Posts from "Новичок-2012. Winter"

You're being too formal :)!!! You were unfairly given the loss, and you're still confirming the game... :p The game seems unfinished...

Scorpiona, please look into how this happened :)!!!

By the way, yes, I suggested saving, and I said I was leaving, so I don't understand what "we'll write it off" means.

He left without saying goodbye or anything.

Did you even read my report?

You left without saying GG, didn't write anything.

P.S. Saves are attached.

Group H
15.01.2012 VanjaM (blue, Swamp, Vistan, Isra) def Vinceras (red, Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti) 2SM4d(3) 231

A brutal game it was, played over 2 days
The opponent took 111 and I took 111 twice
Level 2 not secured, 21 Archers from the start. Gnoll external dwelling under the castle, scouted the home Hive and 2 directions on the road on day 1, one of them the native secondary town, lots of gold. Isra came from the start, wasn't sure if I should level her. Gave her Tactics on day 1 and decided to necromance in the swamps, luckily there was something to necromance, I already had 30 Skeletons by day 1. Also spotted a Beserker Hut and an artifact +2 Speed. On day 2 found a native hero level 5 in a prison with a tent, upgraded the Archers. On day 3 I built Serpents and broke through the guard to the secondary town. On slow roads I only reached the secondary town by turn 116, on the way found a Hive and a Serpent external dwelling. Barely had enough wood to build Ducks in both castles on week 1, also shoved a Citadel in the home town. A hundred Skeletons on week 1, gave Isra Earth Magic and shoved Mysticism, soon also shoved Learning. On week 2 took the home Hives (lost 3 Ducks breaking through a guard of 50 Ice Elementals). The stats were woeful: 4444, the opponent meanwhile had 10 attack and 7 something, but Knowledge was 1 and stayed low all game. Charged into the treasure zone, it turned out to be on sand. Spent week 3 there, gathered 50+ Ducks, 500+ Skeletons and 2 Angel external dwellings. But not a single stat artifact, not a single Utopia found :mad: Took a Library at least. Teleported home, learned Slow (no chance earlier, and not particularly needed). Decided to run into another treasure zone for stats. Spent week 4 there, captured the Tome of Fire, a triple Utopia (Helm +6, Tual, and Golden Bow), a couple of Hives and minor artifacts. Also visited a Black Market there and bought artifacts. Meanwhile Shakti broke through the Bone GO and took my main town, by army I could see I had a clear advantage and my stats had grown. Went after him, and he up and charged into the treasure zone. Tried to chase him there, but he TP'd to his castle :( Had to go to his main town. On turn 222 he attacks me himself. 500 Troglodytes, about 30 Ducks, 5 Angels, 6 Red Dragons and the rest of the Dungeon chaff, wasn't afraid of any particularly dangerous stack except the Troglodytes, I had 570 Skeletons, 6 Angels, 80 Ducks and 100 Marksmen. I had a big mana advantage, he had the Cloak. Very lucky that the opponent didn't have Mass Haste, otherwise I'd have been beaten. As it was, both cast Mass Slow and my Archers slowly shot down his Troglodytes. The opponent bought back with 5 Angels and 10 Medusae. I had a couple of Angels left, 50 Lizardmen, 30 Ducks and 100 Skeletons, got another +200 after the fight. Started taking his castles and on turn 231 caught him in his treasure zone. He didn't have the Cloak and my Armageddon finished it. Thanks for the game!

15.01.2012 group B Kilgor (blue, Tower, Solmyr/Grindan) def gnoll (red, undead, Clavius/Clavius) 2SM4d(3), 134
We started playing very long and hard

15.01.2012 group F In0k (red, Dungeon, Shakti/Shakti) def Memphis (blue, Stronghold, Crag/Crag) 2SM4d(3), 133

