Posts from COMPETITION FOR MONEY $$$ (2012)

Tolik, the issue isn't just one video – it's not hard to make. The problem is that you'll spend time on it, and then he'll say, "Give me a video of the next day, like how you got into the boat," but I don't understand, because there isn't a boat on the map... He's just being annoying.

Regarding the "hero digger," I'll point out to newbies that a merged hero never goes first in the stack. That is, you save at least 2500 gold.

Do you think it immediately gives the desired hero first in the list???? Unbelievable. Of course, to hire the desired hero, everyone buys the first available one, and only THEN the "hero digger" gives the next one, which is the one we are looking for. In total, we spend 5000 gold on the desired hero. The thing is, when we buy him, we order the next desired one under him, and so on... This is a standard procedure; you can play this way even without the program, just if the desired one doesn't appear, load the save and buy again, look... A couple of hours of time - the desired one will appear... The "excavator" just saves the player's time.
This is what I mean when I talk about newbies...

Dogs bark, but the caravan moves on. I asked to have it uploaded...

If you want to figure it out, ask for STEP-BY-STEP saves, where literally every step of each hero is saved. Don't be lazy, go through all 1000+ saves, and such stupid questions will disappear, and the rest will be answered with pleasure. Otherwise, it looks like you're just being stingy.

Yeah, it's fine, I've gotten the hang of it, and I can even record all the moves on video. But if someone wants to understand, why not help?

Yeah, it's fine. I've gotten the hang of it, and I can even record all the moves in a video. If someone wants to figure things out, why not help them?

Tolikandro ^^
By the way, do you ever log into ICQ? Can you log in, I have a couple of questions for you :)

In fact, there is so much strategic and tactical material in the battle with Deemer (the AI's stupidity is the main factor) that I will not be surprised if a couple more options for completing this battle appear.

zalil.ru is still down... :(

zalil.ru is still down... :(
The video isn't really needed – unless you want to watch how difficult battles are completed; this would be interesting and useful for everyone. But the actions of a human player can be viewed in a recording using the HD mod, as already mentioned: this would eliminate 99.99% of all questions about cheating.
Personally, I also don't think that using programs like the aforementioned Prospector (a powerful tool, although I haven't tried it yet), using cheats for scouting, hero digging, etc., is particularly honorable. But since the tournament rules allow it, players use them. Playing for a result requires the player to make the most accurate calculations of their actions and optimize them to the maximum; here, every step worth 100 movement points matters.
For example, from the description and discussion of the battle with Deemer on the forum, it became clear to me that he was defeated only because the AI was acting very stupidly, and to win, it was necessary to find a position in which the AI would act exactly as we need it to. :) And I don't find any valor in that either. Obviously, if the AI didn't act stupidly, it would not have been possible to defeat Deemer with such a balance of forces in a "fair" way. I'm not even talking about what would happen if a human controlled him!..

Ah, I hope someone will find a master who can beat me on this map)

Maximum, I think, is the theoretical best time that can be achieved on this map. But I think no one will be able to beat even my time... let alone the maximum time I estimate.

It's perfectly natural that someone who wants to earn 100 bucks should justify their right to them. Right?

And I don't see any heroism in that either. Obviously, in a "fair" way, if the AI wasn't glitching, with such a balance of power, Deemer wouldn't have been able to win. Not to mention if a human was controlling him!

In any case, I believe that arguing about the origin of angels in the game, how much gold should be earned per turn, or why Deemer is so stupid, to the point of accusing new players of cheating, is not a worthy pursuit for a gentleman.
Arrogant newbies should be dealt with harshly.

Are you satisfied now? :)

I believe I calculated the theoretical best possible time to complete this map. But I doubt anyone will even come close to beating my time, let alone the theoretical best.

I bet you were hoping for first place :D

By the way, what do you think the "maximum" time for this map is? ))

How much beer did you lose? :D