Devavella

Ran into the same thing yesterday when trying a cheat on SVN27962. My “gift from the gods” kept spitting that RelaxNGValidator error on champion_cavalry. Ended up just testing it alongside some undetectable DayZ cheats from ssz.gg —worked smoothly without crashing, so at least I could keep messing around without breaking anything.

I had a similar issue trying to match the portrait art style and brightness, so I grabbed a few screenshots and tested how they looked on different screens. I actually used www.nixplay.com to preview how they'd appear on a digital frame, which helped me spot lighting problems I didn't catch on my monitor. Also, exporting in .dds would mess with the tones until I adjusted the color profile manually.

I watched some of these matches and the level of play was really solid, especially the way players adapted to different maps. If you're into game development or planning a tournament like this and thinking about funding, one cool idea I came across is using an alternative to ads for app monetization that doesn’t interrupt gameplay but still brings in support from the community.

I tried something similar with friends where we made a simple hex board map and each player controlled ancient factions. For quick battles or events, we’d roll dice online to keep it fair and fast. It actually worked well with our setup and gave the game a bit more unpredictability, which felt right for the era we were trying to represent.