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|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|May 16, 2006}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|May 16, 2006}}
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|March 5, 2007}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|March 5, 2007|wrapper=Cider}}
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|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | Expansion pack }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Turn-based }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Bird's-eye view }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Multiple select}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | TBS }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Fantasy }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Heroes of Might and Magic }}
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|reception    =
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|heroes-of-might-and-magic-v|77}}
 
|steam appid  = 15170
 
|steam appid  = 15170
 
|steam appid side = 15380
 
|steam appid side = 15380
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|strategywiki = Heroes of Might and Magic V
 
|strategywiki = Heroes of Might and Magic V
 
|mobygames    = heroes-of-might-and-magic-v
 
|mobygames    = heroes-of-might-and-magic-v
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|igdb        = heroes-of-might-and-magic-v
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|hltb        = 4433
 
|wikipedia    = Heroes of Might and Magic V
 
|wikipedia    = Heroes of Might and Magic V
 
|winehq      = 3233
 
|winehq      = 3233
 
|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
{{Series|Heroes of Might and Magic}}
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'''Key points'''
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{{--}} Online servers shut down as of the 6th of October, 2015. Multiplayer is available only through a LAN connection.
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
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==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| Retail | | disc | {{DRM|SecuROM|v7}} | | Windows, OS X }}
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | disc, key | {{DRM|SecuROM|v7}} | | Windows, OS X }}
 
{{Availability/row| Gamesplanet | 2178-1 | Uplay | {{store link|Gamesplanet|2178-4|Gold Edition}} also available. |  | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Gamesplanet | 2178-1 | Uplay | {{store link|Gamesplanet|2178-4|Gold Edition}} also available. |  | Windows }}
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | heroes_of_might_and_magic_5_bundle | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| GOG.com | heroes_of_might_and_magic_5_bundle | DRM-free | Includes the base game, Hammers of Fate and [[Heroes of Might and Magic V: Tribes of the East|Tribes of the East]]. | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| GMG | might-magic-heroes-v | Uplay |  |  | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| GMG | might-magic-heroes-v | Uplay |  |  | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Humble | heroes-of-might-magic-v | Uplay | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Humble | heroes-of-might-magic-v | Uplay | | | Windows }}
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==Essential improvements==
 
==Essential improvements==
 
===Patches===
 
===Patches===
{{ii}} Latest version is 1.6. The Steam version is already patched.
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{{ii}} All patch installers are still available from [http://patches.ubi.com/heroes_might_magic_5 Ubisoft's patch website].
 +
{{ii}} Steam and GOG versions are already patched.
 +
* The latest version of the base game is 1.6. The correct order of patching is 1.4 - 1.41 - 1.5 - 1.6.
 +
* The latest version of Hammers of Fate is 2.1.
  
 
===Skip intro videos===
 
===Skip intro videos===
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===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
|discord               =  
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|discord                   =  
|discord notes         =  
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|discord notes             =  
|epic games store       =  
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|epic games launcher       =  
|epic games store notes =  
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|epic games launcher notes =  
|gog galaxy             = false
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|gog galaxy               = true
|gog galaxy notes       =  
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|gog galaxy notes         =  
|origin                 =  
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|origin                   =  
|origin notes           =  
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|origin notes             =  
|steam cloud           = false
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|steam cloud               = false
|steam cloud notes     =  
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|steam cloud notes         =  
|uplay                  = unknown
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|ubisoft connect          = false
|uplay notes           =  
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|ubisoft connect notes     =  
|xbox cloud             =  
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|xbox cloud               =  
|xbox cloud notes       =  
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|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
 
{{Image|Heroes of Might and Magic V - Video Settings.jpeg|Video & Audio settings.}}
 
