Posts from "Newcomer-2009. Winter"

Cool)) Sorry! I can play on Mon, Wed, Fri from 7 PM - no one except Pawo can play at that time (we're finishing up with Pawo now, but it's taking longer due to problems: he has Windows 7 - the game crashes constantly; and his internet keeps disconnecting - which also happens quite often ((

Last Saturday and Sunday, I drank a lot))) and didn't risk playing in the tournament))). This weekend I'm ready to play all the games!

So, please don't be too upset! PLZ

kaban1 - has anyone told the guy that the tournament has started? High-risk group

- he connected once!

KillerVampire (blue, Rampart, Kirr, Kirr) def Serg™ (red, Castle, Kaitlin, Kaitlin), 2SM4d(3), 137

The generator left me speechless. 6 cans, a phoenix hatchery, and then I just couldn't go on; I didn't have the strength. I decided that 11 angels and 4 phoenixes would be enough for the endgame and for my opponent, and that's what happened. Thanks for the game... I think you'll get lucky someday too...

KillerVampire (blue, Rampart, Kirr, Kirr) def Serg™ (red, Castle, Kaitlin, Kaitlin), 2SM4d(3), 137

The generator left me speechless. 6 conserved phoenix breeders, then I just couldn't go any further, I didn't have the strength. I decided that 11 angels and 4 phoenixes would be enough for the endgame and for my opponent, and that's what happened. Thanks for the game... I think you'll get lucky someday too...

I confirm. Thanks for the game. And may you always be so lucky!

Tolikandro (red, Conflux, Random, Cult, Cult) def RomarioGrom (blue, Castle, Valeska, Valeska), 2SM4d(3), 226

A very long (9 hours) and intense game; I'll write a detailed report later.

2 RomarioGrom Thank you for the game!

Tolikandro (red, Conflux, Random, Calth, Calth) def RomarioGrom (blue, Castle, Valeska, Valeska), 2SM4d(3), 226

It happened
115 I take a secondary town (Tower) 1,2,3,4,6 fort + Griffin Conservatory hideout 2nd 4 crypts, 2 medusa dens, imp hovel 1-7 in the castle + archer hideout 3rd I take the Griffin Conservatory (2) + 2 libraries 135 Calth appeared in the port near the main castle 136 I break into the castle against Val 137 I run after the fleeing Calth but went the wrong way and decided to poke around the treasure zone 146 I take a pandora for 10k experience 211 I stood near the ГО crowd of Hydras / Bone Dragons 212 I kill 40 Hydras and head to the castle :smile13: 213 I take an almost empty capital :smile44: and out of the corner of my eye I noticed Calth in the treasure zone 221 while trying to find Calth in the swamps he retakes his castle :mad: I broke home 224 I kill the Bone Dragons and take the castle back (nostalgia:) ) cat and mouse continues at the opponent's doorstep but I have nothing to catch him with 226 I saw Calth near my secondary town I break into it already losing in parameters and army but got tired of running and decide to try my luck, but against good meat and 4th level magic I couldn't do anything (only had 2nd) and also what Val got on level-ups was just ridiculous - I got offended at her :smile05: !!!

Thank you for the long but beautiful game!!! :smile20:

... and what's more, what they gave Vala on the levels was some kind of hell - I got offended at her:smile05: !!!

I got interested and asked Tolikandro for the saves of the first week. I expected to see anything, but not this! Oh horror! :eek:
111 In the blue tavern, Monere and Galtran are sitting side by side and not being recruited! :confused: Why? I'm in shock... I apologize immediately, I don't want to offend, but accept the criticism. Of course I couldn't resist and quickly ran through a week with Gosha, then looked at Romario's saves. I'm attaching four files, whoever is interested - please take a look. I don't claim anything, I played the week sloppily, although largely thanks to someone else's walkthrough 111.

