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SECOND OFFLINE HEROES OF MIGHT AND MAGIC I TOURNAMENT "NEIGHBORS"


TOURNAMENT RULES


1. To participate in the second offline tournament for Heroes of Might and Magic I "NEIGHBORS", you must register on our website www.heroesworld.ru, as well as submit an application in this thread.

P.S. This tournament is held as part of the general same-named Cunningham tournament, therefore all information, as well as its progress and results, will be displayed in that section.
Турнир имени Jov Van Caneghem-а на HeroesWorld

Note: final tournament results will also be available in the offline tournaments section for Heroes of Might and Magic I.

2. The tournament is played on the Russian version of Heroes of Might and Magic I from Buka. The save will be generated on Russian version 1.1.

3. The goal of the game is to defeat the enemy.
The submitted save must contain the tournament number (2), the participant's number in the application table, the abbreviation (C - NEIGHBORS) and the player's Nick.

Example:

2_1_C_VDV_forever.GM1
2_2_C_AlexeyPank.GM1


4. The result will be evaluated, first and foremost, by the minimum time.
If several players have an equal walkthrough time, the best will be determined by the sum of primary skills (attack, defense, magic, knowledge) INCLUDING EQUIPPED ARTIFACTS; if a favorite is still not determined, then by the amount of mercury.

5. Along with the submitted save, it is mandatory to provide a description of the final step (battle with a hero, battle for a castle, capturing an artifact, victory over the last monster) after which victory occurs, or the walkthrough of the scenario.

6. The submitted save must have only one conquering hero who performs the final action (others should simply be dismissed).

7. It is forbidden: to buy back your dismissed heroes on the same day (i.e., using the "dismissal-buyback" trick);
it is also forbidden to buy heroes who died in battle (not to be confused with those who fled)!

8. It is forbidden: to move a bought-back hero who fled/paid off in battle on the day they fled/paid off. Buying such a hero is allowed, but they can only be moved the following day;

9.It is forbidden: To dig up the Grail without fully uncovering the puzzle map.

10. It is forbidden: to use cheating programs, codes, as well as additional software that can change the game structure.

11. Send the save to the email address VDV_forever@BK.RU

12. In case of suspicion of cheating or other malicious intent during the map walkthrough, a save must be made every game day.
In such a case (detection of cheating), the player will be required to send additional saves and provide a description of the walkthrough to the tournament organizer to determine whether the play was unfair or honest.
The result of a player who played dishonestly will be voided, and their further participation in tournaments will be impossible. This will also reflect poorly on their reputation.

13. Discussion of the tournament during its progress is FORBIDDEN!!!
(Players who violate this rule automatically exclude themselves from playing the tournament; their results will not be counted and will be annulled).

14. The tournament starts on February 1 and lasts until February 28 (inclusive!). Results will be announced on March 3, 2007.

15. After receiving your save, you will see in the application table that:

save accepted - indicated by a bold Nick.
save counted - indicated by an italicized bold Nick.

This list may be expanded with new participants!
We invite everyone to take part in the tournament!

Saves will only be considered for players who are in this table, so submit your applications IN ADVANCE!!!



PARTICIPANT LIST
NUMBERPLAYER NICK
1 VDV_forever
2 Kyle
3 Night
4 Inquisitor
5 Zingel
6 Isabel
7 AlexeyPank
8GriB_o.k.
9Lexx
10Sage
11CrasH
12IronAxe
13vbn
14GmiR
15Armadale
16Alex R
17vbs
18WAD
19mmiha
20sergh
21Fireball
22Sir Christian
23Lacky
24MasterCard
25Oleg RS
26Varg-Nar
27YoshiDo
28Richard I
Everything about the starting save

Starting save
from 01.02.07 download
save:
map from which the save was generated:

1. Download the save.

2. The downloaded Save must be placed on your computer in the GAMES folder of the installed Heroes of Might and Magic I.

3. Load it and start playing at any time convenient for you, while remembering to make daily saves.

4. After reaching the final action (after which victory occurs), save again.

5. With the final save, describe this last step in detail (most likely a battle); then the results will be processed faster and there will be fewer suspicions of cheating!!!

6. A full description of the tournament map is encouraged (optional). If such descriptions are provided, a contest for the best description will be held; 10 of them (the very best) will take their place of honor in the "Hall of Fame" section!

7. Send this save to the specified address (in the rules of this tournament).

8. Wait for the results.

P.S. I wish all tournament participants a great time playing and, most importantly, VICTORY!

P.S.S. If there are any additions or comments, please do not hesitate to speak up to minimize disagreements and shortcomings in the same-named process of the tournament.
Sincerely, VDV_forever
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Well, I finally completed the 3-player tournament!

I think the result is optimal, so to avoid any misunderstandings and prevent me from being considered a cheater, I will send my final save to the Admin, who can confirm that the save was received on February 12th of this year.

Tomorrow I will start working on a detailed description of this map.

Sincerely, VDV_forever
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IronAxe;67247

I think I'll go finish the walkthrough, now that you can dismiss and hire heroes. Let the moderators figure out what's what. Don't think I'm going to break the rules. If I were going to do that, I wouldn't be asking about it so openly. These things are done quietly (running across the street at night when the light is red).

