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The race for the H-Gate

“The race for the H-Gate” is a massive redesign of the original Mod “Hellgate”, enabling a more diverse gaming experience. Additional information on mod settings, duration etc. can be found further below.
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After being stranded on an island and wandering around for what seems to be ages, you find an inconspicuous book, apparently a diary. With tearful eyes you start to read:

“The race for the H-Gate
One day, I cannot even remember when, we woke up finding ourselves lying in the hot sand, our clothes soaked with saltwater. We were stranded. The shining sun made us feel dizzy and the salty breeze coming from the ocean burned in our wounds. Of course, we tried to escape from this hostile place, but going south, west, east or north was in vain. Wherever we were trying to escape, we were stopped by an invisible, but not unrecognizable force, keeping us in a specific area, which was – how peculiar! – rectangularly shaped. When one of my scouts moved his arm rapidly against the force holding us back, it rotted in a matter of seconds. I had to bury him just one day later, which turned out to be the most awful one since our awakening. On our expedition we met other groups, some stranded on freezing cold islands, where, when you did not move, your feet froze to the ground and your destiny was inevitable, others on islands just as uncomfortably hot as ours. We told them about the invisible border surrounding all of us, but some insisted on checking it for themselves. We never met them again. On the last island we discovered we found a book. Of course we did not know it right away, but shockingly we were to discover what this god-forsaken place really was. It was Hell - we were in Hell. Yes, I do mean we literally were in Hell, although I have to admit that we needed some time to accept that. Referring to the information we found in “The Book”, as we liked to call it, one group could escape through the H-Gate. To be honest, to me this means “Heaven gate” but other group members took it for granted that it is actually “Hell gate”. But that did not really matter. Since we knew escaping by breaking out was not possible, we started thinking about breaking in, even though that might make it impossible for us to retreat in case we needed to. I did not think it would help anyone if two groups joined up, since it was very clear to me that only one of the original stranded groups could escape this place, but I had heard of other groups working together, God knows why. For the start I gave the order to build a camp, in order to have a solid operation base. Some call this misery an island clash, others call it a blood tournament and I even heard someone calling this a survival game, but for me this tormented situation will always be the race for the H-Gate. Whoever you are, reader of my report, I wish you all the best. If you are clever enough, you might be able to escape from this prison.”
Now it’s your turn, you are the leader of a stranded group. Generations built a second city in Viady to ensure your survival in Astrada. Find the two seals of power in the “City of Death” and hold them for 15 rounds, then the H-Gate will open. Good luck!

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Recommended number of Players: 1-4 and 8:
2-4 Players: When playing with 2-4 Players, you might use only every second slot, due to island groups. Position 1&2, 3&4, 5&6, 7&8 are placed close to each other, though when playing with 2-4 Players you get to see more of the mod when you fill every island group with a player.
8 Players: Tournament, 4 groups of two (It is significantly easier when you match the teams with the neighbored islands mentioned above), For a replay: matches like North vs. South or West vs. East

Turn Timer:
Just as you like. (I prefer starting with one minute and increasing it if the majority of the Player requests it.)

Teams:
I suggest getting known to the mod playing in teams and later on fighting a nice tournament.

Unifier Victory:
I would not activate it during the first game, rather later on.

Select Leaders:
… for getting started quickly.

Tactical Combat Mode:
1-4 Players: Always ask against AI
8 Players: Always auto combat against AI

Bot strength:
Higher than or equal to count

Important advanced rules:
Game Speed: Normal/Fast
Starting Resources: Standard
Starting Skills: Normal
Map exploration: enabled
City Founding: enabled

Duration:
75-150 rounds
Strongly affected by the team settings!

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