"Useful Information: Templates, Maps, Programs"
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What's inside?
It contains answers to the questions that beginners ask most often when they appear on the forum. Therefore, I recommend browsing through what is in the topic first, and then studying the necessary articles as needed.
For experienced players, schemes and descriptions of templates are of the greatest value.
Specifically, there is:
Information:
Where to start: different versions of Heroes and patches for them.
Hamachi - a program that emulates a local network over the internet.
GameRanger - an alternative to Hamachi.
"Physics of the World of Heroes" - PhysMiG - the most complete and useful guide to the game HOMMIII. Author - AmberSoler.
Daily saves: what it is and how to do it.
How to archive games and attach them to the forum.
Useful programs and files:
HD mod - A mod to improve the functional part of the interface. Author baratorch.
HMM3_Lighter - a program for quickly exchanging troops and artifacts between two heroes in Heroes III. Author vbn.
Autosave counter 2.05 - a program for automatically saving the game every day. Author Sir_Four.
7-zip - a program for archiving games.
FreeArc - another program for archiving saves.
Cranim.zip - animation accelerator in battles.
File ARRAYTXT.TXT - determines the number of monsters for different versions of Heroes.
File GENRLTXT.TXT - displays mana for the hero in battles.
TEditor 1.0 - a program for editing templates.
h3objed - changes object properties on the map.
Templates:
General information. Random Map Generator. Concepts used in templates. Conventions on diagrams.
General information. Comparative characteristics of units.
Template 2SM4d(3).
Template 2SM4d.
Template 2SM4d(2).
Template 8mm6.
Template 8mm6a.
Template 6LM10.
Template 6LM10a.
Template 8ХМ12.
Template 8ХМ12а.
Template 8xm8.
Template 8xm8a.
Template Jebus Cross.
Template Jebus Cross without two zones.
General information about the balance template.
Template balance L - U.
Template balance L + U & XL.
Template balance M & M + U.
Templates Pucharu Ciemnosci (Cup of Darkness), so-called Polish balances PC M and PC L and additional files used by Poles.
Template Mini-Nostalgia.
Detailed diagram of the Mini-Nostalgia template.
Edited template Mini-Nostalgia.
Template Panic.
Template Nostalgia.
Template Spider.
Template Anarchy.
Template Christmas Tree.
Template Speed.
Template Speed-2.
Set of templates in one archive.
Templates for 2x2 games:
Template 2x2SM4d(3).
Template Deux Paires.
Map fixes:
A selection of the best fixes from Peter's championships.
Maps from the "Seasons" tournament (winter 2009-10).
Maps from the St. Petersburg Championship 2011.