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

Key points

Frame rate is capped at 33 FPS.^[1] Use the HDE mod to increase the cap.

Does not include the contents of the expansions of the original version.

General information

Remastered: Heroes of Might and Magic III - HD Edition

Official site

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam

All versions require Steam DRM.

Version differences

Expansions available for the original release are not part of the HD Edition.^[2]

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Remove/rename files^[3]

Go to <path-to-game>/data/VIDEO/.
Delete or rename the following files:

UBISOFT_HD25_6sec.ogv
UBISOFT_HD25_3sec.ogv
dotemu.ogv

Notes

Do not remove H3Intro.ogv (the intro cinematic), as the game will crash when it's not present. It's possible to skip the video in-game using Esc, or you can replace it with a zero-length file of the same format.

Download and extract the zero-length video replacement from here.
Replace <path-to-game>/data/LOC/EN/H3Intro.ogv with the downloaded file.

HDE mod

An unofficial mod is available for the game that adds several changes and maps present in expansions available for the original release of the game.

Game data

Configuration file location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Ubisoft\Heroes of Might & Magic III - HD Edition\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/297000/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

homm3.ini stores launcher settings.

pref\h3prefs stores in-game settings.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Ubisoft\Heroes of Might & Magic III - HD Edition\pref\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-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
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Launcher.

Template:Video settings

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	Players	Notes
Local play	8	Hot seat
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 Core 2 Duo E4400 @ 2.0 GHz AMD Athlon64 X2 3800+ @ 2.0 GHz	Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 @ 2.4 GHz AMD Athlon64 X2 5600+ @ 2.8 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	3 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2 GB
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

Notes

↑ ^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>/297000/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (297000) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ 33 fps cap? Seriously? What the -- :: Heroes of Might & Magic III - HD Edition General Discussions - last accessed on 2016-07-30
↑ Heroes® of Might & Magic® III - HD Edition on Steam - last accessed on 2016-08-04
"Important note: Heroes III – HD Edition content is based on the original 1999 game: The Restoration of Erathia."
↑ Verified by User:Soeb on 2016-08-04
Verified as working, created workaround for intro cinematic crash.

[Proton_path_note-4] 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>/297000/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (297000) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[FPS_cap-1] 33 fps cap? Seriously? What the -- :: Heroes of Might & Magic III - HD Edition General Discussions - last accessed on 2016-07-30

[storenote-2] Heroes® of Might & Magic® III - HD Edition on Steam - last accessed on 2016-08-04
"Important note: Heroes III – HD Edition content is based on the original 1999 game: The Restoration of Erathia."

[3] Verified by User:Soeb on 2016-08-04
Verified as working, created workaround for intro cinematic crash.

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Developers

	dotEmu
Publishers
	Ubisoft
Release dates
Windows	January 29, 2015