Posts from A few “unbelievable” facts about the creation of Heroes of Might and Magic V.

1. The idea for the game originated on November 14, 2000, concurrently with the development of Heroes of Might and Magic IV.
2. The first alpha version that didn't make it to release appeared in the first quarter of 2001. The graphics cards produced by manufacturers could certainly ensure optimal performance even for this version of the game, but far from all consumers could afford the latest cards of 2001. The game would have required configurations that only the "well-off segments of society" could afford. The project was put on hold.
3. Then, at an accelerated pace, the developers completed work on the Heroes of Might and Magic IV game in February 2001, which, in turn, met the minimum system requirements. In Russia, the English version of the game appeared in April-May 2002, after which the game became the "best game of 2002."
4. Work on HoMM V continued in the fall of 2002 and continued until 2005.
5. Gamers could try out alpha and beta versions in 2004-2005; however, these versions did not provide any complete information about the original HoMM V.
P.S. This information can be invented and may not reflect the actual facts of the game's creation.

That's nonsense. Even if 3DO had plans to continue the series, they couldn't have done it during the period of autumn 2002-2005. And if this is true... it might explain the "unsuccessful experiment" of the fourth game. But to take on two games at once during a period of instability for the company... By the way, where did this information come from?

What's the point of the developers creating two Heroes games at the same time? It's understandable that they were working on HMM4 and MM9, but HMM5... that's hard to believe. And where did this information come from?

Read the P.S.! The source of information is a flame forum on Ubi.com, but the topic didn't last long there, and I managed to save this information on my computer. What if it's true, especially if they shut down the topic so quickly?!