1. Online matches are held on any version of HoMM3 (SoD 3.2, 4.0; WT, TE 1.03q, TE-light ...) by mutual agreement between players or according to the tournament regulations.
2. The use of additional programs that speed up the gameplay is allowed, in particular:
A program for quick exchange of troops and artifacts between two heroes in Heroes III - HMM3_Lighter,
Animation accelerator in battles - Cranim,
Mod for improving the functional part of the interface - HoMM3 HD.
3. You can find an opponent in the topic Let's agree to play online in HoMM3!, where everyone who wants to play leaves their application in a free form, but with a mandatory indication of ICQ. To facilitate finding opponents, it is recommended to also indicate the main nuances of the required conditions that you agree to play under. For example:
invisible, Platinum or WoG, turn time 6 minutes, random L+U, template 2SM4d(3), ICQ XXX-XXX-XXX. Waiting for two hours.
4. Games are played on random maps generated from templates.
The choice of template for the game is made by agreement.
You can familiarize yourself with various templates and recommended settings and rules for each of them in the topic Useful information: templates, maps, programs. To play on your favorite template, you need to copy the text file of the template attached to the description into the Data folder (located in the folder where Heroes is installed), rename it to rmg.txt if necessary, and restart the game so that the changes take effect.
You can also choose a template for the game from the list of templates using the elimination method. The most common templates are 2SM4d(3), 8mm6/8mm6a, Jebus cross, Balance, Panic, Nostalgia, Mini-Nostalgia, 8xm12/8xm12a, 6LM10a, Anarchy. Template selection is done similarly to choosing a Castle (see II.3).
5. It is also possible to play on fixed maps. You can view selections of maps and rules for games on them in the following posts:
- Best fixes from St. Petersburg championships,
- Maps of the "Seasons" tournament (winter 2009-10).
6. Players are strongly advised to make daily saves.