Posts from COMPETITION FOR MONEY $$$ (2012)

Tried to launch it, but it doesn't work without Framework 2.0! :( I can, of course, download and install it, but why is there always a catch?

What does "catch" have to do with it? Almost half of the programs on my computer require Framework. It's an integral part of the .net program environment, but thanks to it, such programs don't experience compatibility issues on various platforms without additional effort from the programmers.

I've sent the final version; I hope I managed to surprise the organizer. Just in case, I'm posting the save file here in a password-protected archive: http://zalil.ru/33500617. The password will be revealed after the tournament ends, if needed.

Beautiful game!

iceTiTaNMessage from iceTiTaN
Dirty_Player, can you send me your save files so I can take a look and maybe find a cheat that you missed? Maybe you can replay it...

How are you going to catch them if the sniffer couldn't do it?


I suspect a Hex Editor.

I tell you truly: after a save-cheat-load, the "view enemy towns" option from the debug menu is not detected by the sniffer, nor is it detected by the game itself in single-player missions.
If you decide to generate a starting save with heroes that haven't been restarted after "zion," know this: demons are mocking you and stealing mana from your skull.

Listen, elves: the harbingers of the apocalypse are already here. Many of you serve Mammon and are only concerned with the prize pool. But no righteous person could be found to take a map from a wanderer and generate a clean starting save with prayer.
A transformer awaits you all.

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE TOURNAMENT!

This tournament showed that there are true Heroes pros!
This tournament was my first, so please don't judge me too harshly if something was done poorly.

In general, the map is complex, and I'm sorry I didn't realize at the beginning of the tournament that you could gather the power of the Dragon Father in 3 weeks. I didn't know about the Prospector program and kept looking in the editor. After looking in the editor, I realized that I was missing knee pads, and the minimum number of artifact merchants would only appear in the 2nd month. But it turned out that the knee pads were in the swamp lands, in a lake where there was an island. In general, I thought that it would be optimal to complete the map without the Air Magic book, or even with it – in 3 months. I managed to complete it in 3 months by completing it without the Air Magic book.
In general, when I downloaded Prospector in the middle of the tournament, I saw that 3 artifacts for the hut were being collected! It was already too late to change course :)
I calculated a theoretical completion with the book and thought it would take about 2 months, which Tolikandro proved.
But Lady Xeniya Sobchak showed an amazing result :) she managed to complete it all in 1 month))).

Results!

1st place, $45, Lady Xeniya Sobchak, 24 days. A day-by-day account and description of the battles will be available tomorrow.
2nd place, $35, Sir Tolikandro, 37 days. http://zalil.ru/33505982 Day-by-day account here.
3rd place, Sir iceTITaN, 72 days. http://zalil.ru/33505977 Day-by-day account here.

4th place, $20, Sir AmberSoler, 139 days.
5th place, Sir Ivanhoj, 146 days.
6th place, Sir Demyan, 157 days.
Thank you for participating in the tournament.

P.s.

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The winner of the contest, if they complete it in 3-4-7,
will receive $100 from me. I will transfer these $100 to iceTITaN. After reviewing the saves, of course. I will immediately say that bugs with the Admiral's hat will not work. It will not be a game, but a cheat.

3 people managed to complete it. So, medSTRAX, it's your call.

Yes, I should have chosen a different, more challenging path. I probably should have run through the green gate to get the book, but that option seemed unrealistic to me. Also, the various battles scared me so much that I prepared so thoroughly for the battle with the Ice Golems on day 12 that the computer defeated them in auto-battle with almost no losses, but I didn't dare replay it, as I couldn't even imagine the final battle at that time. I also didn't know how I would kill Sandro; I thought that, as a last resort, I could kill Deemer and skip a week of turns so that Sandro would self-destruct. But when I finally had the opportunity to fight Sandro, I killed him, losing only two goblins. In short, I'm a complete newbie in serious battles. Excessive caution did me no good.

1st place, $45. Lady Xeniya Sobchak. 24 days. Tomorrow, there will be daily updates and descriptions of the battles.

This is impressive!

24 days?! Wow, I'm shocked, are you sure this is just a regular player?)) This level of gameplay is unique!!!

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Huge + to Tolikandr for the replays, I watched how real PROs play!)

What will Medstrax say?

I suspect that even adding the letter "m" after the zero won't help. This map can't be completed in 3 months. IMHO.

Here's my cheat playthrough, completed in 35 days, but it's not part of the competition. I'm not sure why it's considered a cheat, but it's not part of the competition because it uses a different starting save file that I generated a year ago and played through halfway at a leisurely pace. I didn't feel like replaying it.

Huge respect to everyone who reached the finish line!!

P.S.: It's a bit strange how 2nd to 6th place are ranked... 4th and 6th place have the same number of days, even though 5th place has the most :)

What will medstrax say?

medstrax

I suspect that even adding the letter "m" after the zero won't help. This map can't be completed in 3 months. IMHO.

The places are assigned correctly. Demian has 157 days.

Message from medstrax
The winner of the contest, if they finish within 3-4-7, will receive $100 from me.

What are your predictions about whether they will finish? :)

Where are the winner's save files? Post them, and I'll take a look at them during the weekend.

The winner promised to create a description of the battles and a walkthrough. This will take some time. Podnevki asked, I'll post it in a few days. But in any case, there are already 2 completely different walkthroughs. From Tollicandro: http://zalil.ru/33505982 and from me: http://zalil.ru/33505977 We managed it in 3 months. Message from medstrax The winner of the contest, if he manages to do it in 3-4-7 Question to Sir Tollicandro. Maybe you can unlock on HP? Gorbik doesn't want to transfer the prize to you. He replied in a private message that he is principled :) but he will gladly unlock you. If, of course, you agree with AmberSoler and Ivanhoj, then you don't need to unlock... what was the reason, by the way?

A question for Sir Tolikandro. Perhaps you could finally get unblocked on HP?
Gorbik simply refuses to transfer the prize to you. He replied in a private message that he is principled :) but would gladly unblock you.
Of course, if you come to an agreement with AmberSoler and Ivanhoj, you might not need to get unblocked... what was the reason for the block, by the way?

Although I didn't want to, I wrote a letter to Gorbik.
There were several reasons for the block, the main one being the unwillingness of the authorities to change anything in the tournament life of the Portal; I lost the motivation to play at that moment. And one clown was given the title of "Legend of the Portal" at the end of the year. In my opinion, I deserved this title much more, not to mention others who were even more deserving. And the dialogues there are conducted, as you can see, from a "principled" position. I was just tired of having those dialogues there.