Posts from Official patches for Heroes V (1.X)

Added features:
- "Paper doll" in the hero backpack interface.
- Support for p2p networking in-game and in the editor (maps can now be loaded from open folders without downloading)

Note: If you have maps with matching names in the folder "C:\Program Files\Ubisoft\Heroes of Might and Magic V\Maps" and in the p2p folder, the game will use the map from its own folder.

Fixed bugs and changes:

Crashes and Stability:
- The game no longer freezes when sending results to Ubi.
- The game no longer freezes in rated mode on the Ubi website when the server disconnects.
- Game results will no longer be transmitted to ubi.com.
- Placing object entry points on the map no longer causes the editor to freeze.

Interfaces:
- The hero movement button at the start of a turn no longer disappears.
- The hero's path is no longer visible on the Ashan's Tear search map.
- In the waiting interface, player names now default to colors matching the hero's colors.
- Removed the difference between the spell icon and the spell selection area.
- Fixed the display of creature numbers when a unit exceeds one thousand.
- Fixed the oversized random hero icon in the duel creation interface.
- Setting changes can now be saved by clicking the "Apply" button.
- The "Clear" button in the Hall of Fame no longer deletes all results, including default results.
- Fixed an error causing completed upgrades to update incorrectly.
- Heroes can now move past a wormhole.
- In hotseat mode, important information is no longer displayed after pressing the end turn button.
- Icons for Shadow Matriarchs, Knights, Ghosts, Death Harbinger, War Unicorns, and Emerald Dragons now match their models.
- The infinite gold pouch icon now matches its model.
- Improved the mission results screen.
- The [Alt]+[F4] key combination now works correctly in online duel mode.
- Numerous text errors fixed.

Gameplay Mechanics Fixes:
- Improved the 3x3 duel mode concept.
- Fixed a bug causing issues with placing incomplete armies in 3x3 duel mode.
- Gremlins can now repair machines and create creatures only once per game in any situation.
- Mages no longer take damage from their own cast spells.
- The "Guardian Angel" ability no longer grants the hero an extra turn after resurrecting a unit when the guardian angel dies.
- Vampires no longer regenerate after attacking undead.
- Fixed a bug that allowed cheating using the Amulet of Mastery and the "Mastery" skill.
- Erin's specialization now works correctly.
- Changed the cost of buildings in Sylvan cities.
- Creatures now accumulate in buildings on the map.
- All Mage Guild buildings now cost the same in all cities.
- Creatures will no longer disappear in battle during unit splitting.
- The "Gates of Hell" skill has been balanced and improved.
- The "Haste" skill has been changed and now grants the "Haste (General)" spell.
- The "Stone Skin" skill has been changed and now grants the "Stone Skin (General)" spell.
- The "Dragon Tomb" building (Necropolis) now requires the "Dragon Graveyard" to be built first.
- The "Library" building (Academy) now requires the "Mage Guild" to be built first.
- The "Enchanted Ballista" skill (Ranger) can no longer be obtained by a hero who does not have the "Enchanted Arrow" skill.
- Warlocks can now obtain the "Resistance" and "Counterspell" skills.

Map Editor:
- Improved map editor functionality.
- Improved Hero Editor Tool.
- Added Russian-language documentation for the editor.

Other Fixes:
- Fixed incorrect camera behavior when a Paladin attacks ranged units.
- Fixed incorrect camera behavior when a creature is "frightened" by a Hell Horse attack.
- Fixed incorrect camera behavior when a creature is attacked by a Ranger.
- Fixed a bug causing the auto-battle button to update incorrectly in hotseat mode for two players.
- Removed the delay between clicking a destination and the start of movement.
- Fixed a bug that caused the wrong resolution to be set after the system returned from standby mode.
- Improved the sky in the Necropolis city.

- Many other fixes.

Duel Preset Editor
(Allows you to create custom duel presets through the map editor, which can then be used in duel mode.)

Modification
(Allows you to create new campaigns by combining several new maps through the map editor.)

