I suggest that everyone start learning 3ds Max.

I haven't lost hope of creating a mod with a third level of map for "Heroes 5". I recently bought a book on 3ds max... and the program itself (it's a very interesting thing, I must say). I hope that in about three or four months I will be able to create simple animations. Then I will make my first attempt to write some kind of mod (although it will hardly be possible to talk about the possibility of implementing such a complex project as a third level of the map). It would be much easier if it could be done as a team. That's why I suggest that we start studying (this is somewhat similar to a game) this program. For starters, we could try to implement some kind of race. A common goal would unite the forum.
P.S. The latest version to date is 3ds max 8.