Difference between revisions of "Heroes Chronicles"
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− | |vsync notes = | + | |vsync notes = Use Verok's GL Wrapper. |
|60 fps = unknown | |60 fps = unknown | ||
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|120 fps = unknown | |120 fps = unknown | ||
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==Input== | ==Input== | ||
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+ | |physics = | ||
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+ | |audio = Miles Sound System | ||
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+ | |interface = | ||
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+ | |input = | ||
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+ | |cutscenes = Smacker Video, Bink Video | ||
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Revision as of 01:56, 18 January 2022
Developers | |
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New World Computing | |
Publishers | |
Retail | 3DO |
Digital | Ubisoft |
Release dates | |
Windows | September 27, 2000 |
Taxonomy | |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Turn-based |
Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
Controls | Multiple select |
Genres | TBS |
Themes | Fantasy |
Series | Heroes of Might and Magic |
Key points
- Series of singleplayer-only variants of Heroes of Might and Magic III, sharing the entirety of the gameplay with that title, but containing unique campaigns.
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
Availability
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
---|---|---|
Warlords of the Wasteland | ||
Conquest of the Underworld | ||
Revolt of the Beastmasters | ||
Masters of the Elements | ||
The World Tree | Distributed as downloadable chapter on 3DO's official site, but only works on US releases | |
The Fiery Moon | Distributed as downloadable chapter on 3DO's official site, but only works on US releases | |
Clash of the Dragons | Distributed in The Final Chapters package. | |
The Sword of Frost | Distributed in The Final Chapters package. |
Essential improvements
Mods
GL Wrapper by Verok
- Changes the graphics renderer, fixes performance on newer systems.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Wow6432Node\New World Computing\Heroes Chronicles[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\GAMES[Note 3] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
GOG Galaxy |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
Widescreen resolution | 800x600 only. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | Desktop must be in 16-bit colour mode (press F4). | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | Use Verok's GL Wrapper. | ||
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, Effects | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
Russian | Official localization by "Buka Entertaiment". Local retail version only. |
Other information
API
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
---|---|---|
Audio | Miles Sound System | |
Cutscenes | Smacker Video Technology, Bink Video |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 95 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 133 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 32 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 425 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | DirectX 7.0a compatible |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] 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.[2]
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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