Posts from WT Nostalgy

but at turn 121, when passing the turn, my HD mod refused to accept the turn from the opponent, so I had to play without the HD mod.

We tested the problematic save on the latest version of the HD mod - no problems with the turn transfer were found. Try updating the mod.

Bayazet(blue, Dungeon, Shakti, Gunnar) def Russel_lDHl(red, Necropolis, Galtran,....) 135, 8mm6a, 3500
Rich home respawn with 9 dwellings (didn't get troglodytes), took the 4 that were more or less close to the road and went to seek my fortune.
At 116, fortune found me in the form of 86 cerberi for wood and 2500 gold. Troglodytes and 2 minotaurs were killed; you could say only the eyes survived.
On the 2nd I was collecting same-type units, so this was the second strike stack (about 20) after the eyes. At 123, for upgraded wisdom, they gave all air, but knowledge
The Miner left much to be desired - 20 mana. Both found Griffin Conservatorys were perfect ones. So 131 was spent on capturing the AI's Castle,
which then explained to me what experience is by taking back the castle! with almost nothing (both of his heroes had ballistics).
At 134 I found the first Dragon Utopia with wings and +9 all; seeing a hero on vampire lords within reach, I crushed them with my entire army.
Thanks for the game!

I couldn't keep up with Gosha and his mini respawn. There was no tempo, the Raise Dead building didn't upgrade after several attempts, and then the opponent takes my only object — the Dragon Utopia in the first central zone.
Thanks for the game!

Samurai (Fortress, Bro) def Ambra (Strong, Tyrax) 122. Jebus-9100
A fantastically chocolatey setup — I started messing up on 112, when I moved my hero with all the army into the wilds at the start of the turn (forgot his army had lodged there).
Then it got worse. Several blunders with the chains, plus all 3 hives at the respawn turned out to be minimal.
I blew all the gold (even though there was gold at the respawn: despite such a retreat, I bought 8 heroes on 111).
Plus the home Dragon Utopia was max — not something you just take.
Then again, why bother with the Dragon Utopia when at the respawn there's a free Sword +5 to all and Necklace +3 to all and 4 Angels.
Anyway, on 121 I broke into the center with a well-leveled papa, luckily the ГО allowed it, but in the center there was neither gold nor Dragon Utopias))).
I see a ton of hives, praying the opponent doesn't pop up.
122 and I'm still alive))).
I gather the possible hives, but still no gold, no Dragon Utopia either. I decide to retreat, eliminate the threat, grab a couple of convenient Dragon Utopias at home, upgrade a sea of Vivs, and return on a high note.
It started with me attacking Arch Devils with my hero for some reason, and naturally the Angels got taken out.
Then it got worse: on 77 gr of Unicorns in the center from Pandora's Box, I attacked with what seemed like a well-leveled hero, but the Unicorns blinded me with every hit.
Result: I attacked with 27 gr of Vivs, 14 regular, 1 Angel, and 10 Lizards.
Out came 7 gr of Vivs :smile03:
But on his turn, the opponent surrenders, even though there's no sign of a comeback.
Thanks for the game!
P.S. someone give me a papa!

Tofsla (Necro, Gosha) def HellLight (Fort, Bro) 133
Gave up castle for 4k, bought color for 700, played without restarts - Griffin Conservatory 1, from the overview I see a patch of my treasure zone with wings, Dragon Utopia, a couple of Hives, 2 OL and 3 morale/luck. On the respawn, a Citadel and 2 Griffin Conservatories almost on the way to +6, I take them with growth and run to this treasure zone, which turned out to be about 8500 move points from the castle, luckily the Stable was taken, I have boots and log. In the Dragon Utopia at 126, very luckily gives a Book of Fire and a 5th-level cap, Gosha without fire and scouting. On the way back I built a chain through 2 prisons - luck triggers again, gives a hero with expert log and advanced fire. At 126 I saw movement in the central treasure zone near my GO, so I double mana with a lich and take the home Dragon Utopia not far from GO.
At 131 I take another Dragon Utopia on the opponent's respawn, and the question arises what to do next - I've collected everything valuable I saw, my 2 remaining treasure zones are quite small, I see no point in going for them. Gosha has stats 12 28 26 13, 350 mana, has Crown and Bracers, army of 6 angels, 40 ducks, and 400 skeletons, expert offense, according to the tavern the army power kept alternating between being higher for me and for him. Bro at 131 has stats 13 18 10 15, I decide unequivocally that I would rather meet him sooner than later, the question is where to look for him. Going to his castle would have been worth it at 131 if, in the central treasure zone he's been for several days but - by examining the land between GO the path is short, but from the opponent's side the treasure zone expands considerably, based on the lack of resources I assume there's a chance the opponent is there. I decide to DD there from my underground treasure zone. At 132 on the border between these zones a lich and the edge of a Dragon Utopia are revealed, in the tavern Dessa with stats 11-15, my army power is higher, I immediately head to this place. Unluckily chose the jump spot, don't reach the neighboring zone (where resources were uncollected) and shift right losing MP. At 133 I get the clues and even managed to catch a kettle due to the lich's expert water, I arrive at the spot where the opponent's lich stood last turn, the Dragon Utopia is obviously taken without a guard (as it turned out this was the only place I could cross to the neighboring respawn, even with fly). I see another lich nearby on a snake, I kill it and further on the edge of another Dragon Utopia is revealed - of course I go to it and near it stands a lich in full power without mana, FB is pointless (even if the main hero had the army I was confident in victory).
And then the most interesting part begins - the opponent, who is also a tournament judge, starts blatantly talking shit about me on his stream (a friend watched the stream, called me, I looked at the replay). He calls me an idiot and specifically accuses me of unfair play, because how can it be - having an advantage in the game and knowing the possible location of the opponent, to seek contact with him! Of course logically I should have gone to collect my small treasure zones, or maybe waited in the castle for the opponent to come himself.
He sent a request to the judges, okay, I have a counter-question for them - is it normal that my reputation should suffer because of his fragile ego over nothing, just because he lost to an unfamiliar opponent?
https://ru.files.fm/u/wpey3vtj save files

