battle, capturing a city, taking an artifact, etc.), you must save again.
8.5. A full description of the tournament map is encouraged (optional). If provided, a contest for the best description will be held, and 10 of the very best will take their place of honor in the "Hall of Fame" section!
8.6. Within the time allotted for this tournament, send this save to the tournament organizer (the e-mail address should be specified in the rules of this tournament).
8.7. Wait for the results.

9. The final save should be sent to the organizer's e-mail address.
In the submitted save, all heroes must be dismissed except for the hero performing the last action (the parameters of this specific hero [before performing the winning action] will be counted).
Save name: the save must contain the tournament abbreviation AS, the participant number, and the player Nickname, for example: AS_1_Dirty_Player.gm1.

It is also recommended to leave a message in this thread stating that you have sent the save.
After receiving your save, you will see in the application table that:
save accepted - indicated by bold Nickname.
save counted - indicated by bold italic Nickname.
save not counted - indicated by bold red Nickname.

10. The tournament starts on 10.09.2008 and will last until 21.09.2008 (up to 23:59:59 inclusive Moscow time). Only one final save is accepted from the player.
Results will be published no later than 25.09.2008.
Announcement: the tournament deadline has been extended to 28.09.08 (23:59:59) inclusive.

Good luck!

Huge thanks to Dirty_Player for creating the tournament map and generating the starting save.

SpiriTT

17 years ago

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I saved the game and sent it, waiting for confirmation. P.S. I still hope not to be in the very last place – I tried very hard. I spent a lot of time on it, and, for myself, I achieved, as it seems to me, not the worst result. Thank you very much for such a tournament, for your patience, professionalism, perseverance, and mental resilience!

Romanuel

17 years ago

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Sent save number 12. I can’t do it anymore. I give up. There are still so many stats to grind, up to +4.... The pros probably just need to complain about the patch. As for me, I can’t see any difference in terms of morale, and I haven’t noticed anything significant, judging by my own, not very high-level player perspective.

In reply to Romanuel

T@mar@

17 years ago

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Dear organizer... since the tournament was extended, I managed to complete the map. Although I didn't sign up in advance (I feel bad that I sometimes don't have time to complete a tournament)... is it still possible to register?... I'm sending the save file just in case... thank you...

P.S. This is my first tournament in Heroes of Might and Magic III, and I didn't have much time. I just wanted to earn at least the last place for our clan...

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vbn

17 years ago

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T@mar@;197527

Since the tournament was extended, I managed to complete the map. Although I didn't sign up in advance (I feel bad that I sometimes don't have time to complete a tournament)... can I still sign up? I'm sending the save file just in case...

T@mar@, Your save file has been received and accepted. However, it is not the final version. Please resend the save file, which should be dated on the day of the victory (the sent save file is dated one day earlier), and the hero should be no more than 1 cell away from the winning action (battle for the castle, taking the artifact, etc.).

Kamikaze

17 years ago

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I'll be the fifteenth participant. Please register me. ...6 hours have passed... I've sent the save file! Hooray, the tournament extension was worth it!

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vbn

17 years ago

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"Adventures of Shakti" (Preliminary Results)
Place	Participant	Days	Parameters	Sulfur	Grails
01	Dirty_Player	1	19	41
02	Kamikaze	1	12	12
03	Romanuel	2	19	0
04	STYID	2	14	43
05	Perpolken	2	13	30
06	SpiriTT	3	19	43
07	WhiteLizard	3	12	30
08	1234ru	5	41	29
09	T@mar@	19	22	0
10	Aivengo	20	9	1

WhiteLizard

17 years ago

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Congratulations to everyone on finishing! By the way, if I had 13 parameters instead of 12, then the 3rd criterion would have been useful, but with Perpolken it's equal – what a surprise! It turns out we need to introduce a fourth one, not remove the third. ))) In particular, congratulations to Dirty on the victory; will there be a description of your walkthrough? It would be very interesting to see! :)

In reply to WhiteLizard

Dirty_Player

17 years ago

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The results were a bit surprising... I had already forgotten how I played through it.
Now I'll write a walkthrough based on the save files.
Also, it's probably time to start a vote regarding the rules, patch, criteria, etc.

