Posts from The fourth stage of the "Van Kanighem" tournament. Auto-translated

at the stage with 3 factions, there was more discussion...

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by the way, I mean more than 4 weeks... I don't remember exactly - I only have the game on my work computer.

What about "heroic" endurance? Everyone is waiting for June 3rd to congratulate Iron. But I can reassure you, there shouldn't be any results after 7 days, in my humble opinion. There's at least 5 days of running between castles.

You're slightly mistaken.

and, by the way, after the last stage in the third game, there were supposed to be groups of monsters, so as to avoid automated gameplay and other things. I couldn't loop the battle in an obvious place (the gold mine near the vampires)... I clearly lack experience.

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You're slightly mistaken :)

damn!!! does it really take SEVEN days????

and, by the way, it seems that after the last stage in the third game, there was supposed to be a presence of monster squads divided into groups, in order to avoid automatons and other things. I couldn't loop the battle in an obvious place (the gold mine near the vampires)... I clearly lack experience.

Attack with one hero and summon fairies. To make the battle easier - increase speed on your units, and decrease speed on the enemy units.

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damn!!! so it's still SEVEN days????

Less. There will be a video, I mean the saves. The "Maskirovshchik" passes through the center without battles using the "stand aside" tactic. The rules of this tournament allowed it - I clarified with the organizers.

by the way, I couldn't manage to achieve any significant progress anywhere. Could you tell me how to do it?

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in short, the lack of practice in battles with other players and a small amount of specific information on how to master the subtleties are the essence of being a "noob" like me. As for Heroes 5, I've only heard about it so far. I think that last place is still mine at this stage, and probably in the next one too, if I even dare to participate. But in principle, even if I beat everyone in a brute-force manner in less than 5 weeks, that's probably not so bad either.

by the way, I couldn't manage to do it anywhere. Could you tell me how to do it?

After the preliminary round, I will post the saves at the end of each day. Enable turn viewing and take a look. In short, you need to go to the army screen – like clicking on the hero. There are top and bottom rows of slots. Drag the hero from the top slot to the bottom slot with the mouse. Then click Ok. That's it.

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in short, the lack of practice in battles with people and a little bit of specific information on how to manage the subtleties is the essence of a noob like me. And I've only heard about 5 heroes so far. I think that last place is still mine at this stage. And in the next one too, if I even gather the courage to participate. But in principle, even if I beat everyone in a brute-force way in less than 5 weeks, that's probably not so bad.

This is very good for a beginner in the fourth game! The main thing is to start and not give up on it ;)

What stealth level is required to complete the level using the "drop-off" method?

What stealth level is required to complete the level with the "hide units" ability?

I had Grand Camouflage (level 5 stealth). This is at least what you need to get past the first Black Dragon outpost. But you don't need the "hide units" ability to get past this outpost. It's needed later. But regardless, Grand Camouflage is still required.

yes, the first gate is clear, but how did you get the Grand so quickly by leveling up in the "hero versus 1 squad, a surprise from the VDV" battle?

However, hopes for a good result are fading faster than ice cream under a stream of boiling water.

Yeah, the first outpost is clear, but was Grand quickly obtained by leveling up in a battle like "hero vs 1 squad" as some kind of surprise from VDV?

Grand was obtained on the first turn. But not by leveling up in one battle, rather in battles—many battles; you also need to take two more Scouting altars. One is to the right of the home Fortress, the other is behind the Walking Plants near the Fire-elementals and the hut with a script that opens the oasis near the home Fortress.

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Yes, hopes for a good result are melting faster than ice cream under a stream of boiling water.

The main thing is to participate in the post-game analysis and discover something new; then you will approach the next game with a new mindset for a new result, like playing better than your previous self. That is also interesting.

The main thing is to participate in the post-match analysis.

Yes, we're waiting for the analysis. I know how to complete the scenario in 8 days. But less than 7...

Yes, we're waiting for the analysis. I know how to complete it in 8 days. But less than 7...

Are you carrying the heroes' tombs with you in your pockets in this version? If reports are still required from me (what if someone beats me in points or oil?), even if they aren't, I suggest conducting the next report in the following manner: 1. It's pointless to write a detailed description when any turn can be reviewed by having the save file at the end of the turn. In this mode, you can't see how the battle was played, but who attacked whom and what the result was after the battle is clearly visible. Therefore, if the player provides save files at the end of each turn of their playthrough, it would probably be logical for the description to be brief, indicating the main points. 2. If someone is interested, even if not in the verification itself, but to improve their gameplay, if they feel they need it, they can watch the video and even mentally figure out how to win a particular battle. If a solution cannot be found, a question is formulated directly here on the forum, and the person being checked answers. If necessary, a save file from the battle can be added (for example, a save file before the ATTACK, so that everyone interested can try to win the battle THEMSELVES. Or a save file from the moment the battle is looping, so that everyone can be sure that the battle is actually winnable). 3. It is desirable to systematize the questions. That is, first, there are questions only about the first day of the playthrough. It is desirable to request save files not from all battles. The volumes, however, are considerable. But only from the most difficult ones. 4. The question should be formulated specifically, indicating the coordinates on the map and what exactly is unclear. ---------------------------------------------------------- Will that work? Does everyone agree?

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Another point regarding sending save files for Heroes 4. The volume of save files is considerable. There is an archiver called win-gz.exe. In Heroes 4, save files are stored in a compressed format <save file name>.h4s. This archiver can decompress the save file. Other archivers can also decompress save files. Whatever you prefer. And the decompressed files need to be compressed with the 7-Zip archiver. Excellent result. Traffic saving. The archive then needs to be unzipped with the 7-Zip program. You can immediately add the .h4s extension to each file and put it in the Heroes Game directory. They should work even if they are not re-compressed. But if you want to do it correctly, first, decompress the files one by one with the win-gz.exe program. And only then add the h4s extension to them and put them in the Heroes Game directory. Shall we learn this? Then look for the corresponding software win-gz and 7-Zip on the Internet. Unfortunately, I don't remember the links to them right now. If anyone finds them, post the links here

Hmm... the abyss of my ignorance regarding the 4 heroes has just grown significantly...

Well... the abyss of my ignorance regarding the 4 heroes has just gotten much bigger...

How is that possible? :) On the contrary, it should already be starting to shrink.