Posts from Heroes of Might and Magic IV Duel Tournament: "Wisdom and Luck"

Sign up, comrades :)
You can contact me via Skype (my ICQ is down): artemio_45
P.S. Most people use ICQ, so I've registered: 627-552-766

Sign up, comrades :)
You can contact me via Skype (my ICQ is down): artemio_45
P.S. Most people use ICQ, so I've registered: 627-552-766

Registered :) Welcome.

I've extended the registration period by another week so everyone has time to sign up.

Participating.
649119136

I'm joining.

ICQ kpd.92 (I have no idea how to get a number, it was easier 10 years ago)
Skype kpd_92

I'm participating. 471316413

ICQ - 202242845

There's a lot going on :) What are the deadlines?

The event starts on Saturday. I will provide the format details right before the start. I will also add the rules regarding the number of games, restarts, and other aspects.

So, the competition has begun. Players have more or less evenly divided into two groups. The rules are all outlined. If you have any questions, feel free to ask them directly in this thread or via Skype or ICQ. You can play in any order, the schedule is mainly for convenience. However, in case of serious violations of deadlines, I will impose penalties based on the schedule. Hosts must notify me in advance of any difficulties if they don't have an opponent. The primary responsibility for the games lies with the hosts.

Good luck and have fun, everyone!

Updated and edited the map. The new version is uploaded to the first post!

Fixed a bug in the red player's movement script, monsters that showed the opponent's race have been replaced with level 1 dwellings, and the meeting point for players has been slightly changed.

I'm looking for the user GoedenDag. I sent him a message on ICQ. No response yet.

KPD lose Zybr - 0-4

Game one
KPD(Death) lose Zybr(Nature)
I had a tactician + a pumped-up priest in the Chaos Master with Disarm. My opponent had a lot of dead meat, but the tactician, placed in the line of fire, largely determined the outcome of the battle. I immediately used Disarm on him, and the advantage was already on my side. Although almost immediately, he countered by putting his Chaos Master forward, and it became a little harder to kill the hordes of enemies. But I somehow managed to push through.
0-1

Game two
KPD(Life) lose Zybr(Life)
This was the most difficult game for me out of all four.
Before this game, for various reasons, all rematches were taken from both sides! That is, we continued playing with what we got. As you can see from the header, it turned out to be Life against Life. Moreover, the distribution of units was symmetrical, but the opponent had more ballistae and archers. He had a Life Master with Resurrection + a warrior with a flaming sword and light tactics. Both heroes had freezing potions. I had a good tactician with basic Nature skills and a Order Master with Steal, Berserk, Forgetfulness, and Blind. I won't describe the battle in detail, I'll just leave a link to the recording and give a brief summary: 0-2 :
Second game

Game three
KPD(Nature) lose Zybr(Death)
This game was easy. The opponent played with one Demonologist, level 25. Although he had Summon Demons, аж 13 of them, he lacked tactics. I had a good tactician + again, an Order Master with Steal (which didn't even come in handy), Phantom, Berserk, and something else. There was also enough meat, and I played with Ice Golems. At the end of the first round - beginning of the second, under the pressure of 900+ Imps, Gargoyles, and Demons, the enemy Demonologist falls, and the Ice Golems immediately freeze the summoned Demons. GG and 0-3

Game four
KPD(Order) lose Zybr(Life)
I have Life again, and again an Order Master, and this time with a spellbook. A lot of ranged units + 400 Squires and 8 Angels. I immediately sent the Angels to the mages so that they wouldn't spoil my life with poison. As a result, I practically gave away the Angels, but it wasn't scary because I still had a lot of meat. I reached the enemy mage first, then the tactician. And in short, I carefully brought the score in the series to 0-4.

Thank you to my opponent for the games! :) We fought for a long time, it wasn't easy.
Good luck in the remaining games :)

Zybr
Questions:
1. I couldn't find how to choose Castles. Do both players always start with a random Castle?
2. I'm a bit confused about the restarts – in one place it says you can take 1 restart, in another – 2.
3. What is the Vo4 system – 4 duels? Is it mandatory to play all 4 games?
4. In case of an equal number of points (number of defeated opponents), are the places distributed based on the total number of wins in all duels?

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GoedenDag lose CTPAHHuK - 0:4

We played well. At first, there was no connection – the opponent was launching the tournament version. Then it went well, 20 minutes per game.

CoedenDag (Stronghold) lose CTPAHHuK (Asylum) - 0:1

The market was terrible: 10 Hydras, 10 Hydras, 8 Hydras + 13 Nightmares. I decided to play without a 4th level creature. It worked out. The Tactician was doing minor annoyances. The Wizard burned one hero and, after applying Mass Slow, dealt damage until defeat.

CoedenDag (Asylum) lose CTPAHHuK (Academy) - 0:2

The Order faction had Spellcasters on all levels, where possible: 190 Mages, 30 Genies, and 8 Sorceresses. I decided not to level up Mages. I made 2 annoying Tacticians. The monsters controlled the battle. The opponent's Megas were in the back row, so it was difficult for them to reach my army. The Mages dealt 900+ damage with their fists, the Genies dealt 450 damage with ice lightning, and the Sorceresses dealt 600+ damage. Resist Magic didn't help the Megas much.

CoedenDag (Asylum) lose CTPAHHuK (Stronghold) - 0:3

Rematch from the first game. I didn't take Birds against Chaos. I took Ogres + Behemoths. The Ogres successfully made the first attack and Bloodlust, with which the Behemoths alone knocked down 3 Megas. Cyclops threw, Harpies attacked from above. Of course, I had 2 Tacticians: I bought Order with accuracy for one, and gave the other basic Nature, Life, and Order skills with a 1st-level book.

CoedenDag (Academy) lose CTPAHHuK (Asylum) - 0:4

2+2 Black Dragons, 30 Ifrits, and the Wizard's Fireball in the first and second rounds decided the outcome. No one was left on the other side.

Thank you for the games! Good luck in the tournament!

GoedenDag lose CTPAHHuK - 0:4

That's how it was. Thanks for the game.

1. I couldn't find how to choose castles. Do both players always start with a random castle?

Random

2. I'm a bit confused about the restarts – one place says you can take 1 restart, another says 2.

I've corrected this. Two restarts.

3. What is the Vo4 system – 4 duels? Is it mandatory to play all 4 games?

Yes, it's mandatory.

4. In case of an equal number of points (number of defeated opponents), are the places distributed based on the total number of wins in all duels?

Yes, it's important to win as many duels as possible.