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Revision as of 16:17, 22 November 2022
Developers | |
---|---|
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 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase, Expansion pack |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Turn-based |
Perspectives | Bird's-eye view, Isometric |
Controls | Multiple select |
Genres | TBS |
Themes | Fantasy |
Series | Heroes of Might and Magic |
Warnings
Heroes of Might and Magic IV is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view and isometric TBS game in the Heroes of Might and Magic series.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | SafeDisc v2 DRM[Note 1]. | |||
GOG.com | Complete Edition. Uses GOG's custom DirectDraw wrapper as of 7 September 2022. |
Version differences
- The retail-only Gold Edtion includes the base game and the Gathering Storm expansion.
- The Complete Edition includes the base game and both expansion packs.
Monetization
Type | Notes |
---|---|
Expansion pack | The expansion packs include new campaigns, maps, artifacts, and neutral units. |
One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
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.
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.
- Archive link
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\New World Computing\Heroes of Might and Magic IV HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Wow6432Node\New World Computing\Heroes of Might and Magic IV\1.0[Note 2] |
Mac OS (Classic) |
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | <path-to-game>\games[Note 3] |
Mac OS (Classic) |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
GOG Galaxy | Added on 7 September 2022. |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
Widescreen resolution | See HoMM4 Resolution Mod with GL Wrapper by Verok | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | See HoMM4 Resolution Mod with GL Wrapper by Verok | ||
4K Ultra HD | See HoMM4 Resolution Mod with GL Wrapper by Verok | ||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | Doesn't work at 1280x1024 by default. Runs on all resolutions with the HoMM4 Resolution Mod with GL Wrapper by Verok and is toggled by F4. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Separate volume controls | Music and effects. | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | Cutscenes only. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio | While heavily sampled[4], there are no known issues with streaming the game's music. |
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 |
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LAN play | ||||
Online play | GameSpy services have been shut down;[5] see GameSpy for workarounds. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Direct IP |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
Direct3D | 8 |
Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||||
Mac OS (Classic) |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
---|---|---|
Audio | Miles Sound System | |
Cutscenes | Bink Video | |
Multiplayer | GameSpy |
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.
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95 | 98, ME, 2000, XP |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium II 400 MHz | 450 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 64 MB | 256 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
Video card (GPU) | 16 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.0 compatible | DirectX 9 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[2] 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.[3]
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Product Info: Heroes of Might & Magic IV
- ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
- ↑ https://www.celestialheavens.com/forum/post/quote?f=7&p=277927
- ↑ Pricing | GameSpy Technology