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So, dear Mapp’ers, the time has come to prove who among you is the best.
Application.
Your applications will be accepted in this thread. If you agree with all of the rules below, simply post that you will participate in the competition…
Competition schedule:
Applications will be accepted until September 5th, followed by about a week for map evaluation and winner selection.
Rules for participating in the “Best Homm 3 Map” contest.
The mapper must create a map taking into account the following points:
1) The map should be 72x72 (preferably with a dungeon). If you want to make the map larger, it is not prohibited...
2) The map can be created in any editor (except wog'a)!!!
3) The map must be made personally by you.
4) The map must strictly adhere to the plot (see below).


Participants should remember:
1) If a player submits a map that is not their own, they will automatically be disqualified from the competition and penalized.
2) Maps made in a map generator are not accepted!!!

Map Plot.
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The main hero’s (Barbarian – Kilgor) successes were very meager: barely escaping his enemies, thus avoiding defeat, the barbarian led a number of successful battles against humans, having previously concluded a defensive alliance with the swamp creatures. But his forces are still weak… Humans possess the most powerful artifact – the Armageddon Blade; in contrast, Kilgor must gather an equally mighty artifact – “Might of the Dragon Father.” This will not be easy, as its components are scattered throughout the world, and the guards protecting them are far from weak. Will Kilgor be able to cope with such a task?
Attention! Player 1 – red must be a Barbarian! All hero names must be replaced with real usernames of our portal users! Also, replace the name of the main hero – Kilgor.

Task completion:
The main hero must find the artifact “Might of the Dragon Father” and defeat the army of humans possessing the Armageddon Blade.
Judges.
***JOKER***,VDV_forever, Sergh.
Prizes.
The competition will be divided into two parts – directly “Best Homm3 Map” and a contest for audience favorite.
In the first and main competition, the winner will be awarded:
A virtual prize for their avatar, a valuable (real) prize - this could be a Heroes disc, an internet card, etc., an offline tournament will be held on their map, and the map will also be posted on the portal http://www.homm3.net/map_h3.htm.
Don’t forget about the prize fund for the competition – $20!!!
Map Evaluation.

Maps will be evaluated according to the following categories:
1) Map size, presence of a dungeon.
2) Number and, most importantly, quality of mini-quests.
3) Beauty of the landscape and interesting world.
4) Balance (the map should be designed for players of average skill level).
5) Well-thought-out and powerful neutral monsters.
6) Well-thought-out and powerful computer opponents.


An off-line tournament will be held on our website for the “Best Homm3 Map,” i.e., the map that takes first place in the competition!

Send maps to me via PM or email them to joker-dima@yandex.ru

So, if you don't understand something or disagree with something, ask questions in this thread.

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Sergh;29910
I don't even know... I think we need to define some time limits.
At least approximate ones, because the wording "we'll finish when enough people join" is too abstract...
There are specific deadlines (until September 5th), and if there aren't enough people, the deadlines will be extended...
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Five is too little. At least up to the fifteenth. Otherwise, my sister's wedding is coming up soon, and there will be a lot of things to take care of.
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***JOKER***;29914
There are specific deadlines (until September 5th), and if there aren't enough people, the deadlines will be extended...
A month has already been mentioned, but you're giving people 10 days... that's not enough... as an alternative, you could extend it to the 15th, or even for the entire month of September... (although a whole month might be too long...)
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AlexeyPank;29915
Not enough until the fifth. At least until the fifteenth. My sister is getting married soon, and there are a lot of things to take care of.
Do you think so? Well, a wedding is a sacred thing.
Okay, let's do this: if there aren't enough people by September 5th, we'll extend the deadline...
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By the way, you can set a task to collect an artifact. To do this, in the map specifications, in the artifacts section, enable the power of the father of dragons.
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AlexeyPank;29919
By the way, you can set a task to collect an artifact. To do this, you need to enable the power of the Dragon Lord in the map specifications, in the artifacts section.
Really? I specifically checked, and I didn't see that option. But I'll take your word for it... It's good that there is such an option...
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20 years ago
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My editor only gives me three options for starting conditions when creating a map - The Restoration of Erathia, Armageddon's Blade, and WoG...
SoD is not present at all... Funny.

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By the way, you can set a quest to collect an artifact. To do this, in the map specifications under the artifacts section, enable the Power of the Dragon Father.

The Power of the Dragon Father does not exist in the list of artifacts (at least for the AB editor)... Therefore, the victory condition to collect this art does not exist... I'll have to drag it somewhere to get the win... :) But that is solvable...
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I asked the forum users, and most of them prefer The Shadow of Death and Armageddon's Blade, so let them choose what they find convenient. We could make it so that the artifact can be collected, but it's not mandatory... (Without it, the chances of winning would decrease significantly)...
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19 years ago
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I want to participate in the contest, but I don't have "Armageddon's Blade" or "The Shadow of Death". And I don't understand what "Don't forget the prize fund for the contest – 20 $!!!" means.
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19 years ago
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***JOKER***;29573

2) The map can be created in any editor (except WOG)!
Why not in WOG?
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Why can’t it be in WoG?

Probably because a tournament won’t be held on WoG, and one of the contest conditions is that a tournament will be held on the winning map...
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***JOKER***;29914
There are specific deadlines (until September 5th), and if there aren't enough participants, the deadlines will be extended...

I believe that at least a month is needed to create a quality map:
Firstly, many people work and don't have much free time;
Secondly, the map needs to be tested to eliminate bugs, and that also takes time.
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Ben;30212
I believe that at least a month is needed to make a quality map:
Firstly, many people work and don't have that much free time;
Secondly, the map needs to be tested to eliminate bugs, and that also takes time.

And that's exactly my point... Theoretically, by 5.09, slapping a map together isn't a problem... You can do a passability test, but there will be no balance... What kind of Tournaments could we even talk about? That's not professional :) There will simply be repeated extensions of the contest at the request of participants. Wouldn't it be better to set a completion date right away—for example, September 18th. That's a Monday, so the final weekend can be spent on debugging...

Joker, simplify the task so we don't start flooding here with unrelated topics... give a deadline that suits everyone, but then it's better not to move it :) Otherwise, there will be no discipline...
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19 years ago
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After consulting with the judges, we have decided to set a deadline for the completion of map submissions. This will be September 17, 2006 - 23:59 Moscow time. Therefore, your task is to submit your work by Sunday, the 17th, or earlier.
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19 years ago
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One question. Where should I send the map? I don't quite understand; can I upload it directly here?

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