Heroes of Might and Magic V: Tribes of the East is the second expansion pack for the 2006 turn-based strategy Heroes of Might and Magic V, featuring the Stronghold town, alternate upgrades for existing creatures, and new campaigns.
Unlike Hammers of Fate, it is standalone and does not require the base game to play. It also includes all Hammers of Fate content except the campaigns.
This expansion received a single official patch, featuring bug fixes and native widescreen support.
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
- Tribes of the East section on Age of Heroes
- Celestial Heavens - An active community site with guides, walkthroughs and more.
Availability
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Keys |
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Retail |
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International versions. |
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Retail |
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Russian version has a simple disc check; install patch v3.1 to remove it. |
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GamersGate |
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Includes the base game, Hammers of Fate and Tribes of the East. |
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GOG.com |
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Includes the base game, Hammers of Fate and Tribes of the East. Serial key for multiplayer shown in library under the base game entry. |
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Green Man Gaming |
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Humble Store |
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Steam |
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Ubisoft Store (unavailable) |
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Monetization
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One-time game purchase
| The game requires an upfront purchase to access. Does not require an installation of the base game to install and play. |
Essential improvements
Patches
- All patch installers are still available from Ubisoft's patch website.
- Steam and GOG versions are already patched.
- The latest version is 3.1. This is the only version of any Heroes of Might & Magic V release which has a user interface adapted to widescreen resolutions instead of stretching it.
Skip intro videos
Edit intro_a1.xml[citation needed]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\video
- Open
intro_a1.xml .
- Delete the content between
<Movies> and </Movies>
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video
Input
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
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Separate volume controls |
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Music and SFX. |
Surround sound |
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Up to 5.1 |
Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
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English |
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Simplified Chinese |
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Retail only. |
Czech |
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Local retail only. |
French |
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German |
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Hungarian |
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Retail only, but language files available. |
Italian |
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Korean |
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Local retail only. |
Polish |
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Retail and GOG.com only. |
Russian |
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Retail and GOG.com only. Patch for other digital versions here. |
Spanish |
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Network
Multiplayer types
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9.0c |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
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Windows |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
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Audio |
FMOD |
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Cutscenes |
Theora Video |
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Modifications
Heroes 5.5 is an ambitious, massive Total Overhaul mod, calling itself an "unofficial expansion pack" that rebalances the game, changes the skill system, combines all 3 Campaigns and allows for playing the game at 64-bit which heavily improves stability.
Furthermore, it fixes many bugs left in the first and second campaign while also improving and extending it.
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
2000 |
XP, Vista |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium 4 1.5 GHz or AMD Athlon
| Intel Core 2 Duo AMD Athlon 64 X2 |
System memory (RAM) |
1 GB |
2 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
3 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce 4 Ti ATI Radeon 8500 Intel i915 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible
| 256 MB of VRAM |
Sound (audio device) |
DirectX 9.0c compatible | |
- Laptop versions of these chipsets may work but are not supported.
- Nvidia GeForce MX series are not supported.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References