took rest 111
111 spawned in the underground, roads are fast, found no mines, right under the castle a portal with ГО (blocks the passage with an external dwelling of Troglodytes—can't see further), Shakti with 3 stacks (total 150 units gathered, upgraded), broke through to the swamp secondary area via the portal, first guard was Crusaders—lost the fat stack, second were Dendroid 3 stacks, 2 just wouldn't split, and the last one on morale—15 Troglodytes did it—decided to play.
112 Pandora's Box behind wolves—gave 5k gold, checked the Griffin Conservatory—minimum level, Shakti at level 4 got Earth magic, on the secondary area 1 passage blocked by archers, I go through the second—wood mine, broke through a double-blocked passage to the respawn behind the Grail. Demons and Grail. Wraiths, left 125 Troglodytes, but found ore, passage to the underground secondary blocked by Greater Basilisks 20-49 (guarding maps)—turned out to be Necropolis (never took it), second underground gate guarded by 20-49 Mages.
113 no fights, led Shakti to the stat boosters, castle on the swamp secondary blocked by 20-49 Arch Liches guarding a Pandora's Box and fire pit, prospects bleak.
114 Mage Guild gave Slow, sent Shakti to respawn mana, found the native mines on the main via rough terrain.
116 took the Griffin Conservatory and Naga Bank on minimum level with loss of single units
122 broke through the swamp to the revealed Griffin Conservatory, took it—again minimum level, nearby 2 Dwarf Cottages—regretted the time, swamp will eat at least 2 movement turns, I run Shakti to the portal, luckily the road is close + speed boost on Angel, but no gold to recruit, no gold at all, only hope—Pandora's Box on the main behind Trolls and another Naga Bank. (later I realized I should have taken both Dwarf Cottages and split up >.<)
125 I capture Boots of Speed near the guard between the swamp and the opponent's main (on the fast road), guard is weak, opponent with 1 castle sits like me, don't know what to think. Captured it, army relayed to Shakti, with them I hit 23 Trolls on the main—gave 20 Sea Serpents, a scout hero in the depth of the starting respawn found a Griffin Conservatory (broke through to the external dwelling of Troglodytes behind ГО)—I decide to take it.. hoping for a 4
126 I capture with Shakti the Naga Bank on the main—again minimum level (man I'm lucky, minimums everywhere) I speed boost to the Griffin Conservatory—planning to split up in the main by 131
127 I capture with the scout hero a Dwarf Cottage—again minimum level, brrr—what to recruit in the castle I have no idea—only enough gold to recruit a hero—I see a pile of gold and a chest + resource exchange—that's it, especially since the opponent took a castle, he has more heroes (I have 6), the scout hero ran near the treasure zone adjacent to the swamp, revealed 2 Dragon Fly Hives—1 behind Golems, the second with a Pandora's Box behind a bunch of Greater Psychos (and there are many of them), if it were something else instead of Psychos maybe I'd have rushed, but without Oil I decided not to throw the game.
131 Griffin Conservatory—two, I realize I messed up—transferring the Boots with artifacts to the scout hero, who was capturing the Dwarf Cottage—to split up I lacked 200 movement points, oh well, at least I'll have something to recruit with, I speed boost on Angel and Boots, there's a Well on the way.
132 I capture the chest and 2 piles of Gems behind Serpents on the swamp—every penny counts, but another brain fart. All Angels on Shakti, no slots), as a result I lose 10 Troglodytes and 2 Harpies, and the chest for a thousand, I recruit and go forward.
133 I break through the guard—see a blue external dwelling of Goblins, I realize I'm going there—another five steps along the road deep into the respawn, I pass the turn.
The opponent merges the army, takes a stat booster with Crag and attacks (in his castle he had unrecruited weekly growth of Wolves from a couple of weeks and a weekly Goblins).

I won the battle easily, Expert Earth, Slow, Shield, even ran to the Tower for Bless, but it didn't come to that, the opponent didn't get magic in skills, and Anti-Magic somehow didn't work very well at all, only cast Dispel a couple of times.
Thanks for the game, I really thought that on 133 with one castle, no external dwellings and portal, continuous blocks and minimum levels it's unreal to pull off)
Shakti
Crag
battle

Group E
15.01.2012 Snooppy (red, Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti) def avstrolopitek (blue, Stronghold, Tyraxor, Tyraxor) 2SM4d(3) 131

Opp cleared two external manticore dwellings. The second time it spawned on the surface too. But the respawn was more modest: external Troglodyte dwelling, eye, 2 harpies and that's it... :( There was a dwarf dwelling, but I couldn't reach it. On 114 I broke through to the surface, and there was the conflux and 2 external fire dwellings! :smile03: I placed the fire dwelling in the Citadel (gotta set up a counter to the behemoths). Just didn't have enough for the portal... Money was tight again…
Second week. Clearing the surface, found an external dwelling of psychics, under the castle a portal to the treasure zone for 20+ piles of crap. Broke through, and there were immediately 3 medusa guards at the stronghold.. Well, :smile48: . Out of despair I went into the mega-medusa area, it turned out not so scary, but the Troglodytes got pecked. Decided to break through 20+ eyes for the second secondary hero, sent Shakti there, but then Tyraxor showed up and went for the conflux.
Third week. Regaining power, Shakti gets beaten in the conflux with a plan to catch up to Tyraxik next turn (the army is nothing special), but he himself attacks on his own turn :confused: . The meat advantage disheartened the opponent, the finale ended before it even began..

Thanks for the game!

Snooppy
I confirm

Group H
15.01.2012 VanjaM (blue, Castle, Valeska, Mephala) def Necrotal (red, Conflux, Thunar, Thunar) 2SM4d(3) 132

I took 1 resource, my opponent took everything.
Level 2 not built, gathered 27 archers at the start. Very rich gold zone. Revealed 2 Medusa storages, 2 Naga banks, Dwarf cottage near the castle, Stable not far. Roads everywhere. external dwelling of horses guarded by 10-19 gr Naga (only broke through on week 2), Griffin Conservatory in the corner. Convenient passage through rough terrain via the stable through demons into the Rampart secondary town (along the way there were Snipers and Storms). Along the way, gloves for speed. On day 114 took the secondary town and a spread of 8 heroes. Ran down the zone, found a beehive and exit to treasure zone. On day 117 broke through the passage into the treasure zone and see 50-99 Ogres guarding a Pandora's Box and a useless artifact. At home, horses in the citadel. On day 121 took the beehive, went to fight the Ogres. Left them a few archers, a horse, and a Duck. Pandora's Box empty :smile18: Then took a prison, and there was Mephala level 10, with Tactics no less! ) Break her into the secondary town, buy a spell book. Next day take the sword +6 behind Liches, ran through the upgrading buildings and set it up to break through the next day. Started collecting everything that's well placed near the castle. On day 131 took the home Griffin Conservatory (turned out to be maxed) and the next day overwhelmed the opponent in the metro with 13 horses, 15 ducks, and 4 angels. Thanks for the game