Heroes 3 issues under XP or Vista. — General

ewgeniy

18 years ago

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Hello, please help me. I have Heroes of Might and Magic III Complete Edition installed, it installs normally, but after playing for 5-10 minutes, it freezes, and nothing helps except restarting or disconnecting from the network.

It is likely that CPU usage reaches 100% at this point? This often happens on computers with a dual-core processor. Try this patch

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17 years ago

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I copied the unpacked SoD to Vista (no installation), but it won't run ((
it crashes immediately (( compatibility mode doesn't help ((
this same version worked fine on both 98 and XP???

If you update it to TE, and then copy it to Vista, then in that case no problems arise!!!

What are the options for fixing this?

Undland

17 years ago

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A serious problem with launching TCP/IP and other network games in Vista x64.
In SoD, the following error appears:
DirectPlay Error:
'Unknown error?'
File: 'C:\hero3.prj\Source_Code\Game\Remote.cpp'
Line# 1867

in AB:
DirectPlay Error:
'Unknown error?'
File: 'D:\Localozation\ARMAGEDDON\H3x1-v21_Source_Code\game\Remote.cpp'
Line# 1867

I tried compatibility mode and installed patch 3.2.

ewgeniy

17 years ago

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There's a serious problem with launching TCP/IP and other network games in Vista x64.

Does it work on another system?

What are the possible solutions?

Try installing it on Vista from a disc – and then we'll figure it out.

WhiteLizard

17 years ago

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Oh, yeah Vista is a tough piece of work... On it, SoD wouldn't install from the disc! But then I thought to set compatibility for 98 and everything launched :)

Undland

17 years ago

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It works fine on XP, I recently switched to Vista. Could it be due to the 64-bit architecture? Although the company works, single-player maps also work. Hot Seat mode too. Only online games give an error.

tersk

17 years ago

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I have a problem with SoD on Vista: I installed it in compatibility mode, and the game runs without glitches, but I can no longer play on random maps. How can I fix this?

Amko

17 years ago

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I don't recall SoD having random maps originally. Did you download a special patch?

ewgeniy

17 years ago

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Check my signature – there’s a section called “useful links” where you’ll find everything you need.

Центавр

17 years ago

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I can't install SoD on Vista. It requires Service Pack 4. Can anyone share a link where I can download it, or should I install Windows XP instead?

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Amko

17 years ago

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Tatarin

I can't install SoD on Vista, it needs Service Pack 4. Can anyone share a link where I can download it, or should I install Windows XP?

Try running it in compatibility mode; it might help. And yes, there is no SP4 for Vista; the latest is SP1! SoD just recognizes Vista as Win2000.

Центавр

17 years ago

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Hey, how do you launch it in compatibility mode? I just don't know how.

ewgeniy

17 years ago

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you need to go to the properties of the setup.exe file located on the game disc (select it and press ctrl + enter or right-click on the file and select properties in the context menu). There, select "compatibility" and set it to Windows XP.

This should help install the game, but it may not launch afterward. You need to do the same with the desktop shortcut (select compatibility with XP).

Undland

17 years ago

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A serious problem with launching TCP/IP and other network games in Vista x64.
In SoD, the following error appears:
DirectPlay Error:
'Unknown error?'
File: 'C:\hero3.prj\Source_Code\Game\Remote.cpp'
Line# 1867

in AB:
DirectPlay Error:
'Unknown error?'
File: 'D:\Localozation\ARMAGEDDON\H3x1-v21_Source_Code\game\Remote.cpp'
Line# 1867

I tried compatibility mode and installed patch 3.2.

Does nobody know what's going on?

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Dr Motor

17 years ago

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Undland

There’s a serious problem with launching TCP/IP and other network games in Vista x64.
In SoD, the following error appears:
DirectPlay Error:
'Unknown error?'
File: 'C:\hero3.prj\Source_Code\Game\Remote.cpp'
Line# 1867

in AB:
DirectPlay Error:
'Unknown error?'
File: 'D:\Localozation\ARMAGEDDON\H3x1-v21_Source_Code\game\Remote.cpp'
Line# 1867

I tried compatibility mode and installed patch 3.2.
Does anyone know what’s going on?

Based on the error message, we can assume the following:
The cpp file is a source code file for functions in C++. Based on the file name, it can be assumed that this is a function responsible for remote connection. A rough picture of the cause of the error emerges – this function is not compatible with a 64-bit system.
Have you even looked at the file it’s complaining about?
Have you tried searching for the error online? Look for this remote.cpp file
and upload it somewhere, or email it to me – I’m just curious. What other games don’t work, and what errors do they produce?

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