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Sledopyt

I don't have the very first 5 heroes. I don't download maps. I haven't downloaded anything for them at all (except for patches that didn't help). I've reinstalled the game about 7 times (and therefore deleted all the saves along with it). If this is helpful in assisting me, then about once in every 7 reinstalls, it launches, but then it crashes again. And also, all of this started when I made a save, and then on the next turn, it lagged (for the first time) and crashed. Then, this save couldn't be loaded; the loading bar would reach the end and then crash. BUT after a few tries, the game stopped loading altogether (this is what I asked you to help me with at the very beginning). I hope this information will help you solve my problem. I really hope you can help.

When you reinstall the game, saves are not deleted. Are you sure you deleted them manually?

So, the game doesn't launch, or the save doesn't work? If it's the save, then install the patch that it was made on (a save made in version 1.6 won't work on version 1.0, and the patches are removed during reinstallation). Regarding the corrupted archives... Try installing the game in a different path (in a different folder), and make it much shorter. Remember: there should be NO RUSSIAN CHARACTERS in the path to the game!