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New Year's offline tournament 2014!
As you can easily guess, this tournament is dedicated to a holiday loved by many – New Year! ;)
The tournament is a joint effort with Handbookhmm.ru, Heroesportal.net, and Heroesworld.ru. Therefore, by participating in the tournament, you will receive "goodies" :P and rewards on all gaming resources (to do this, you must be a registered user on the listed resources). ;)
P.S. In addition, players from heroes.ag.ru and heroesleague.ru are also invited.

TOURNAMENT RULES
General provisions
1. Any registered user of Handbookhmm.ru, Heroesportal.net, and Heroesworld.ru can participate in the tournament. To do this, you must familiarize yourself with the rules, download and upload the starting save, complete the task, and send the final save to the email address: VDV_forever@bk.ru
2. It is recommended to make daily saves throughout the game. They may be needed by the host for verification, or by players after the tournament ends, for review. The winner's saves, after verification, will be placed in the awards section.
3. The tournament is held on the Russian version of the game "Heroes of Might and Magic" by Буки (platinum edition) v1.1 with the TE 1.04 patch installed. Saves from other versions will not be considered. All information about the TE 1.04 patch is presented in this section.
4. To save time, it is recommended to use the automation programs listed in the "Programs and Utilities" section, both for scouting and for the final playthrough.
Note – it is forbidden to use the Heroes Editor program in the final playthrough.
It is forbidden to use cheat codes and hack saves using specialized programs in the final playthrough.
Discussing the tournament online is allowed! It is not advisable to post results before the tournament ends. :)
Tournament goals and criteria for victory
The goal is to defeat the central castle of Gravewind, which is located on the only island on the map.
The criterion for victory is the number of game days. The faster Gravewind Castle is taken, the higher your skill will be rated. ;)
Note – it is not necessary to defeat the opponent!
In this tournament, there is no secondary condition for victory.
Rewards from Heroesworld.ru upon completion of the tournament
The player who takes first place will receive a virtual prize in their profile and under their avatar:

The winners' saves will be posted in this section: Awarding the winners of offline tournaments in HMM1.
Sequence of actions for participating in the tournament and preparing the final save
1. Download the starting save Start_TE.GM1.
2. Place the starting save on your computer in the GAMES folder of the installed Heroes of Might and Magic 1.
3. Prepare the final save. To do this, you need to name it with your nickname. For example, AlexSPl.GM1.
4. You can improve and send your final save as many times as you like! The best one will be counted. ;)
Send final saves to VDV_forever@bk.ru.
Tournament dates
The tournament is held from December 18, 2013 to January 31, 2014 (inclusive!), Moscow time.
I wish everyone a happy New 2014! ;) We invite everyone to take a short trip into the world of classics and participate in this tournament. :roll:
As you can easily guess, this tournament is dedicated to a holiday loved by many – New Year! ;)
The tournament is a joint effort with Handbookhmm.ru, Heroesportal.net, and Heroesworld.ru. Therefore, by participating in the tournament, you will receive "goodies" :P and rewards on all gaming resources (to do this, you must be a registered user on the listed resources). ;)
P.S. In addition, players from heroes.ag.ru and heroesleague.ru are also invited.

TOURNAMENT RULES
General provisions
1. Any registered user of Handbookhmm.ru, Heroesportal.net, and Heroesworld.ru can participate in the tournament. To do this, you must familiarize yourself with the rules, download and upload the starting save, complete the task, and send the final save to the email address: VDV_forever@bk.ru
2. It is recommended to make daily saves throughout the game. They may be needed by the host for verification, or by players after the tournament ends, for review. The winner's saves, after verification, will be placed in the awards section.
3. The tournament is held on the Russian version of the game "Heroes of Might and Magic" by Буки (platinum edition) v1.1 with the TE 1.04 patch installed. Saves from other versions will not be considered. All information about the TE 1.04 patch is presented in this section.
4. To save time, it is recommended to use the automation programs listed in the "Programs and Utilities" section, both for scouting and for the final playthrough.
Note – it is forbidden to use the Heroes Editor program in the final playthrough.
It is forbidden to use cheat codes and hack saves using specialized programs in the final playthrough.
Discussing the tournament online is allowed! It is not advisable to post results before the tournament ends. :)
Tournament goals and criteria for victory
The goal is to defeat the central castle of Gravewind, which is located on the only island on the map.
The criterion for victory is the number of game days. The faster Gravewind Castle is taken, the higher your skill will be rated. ;)
Note – it is not necessary to defeat the opponent!
In this tournament, there is no secondary condition for victory.
Rewards from Heroesworld.ru upon completion of the tournament
The player who takes first place will receive a virtual prize in their profile and under their avatar:
The winners' saves will be posted in this section: Awarding the winners of offline tournaments in HMM1.
Sequence of actions for participating in the tournament and preparing the final save
1. Download the starting save Start_TE.GM1.
2. Place the starting save on your computer in the GAMES folder of the installed Heroes of Might and Magic 1.
3. Prepare the final save. To do this, you need to name it with your nickname. For example, AlexSPl.GM1.
4. You can improve and send your final save as many times as you like! The best one will be counted. ;)
Send final saves to VDV_forever@bk.ru.
Tournament dates
The tournament is held from December 18, 2013 to January 31, 2014 (inclusive!), Moscow time.
I wish everyone a happy New 2014! ;) We invite everyone to take a short trip into the world of classics and participate in this tournament. :roll: