Posts from Creating a FизМиГ for HoMM IV.

Is work on the walkthrough still in progress? If needed, I can help (with organizing the material, writing articles, and doing calculations). Part 4 is my favorite, and compared to part 3, it's unfairly lacking a good and comprehensive manual, so I'd be happy to contribute to this.

Bogomol, things have slowed down for now, but we have plans, so we would be very grateful for any help!:smile01:
We need to revive this topic!!:smile12:

Agreed, I am ready to provide any information about Heroes of Might and Magic IV.

Bogomol, things have slowed down for now, but we have plans, so we would be very grateful for any help!:smile01:

Do you already have some drafts? In what format? HTML, Excel?
If so, please post them here, and interested people will correct and add to them, and then send them back for review. That's how we can create a physics engine together.

Well, there aren't any drafts yet, the creator of this thread has left the forum, and I started writing biographies, but that's not so important. Let's do this: everyone can post what they have here, and we'll figure it out later. In general, let's develop this forgotten topic and our favorite part of Heroes!! Best regards, Luchik!

I can help a little with the editor and Haven: magic, creatures...

It would be great if we could all start working on this right away, as I said before. But it will be faster if we first decide on the format. I suggest using Excel as a base, taking "Physmig 3" as a model. As a result, we will first have this Excel file with empty sections and subsections. We will post this file in this thread, and those who are knowledgeable about a particular section (for example, the Artifacts section, the section on the tactical aspect) will be asked to work on it. It would be better if ONE person covers ONE specific section. Because, for example, if someone writes about the Academy, someone else about the Asylum, and a third person about the Necropolis, we will end up with three different perspectives and approaches to the Undead section, and in a good textbook, each section should be consistent in its own style. Now we need a coordinator, i.e., someone who will create this initial Excel file. He will post it here. Then we recruit people to the team for each section. They download this initial file and work on it in their respective sections. Then each person sends their work to the coordinator, and he checks, supplements, makes comments, etc. Then this "raw" textbook with the sections already filled in is posted for general discussion. And again, we identify errors, make additions, etc. I think this option is more dynamic in terms of development; everything will depend on the conscience of the coordinator and the participants.

I would take on the "Editor" section or the Academy, but I would only do both if absolutely necessary. Regarding the format, I agree with using Excel.

We should divide up who will be sending which information. I wrote about the creatures of the Necropolis and sent it to Luchik. I'm going to start working on the Necromancer heroes.

Everything is great, of course, but creatures, magic, and heroes can easily be taken from other forums/portals. What is really needed is a description of the editor, logistics, a description of bugs, tricks in leveling up, etc. With respect to those who work hard.

You're basically right, Zubr, but we should ask for permission from other forums. Will you take care of that?
I think I can handle describing the editor and script creation.

You're basically right, Zubr, but we need to ask for permission from other forums. Will you take care of that?
I think I can handle describing the editor and script creation.

Um...permission? I doubt it's really needed, although...it's not very complicated, I can take care of it, but later, I don't have internet at home right now, it will only be available at the end of the week:(

Exactly, there’s still a lot to do! But this is also important, including magic, creatures, and heroes... Everything is needed. As an example, I suggest reading FizMiGa HoMM 3, created by our forum member, the esteemed AmberSoler... This will give you an idea of what to base your work on. You can find his work at this link: http://homm3world.narod.ru/index.html

By the way, you can also use the same format as there, Excel, as already suggested.
Bogomol.

I agree with ZYbr. There's a ton of basic information on that Hugo site, and it's all presented in a good, consistent style. Plus, you can find tips on logistics and upgrades there. But... I'm talking about something completely different! :) It's one thing to have information scattered in different places, but it's quite difficult for one person to compile it all into a cohesive whole (just think about inserting images into cells, creating links, etc.). And sending your work to one person who's working with Excel is a lot of wasted effort, if you don't mind me saying so. That person can easily find the information themselves, but putting it all together is much harder. That's why I'm saying - let's create a main file with outlines of sections and topics. Then, everyone can download it and fill in a specific section, working directly with Excel, and send their part of the work to a coordinator who will put it all together. Question: who will take on creating this initial file? I can try. I won't brag, but I have some basic skills in Excel, thanks to a year of computer science at university. In short, I'd be willing to take on the whole thing, but I thought the work had already been going on for months. Now, we just need to find a few people who REALLY know Heroes 4. But I still suggest making Lu41k the coordinator. I'm personally too engrossed in Heroes 5 right now; I haven't played Heroes 4 in about a month. :) Question for Lu41k: can you handle Excel? If you're interested, I can create my own version and you can evaluate it.

Um, guys, let's decide on one thing: we'll use the structure from Heroes 3 (in terms of organization). If so, then this "main file" isn't needed, because Luchek has already provided a link, and it contains all the sections... Maybe I'm slow; please explain this point to me.