111 It was impossible to start - out of the first six heroes, the best was Zhabarkas, but I wanted a Necro or a Logist :) I had to start with a spoiled one 112

112 At first I was lost as to what to do at all... There's not even enough money for Gosha, let alone to level him up :) Well, okay - we scattered, opened up the scout area, ate the treasure chests for gold (( At the second level, we advanced armor, then from 1 chest we leveled Necromancy and mastered it to expert on the secondary hero guard. For gold and wood it immediately became clear there were no problems, so I didn't rush with the secondary hero, Valka went on 115 to pick her up, on the same day sent Turis out for a walk from there.
Gosha got two mini-crypts, Kristian got one on the rags and a chest behind the nomads. He beat the nomads because of Leadership+Ballista, obviously without losses (4-5 pokemons). If Kristian hadn't come, Mullich would have beaten them (+2 speed). So that's why Monere was idling more than others - there was no work. And that's it... I didn't do anything supernatural, played it mediocrely. It seems Gosha looks better than Valka and we got a bit more gold...

Brief comments:
:confused: Unclear choice of main hero
:confused: Almost no speed boost, on some days EVERYONE moves at fourth speed despite having 5 Gargoyles, Fairies, Tower secondary heroes, and an external Griffin dwelling
:confused: Valka wanders around fields and snow for a good part of the week (!)

I deliberately didn't play through to taking the Griffin Conservatory, I suggest taking it yourselves, it's taken on 121-122 optionally if you have a second town. After the Conservatory, both Dragon Fly Hives fall without losses on the same day. Any of them. If you have 3-4 Angels or a Tronk - gather skeletons around and the +4 Attack artifact, upgrade the Cavaliers, peek into the guild and take it again without problems on the second week, not the third. Then at your discretion - Schism or treasure zone, and don't forget to scout for a different secondary hero...
I didn't test the Conservatory, because right by the castle itself - it can be tested at any moment, and taking it on the first (if it were a minimum) there was no time or means

That's about it... :)

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Oh yes, I forgot the most important comment.
How can you scribble a red Conflux onto a blue Castle in a tournament game? :confused:

Yes, I forgot the most important point.
How could you draw a red Conflux onto a blue Castle in a tournament game? :confused:

The draw itself was good, even very good, but out of the three remaining options, you should have taken the Conflux yourself. By the way, SEM and I played in a tournament with exactly the same pairing :D

Fidail (blue, swamp, Tazar, Tazar) def TROR (red, Tower, Solmir, Solmir) 2smd4(3) 217
I confirm that the game for spheres was eventful! In the 3rd week, I took the sphere of air... but the cloak did its job... thanks for the game!

We started playing with Княже
against Кирь and Ябаркас.
We saved the game on the third week.
So, please remove us from the "at-risk group."
We want to play and win!

Ready for battle. Group D, let's go!

(and I'll be looking for everyone myself right now)

The map was actually pretty decent, even very good, but out of the three remaining options, he should have taken the Conflux himself. By the way, SEM and I played in a tournament with the exact same pairing :D

Roma chose second, so the maximum he could take was the red faction. But I, like Roma, don't understand the advantage of a red Castle over a blue Conflux.

I became interested and asked Tolikandro for the save files from the first week. I expected to see anything, but not this! Oh, the horror! :eek:
111 In the blue tavern, Moner and Galtran are sitting side by side and not recruiting! :confused: Why? I'm in shock... I immediately apologize, I don't want to offend anyone, but please accept the criticism. Of course, I couldn't resist and quickly played a week with Gosha, then I looked at Romario's saves. I'll attach four of them, if anyone is interested, please take a look. I'm not claiming anything, I played poorly for a week, although in many ways it was due to my own poor gameplay. 111

:confused:

I perceive this not as criticism, but as a sincere desire to improve my gameplay and help me understand my mistakes:smile01: The first day of scouting didn't give a clear direction (my intuition failed). I wanted to take Moner, but I relied on Valya. I opened Gosha, either 5th or 6th, and didn't want to take the risk because he didn't have skeletons, and it would take too long to build them up, so I decided to continue with Valya. She killed the treasure: there were no mermaids on the entire map, and no artifacts either! :eek: + a long and drawn-out game, turning into night battles, encouraged me: let's hurry up:smile31:
P.S. Thanks for the work done:smile20:

Well, since Roma doesn't mind... :)
Let me offer one more piece of advice

The goal of the game is to defeat your opponent, not to devour the map.
That is, roughly speaking, you need to find some trump cards before your opp, which is why the tempo of the game is so important. A Conservatory on 2 with upgraded units at Castle, plus a Dragon Fly Hive nearby, plus a Dragon Fly Hive near Tower — these were your trump cards, which you need to gather by 121-123. Especially when playing Castle against Conflux, you can't delay

In my save on 117, there are 80+ skeletons, by 121 there will be about 200, plus 2 Angels, plus the native army — and you're the leader :) And once the trumps appear — go and kill your opponent, what else is there to hoard... There was a passage through the snow, after the Dragon Fly Hives you could run on an upgraded Gargoyle to the end of the week, and ГО was weak

And for a drawn-out game — Valka is by no means an option compared to Gosha or Moner

In short, here's the advice: if you feel you are stronger than your opponent — don't drag it out, go and kill him. And to feel that you are stronger — do everything earlier than he does :)

Here is the detailed report of the game (Tolikandro (red, Conflux, Random, Kalt, Kalt) def RomarioGrom (blue, Castle, Valeska, Valeska), 2SM4d(3), 226)

111 From the castle, there is only one road, blocked by 10-19 Ice Demons:( which guard the Imp-in-a-Bottle, I decide not to hit them for now, afraid of losses... Bought 3 heroes, I assign Kalt to the main army...
112 I buy 2 more heroes, Arlach with a ballista and Sandro... Immediately remembered the WATER from Pit for LM which said that for Conflux it's good to level a necromancer, but I somehow didn't decide, would have been at least a Black Knight, but a Necromancer didn't inspire confidence:confused:... I spotted a path through impassable terrain to a secondary mine behind 20-49 Gogs (guarding an obelisk), then wolves, I don't dare hit them because snow on impassable terrain is dreadful:(..
113 I collect freebies:)...
114 I take a Crypt with 5 Vampires,
115 Found a Griffon Conservatory 3-4, a Prison, a Medusa Hive, a path to the secondary mine again through impassable terrain and a Swamp:mad:!! And a third path also through impassable terrain and again onto snow with double guards - Vampires and Crossbows... total garbage:mad:.. I have no idea where to run:confused:... The only thing that cheers me up is that I reach the Birds:smile36:...
117 Build Birds, take a pickaxe of Earth from 20-49 Obsidian Gargoyles and run along the road to the Ice Demons... Built levels 1-7 in the Fort... 0 gold:smile44:...
121 Break through the Ice Demons, take the Imp-in-a-Bottle for 100, and the road leads to a ГО.. WE'VE ARRIVED:(... But I bought out 4 Birds;)...
122 Scouted a Naga Bank for 15-20, afraid to hit it:o
123 Kalt visits the Arena, a couple of small fights, I get Earth Magic, learn Slow from Ain - a spoonful of honey in a barrel of tar:cool:...
124 I dive a scout hero into the Medusa Hive without even scouting... turned out to be max - lost all Air Elementals, a couple of Water Elementals and Fire Elementals... I recruit Merlinda from the prison at level 5, and she, after breaking through 50-99 Dwarves, goes to scout the swamp on Lizards:smile28:..
125 On one of the snowy secondary mines, I spot the opponent, I move my main hero to other snowy areas, I see a couple of treasure chests and gold..
126 Monere appears on the blue player's secondary mine (revealed by scouting), well, I think it's all over for me:eek: (I firmly thought he was the main army)
127 I roam with Kalt in the snow with Birds, no Logistics or Pathfinding - the turtle is hiding:mad::mad::mad:..
131 In the swamp I found a Town - no approaches visible, no road either.. all blocks, but I finally see a secondary mine - Tower... still no road visible:mad:
132 Finally, the first secondary mine - Tower:smile44:! I build a lookout tower... the road leads to the underground - treasure zone...
134 Found a passage to the treasure zone on a Bolt, but it takes four days to get there... crap..:mad:
135 I descend into the treasure zone from the snowy respawn and immediately see a teleport... it leads to the opponent's respawn and to his secondary mine at the same time... I slowly build a chain from the Capital to bring troops through the snow...
136 I see Valka on her secondary mine, a grass one, I decide to capture her capital, maybe it'll work:confused:...
137 I scout with the lookout tower on the opponent's home respawn... and Valka has already retreated to her capital and is sitting there with all her might... I turn around... because Valka's stats are 15 15 12 7 while Kalt's are 11 3 4 5 and only 7 mana left:smile45:..
141 Valka is chasing me... I break into my capital and start sending troops back along the chain, but the snow is a pain...
142 Refilled mana, Army: 12 Birds, 12 Magma Elementals, 50 Ice Demons, Advanced Attack and Defense... I run to my native Griffon Conservatory:smile28:...
143 I take the Griffon Conservatory for 3 Angels, meanwhile the opponent has approached the secondary Tower... I have to go to the swamp treasure zone... because my stats and speed are terrible... Hope is fading:smile45:...
147 FINALLY, the entrance to the treasure zone!! Along the way in the swamp, a Shield +4 Defense, a Pandora's Box with 10k exp... The opponent has returned to his area and for 4 days neither sight nor sound:confused:...
213 I hope to find some control and a Dragon Utopia in the treasure zone, because I have an immense number of troops in the capital but nothing to buy them with... Meanwhile, the opponent has broken through the ГО and is standing near my capital... it's all over:eek::smile45:...
214 The treasure zone is total crap... two Dragon Fly Hives with 12 Wyverns in total... three Pandora's Boxes - level 2 magic, 5k exp, 30 Harpy Hags - wasted because I had no free slot... I see an exit in the fog... no hope, the opponent has taken my capital... I only managed to buy out the Birds... in the treasure zone I found a quest artifact, but the Seer is back on my home respawn:mad::confused::smile45:...
215 And here, near the exit of the treasure zone... The Tome of Air Magic + Kalt got Logistics as his 7th skill, finally... hope appeared... at the exit, a secondary Castle:smile44:...
216 The opponent trudged after me into the swamp hoping to catch me... I sit down in the Castle, build Magic, replenish... I plan to reclaim my capital in 1 day because the opponent bought almost nothing there... and he has no chain from the swamp:cool:...
221 I reclaim my capital, which has a ton of troops because the opponent apparently only has enough gold for his own, the army is good but I need to raise stats... I see 2 Universities:rolleyes:... nearby I exchange the quest artifact for 20 Minotaurs!:smile44:
222 The opponent is defeated at home and forms up again to march on my capital:mad:... I visit a Stable, a University, Knowledge +1:smile44:
223 I visit the second University, and next to it in the fog there turns out to be a third:smile44:!! The opponent is again standing near my capital:rolleyes:...
224 The opponent takes the capital... I visit the third University and run to the treasure zone, whose entrance is from the secondary Castle... there I scout two Dragon Fly Hives and a Pandora's Box... And the exit most likely leads to the opponent's snowy secondary mine:rolleyes:...
226 I looted the mini treasure zone, in the Pandora's Box 10k exp, total Wyverns became 26... I plan to capture the opponent's Tower this turn, replenish mana there and run to the Firebird (FB) since I have a larger army and slightly better stats, plus I previously built level 4 magic in the Capital hoping for Town Portal, but it turned out to be Resurrection, which is also not bad:smile44:.. However, seeing that I won't reach the Tower in time, I click aimlessly.. and land higher:mad:... crap.. I hope the opponent doesn't make it:confused:... But he did make it:rolleyes:... There are already screenshots of the final battle, for anyone interested, I recorded it on video as well, I can upload it... although the advantage in meat, stats, and magic was obvious...

That's the kind of game it turned out to be...:smile14:

P.S. Why isn't anyone teaching me how to play??:confused:

You play pretty well already!