{{Image|Heroes of Might and Magic V - Video Settings.jpeg|Video & Audio settings.}}
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/heroes-might-and-magic-v
 
|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/heroes-might-and-magic-v
|widescreen wsgf award      = incomplete
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|widescreen wsgf award      = unsupported
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = unsupported
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = unsupported
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award = unsupported
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award = incomplete
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = unsupported
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = incomplete
 
|widescreen resolution      = true
 
|widescreen resolution      = true
|widescreen resolution notes= UI suffers severe stretching.
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|widescreen resolution notes= UI suffers severe {{term|stretch}}ing.
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
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|120 fps                    = true
 
|120 fps                    = true
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
|hdr                        = unknown
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|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|color blind                = false
 
|color blind                = false
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}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = hackable
 
|key remap                = hackable
 
|key remap notes          = Controls can be remapped by editing input.cfg
 
|key remap notes          = Controls can be remapped by editing input.cfg
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|controller support        = false
 
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
|full controller          = unknown
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|full controller          = false
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|full controller notes    =  
|controller remap          = unknown
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|controller remap          = false
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
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|controller sensitivity    = false
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
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|invert controller y-axis  = false
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|touchscreen              = false
 
|touchscreen              = false
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
|controller hotplug        = unknown
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|controller hotplug        = false
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
|haptic feedback          = unknown
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|haptic feedback          = false
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
|simultaneous input        = unknown
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|simultaneous input        = false
 
|simultaneous input notes  =  
 
|simultaneous input notes  =  
 
|steam input api          = unknown
 
|steam input api          = unknown
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}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    = Music and SFX.
 
|separate volume notes    = Music and SFX.
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  |audio    = false
 
  |audio    = false
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |subtitles = true
  |notes    = Retail only, but [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/1273-heroes-of-mm-v-complete-bundle-hungarian-translation language files available].
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  |notes    = Retail only, but [https://mega.nz/folder/Magm2JaC#9lNa_vYvdwkUTfEE-su_Vg language files available].
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
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  |language  = Korean
 
  |language  = Korean
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
  |audio    = unknown
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  |audio    = false
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |subtitles = true
  |notes    =  
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  |notes    = Retail only.
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
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  |audio    = true
 
  |audio    = true
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |subtitles = true
  |notes    = Local retail version only.
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  |notes    = Retail and GOG.com only.
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
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  |audio    = true
 
  |audio    = true
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |subtitles = true
  |notes    = Official localization. Local retail version and GOG.com version.  
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  |notes    = Retail and GOG.com only.  
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
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  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
}}
 
}}
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}}
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==Network==
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{{Network/Multiplayer
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|local play          = true
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|local play players  = 4
 +
|local play modes    = Hot seat
 +
|local play notes    =
 +
|lan play            = true
 +
|lan play players    =
 +
|lan play modes      =
 +
|lan play notes      =
 +
|online play          = false
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|online play players  =
 +
|online play modes    =
 +
|online play notes    = Online servers shut down as of the 6th of October, 2015.
 +
|asynchronous        =
 +
|asynchronous notes  =
 +
}}{{Network/Connections
 +
|matchmaking        =
 +
|matchmaking notes  =
 +
|p2p                =
 +
|p2p notes          =
 +
|dedicated          =
 +
|dedicated notes    =
 +
|self-hosting      =
 +
|self-hosting notes =
 +
|direct ip          =
 +
|direct ip notes    =
 +
}}{{Network/Ports
 +
|tcp  =
 +
|udp  =
 +
|upnp =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|vorpx                      = true
 
|vorpx                      = true
 
|vorpx modes                = 2D
 
|vorpx modes                = 2D
|vorpx notes                = Officially supported game.<br><b>Note:</b> Game is currently not in official list, but in "local factory list". Game has not confirmed to be 3D yet.
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|vorpx notes                = Officially supported game.<br>'''Note:''' Game is currently not in official list, but in "local factory list". Game has not confirmed to be 3D yet.
 
