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Tournament Regulations.

- The tournament will take place in 3 stages.
- The winner of the tournament will be determined by the lowest sum of placements across the stages.

P.S. Many did not understand the scheme of the first tournaments, so I have simplified it to a minimum...
(Main game version Tournament Edition 1.03p; for those who do not have it, Shadow of Death (Дыхание смерти) with patch 3.2 is acceptable)
Map JAM.
Features of the JAM map and starting save.

In this edition, the map is intended for offline only, as Red's (human) superiority is obvious. But since the goal of the tournament is to gather troops for the arena, this does not matter. Moreover, opponents are separated by level 7 monsters.
· Events with Logistics and a scholar with Pathfinding are placed near the starting castles.
· The starting save contains many combination artifacts: Armor of the Damned, Bow of the Sharpshooter, Cornucopia, etc.
· In the center of the map, by defeating archdevils, you will receive an artifact that can be exchanged for access to the altar or a Town Portal spell.
· There are seers' huts on the map which, in exchange for various artifacts, will give your heroes +4 to various primary stats.

The starting save was generated on TE 1.03p.

However, in it:
· monster upgrades are disabled;
· monster specialist heroes for both the red and blue starting castles are forbidden;
· some secondary skills are forbidden – this means that the advantage of playing on TE will be limited to interface convenience (ordering heroes, resetting artifacts, changed capabilities of shooters and harpies in battle).
Significant advantages of playing on TE remain – Hero Classes. Map testing showed that the main hero can receive a substantial bonus even after visiting villages at the end of the game.
If, while playing on SoD, the main hero obtains secondary skills necessary for any class, they will be taken into account when assembling the arena.

The Goal – to gather an army for the main hero for a battle in the arena.
In the arena, there will only be the main hero without a castle on neutral terrain. (Again, I have simplified the rules).
This must be done by the first day of the second week of the second month.
Deadline for sending the final save – Thursday September 21, 12:00 (Moscow time).

Assignment for Round 2
Just like the first round – arena!!!
The goal is to gather an army and everything necessary for the main hero by day 58 (day 2 of the first week of the third month) of the game.
Recommended game version Tournament Edition 1.03p. Acceptable version SoD 3.2.
Time limit for completing the assignment is 3 weeks (increased due to map size).

Final saves must be sent by 12:00 Monday October 16.

ASSIGNMENT FOR ROUND 3.

Map The Diagonal. Game duration – 40 days. You must gather an army for a battle in the arena.

Deadline for sending the final save – October 30, 12:00 Moscow time.
Detailed description is in the starting archive!

Send saves to the email address natasha@heroes.ru

P.S. In this tournament, discussing its results before the end of the round is discouraged.

and right now, a tournament for 3 players is already underway – Knights of Honor... I think it might not be a good idea to run two tournaments at the same time, don’t you think? Otherwise, not everyone who wants to participate will be able to. IMHO.

and now a tournament for the 3rd game is already underway - Knights of Honor... I think it might not be a good idea to run 2 tournaments at the same time, right? Because not everyone who wants to participate will be able to. IMHO

In the "Knights of Honor" tournament, a map can be played only once, which means that a maximum of 3 days is needed for 1 task.

The main question: which version of the game is the tournament for?

The main question: on which version will the 3rd tournament be held?

The starting save will be generated on the latest version of TE available at that time, however, the gameplay will be as close as possible to SoD.

Regarding combining tournaments - time will tell.
As far as I understand, many people still play in the Heroes League, for example. Everyone decides for themselves, but I think my fellow countryman is right, and "Knights" won't take up much time for those who play fairly.

Is it possible to sign up? :)
I want to find out what this is all about and how it works. :)

I understand that after recruiting participants and deciding on a start date, I should receive the save file by email? And then it begins? :)

The starting save will be generated on the latest version of TE, which will be available at that time, however, the game will be as close as possible to SoD.

Today, the latest version is 1.03p. However, the problem is that I accidentally broke it, and all the links I could find lead to the League of Heroes, and for some reason, I can't access their website for the past week...

Dear colleague Zingel, you can read about TE in the WOG section, and you can download version TE 1.03f in the files section on the main page of the website.

Regarding the tournament itself, you understood everything correctly. You can look at how it was in the 1st and 2nd tournaments as an example.

Can I sign up? :)
I want to know what this is and how it works. :)

I understand that after the participants are selected and the start date is decided, I will receive the save file in my email? And then it begins? :)

That's correct. I will send the save files to everyone who wants to participate, and I will also post them here along with the task. The task will be posted on September 4th, and the deadline for completing it will depend on the players' activity. Probably 2 weeks...

I would like to emphasize that TE is only installed on top of WOG 3.58. Therefore, I ask everyone to download it in advance. You can do this on the main page of our portal.

I would also like to sign up, if possible. I want to gain more experience playing Heroes of Might and Magic III, as I feel like I've lost some of my skills over the past year.

I would also like to sign up, if possible. I want to gain experience playing Heroes of Might and Magic III, as I seem to have lost some of it over the past year.

Of course, you can! :)
If you want to receive a starting save file in your email, change the settings in your user profile! ;)
There used to be some problems when downloading from the forum...

Can I get a starting save on Sunday? I'm in the army and there's no internet here... And I need to be back at work on Monday.

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The starting save will be generated using the latest version of TE available at that time, but the game will be as close as possible to SoD.

And what is the latest version – this one
/topic/at/31226/
or another one??? :confused:

And the last one is this one:
/topic/at/31226/
or something else???:confused:

I have it, thanks to Natasha!!! :) :) :)
Nothing newer is expected yet.

and now a tournament for the 3rd game is already underway - Knights of Honor... It seems to me that maybe it's not worth running 2 tournaments at the same time, right? Because not everyone will be able to participate from those who want to. IMHO

It's definitely worth it! Moreover, I've stopped playing Knights of Honor; playing for points isn't serious, and with the circus they've created there, it's not interesting either. I think they'll argue when summarizing the results, that's all...
But on TE, I'd gladly participate in an arena tournament; I haven't played in a long time!!! :) :) :)

The assignment for round 1 is posted here:
/topic/at/30734/

Rules and FAQs for the Tournaments are here:
/topic/102/

Questions about the Tournaments can be asked in this forum thread.

I wish everyone good luck! :)

Tournament rules.

One of the significant advantages of playing on TE remains – Hero Classes. Testing the map showed that the main hero can gain a substantial bonus after going around the trees at the end of the game.
If, when playing on SoD, the main hero gains secondary skills necessary for a particular class, they will be taken into account when composing the arena.

So, the advantages are clear, but what about the disadvantage – the cost of maintaining an army? Do troops need to be recruited in dwellings?
I'm afraid that on TE, playing without experience in army management will be less profitable...

The advantages are clear, but what about the disadvantages – the cost of maintaining an army? Troops still need to be recruited in dwellings, right?
I'm afraid that playing on TE without experience might be less advantageous...

Perhaps we'll determine which version was better to play on after the tournament.
TE still has the Marauder class and the ability to use the bank. I tried to create a balance between the versions. Judging by the map testing, I managed to do that.
But this balance will be felt by those who know how to play.
I can't say how the difference in game versions will affect the results of beginners.