Season 3 of Legends of Heroes League has started.

The first change is, as you see, new administration. Me (Malekith) and Klimsonbless will try to fulfill our new duties to bring back old grandeur of the league. Unfortunately, Uzza doesn't have time to administrate, although he will still support us technically, for what we would like to thank him.

Next change is new map scoring system. From now, it looks like that:

40% - arena maps
100% - M-sized maps, unlisted maps
150% - L-sized maps
200% - XL-sized maps

If random was played with underground, amount of points gained for game is multipled by 1,3 (e.g. XL+U gives 260%). Point bonus for maps of the month was also changed.

New tournament starts soon. Details are on the tournament's page.

On every month, one (strong) player will be chosen as The Guardian - for two victories in a row vs. that person, the winner will gain (as a bonus) triple amount of points for those games.

Finals of Pro League of Season 2 were won by Tiamath - we congratulate him and wish consecutive successes. Razer gained the second place, Dawidu91 the third one and Smok the fourth one.

GL & HF

Administrators

Registration to the Blood of My Enemies Tournament has started and will end on 19th September. Players will compete on 8 types of maps, from which one will be chosen before each round. Details on the Tournament's page.



Blood of My Enemies

Tournament is open for the first 64 players that have a LH account.

By signing you accept all terms and rules of tournament and you declare to stick to them. If you don't play your games by your fault, admins have right to punish you by:

-30 pkt to amator league if case is about first 3 rounds (first stage)
-50 pkt to amator league if case is about last 5 rounds (second stage)

There are 2 stages and 8 rounds:

group stage - includes first 3 rounds
final stage - includes last 5 rounds

All games must be played on LH rules expert version, with special files for this tournament copied to Data directory.

Download - Files package prepared for Blood of My Enemies I tournament

Changes:

CrAnim - Speeds up the movement of units in battle. Put in Heroes IIIData directory.
CrBanks - contains all informations about banks (location where you get reward for fighting in it). Changed: reward from naga bank is in gems instead of sulfur, because this was mistake of creators. Put in Heroes IIIData directory.
Objects - contains all objects in HoMM3. This one is without obelisks, cartographer, hill fort (thanks to that, regulations are shortened), keysmaster's tents and border guards; adds crypts on lava, wastelands and undergrounds. Put in Heroes IIIData directory.
CrTraits - reduces phoenixes and firebirds growth to 1 with fort.
ArTraits - all about artifacts. Changes: on map there is no artifacts with necromancy, diplomacy, navigation, eagle eye, also no angel wings and boots of levitation. Price of this artifacts is halfed. +5% and +10% resistance artifacts major(3lv)->minor(2lv), endless sack of gold relic->major, boots of speed minor->major.
SpTraits - includes all informations about spells. Changes: in town guild there is no fly, dimension door, town portal, waterwalk, scuttle and summon boat; magic mirror is now 3lv spell.
HcTraits - file includes heroes' informations. This changes that while level up, necromancy, diplomacy, navigation and eagle eye chances to gain are 0%.

Group stage

In the beginning of each round, one, selected randomly, map will be played from this list: 2sm4d(3) L+U, Balance L, Balance PC2 L, Panic L, Jebus Cross XL, 8mm6 XL+U, Clash of Dragons XL (each map can be chosen only once) 130%, no water, strong monsters, 8 minutes per turn. Players will be divided on 16 groups, 4 players in each with using random method.

Here is description of first 3 rounds:

1 round - first pairs will be randomized by league system (simultaneously randomizing groups), after 1st round independent of battle result no one leaves tournament.
2 round - winners of the first round in their groups plays with each other for better position in next round, loosers of the first round in their groups play with each other for standing in tournament (defeat means end of competitions for these players). Player who won 2 rounds has 1st place and don't need to fight in 3rd round, just wait for 2nd stage (2 weeks break).
3 round - only for players that already has 1/1 (won/lost). Last chanse for 2nd stage, winners promote, losers are out of tournament.

Each of Final stage rounds persist 2 weeks. Judges can make it longer, but only in special situations.

Final stage

In the beginning of each round, one, selected randomly, map will be played from this list: 2sm4d(3) L+U, Balance L, Balance PC2 L, Panic L, Jebus Cross XL, 8mm6 XL+U, Clash of Dragons XL (each map can be chosen only once) 130%, no water, strong monsters, 10 minutes per turn., with town deleting system. Deleting towns system: random chosen player by special option in ranking as A starts picking alternately with B, from every town except conflux and necropolis. When there are 3towns left A choses first, then B from last 2 and decides about colours. Example: player A: inferno, player B: castle, A: dungeon, B: tower, A: from last 3 (rampart, fortress, stronghold) chooses rampart; B: from last 2 chooses stronghold and red colour.

Here is characteristic of final stage:

4 round (1/16 final) - 16 players with 2/0 (win/loose) fight with remains. Winners getting promotion to 1/8 final.
5 round (1/8 final) - by ladder 8 pairs. Winners getting promotion to quarterfinal.
6 round (quarterfinal) - by ladder 4 pairs, winners going for top 4.
7 round (semifinal) - 2 pairs by ladder, losers don't need to play anymore.
8 round (final) - winner becomes official master of Blood of My Enemies I Tournament and takes Premium account for next season of LH League. Loser becomes official runner-up. After final results are pronounced, and TOP4 honoured by staying in news. Lost pair from semifinal can play 3rd place game (on map played in finals), but their game must finished before final game (to write it in news).

Each of Final stage rounds persist 2 weeks. Judges can make it longer, but only in special situations. All games are one-play, what gives 8 battles to play.

Judge Squad consists of - Malekith, Klimsonbless and Liczmistrz.
If you want to join the tournament, CLICK HERE



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