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Revision as of 18:00, 29 October 2020
This page is for the original version. For the remake, see Heroes of Might and Magic III HD.
Developers | |
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New World Computing | |
Linux | Loki Software |
Publishers | |
3DO | |
Linux | Loki Software |
Release dates | |
Windows | March 3, 1999 |
Mac OS (Classic) | December 21, 1999 |
Linux | December 20, 1999 |
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Celestial Heavens forums for game series
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | DRM depending on release location, usually SafeDisc v1.50.020 DRM[Note 1] | |||
GOG.com | Includes multiple bonuses |
Mac OS and Linux
The Mac OS and Linux versions of the game are no longer sold, and existing copies of those are hard to run on modern systems. The easiest solution for running the game on Linux or OS X is buying the Windows version and running it under Wine. Further information on how to do that can be found on AppDB. Alternatively, VCMI can be used to run the game.
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Armageddon's Blade | On Mac OS only available in Complete Edition. | |
The Shadow of Death | On Mac OS only available in Complete Edition. |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Modify registry settings[3] |
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Mods
HoMM3 High Resolution Project
- Higher resolutions along with 32-bit color support and more fixes.
In the Wake of Gods
An unofficial expansion pack adding further units, resources and easier modding possibilities. The official English website is located under Celestial Heavens. Currently isn't in development any more.
Horn of the Abyss
Another unofficial expansion pack adding more features, units, resources and another town. The official thread on Heroes Community.
VCMI
Not actually a mod, but an attempt at rewriting the whole engine to make it customizable, portable and fully cross-platform. The official website of the project is here.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Wow6432Node\New World Computing\Heroes of Might and Magic® III\1.0[Note 2] |
Mac OS (Classic) | |
Linux |
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\Games[Note 3] |
Mac OS (Classic) | |
Linux |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | As of GOG Galaxy version 1.2, and special HoMM III Complete patch 4.0 (CS) |
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Czech | Retail only. | |||
French | ||||
Polish | ||||
Russian | Official localization by «Buka Entertainment». Retail and GOG-version. | |||
Spanish | Fan translation, download. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | 8 | Hot seat |
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LAN play | ||||
Online play |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Issues fixed
Game crashes unexpectedly after some time
- This is caused by a bug in the game, experienced only on multi-core or hyper-threaded processors. Newer GOG.com versions do not have this issue. It can also be resolved by using the HD mod.
Modify exe files[4] |
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Notes
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Turn off in-game music[citation needed] |
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Set CPU affinity[4] |
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Notes
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Other information
API
Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||||
Linux | |||||
Mac OS (Classic) |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Interface | SDL | Linux only |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 95 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 133 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 32 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 425 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | DirectX 7.0a compatible |
Mac OS | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 8.1 | |
Processor (CPU) | PowerPC 603e 180 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 64 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 425 MB |
Linux | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | Kernel 2.2.x | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium | |
System memory (RAM) | 32 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 425 MB | |
Sound (audio device) | OSS Compatible |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]
- ↑ Applications writing to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE
will be redirected to other locations based on various criterias, see the glossary page for more details. - ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
- ↑ Verified by User:Expack3 on 2019-05-28
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 HoMM 3 crashing quite a lot; Windows Vista - GOG.com