Battle and Video Recordings
(Allows you to record battles and gameplay videos and view previously saved ones.)

Video Editor
(Allows you to edit previously saved battle recordings.)

Observer Mode
(Allows a user to observe duels between other players over a network.)

Fixed Bugs and Changes:

Stability:

- The game no longer crashes when a neutral creature attacks a summoned enemy if the moving camera is enabled.
- The game no longer desynchronizes after loading a save.
- The game no longer crashes when a group of joining creatures is split.
- Fixed bugs that could cause the game to crash when changing the screen resolution.
- Memory leaks in battles and when playing back battle recordings have been eliminated.
- The amount of data transmitted during a battle has been reduced.
- The game no longer crashes when someone tries to teleport to a map tile that is not suitable for this.
- The game no longer crashes when a phoenix is summoned after another phoenix has died.
- The game now works correctly when the turn of a creature under the "Subjugation" spell comes.

Camera, Graphics, Interfaces:

- Camera settings now work correctly.
- The color scheme for the "Spiritual Bond" icon has been changed.
- Fixed a bug that sometimes made the hero screen and ghost screen unavailable.
- The creature selection now disappears from the screen after the time limit expires in duel mode (when the "Dynamic Battle" function is enabled).
- Fixed a bug in counting the number of lost creatures at the end of a battle when using the "Raise Dead" spell.
- Fixed the "Refresh" hotkey in the town.
- Fixed a bug that caused griffins to sometimes disappear from the initiative bar when the hero engaged in melee combat.
- Sliders in the settings can no longer be moved if the function is unavailable.
- The "Recruit Creatures" button is no longer disabled if there are no buildings (inside or outside the town) where creatures can be recruited.
- "Lord of Fire" can no longer affect war machines.
- The password length restriction has been removed for network games.
- The pointer in ghost mode becomes active for objects that it can interact with.
- Added information about the damage dealt in the battle results in ghost mode.
- Added more information for predicting the results of the "Raise Dead" and "Resurrection" spells.
- Fixed the scrollbars in the tavern interface.
- Added access to the race ratings from the add-on on ubi.com.
- The battle results in ghost mode now close automatically if a battle between heroes begins after that.
- Fixed map movement.

Gameplay, Mechanics, Balance:

- The principles of "Necromancy" have been brought into line with version 2.1.
- The principles of "Preparation" have been brought into line with version 2.1.
- Improved AI combat tactics for creatures that operate on the "hit-and-run" principle.
- The AI now correctly uses the "Spiritual Bond" ability.
- The AI no longer uses the "Armageddon" spell if it can win without losses by not using this spell.
- The AI now recognizes the tactic of distracting placement of creatures by the player (for example, to protect archers).
- The AI can now bring its creatures closer to the moat.
- The AI no longer stops casting spells after using "Counterspell".
- The AI now uses "Necromancy" more effectively.
- The AI now ignores summoned creatures in battle if it is faster to destroy the main forces.
- In duel mode, it is no longer possible to duplicate an army in violation of the game's principles.
- Fixed a bug that sometimes prevented autosaving from working.
- The main skill has been added to the hero Wier.
- The use of the "Artifact Absorption" ability for player heroes has been disabled in quick battle/autobattle.
- It is no longer possible to switch a hero in a 3v3 duel when the turn of a subordinate unit comes.
- The "Enchanted Arrow" ability now works correctly, even if the "Deadly Shot" ability is missing.
- It is no longer possible to control a blinded creature with "Inspire" or "Sudden Attack".
- The hero now moves to the town gate cell after defeating the town guards.
- Archdevils can now create cave lords from any corpse of a creature from the "Inferno" faction.
- The hero "Naadir" can no longer raise ghosts from phantoms.
- Angels can no longer avoid the effect of the "Entangling Roots" spell of ents in quick battle/autobattle.
- Composite artifacts ("Magic Scroll with Spell...", "Wand with Spell...") now work correctly if they were obtained at the beginning of the mission.
- "Wall of Fire" and "Fire Trap" now work correctly when used against creatures that are in their initial positions from the moment of placement.
- In a 3v3 duel, hero spells only work if the hero is on the battlefield.
- The fire shield now only triggers on melee attacks.
- Fixed the amount of mana at the end of the turn for a hero cursed by ghosts.