|htc vive                    =  
 
|htc vive                    =  
 
|htc vive notes              =  
 
|htc vive notes              =  
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|play area room-scale        =  
 
|play area room-scale        =  
 
|play area room-scale notes  =  
 
|play area room-scale notes  =  
}}
 
 
==Network==
 
{{Network/Multiplayer
 
|local play          = true
 
|local play players  = 4
 
|local play modes    = Hot seat
 
|local play notes    =
 
|lan play            = true
 
|lan play players    =
 
|lan play modes      =
 
|lan play notes      =
 
|online play          = true
 
|online play players  =
 
|online play modes    =
 
|online play notes    =
 
|asynchronous        =
 
|asynchronous notes  =
 
}}{{Network/Connections
 
|matchmaking        =
 
|matchmaking notes  =
 
|p2p                =
 
|p2p notes          =
 
|dedicated          =
 
|dedicated notes    =
 
|self-hosting      =
 
|self-hosting notes =
 
|direct ip          =
 
|direct ip notes    =
 
}}{{Network/Ports
 
|tcp  =
 
|udp  =
 
|upnp =
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
|direct3d versions      =  
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|direct3d versions      = 9
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|windows 32-bit exe    = unknown
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
|windows 64-bit exe    = unknown
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|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|windows exe notes      =  
|macos 32-bit app       = unknown
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|macos intel 32-bit app = true
|macos 64-bit app       = unknown
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|macos intel 64-bit app = false
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|macos arm app          =
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 
|linux 64-bit executable=  
 
|linux 64-bit executable=  
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
|linux executable notes =  
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}}
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===Middleware===
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{{Middleware
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|physics          =
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|physics notes    =
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|audio            = FMOD
 +
|audio notes      =
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|interface        =
 +
|interface notes  =
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|input            =
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|input notes      =
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|cutscenes        = Theora Video
 +
|cutscenes notes  =
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|multiplayer      =
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|multiplayer notes=
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|anticheat        =
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|anticheat notes  =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
|minOS    = 2000, NT, XP, Vista
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|minOS    = 2000, NT
 
|minCPU  = Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon 1.5 GHz
 
|minCPU  = Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon 1.5 GHz
 
|minRAM  = 512 MB
 
|minRAM  = 512 MB
 
|minHD    = 2 GB
 
|minHD    = 2 GB
|minGPU  = Nvidia GeForce 4/FX/6/7 (GeForce4 MX NOT supported)
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|minGPU  = Nvidia GeForce 4
|minGPU2  = ATI Radeon 8500/9000/X families
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|minGPU2  = ATI Radeon 8500
|minGPU3  = Laptop versions of these cards may work but are NOT supported
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|minGPU3  = Matrox Parhelia
|minVRAM  = 128 MB
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|minDX    = 9
 +
|minaudio = DirectX 9 compatible
 +
|minVRAM  = 64 MB
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|minother = Broadband Internet connection
  
 
|recOS    = XP, Vista
 
|recOS    = XP, Vista
|recCPU  = Intel Pentium Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon 64 X2
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|recCPU  = Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz
|recRAM  = 2 GB
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|recRAM  = 1 GB
|recGPU  = Nvidia GeForce 4/FX/6/7 (GeForce4 MX NOT supported)
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|recGPU  =  
|recGPU2  = ATI Radeon 8500/9000/X families
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|recGPU2  =  
|recGPU3  = Laptop versions of these cards may work but are NOT supported
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|recGPU3  =  
|recVRAM  = 256 MB
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|recVRAM  = 128 MB
 +
|notes    = {{ii}} Laptop versions of these cards may work, but are not supported. {{ii}} Nvidia GeForce 4 MX series are not supported.
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}
 +
{{GOG.com Enhancement Project}}

