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Developers | |
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New World Computing | |
Mac OS (Classic) | Contraband Entertainment |
Publishers | |
Retail | 3DO |
Retail re-releases, digital | Ubisoft |
Release dates | |
Windows | March 28, 2002 |
Mac OS (Classic) | November 15, 2002[1] |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 84 |
Warnings
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
Availability
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
---|---|---|
The Gathering Storm | ||
Winds of War |
Essential improvements
Official patches
- The latest patch for all versions is 3.0. The retail version of Winds of War and Complete Edition is already 3.0.
- Mirrors for the base game are here.
- Mirrors for The Gathering Storm are here.
- Mirrors for Czech- and Russian-specific Winds of War localization fixes are here.
Mods
HoMM4 Resolution Mod with GL Wrapper by Verok
- Changes the graphics renderer, fixes the lag and crash when entering a battle, allows higher resolutions along with 32-bit color support and windowed mode. Originally they were separate, but as of version 1.50 of the GL Wrapper, they are combined in a single download.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | |
Mac OS (Classic) |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\games[Note 1] |
Mac OS (Classic) |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
GOG Galaxy |
Video settings
Widescreen Resolution
- Higher resolutions along with 32-bit color support and more fixes.
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
Czech | Local retail version only. | |||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Hungarian | Retail only. | |||
Italian | ||||
Polish | ||||
Russian | Local retail version only. Patch for digital version | |||
Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Local play | 4 | Hot seat |
||
LAN play | ||||
Online play | GameSpy services have been shut down;[2] see GameSpy for workarounds. |
Other information
API
Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||||
Mac OS (Classic) |
Mods
Equilibris
This mod improves the game by fixing bugs, improving the game balance and adding new campaigns. Once installed, it will create a file that allows for playing the original game, without reinstalling it.
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
---|---|---|
Audio | Miles Sound System | |
Cutscenes | Bink Video |
System requirements
Windows | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista, 7, 8 | |
Processor (CPU) | 1 GHz | 1.4 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | 512 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
Video card (GPU) | DirectX 7 compatible | DirectX 9 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ 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).