Masters of Sighisoara - a whole new continent!

[Koni]

Just finished my third testrun, but the first successful one.
I had to realize before, that the goal of the map is special: not to eliminate each and every opponent (which seems impossible to me in the given time limit), but to acquire an artifact by sneaking past the enemies.

[MadMax]

Yurian! Hows the map-making going? I am eagerly waiting for an update

[Yurian Stonebow]

Update 5th of December 2009

"Prime Suspect", the upcoming prologue map for the Masters of Sighisoara II has been confirmed version 0.92

Here's the map's current ReadMe for reference:

Map Name: Masters of Sighisoara 2: Prologue - Prime Suspect

Map Maker: Yurian Stonebow - HeroOfPunk

E-Mail Address: olavi.valimaki (@) helsinki.fi, maxygdell (@) hotmail.com

Map Difficulty: Hard

Map Size: Large

Underground: Yes

Multiplayer: No

Map Style: Campaign

Map Type: Singleplayer

Map Version: 0.92

Map Date: 5th of December 2009

Human-playable: Pink (Necropolis)

Computer only: Green (Rampart), Blue (Dungeon) and Teal (Fortress)

Language: English

Game Version: Shadow of Death

Special Win: Acquire Artifact (Cloak of the Undead King)

Special Loss: Time Expires (Month 3, Week 4, Day 7)

Special Other: None

Play-Tester(s): None*

Map Description:Rojaice is under the influence of an artifact stolen from
the tomb of an ancient king of Antholenor. Bandits who stole it are
foolishly looking to resurrect an old foe of yours but have not yet
managed to do so. It is your duty to reclaim this artifact and lead the
forces of Xerphef to victory.

*version 0.87 and earlier were tested by Koni and Yurian Stonebow,
version 0.90 remains little tested)

More information is available from the Team.



With solidarity,

Yurian

[Koni]

*version 0.87 and earlier were tested by Koni and Yurian Stonebow,
version 0.90 remains little tested)

version 0.90 was tested by me till victory. You got my report with additional ideas.

[Yurian Stonebow]

You're absolutely right, Koni. Version 0.90 was indeed tested by you and I did receive your report based on your experience playing it 'til a succesful, victorious end. My bad. I apologize for failing to mention this. I must have been half asleep while I wrote my previous post here several hours ago. Don't blame me, blame the highly intensive noctural map making sessions.
Or like Michael Jackson said, Blame It on the Boogie.

It's all good stuff, brother! I'm off to test version 0.92 (and blamin' it on the boogie, not the sunshine nor the good times but the boogie)


Yurian

[Yurian Stonebow]

Update Dec 13th '09

Version 0.94 has been finalized and sent to the Team members.
We may invite people to take part in this pre-release testing phase, so stay tuned for more information. Please contact the Team if you have any questions. We promise that we won't bite you.



-Yurian

[Variol]

Ok, I'll ask,
What are you working on?
I do not want to read through those posts to find out.

[Yurian Stonebow]

We're currently working on the second Sighisoara campaign's ("The Undead of Xerphef") prologue map called "Prime Suspect". This map will tell the story of how the undead of Xerphef managed to gain possession of the ultra-rare Relic artefact known as the Cloak of the Undead King. (it is referred to as "the Zelas" by the King of Xerphef who is a powerful necromancer and an all things occult expert himself)

The map shall be released as a standalone and not part of the Second Sighisoara campaign. Unlike in the upcoming second campaign where you shall play as Rampart, this map ("Prime Suspect") is about the wrongdoings of the agents of the King of Xerphef, whose in-game faction is that of the Necropolis. So tho summ things up: it's mainly a Necropolis vs Rampart type of map with Dungeon and Fortress playing secondary roles as other enemy factions. Please note that this will not be in the regular Kill 'em all style.



Yurian

[Variol]

So, can I download the "prime Suspect" map, and what version of Heroes does it play on?

[Yurian Stonebow]

The Heroes III:SoD "Prime Suspect" map has not been yet released for the general audience here at CH or anywhere else on the internet. We are still tweaking the map to ensure that the release version's quality meets our standards. However, we're not turning away the people who come knocking at our door.

This humble list of things is what the Team asks of the map tester:

1. Dedication: enough free time to enable messages going back and forth
2. Knowledge of Heroes III map making for consulting reasons
3. Constructive critisism
4. Non CH email to enable keeping in contact outside the Round Table
5. Open-minded, jovial personality (this is not a demand but a big plus)
6. As stated in no 1. lots of free time (you never know what might happen)

Act today and receive your invitation! No Green Card required.


Yurian/The Sighisoara Team

[MadMax]

It would be awesome with another maptester indeed The more the marrier Hey Yurian! In two days I will go to christmas break from school which means that I will once again have time to continue my work So send in an updated version by thursday if one is planned, and if not! Then just let everything be untill I send a report!

WBR,
Max

[Variol]

Ok YS,
Please count me in!

I do not make my own H3 maps. I usually use the map generator and modify them slightly. I do know the game extremely well though. When I do play H3, it's almost always WoG.

I work from home, so I'm always near my home PC.

[MadMax]

Variol could you please pm me your email here on CH and I will send you the latest update on email so that you can test it

[Variol]

Done,

My PC specs are:

Intel dual-core 6300
8GIG ram
1 Terrabyte HDD
Gforce 9800GT
Win 7 home premium

[MadMax]

Nice nice Variol, then you can easily run Heroes 3 hehehe

[Variol]

Yes, that is the beauty of the game. It ran well on my 8 year old PC as well.

Please tell me where to place the unpacked file?

[MadMax]

Place the h3 map in your maps folder in Heroes 3 and then start the game and you are ready to go

[Yurian Stonebow]

Variol and dhalgren17 have joined the Sighisoara Map Testing Team. Latest version of the "Prime Suspect" has been sent to the fellas which means that this map will bear the mark of being the up to date most tested one prior to its release. And that is saying a lot.

Good luck to the testers! Please remember to report back to the Team with screenshots if possible. It's always a huge plus.



Yurian

[MadMax]

Yes indeed a very big welcome to the maptesters!

[Koni]

Indeed a good thing, that I'm no longer the only one, which testing reports Yurian is waiting for. (And I can lean back a bit, and continue my translation of Jeff's H4 campaign Lamentia's Story. to jeff: Maps 1-4 are finished already. )