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Great news!
Fabrice Cambounet announced on the official forum that StarForce will not be used to protect Heroes V.

Yes, but the Russian version will be protected by StarForce :(

Biographies and portraits of the next batch of Inferno heroes have been posted on the official Heroes 5 website.

There is information about the protection system for Heroes – a system similar to StarForce, namely SecuROM, will be used, although the Russian version will still use StarForce:)

A pre-release preview of Heroes 5 has been posted on Gamespy: Heroes of Might and Magic 5 Pre-Release Preview.

The preview is in English. Those who want to help with translating it into Russian can visit the translators section.

Nival Interactive announces that the master disc for the game Heroes of Might and Magic V has been sent to print. The game will be released on May 19, 2006, and will be one of the first to be released worldwide. All rights to publish the game in Russia, the CIS, and the Baltic countries belong to Nival Interactive. All rights to distribute the game in Russia, the CIS, and the Baltic countries belong to "1C".

The heavy tread of countless armies of legendary heroes is already clearly heard by millions of fans of Heroes of Might and Magic! Soon, players will immerse themselves in the atmosphere of fantastic battles and exciting exploration of a new universe!

In Russia, a fully localized version of the game with professional voice acting and a detailed user manual will be released. The ability to install game updates and add-ons, play multiplayer games over the Internet, and participate in gaming tournaments organized by Nival Interactive is only available to owners of the official version.

Heroes of Might and Magic V is a continuation of the legendary strategy game in the beloved magical world. The best traditions of the series, combined with new ideas and technologies, will allow you to immerse yourself in the enchanting atmosphere of the revived universe, filled with the mysterious power of magic and the noble desire for battle. Modern graphics standards will breathe even more life into the magical world, and new heroes and creatures will make your journey even more exciting.
link to the official source

Nival Interactive announces that the master disc for the game Heroes of Might and Magic V has been sent to print. The game will be released on May 19, 2006.
05/12/06 www.nival.com
All issues have been resolved! Hooray, comrades!
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Only a few days remain until the official release of Heroes V (May 19). Meanwhile, passions are running high. Therefore, Fabrice Cambounet made a special statement on the CH forum, in which he clarified some "misunderstandings" regarding the game's content. In particular, he clarified that the map editor + 10 new multiplayer maps will be released in the coming months after the release, that is, before the first add-on. And the first add-on, among other "features," will include a random map generator.

And Alexander Tikhonov said that in the release, cheats are not only disabled but also removed.

That's it:cool:

Today, Heroes of Might and Magic 5 was released:

- You can read about where to order and buy Heroes 5 here...

- Here is a small update to everyone's profile in connection with the game release.

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Penny Arcade continues to create comics based on Heroes Of Might And Magic 5. Here’s what they came up with this time :) :

From ag.ru

Alexander Tikhonov said that the first patch for Heroes V will be released next week (May 22-28). It will include, among other things, an easy difficulty level for the game (for those who find it too difficult to play right now).

Advertising websites is prohibited, Ronald11, you have been warned.

5. Advertising of any websites on the site is prohibited in any form.

A skill and ability wheel for Heroes 5, made in the form of a program:
http://www.celestialheavens.com/homm5/skillwheel.zip

I was very pleased with the patches that were supposed to be released...

Fix_NoSoundScrollClick - removes the "shhh-shhh" sound when moving the scrollbar
Fix_NoSoundTooltips - removes the "thump-thump" sound when a tooltip appears

It's like a universal patch... it removes all sounds... (and you don't have to mess around) :D :D :D :D :D :D

This is how patches should be made.

A topic appeared in the Nival Interactive forum thread where a regular developer from Nival shared some of the latest news regarding the development of the patch for Heroes of Might and Magic V, which will be released very soon, and also stated that the map editor for Heroes of Might and Magic V will be released no later than August, followed by the random map generator. Most importantly, according to the developers, they are reading the forum pages, and therefore all the fans' help in improving the game is not in vain.

Here are the facts obtained from the developer's post:
- The patch will be released very soon.
- The map editor will be released no later than August.
- The map generator will be released after the map editor.
- Developers are listening to the fans' opinions.
- An interesting answer to the question: "Are there cheats in Heroes of Might and Magic V?"

Because cheating is not a heroic thing to do

- Balance will be refined through patches and everything will be OK ;)

P.S. A sincere request for everyone who wants to post their own comment regarding the news in this topic: "For discussion, there is this topic: <discussion of heroes of might and magic 5> - you can post all that there; only news in this topic."

A patch has been released. Here it is.

Fix list:

Version 1.1:

You will only see changes in game behavior after installing the patch when playing a map from the start, not when loading it from a save.