Map Editor:

- The map editor documentation has been updated. It includes descriptions of new features.
- Fixed a map editor function that sets the number of creatures in an army.

Version 1.6

Added Features:

Kingdom Information Window
(Allows viewing information about the player's cities and heroes.) Toggled on and off by pressing the [K] key

Extended "Turn Count" Indicator
(New indicators 3, 4, 5, 5+ have been added, showing how many days the journey will take.)

Mana Bar on the Strategic Map
(Places a mana indicator next to the hero icons shown on the strategic map.)
Not shown by default! Can be enabled by pressing [M].

"Wait" Button on the Initiative Bar
(Allows reducing the initiative of the active creature unit (or war machine, or hero) to 0.5 (half) and passing the turn to the next unit.

Sleep Mode for Heroes
(Allows players to enable and disable end-of-turn warnings for selected heroes.)
Toggled on and off by pressing the [Z] key.

Map Editor: Function to disable animations
(Allows disabling all object animations on the map while they are being created.)

Danger Status
(Informs the player how dangerous a neutral creature unit or enemy hero is when viewing their information.)
Danger Scale:
Very Low (less than 1/2 of the player's hero strength)
Low (1/2 of the player's hero strength)
Medium (equal in strength)
High (1.5 times stronger)
No Chance (2 times stronger)

Dark Energy Display (Strategic Map)
(Allows displaying the special Necromancer resource called dark energy on the strategic map interface. (Located at the top of the screen.)

Mouse Pointer Coordinates on the Map
(Allows displaying the coordinates of the cell the pointer is aimed at. This function works only on the strategic map.)
Enabled by pressing [CTRL]

"Magic in Auto-battle" Function
(Allows enabling and disabling the use of magic by the hero player when the auto-battle function is active.)

"Flying Camera" Function in City
(Allows enabling and disabling the camera fly-around of the city when the player enters it)

Ability to set creature turn timing in combat
(Allows setting the turn timing of a creature in dynamic battles. Works for both single-player and network modes.)

Pop-up Information Messages (Warnings about team actions)
(Messages appear informing the player about certain actions of their allies if they affect the player's interests, as well as reporting ally successes and failures. They will appear at the start of the player's turn as ordinary information messages.)

Icon showing that city development is complete
(This feature allows the player to see which of their cities are fully developed and in which buildings can be erected.)

Icon showing that there are insufficient resources to erect any building on this turn.
(This feature allows the player to see what they can build in the city with the current resources.)

Function to show or hide games already in progress online (in the lobby)
(An additional checkbox responsible for showing games currently in progress in the general game list. When checked, the full list is shown. When unchecked — it hides games that have already started. By default, the box is unchecked.)

Fixed Bugs and Changes:

Stability:
- The game no longer crashes when loading a map where a hero is placed on the edge.

Camera, Graphics, Interfaces:

- Dialogue logs are now stored in chronological order
- In a 3x3 duel session, the observer now sees the correct hero icons
- Added an error message when a player tries to start a campaign without maps
- Fixed phoenix textures
- Fixed a bug where mountain textures overlapped grass textures on the strategic map

Gameplay, Mechanics, Balance:

- Fixed: identical spells appeared after building a library in the Academy of Magic city, plus two additional spells for the 4th and 5th levels.
- Fixed: the "Secrets of Chaos" skill does not grant a random damage-dealing spell from the 1st to 3rd circle.
- Fixed: corpses of creatures summoned by Cave Lords remain on the battlefield.
- The Bone Pillar now gives the correct amount of dark energy.


Map Editor:

- Duel preset editor: "Secret Advantage" no longer exists.
- Fixed: war machines were not granted during the game even though they were selected.
- Fixed duplication of error messages in the duel preset editor interface.