This page is for the original version. For the remake, see Heroes of Might and Magic III HD.
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Celestial Heavens forums for game series
Availability
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
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.
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
Name |
Notes |
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Armageddon's Blade |
On Mac OS only available in Complete Edition.[citation needed] |
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The Shadow of Death |
On Mac OS only available in Complete Edition.[citation needed] Stand-alone release, but Conflux town is only available if Armageddon's Blade is found installed, or as part of the Complete Edition. |
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Essential improvements
Official patches
- All official patches include balance and bug changes on par with each other.
- The latest official version of Restoration of Erathia is 1.4, with mirrors available here.
- The latest official version of Armageddon's Blade is 2.2, with mirrors available here.
- The latest official version of The Shadow of Death is 3.2, with mirrors available here. This version is compatible online with the Complete Edition (v4.0), the HD mod, and other modifications.
Skip intro videos
Mods
- 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
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
Save game data location
Video settings
Template:Video settings
Input settings
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Czech |
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Retail only. |
French |
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German |
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Retail only. Only Restoration of Erathia was localized. |
Polish |
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Russian |
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Official localization by «Buka Entertainment». Retail and GOG-version. |
Spanish |
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Fan translation, download. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Connection types
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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- Download ImageCFG.
- Go into the installation folder and execute:
- imagecfg -u Heroes3.exe
- imagecfg -u Heroes3.icd
- imagecfg -a 0x1 Heroes3.exe
- imagecfg -a 0x1 Heroes3.icd
Notes
- Another means of fixing sound can be found here.
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Turn off in-game music[citation needed]
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Set CPU affinity[4]
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- Open the task manager.
- Set the CPU affinity for the game process to one processor.
Notes
- This needs to be repeated every time when running the game.
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Other information
API
Executable | PPC | 16-bit |
32-bit |
64-bit | ARM |
Notes |
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64-bit and ARM requires VCMI |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
Interface |
SDL |
Linux only |
System requirements
Windows | Mac OS (Classic) | Linux |
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