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HD mod by Alexander Barinov. Play in high resolutions (ULTRAWIDEs too!). A non-official fan made addon (multi-function patch) for Heroes of Might and Magic 3.

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< Overview >



HoMM 3 HD is a non-official fan made add-on (multi-function patch) for Heroes of Might and Magic 3.

  • Initially, the add-on was created to extend the original base game resolution (800x600) to support larger resolutions, but now it has even more features.
  • HoMM 3 HD does not affect the original gameplay. It improves the interface functionality, makes it more comfortable to play and fixes some original game bugs.
  • All the tiny graphical improvements preserve the original game style.
  • HoMM 3 HD does not affect the original game files. This means that you can launch the original version with no changes from the very folder where the HoMM 3 HD was installed.



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< Description >


I. F E A T U R E S:
  • Enables HoMM 3 to be played with high resolutions (including U L T R A W I D E).
  • Extends UI and control elements
  • Fixes bugs from the original game



II. R E Q U I R E M E N T S:
  • The Shadow of Death expansion or HoMM 3 Complete.



III. C O M P A T I B I L I T Y:
  • Horn of the Abyss (100%)
  • The Shadow of Death (100%)
  • Complete Edition (100%)
  • HoMM 3 WoG 3.58 (partial)
  • HoMM 3 Tournament Edition (partial) -
  • HoMM 3 World Tournament (partial)
  • HoMM 3 ERA II (partial)
  • HoMM3 HD is not compatible with The Restoration of Erathia, Armageddon's Blade, Heroes Chronicles!



IV. N O T E S:
  • Not to be confused with the official Heroes of Might & Magic III – HD Edition.
  • Run the installer and select your HoMM3 game folder as the install destination.
  • To run the mod, launch "HD_Launcher.exe" found in your HoMM3 game folder.
  • Windows 10 users may need to disable display scaling (eg. h3hota.exe -> Properties -> Compatibility -> Disable display scaling on high DPI settings).






< Original Bug Fixes >


1.   C R I T I C A L BUGS FIXED:
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  • Fixed a crash (when loading the map) that was associated with the generation of rumors in the Tavern
  • Fixed artifact merchants bug that caused game crash if there was an empty slot between artifacts in the backpack
  • Fixed random hero with random creatures bug
  • Fixed game crash when switching between towns with split-army button pressed.
  • If you had more than 5000 maps in the game folder, it caused game crash when choosing a map.
  • Fixed game crash during the Replay Turn, when on the previous day a pink player did not capture any towns during 7 days and got vanquished.
  • Fixed game crash when viewing random maps with no/fewer maps in Maps folder
  • HoMM3 HD uses newer versions of libraries Mss32.dll and Mp3dec.asi which fixes game-crash errors at some modern PCs.


2.   NON-CRITICAL BUGS FIXED:
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  • Fixed handling of negative indent letters which caused part of the text to not display correctly.
  • Fixed the RNG bug that was choosing one of the player's starting heroes for the Prison..


3.   GAME-PLAY BUGS FIXED:
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  • Fixed a bug that allowed selling artifacts to Artifact Merchants at a higher price.
  • Fixed all "Not Me" bugs that allowed spying on the enemy player (in multiplayer) during its turn.
  • Fixed the bug that allowed leaving a hero with no army.
  • Fixed a bug with Clone spell.
  • Fixed a bug with unending enemy AI turn.
  • Fixed a bug with the refugee camp when only pike-men appeared for hire after guards are killed.
  • Fixed a Quick Combat bug that, among other things, allowed capturing Dragon Fly Hive only with 1 Hydra with no casualties; or killing shooting unit packs with slow flying units with too few casualties.
  • Fights between AIs are now to a player fight vs AI; thus, fixing some bugs, such as: artifacts obtained by the loosing hero after the fight, or a bug with town capture.
  • Fixed a critical bug with neutral creatures when Angelic Alliance is equipped.
  • Fixed a bug with a hero attacked in an ally’s town


4.   HoMM3 HD automatically detects and fixes map bugs that occur during the game process:

List of possible bugs that are immediately fixed during the game process:
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  • a double hero;
  • a gray city with double hero;
  • an invisible hero’s ghost after combat defeat;
  • a hero disappears from heroes list;
  • an unknown hero appears in heroes list;
  • a hero becomes available to play by other players;
  • a hero, hired by other player, becomes available for hire in tavern;
  • a bug with a secondary skill that has incorrect image/name and causes game crash when trying to read its info;
  • after player’s defeat with no towns, its heroes remain on the map;
  • hero’s army suddenly decreases to the one at the start of the week.

Also, a good number of tiny graphical improvements have been made.





< References >


SOURCES:
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DISCUSSIONS:
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  • (en) heroescommunity.com: LINK
  • (ru) forum.df2.ru: LINK
  • (ru) forum.heroesworld.ru: LINK






< Credits >

  • Created, Designed, and Built by: Alexander Barinov (aka "baratorch", "Bara").
  • The only thing I did? ---> Make a pretty mod page, and make it easily available / accessible to the NEXUS MODS Community.



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