Watching replays is tedious. There's only one question: was air scouting done? In the early game, this is quite a non-trivial thing; it's not always possible to scout an opponent with air units. And jumping around in search of an opponent to scout on the ground... Well, that's not ideal, I would be unhappy too.

A friend who watched the stream knows that it was precisely his approach from the beginning of the game that was being criticized – no movement across the map, only actions related to a single treasure, and he didn't even build chains to other locations. Two turns spent jumping 3.5 movement points in an unknown direction without scouting, killing weak creatures in search of an army... yeah, right, your reputation is already tarnished, and you're acting like nothing happened. The most obvious flaw in this version is the lack of passwords; even if someone is streaming, it's difficult for them to see the map layout. The saves are being checked by a second judge, but as usual, this can be dismissed as a mistake, but I don't think you'll be able to continue this way.

I clearly explained my train of thought; if you have trouble with reading and logic, I sympathize. I was about 90% sure about the location of the treasure, and that's how it turned out. Why would I build chains towards other locations if I already had enough to defeat you? The only thing is, I should have sent the lords in a different direction; that was my mistake. If you can't handle losing, that's your problem; learn to cope.

I can recognize good gameplay, and yours was flawed and nonsensical. I won't waste any more time arguing with you, "n00b."

You're great at making noise, but you haven't said a single word about exactly what is wrong with my play. Is it the fact that I rushed into the treasure zone with a drowned one and wings for 39 lands? The fact that I considered myself stronger at that moment and was looking for a fight? You had a loser standing there whom I saw—and as it turned out, with an army too—and is that not enough of a reason for me to run over there when I have the advantage in the game? You just want to bail out cheaply, and now you're bringing up save-scumming...

Should we create a poll?

Make it cheaper.
A). Inferno Portal
B). Angel Portal
C). Grail at Reddy's

MIKE (Broscha) def. Alone (Ivor) Jeb.

MIKE (Brosha) def Alone (Ivor) Jebus Cross

MIKE (Fortress, Bro) def Alone ( Rampart, Ivor) 132. Jebus Cross -5500

Apparently gave up Bron cheaply.
Looked at the saves, the opponent improved a lot after the break. He didn't even take the Hive on the first day, only the Citadel with Wyverns.
I generally played to my ability - though at the start of the second week I should have sped up by 1-2 days. Maybe I shouldn't have sat down to refill mana, but I really lacked spell knowledge for the Tomes of Water and Air - only +3 total. Ivor as always leveled Warrior and Speed. In the center, Brosha caught up to me, not sure where 13 Hydras came from - probably from boxes for ГО. Bought my way out. Tried to squeeze something out of the situation, but there was nowhere to get troops anymore.

Thanks for the game!

The most obvious flaw of this version is the lack of passwords...

I agree. It's a real problem. If you're going to continue with the Vt project, you need to password-protect saves urgently, while the tournament is attracting the attention of a large number of players. Although, I'm sure the Melnikov brothers won't be able to handle it:(. Regarding the problematic game: I reviewed all the saves: the situation wasn't in HellLighT's favor, and although Tofsla's actions are suspicious, if I were the judge, I probably wouldn't be able to confirm cheating: in my opinion, Tofsla won anyway, even with the opponent's archdevils. The location of the last two mermaids for HellLighT also doesn't seem obvious. I also don't understand which "friend" of Tofsla was watching HellLighT's stream. Can we find out his nickname? He's probably a Heroes player and knows the game well. This is really suspicious - a secret friend immediately calls, and the opponent immediately reviews the replay. I'm not accusing anyone of cheating, I'm just expressing my opinion.