Added features:

- Update utility
- "Recruit" difficulty mode

Fixed bugs:

- Multiplayer would not start if player ranks differed.
- "Ubi.com error" message does not appear after winning a ranked game.
- Random cities now use the name and description from the map.
- Profile screen fixes (experience, layout).
- Haven: stable messages have returned, other messages have been fixed.
- Profile screen: games with random races are now displayed correctly.
- Camera jittering in the "Riot" scene.
- Selection on the lobby screen is fixed.
- The "guard" command in ghost mode has been fixed.
- Turn passing in ghost mode after disconnection has been fixed.
- Profile information is now available to other players.
- Map information for multiplayer games has been localized.
- Spells added by the library are now immediately granted to the hero.
- Multiplayer settings panel has been fixed.
!!!- Auto-save option enabled in the game creation menu.
- Resistance message texts have been fixed.
- Training game results are no longer sent to Ubi.com.
- Hero skill tree has been fixed.
- The "Summon Wasp Swarm" spell no longer affects elemental creatures.
- High Druids' "Mana Transfer" ability has been fixed.
- The "Temptation" hero specialization has been fixed.
- Certain aspects of battle AI behavior have been fixed.
- Sound in the third scene on the "Promise" map has been fixed.
- Initiative line update has been fixed.
- Individual squads are now displayed in battle results.
- Hero pathfinding after a whirlpool has been fixed.
- Incorrect level-ups (double skill increase) are now blocked.
- Hero representation on ships in ghost mode is now correct.
- The game ends correctly after all players exit ghost mode.
- Moats are no longer ignored when pathfinding in battle.
- The artifact shop menu no longer appears when pressing the hotkey if the corresponding building is absent.
- Reconnected players cannot see themselves on Ubi.com.
- "Overwatch" has been fixed.
- Creatures under the "Berserk" spell now always attack.
- "Secrets of Light" ability has been fixed.
- The Mage Hut continues to show areas after pressing the [Esc] key.
- Castle gates close immediately.
- Monsters with zero strength fixed on low difficulty levels.
- Water shaders have been fixed.
- Initial cinematic playback has been fixed.
- The map location for the Tears of Asha called from the Underworld has been fixed.
- Ghost mode phase message has been fixed.
- Sound stuttering and clipping have been fixed.
- Multiplayer game name length is now limited.
- Interface sound file attributes have been fixed.
- "Call of Urgash" appearance conditions have been fixed (previously it was impossible to obtain the skill).
- The main hero of the Sylvan Union (Gilraen) on the "Conquest" map has been weakened; his script has been fixed.
- Miev has been added to the random hero pool for Haven.
- A hero can no longer have a double portrait.
- The "Attack" map now loads the "Invasion" map instead of the "Regicide" map.
- Scripts for the "Defense" map have been fixed.
- Twilight Witches have a new model.
- The garrison on the "Cultist" map has been fixed.
- The credits list has been fixed.
- The key keeper is now blocked for the AI on the "March" map.
- Demon character has been fixed.
- Zehir's flag color has been changed.
- Short descriptions for multiplayer maps have been fixed.
- AI configuration for pyramids and ruins has been fixed.
- Shadow League city: pastures and lightmaps have been fixed.
- Error with random heroes on the multiplayer map has been fixed.
- Hero Ora receives the "Magic Arrow" spell according to the description of their specialization.
- Lightmaps for Inferno and Necropolis have been recalculated.
- The "Tactics" ability has been removed from Miev.
- "Race Against Time": certain objects on the map have been fixed.
- "Dragon's Pass": certain objects on the map have been fixed; rebalancing has been performed.
- Certain paths have been fixed.
- Rebalancing has been performed in the duel pre-settings.
- A message about approaching the garrison has been added to the "Betrayal" campaign.
- Numerous fixes made to the "Expansion" multiplayer map (hero skills, messages, guards added).
- "Railag's Offer": map script fixed, textures near the Inferno military outpost fixed.
- The "Tear for Ossir" map has been rebalanced.
- Fixes made to the "Battle of the Sexes" and "Allies" maps.
- Missing sound inserted into the final cinematic for the "Conquest" map.
- Various text fixes.
- Fixed an error leading to division by zero (the game now works on integrated graphics cards).
- Users from different segments can now play over a local network.

MOSCOW JUNE 9 2006
Heroes of Might and Magic V has taken third place in the American sales charts!

According to NPD Group statistics, Heroes of Might and Magic V ranked third among PC games based on the first week of sales from May 21 to May 27 in the USA.

The official release of the fifth installment of the legendary series in America took place on May 23, and in just a few days of sales, Heroes of Might and Magic V managed to push The Sims 2: Family Stuff down to fourth place on the chart. Such success is particularly interesting given that the turn-based strategy genre is traditionally not considered popular in the USA.
http://www.nival.com/homm5_ru/press/2006/4813/
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