Heroes of Might and Magic III - HD Edition


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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

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Remastered: Heroes of Might and Magic III - HD Edition

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
GamersGate
Humble Store
Steam

All versions require Steam.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Expansion maps and random map generator

A user-made solution for converting maps from the expansions, as well as generating new maps is available here.

Game data

Configuration file location

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System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/297000/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

homm3.ini stores launcher settings.

pref/h3prefs stores in-game settings.

Save game data location

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System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/297000/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

games/ stores single and multi player save games.

maps/ stores campaign save games.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Launcher.

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Input settings

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Audio settings

General settings.

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Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Czech
French
German
Italian
Polish
Russian
Spanish

To switch to a different language, right click on the game in your Steam library, go to Properties > Language and select the desired language.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
LAN play
Online play
Asynchronous multiplayer

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP	8766, 27015, 27016
UDP	8766, 27015, 27016

This game does not support Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) for automatic port configuration.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Vorbis
Input	SDL2
Cutscenes	Theora
Multiplayer	Steamworks

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7 SP1, 8, 8.1
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core2 Duo E4400 @ 2.0 GHz AMD Athlon64 X2 3800+ @ 2.0 GHz	Intel Core2 Duo E6600 @ 2.4 GHz AMD Athlon64 X2 5600+ @ 2.8 Ghz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	3 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU)	nVidia GeForce 8800GT AMD Radeon HD2900 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 10 compatible Shader model 4.0 support	nVidia GeForce 9800GT AMD Radeon HD3870 512 MB of VRAM Shader model 5.0 support

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Developers

	dotEmu
Publishers
	Ubisoft
Release dates
Windows	January 29, 2015