Posts from Technical issues in Heroes IV.

Here's the thing. I have Heroes of Might and Magic IV, the Alexander edition. It's a pirated copy, of course. In it, the music doesn't play on the adventure map and in some cities. I recently downloaded "Heroes IV Resource Explorer" and used it to extract the official campaigns, which were also missing. :)
Using the same tool, I extracted the music files in MP3 format. I noticed that the files for the music that doesn't play are present, but they seem to be corrupted, as no player can play them, even though they are in MP3 format. And I have an idea. I'm going to put new music files in OGG or MP3 format into
music.h4r instead of the corrupted ones. :smile45:
How and with what program can I do this? I hope I've made myself clear?

Just copy the music.h4r file from another version of the game with proper audio, and you'll have the music in the game.

How do I do that? I don't have any other Heroes 4 games. They're not available in stores either:smile35: ( So, I'm improvising; there's no other way.

My internet speed isn't fast enough to upload a 76-megabyte file to the site. If I archive it, it will be around 50 megabytes. Do you have the ability to download 50 megabytes?

Not yet. Maybe next month? But still, it's a waste of bandwidth for just a few music files.... And yet, people still edit them.

But still, it's a pity to waste traffic for just a few music files....

It will be easier to find this disc in stores or from acquaintances.

Yo-ho!!! I did it!!!!! I have full soundtracks in the game now!!

Yo-ho!!! I did it!!!!! I have full soundtracks in the game now!!

Congratulations! If it's not a secret, how did you do it?

Using the "Heroes IV Resource Explorer" and "Mod Maker" programs! I extracted all the music files in MP3 format from music.h4r using the explorer, replaced the corrupted ones with new MP3 sound files with the same name. I used music from Heroes 5, first converting OGG to MP3. It turned out great, and I plan to continue experimenting! I'll try inserting music from Heroes 3. I'll listen to how it sounds.

I don't like this interval. Just now, pleasant music was playing, it ended, and now there's just dead silence. How can I reduce the duration of this interval? I have the Heroes IV Resource Explorer program with a Table editor and ModMaker.

Hello everyone, I have a question: is it possible to adapt Heroes 4 to a laptop's resolution (1280*800)? Or will the image be stretched and look awful?:( I've always played on a regular computer, but now I have a laptop.

Probably best to run it in windowed mode...
Although the picture quality seems pretty good even when stretched to fill the screen...

I have almost the same problem, but with slightly different consequences: I have a licensed and original version. After launching, the screen would turn black, and I had to restart my computer. After that, I put the EXE file in, and it started giving me an error when launching. When I installed the latest version of the add-on and the game started, it now crashes when starting a new game in a campaign or scenario in the main menu, without even saying anything, and the most interesting thing is that when I launch the tutorial, it runs normally! In general, please help me if you can :smile33:

I have exactly the same problem, but I didn't install the add-on. What can fix this?

Is there a way to make it so that neutral units can be recruited in castles? For example, in Inferno, Ice Demons, Zombies, and Death Knights. Maybe there's a script or program for this. Or, at the very least, could you tell me where the text files with the names and characteristics of the creatures are located...? :confused:

There is a way. Open the executable file and modify it.