Posts from The fourth stage of the John Van Caneghem Tournament.

If you can, go around it:) I didn't make the map more complicated, quite the opposite:) I even had to simplify it a bit; I noticed this, but I didn't change anything. So, feel free to go around it:) After all, it's a game of speed.

Best regards, Luchik!

Li, why are you so modest? I can give you a day's grace.

Can I get an extension until the weekend? I can't promise a good result, but I'll definitely participate :) please! All the chores are being dumped on me! They won't let me play! ;)

Of course, you can! No problem. I'm extending the tournament until May 24th inclusive.

Since I've already dropped by, I'd like to say hello to all the participants in the competition :) and wish everyone good luck ;). Well done!

P.S. Sorry for the off-topic post, don't be too harsh if it bothers anyone.

I wandered around for a long time... but I enjoyed it :)!
The map is cool :) It's a pity I realized late that you don't need to go everywhere, and you don't need treasures, and you don't need to build anything at all. I thought, like in a fairy tale, you need to do everything! In the end, I had fun, thanks to everyone! ;)

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And so, the 4th stage of the tournament in honor of John Van Caneghem “Brian's Revenge” has come to an end.
It’s a pity that there were so few participants, and only one participant made it to the final.
But I am very glad that the map was liked and that playing it brought pleasure. That’s what I was aiming for:)
And now it’s time to congratulate the winner!

The only winner is Lee, who completed the map in 36 days, scored 701 experience points, and collected 2 mercury.
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CONGRATULATIONS!! :smile12:

The tournament is now officially closed! Until next time, friends!
Thank you all for participating!
Sincerely, Luchik!

I would like to hear Lee's description of the walkthrough. I spent 4 months on the map, found the treasure, but it turned out to be unnecessary. I summoned the spirit of my father, completed the outpost, but in the end, I couldn't defeat the necromancer.

No problem :) Since you're interested, I'll write it down in detail... later this evening.
In short:
I defeated the skeletons, gathered resources, and headed towards the thieves' guild for money.
After the thieves, I took the Altar of Magic of Order, gaining +1000 experience and learning a free Chaos magic spell (it will be needed so that the wizard spends less mana on each spell -2 units) and headed upwards, gaining more experience from the teacher (+500) and the Stone (+1000 exp). From there, I fled to the Castle to learn level 3 Magic of Order and recruit Djinns.
This is how the sixth day ended, or maybe the fifth? I'll check the saves.
With the Djinns, I cleared everything, heading towards the monks and the boat, gaining experience for level 4 Magic of Order (I gained enough, teleported back to the Castle).
With the Berserker, using Teleport, Blind, and Mass Slow, supported by the Djinns (Lightning, Illusion, and Song of Peace), everything became much easier. Considering that the wizard always has enough mana for everything. :)
Then I went to save the daughter, then the Castle, then I defeated the dragons, phoenixes, and hydras with the Gloves, the Gold Mine, the Devil for the Cross, and visited the father's tomb, after which I took control with one Berserker :) and headed to the Castle!
I took the Castle with 27 Djinns and 2 heroes.
The Djinns cast Illusion on the Devils, while the Berserker attacked the Bone Dragons, who killed their own hero - that's the gist of it. :) :smile17:

yeexx was yawning:smile07: because he was taking a break from online games and completely forgot about offline games ((( his mood was just right for offline gaming :(

Yeah, I missed it :smile07: I was taking a break from online play and completely forgot about offline play ((( My mood was more suited for offline play :(

Lee, congratulations on the victory:smile12:
The Moose also wanted to play, but time, time... I think I'll be back in action by autumn:smile19: It's not good that there was only one player who made it to the final in the tournament.

A small, perhaps immodest question: will there be a King's Bounty tournament for Heroes of Might and Magic IV this year, or not?

Looks like there won't be a playthrough of the 4th game this year either... the country's in a crisis, lol.

Good question :)
A counter-question: do you really need it? Remembering the previous stages, I sadly note that there are no people willing to complete it. And all the efforts are just a waste of time. Alas.
If there are people who want to, then the stage will be created. Otherwise, there's no point.

P.S. And yes... This topic should have been closed a long time ago, which I am now doing.