Posts from regarding the collection of skeletons in "Rise of the Phoenix".

Skeleton Gathering Tournament!

Rules for the skeleton gathering tournament with a fixed time limit.
1. The goal of the game is not to win the map, but to gather the maximum number of skeletons in SEVEN months.
2. Results will be determined based on the number of skeletons a single hero has.
3. Discussion of the tournament is allowed during its course. However, mentioning the exact number of skeletons is prohibited.
4. The final save must be at the end of the 1st day of the 1st week of the 8th month. The save must contain only one hero. The rest must be dismissed.
5. The final save should be named according to the following template: player nickname_H3.gm1. For example, Alan_H3.gm1.
6. Due to the specific nature of the tournament, it is strictly necessary to have saves: for every 1000 skeletons added, and for any single addition of more than 500 skeletons. And a save from the first day, when you started playing the map, is MANDATORY. The absence of these saves is not allowed. Only the starting save is sent along with the final save; the rest are kept until January 30, 2007, for verification. The starting save should be in the format: player nickname_start.gm1. For example, Alan_start.gm1.
7. Tournament dates: January 10, 2007 – January 29, 2007 (23:59 Moscow time).
8. The final and starting saves should be sent to g-andrew@mail.ru. The sent email should be saved until January 30, 2007 (23:59 Moscow time).
8. The results of the tournament can be disputed until January 30, 2007 (23:59 Moscow time).

1. The starting map was created on Heroes 3: The Shadow of Death (gold version 4.0 by Booki) and archived using WinRAR 3.67.

2. Tournament rules.

1) Difficulty level 200% - impossible.
2) You can choose any of the starting Necropolis heroes.
3) You can choose any of the starting bonuses.
4) Purchasing any heroes of other races is allowed.
5) The skeleton converter can be used without restrictions.
6) The use of any cheats or bugs in the final playthrough is prohibited. The result will be annulled.

One question. Should the final save be at the beginning of the day, or at the end? And why are there different starting saves, or does the map completely eliminate different gameplay options (no random monsters, artifacts, etc.)?

Alan, does a list of participants exist? If so, please add my nickname to it!

One question. Should the final save be at the beginning of the day, or at the end? And why are there different starting saves, or does the map completely exclude different gameplay options (no random monsters, artifacts, etc.)?

At the end, I've already fixed it. I uploaded the basic map with minor changes (I have absolutely no time, so I made this one as soon as I got home in the evening, but I guess I promised not to let people down), and besides, there can be different starting heroes/bonuses, and there's also some randomness on the map. So a starting save is required; it will be needed to check the final one)).

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Alan, does a list of participants exist? If so, please add my nickname to this list!

There will be a list of those who sent in their final saves... but anyone who downloads it is also a participant... I don't like the system with a list, in which half of the people ultimately don't send in their saves.

I think I'll participate too. Is it normal that the computer gets three random castles? You can actually make it so that all the castles are Necropolis!

Should I save every time I have 500 more skeletons?
And on what date should I send the save files?

Do you need to save every time you have 500 more skeletons?
And on what date should I send the saves?

Anytime – you can even replay it several times! But before the 22nd!

My map download is failing! What should I do?

My map is downloading with an error! What should I do?

You have Heroes 3 - The Shadow of Death!

Do I need to make a save every time I get 500 more skeletons?
And by what date should the saves be sent?

Make a save every 1000... and when you gain more than 500 at ONCE, then save as well. Saves are to be sent by 23.01.2007.

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Whenever you want - even if you go through it several times! But by the 22nd!

But only the first save sent will be taken into account... even if others were sent later.

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The map is downloading with an error! What should I do?

Give me your email, and I'll send you a clean map.

P.S. I hope everyone else downloaded it without any issues...

The zip file itself is corrupted. My email is JohnBMX@yandex.ru
I would be very grateful!

I think I'll participate too.
Is it normal that the three castles assigned to the computer are random?
You can even manage to make all the castles Necropolis!

Yes, you can. But you won't have any time left to play! :D

Great idea for the tournament, and the rules are perfect – no lists, no restrictions, I support it!

Great idea for the tournament, and the rules are perfect – no lists, no restrictions, I support it!

Yeah, you can use cheats! I support it too! :)

Yeah, you can use cheats! I support that too! :)

Read the rules in the very first post of this thread! Cheats are PROHIBITED!!!