Kamikaze

17 years ago

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I was so surprised... yesterday I won against Utopia, so I went to read the rules, and I started looking at the stats and important aspects. I checked Xeron's artifacts, and wow... But I still didn't understand how to deal with the tent. And yet, I came in second. I was hoping for a higher place, of course... but silver is good. Overall, I'm very happy.

PS: Huge thanks to vbn for organizing the tournament, and, of course, to the newly crowned Witch, Galina Sergeevna! The map is amazing!

WhiteLizard

17 years ago

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Who used which hero to capture the Utopia/Demons castle? I'm just curious about everyone's tactics. For example, I built the Grail and used Sermythos, who has 4 explosions per turn, to capture the Utopia... And by the way, I initially wanted to target it in one day, but the hero skill didn't work, and it seems it's just beyond my capabilities.

Монца

17 years ago

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The map is really good, it’s a shame I didn’t get to finish it.

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Dirty_Player

17 years ago

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The Adventures of Dirty Miner.

Preface!
Looking at the map, you can see that the distance between all the Castles is less than a day's journey, and therefore the entire map can be won in 1 day! All that's needed is enough money and troops…

DAY ONE, which is also the LAST!
We start with Shakti and 114 Troglodytes, immediately kill the green dragon, leaving 94… Since the game is on a patch, I didn't think about losses at all, because I haven't learned how to catch Black Dragons and get lucky. Next, we take sulfur, a crypt, a campfire, defeat the skeletons, and the prison (we don't touch the gold).

Damaqon, with expert diplomacy, recruits Hobbits, Imps, Hobgoblins, and attacks Uland. Losses: Imps, Harpies, a few Hobbits… The main thing is that 133 Troglodytes are still alive. We buy Dimmer, he gives troops, goes to collect gold and wood. Moner gathers troops, bypasses the Castle, and attacks Cuthbert. Losses: a couple of Hobbits, a couple of Harpies.

We buy Jaegar and Josephine, the latter opens the Dwarven Mine without losses, and the former recruits Gnolls and attacks Valeska. Losses: all Hobbits, all Eyes, a few Hobgoblins, and a few Troglodytes.
Brissa kills Giants and Theodorus immediately… and both with almost no losses.

Kirr receives money for the Giants and grabs a couple of chests.

Kira recruits Royal Griffins and kills Ice without any problems.

Ciel takes wood, Liches, wood, and Sandro along the way. All with almost no losses…

Peer takes chests and the Dwarven Mine without losses.

In the Tower, Ryland is bought, who connects Demons, takes a crypt, and recruits Obsidian Gargoyles.

In the Castle, the once-killed Valeska is bought, she fights 444 Demons in auto-battle, visits the red chamber, and grabs another chest!

From the Necropolis, Sandro emerges, where he was buried, breaks through the Earth Elementals, and kills Tunar.

Shakti escapes from Scorpius, bathes in the Conflux, and opens the passage guard!

Two markets are bought, and a couple of heroes collect resources (it's all because of this sulfur!!!)

From the Conflux, Fure emerges, who breaks through Mummies, Magogs, and a Lich…
All artifacts and the Amulet of Fortune are surrendered at the altar!
Fure is level 12 (7-3-4-5)
Army: 1 Angel, 90 Troglodytes, 1 Troglodyte, 1 Troglodyte, 14 Wyverns, and a Ballista.
Xeron held out for a long time… But… VICTORY!!!!

Result:
Days – 1;
Total primary stats of Fure – 19;
Sulfur – 41.

Sincerely, Dirty Player!

P.S.: If you need any saves, just ask! Questions are welcome! ;)

Kamikaze

17 years ago

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Found my fatal mistake...
I forgot about using the defeated computer heroes. They start with 2000 Mana Points. And I didn't find Fuiir, who was supposed to play the main role in this symphony.