Revision as of 20:43, 27 October 2021

Heroes of Might and Magic V
Heroes of Might and Magic V cover
Developers
Nival Interactive
macOS (OS X) TransGaming Inc.
macOS (OS X) Freeverse Software
Publishers
Ubisoft
Engines
Silent Storm Engine
Release dates
Windows May 16, 2006
macOS (OS X) (Cider) March 5, 2007
Reception
Metacritic 77
Taxonomy
Monetization Expansion pack
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Turn-based
Perspectives Bird's-eye view
Controls Multiple select
Genres TBS
Themes Fantasy
Series Heroes of Might and Magic
Heroes of Might and Magic V on HowLongToBeat
Heroes of Might and Magic V on IGDB
Heroes of Might and Magic V guide on StrategyWiki
Heroes of Might and Magic V on MobyGames
Heroes of Might and Magic V on Wikipedia
Subseries of Might and Magic
Heroes of Might and Magic: A Strategic Quest 1995
Heroes of Might and Magic II: The Succession Wars 1996
Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia 1999
Heroes Chronicles 2000
Heroes of Might and Magic IV 2002
Heroes of Might and Magic V 2006
Heroes of Might and Magic V: Tribes of the East 2007
Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes 2011
Might & Magic Heroes VI 2011
Might & Magic Heroes VI: Shades of Darkness 2013
Heroes of Might and Magic III - HD Edition 2015
Might & Magic Heroes Online 2015
Might & Magic Heroes VII 2015
Might & Magic Heroes VII: Trial by Fire 2016
Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes - Definitive Edition 2023

Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.

Key points

Online servers shut down as of the 6th of October, 2015. Multiplayer is available only through a LAN connection.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions
Celestial Heavens - An active community site with guides, walkthroughs and more.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
CD key
SecuROM v7 DRM
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Gamesplanet logo.svg
Icon overlay.png
Gold Edition also available.
Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
Includes the base game, Hammers of Fate and Tribes of the East.
Windows
Green Man Gaming
Icon overlay.png
Windows
Humble Store
Icon overlay.png
Windows
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Windows
Ubisoft Store
Icon overlay.png
Included with Ubisoft+.
Windows

DLC and expansion packs

A standalone expansion, Heroes of Might and Magic V: Tribes of the East, is also available.
Name Notes
Hammers of Fate
Windows

Essential improvements

Patches

All patch installers are still available from Ubisoft's patch website.
Steam and GOG versions are already patched.
  • The latest version of the base game is 1.6. The correct order of patching is 1.4 - 1.41 - 1.5 - 1.6.
  • The latest version of Hammers of Fate is 2.1.

Skip intro videos

Edit intro.xml[citation needed]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\video
  2. Open intro.xml.
  3. Delete the content between <Movies> and </Movies>

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Heroes of Might and Magic V\Profiles\<user-id>
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/15170/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Heroes of Might and Magic V\Profiles\<user-id>\Saves
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/15170/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive
Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud
Ubisoft Connect

Video

Video & Audio settings.
Video & Audio settings.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
UI suffers severe stretching.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
use DxWnd
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Up to 8x through options menu. 16x can be forced through graphics card control panel.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
On by default. To turn it off, use the "setvar gfx_vsync" variable under "user.cfg".
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Controls can be remapped by editing input.cfg
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music and SFX.
Surround sound
Up to 5.1
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Czech
French
German
Hungarian
Retail only, but language files available.
Italian
Korean
Retail only.
Polish
Retail and GOG.com only.
Russian
Retail and GOG.com only.
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
4 Hot seat
LAN play
Online play
Online servers shut down as of the 6th of October, 2015.

VR support

3D modes State Notes
vorpX
2D
Officially supported game.
Note: Game is currently not in official list, but in "local factory list". Game has not confirmed to be 3D yet.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later.

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio FMOD
Cutscenes Theora Video

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 2000, NT
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon 1.5 GHz
System memory (RAM) 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 4
ATI Radeon 8500
Matrox Parhelia
64 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9 compatible
Sound (audio device) DirectX 9 compatible
Other Broadband Internet connection
Laptop versions of these cards may work, but are not supported.
Nvidia GeForce 4 MX series are not supported.


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/15170/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (15170) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

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