Posts from [TOURNAMENT ВК Stage I] Draconia

I sent the promised save file under number 9))).
I can't guarantee its quality, so please don't criticize it.

I was already losing hope that I would find the time on the last day. However, I sent the save file (for quorum).

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P.S. While going through the game, I noticed an interesting point: when viewing heroes, LMOracle marks heroes who are supposedly sitting in taverns of already defeated opponents. Can they really not be recruited? Or is this an oracle bug?

Update the version (3.13.5 H1 is available on the Reference).

LMOracle

Shows computer-controlled heroes (like those you can't hire)...
What else can it do?

Update the version (3.13.5 H1 is available on the Handbook).

Thank you, I really missed that it wasn't the latest version :o

It shows computer-controlled heroes (...like who you can't hire...).
What else can it do?

It shows the armies of all heroes, calculates diplomacy, shows the contents of resource piles, buildings in cities, and many other interesting things. Read more here: Programs

I sent the save file, waiting for confirmation)))

Good day to all participants of the tournament!

I'm happy to inform you that all save files have been successfully delivered. Thank you very much to all of you for participating (all received save files are listed in the first post of the thread)!
It's great to see both veterans of this game and regular participants, as well as newcomers!

Unfortunately, VDV_forever and Elcidere were unable to participate, which is a pity…

Work is distracting me (and quite a lot), so if I have a free minute, I spend it on the guide. I hope that in a couple of months, I will be able to get back to my usual routine.

I will try to post preliminary results today (I will not be able to check the save files until Saturday, I hope you understand).

Thank you all again for participating. To be honest, you have lifted my spirits.

Sincerely, VDV_forever

I'll try to post the preliminary results today (I won't be able to check the saves until Saturday, I hope you understand)...

Sincerely, VDV_forever

Well... it's still early today)) but it's interesting to see what's there and how it is....

Hmm... but it's still early today)) although it's interesting to see what's there, and how it is....

Thank you for correcting me!:smile41:

I've been busy:D Of course, it's tomorrow:smile26:, I really hope to see the save from Elcidere:smile41:

Apologies

Sincerely, VDV_forever

I really hope to see Elcidere's save file::

Best regards, VDV_forever

Or maybe the host will create a save file himself before 00:00 Moscow time?;)

Maybe the host will finish the map by 00:00 Moscow time?;)

I would have gladly done it a month ago, but unfortunately, I have absolutely no time :( This is a temporary situation; I'll be back soon :)

Sincerely, VDV_forever

Only VDV_forever and Elcidere couldn't participate, which is a shame.

As always, I barely managed to submit my save before 00:00 :smile04: Did it go through?
:smile24:

At first glance, the map seemed uninteresting. At the start, there's a dragon that could potentially eliminate all opponents, but there are no resources on the respawn point. However, once I started playing, my opinion changed immediately. I rushed towards the knight. On the second day, I could have gotten rid of him, but I did something different: I took a chest containing 1500 gold and stopped one tile away from the Castle. I needed an enemy hero to bribe, and in this way, transfer the dragon to my own Castle so that on the next day, I could recruit unicorns. That's what I did. At the same time, I built a path towards the Barbarian Castle. So, the hero with the recruited unicorns takes the level 40 Castle, and the dragon returns along the path to the starting hero, who by this time is already rushing towards the Barbarians. With the help of the dragon, I get rid of the Barbarian heroes encountered along the way and spend the night near a mine not far from the Barbarian Castle. On the sixth day, I kill the last Barbarian and, before taking the last Castle, I improve my stats and collect mercury. It's difficult to max out the stats in one go, so I ended up with 6/11/17.

We rush to the Knight... the stats are tough to get, so 6/11/17.

Everything is practically identical, only I didn't fill in the stats, but looked at which of the 8 heroes had a higher level and, having dismissed him in advance, dug him up on the 6th day to take the only artifact for stats and 1 chest. The result was also 6-11-17. :smile02:
Congratulations to DeadLord on the victory, although at first glance, after completing the map, it seemed that it was possible to generate a result in 5 days, because:
The Knight died on day 112.
The Sorceress lost her castle on day 114 and died on day 115.
The Barbarian lost his castle on day 115 + one of his heroes was killed near the Knight's castle, and two had to be caught on day 116, as they ran to the left and left-up from the starting Barbarian.
Thank you for the tournament!

My score was modest: 8/11/12. I could have probably gotten a 7, but either I lacked the experience or I didn't spend enough time working on the map. I didn't bribe anyone; I passed the dragon along the chain exclusively. But I was pleasantly surprised by the behavior of the AI after trying out a few different options: on the second day, a Knight ignored my hero on griffons, tempted by an empty castle, and on the third day, a Sorceress ignored the castle and ran to another hero on griffons.

Thank you for the tournament!

I agree!

...Congratulations to DeadLord on the victory...

What makes you say that...?
I didn't hold back against the Knight; I killed him on day 2. As a result, on day 3, I released one hero from the starting Castle and three more from the Knight's Dragon Castle to go after the Unicorns. Of course, they had to travel on foot, and as a consequence, on the way on day 4, I lost my starting Castle and the Sorceress. On day 4, I liberated my home Castle, killed the invading hero, and recruited the Unicorns. The hero with the Dragon runs towards the Sorceress's Castle, killing another Witch along the way. The hero with the Unicorns doesn't manage to escape with them; rather, he doesn't even make it to them, stopping just a few steps away... Meanwhile, the heroes released from the Knight's Castle defeat one Barbarian hero with the help of Centaurs and Gargoyles gathered from the Necromancer. In total, by the end of day 4, there are 7 heroes in the army.
Day 5. The hero with the Dragon lays siege to the Sorceress's Castle... and goes to "level up." The Unicorns are delivered in a chain to the southern front, where a Barbarian hero is killed.
Day 6. The hero in the north captures artillery and "finishes leveling up."
The Barbarian hero, who had retreated quite a distance to the northwest, is defeated by crossbowmen. Another Barbarian hero, deliberately left untouched on day 5, runs towards the Knight's Castle and stops a few steps from the lumber mill. Another hero emerges from the Barbarian Castle... Both are defeated, and the Castle is taken.

For reasons I don't understand myself, I got carried away with the tertiary criterion. The result: 6/12/32