Kamikaze

17 years ago

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Here is my translation of the Russian HTML text into English, preserving all HTML markup, numerical values, and the specified terms. Here is my walkthrough...strikingly different from Gryaznulya's.

The Adventures of Shakti.

1. Shakti
Retrain Troglodytes 110-1-1-1-1. Attack the Dragon. Losses: 18 Trogs.
Enter the teleport. Open the crypt (93-1-1-1 (no losses)). Grab the campfire.
Then south. Defeat the skeletons (32-31-32-1 (no losses)), grab the gold, free Damacon.
Swap armies – Damacon gets everything except 1 Trog.
2. Damacon
Join Hobbits, Imps, Hobgoblins.
Visit the fountain. Capture the Rampart (losses: 13 Goblins, 26 Devils). Fountain again. Buy Pegasi.
3. Deemer
Go to the fountain. Damacon gives the army, grabs the chest. Defeat the Devils. Another group. Level up "Earth Magic"
(now I have three Meteor Showers). Break through the Champions (losses: 30 Hobbits and some Devils). Capture the Castle (losses: 3 Trogs, 2 Goblins).
4. Pasis
Tough Pasis takes all Troglodytes and 6 Hobgoblins and opens the Dwarf dwelling, losing all the green ones. She makes a counter-clockwise circle around Castellatus, picking up gold, a campfire, stopping by the Mill and the Dwarf dwelling. She will also transfer the army to Adrienne.
5. Adrienne
Takes the remaining troops in the garrison, buying 9 Archers. Receives the army from Pasis, joins Gnolls, picks up the Glyph of Valor, a chest. Captures Castle #2 (formation: 1 Trog - 9 Harpies - 3 Eyes - 40 Gnolls - 9 Archers - 162 Trogs - 5 Pegasi; losses: Harpies, 1 Gnoll, and 2 Trogs).
6. Gunnar
Gunnar picks up wood, a chest, and 2 piles of gold.
7. Ryland
With the whole brigade, joins Devils, learns Expert Diplomacy, opens the crypt, joins Gargoyles, returns.
8. Ciele
Buys Archers. Intercepts the army from Ryland, destroys Giants (losses: 21 Devils and 5 Archers). Grabs the gems, captures the Tower (no losses).
3a. Deemer continued
Visits the Seer's Hut, completes the "Kill the Giants" quest.
9. Solmyr
Destroys Ice Elementals (losses: several Devils), heads north.
10. Pyre
Buys a Hydra. On auto-combat, visits the Tree, then destroys Liches, the second Tree. Captures Necropolis (no losses). Pyre controls the Ballista and Catapult, so in the first round it's enough to block the city exit and kill everyone with the Ballista. Solmyr meanwhile collects resources on the way to Necropolis.
XX. Build two Marketplaces. Exchange resources for gold to buy Monere.
11. Monere
Receives a Wyvern and a Hydra from Pyre. Opens the Dwarf dwelling along the way, grabbing a chest.
12. Kyrre
Buy Kyrre in the Tower. Clear the respawn.
13. Xarfax.
Build a Skeleton Transformer in Necropolis, buy Xarfax. He takes the army from Solmyr. Transforms Horses into Skeletons, leaving only Gargoyles and Pegasi. Moves up, collecting resources along the way, gives the troops to Monere.
11a. Monere continued
Hits Gnolls, Earth Elementals, takes two piles of gold, captures Conflux (no losses).
1a. Shakti continued
Dies against Scorpicores. Is resurrected in Conflux. Opens the left gate. Resigns.
14. Tazar
Takes the army (1 Hydra, 14 Wyverns, 72 Obsidian Gargoyles, 229 Skeletons, 5 Pegasi) from Monere. Jumps into the teleport, buys 4 Master Gremlins, and attacks the Utopia).

The dragons never stood a chance...229 Skeletons strike mercilessly. Tazar is impenetrable. Plus a couple of debuffs from the Faerie Dragons...and the job is done – the Horn of Plenty now adorns Tazar's living room.