That's a very sensible idea, IronAxe! ;)
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IronAxe;67247
What is this statement based on?
I mean the analogy with the Third part, when you fire a hero, he immediately appears in the tavern.
IronAxe;67247

I tried firing up to 7 heroes, but in reality, nothing changes in the tavern. However, if we assume a situation where you have unlimited money and you will fire and buy heroes. Since the number of heroes in the game is limited, theoretically it is possible to repeat, and the fired ones will appear in the tavern. Although in practice, I have not yet managed to achieve this. But I said before that everything comes down to having money.
I don't argue with that.
IronAxe;67247

: ) Yes, even on this map, without "escaping" and only by buying new heroes, the same thing happens (what you call cheating ;) - as long as you have enough money ;)
No comment.
IronAxe;67247

I think I'll go finish the Walkthrough, since you can fire and buy heroes. And what and how, let the moderators figure it out :) Don't think that I'm going to break the rules. If I was going to do it, I wouldn't be digging into it so openly :) Such things are done quietly (running across the road at a red light at night :)
Be careful! :)
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VDV_forever;67250
I believe the result is optimal, so to avoid any misunderstandings and ensure I am not considered a dishonest player, I will send my final save to Admin, who can confirm that the save was received on February 12 of this year. Tomorrow I will begin writing a detailed description of this map.
Sincerely, VDV_forever
Dear VDV_forever, you have a good idea too ;) With the kind of verification you are putting your save through, it is unlikely anyone will doubt your Walkthrough.

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You better be careful there! :)
Oh, I'll manage somehow, one way or another. Just like everyone else, I will be subject to verification if I happen to be lucky enough to reach an optimal result :)
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VDV_forever;67014
But, again... I accidentally discovered a new strategy for completing a tournament map, and it gives a significant advantage over my current result! AAAAA!
After such statements, playing becomes terrifying!
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Kyle;67258
After such statements, the game becomes terrifying!

The letter with the save file has already been sent to the Admin.

Many players still have a lot of days to improve their results!
Tip: try to play the map several times, in different ways!

Best regards, VDV_forever
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VDV_forever;67260

Many players still have plenty of time to improve their results!
Tip: try playing the map several times, experimenting with different approaches!
Best regards, VDV_forever
On one hand, the map is not bad, but on the other hand, it has only one correct solution(!?!). The focus should be on optimizing this solution.
I think something more complex and non-trivial is needed.

I'm making a small bet – there will be many identical results!
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Zingel;67318

I'm placing a small bet – there will be many identical results!

I agree... especially among the top five or seven places...
so the leader won't be too far ahead.
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On the one hand, the map is not bad, but on the other hand, it has only one correct solution(!?!). We need to focus on optimizing this solution. :)
I think we need something more complex, something non-trivial.

I'm making a small bet – there will be many identical results!

The problem is that there aren't that many maps for Heroes 1, unfortunately:(.
And the map editor is, to put it mildly, not very practical, and creating maps in it is very problematic:(.

As for the results, we'll see, anything can happen in life:) .
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I have a feeling that even here, there will be a participant who will perform exceptionally well and surprise everyone with what's possible... :smile50: (Like in Wargaming.net, for example... Or almost like in Wargaming.net, where the second-place contestant had a small lead). So, I think it's too early to divide the first-place prize among a third of the participants :smile53:
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VDV_forever;67365
The problem is that there aren't that many maps for Heroes 1, unfortunately.
And the map editor is, to put it mildly, not very practical, and creating maps in it is very problematic. :(

As for the results, we'll see, anything can happen in life. :)
I've already mentioned that I can provide some maps... but so far, no one has shown any interest.
So, if anyone is interested, feel free to contact me.
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Why are the nicknames Alex_r and VDV_forever highlighted in bold in the table? :)
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15. After you send us your save file, you will see the following in the application table:

save accepted - next to the bold nickname.
save counted - next to the italicized, bold nickname.

Inquiries should be made after reading the rules 8)).
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I’ve mentioned before that I can share some maps... but so far, no one has shown any interest.
So, if anyone is interested, feel free to contact me.

I’m very interested:smile12:

If it’s not too much trouble, and if the maps aren’t from the standard set, please send them to my email VDV_forever@BK.RU, I would be very grateful!

Sincerely, VDV_forever
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I am the most interested:smile12:

If it's not too much trouble, and if the maps are not from the standard set, please send them to my email VDV_forever@BK.RU, I would be very grateful!

Sincerely, VDV_forever
These are definitely not from the standard set! As for where I got them... I don't remember... let's just say it's an old collection.
There are some that aren't very interesting, maybe one out of ten, but there are many of them... (about 3 times more than the standard ones)
They will be available tomorrow...
:smile54:

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If it's not too much trouble

Pressing a couple of buttons isn't difficult (I have a sensitive keyboard):D
VDV_forever;67389
if the maps are not from the standard set

Did you think I would duplicate the standard maps, add a couple of campaigns, and send them to you:D

... you made me laugh ... :smile01:

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