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To avoid cluttering other threads, I'll post the resource editor for Heroes III here (it also works for 4 and 2, but it's primarily designed for the third game!):cool:

Use it and enjoy!:D

Feel free to ask me any questions.;)

I had something similar, but it saved the script along with the map.)))
Too bad I formatted my computer:(

I don't understand how it works!

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It's a terrible program.

If you don't understand how it works, then it's a failure. But if you sit down and figure it out, you'll have a great program. Of course, to create animations of creatures or something else, you need to have at least some skills.
P.S. When I first launched Flash, I also thought it was terrible...

Thank you very much for the editor. I downloaded it a long time ago, but the monster changes only work in the map editor and are not reflected in the game. How is this possible? And the files cannot be re-inserted. Could this be because I bought a second Pent account specifically for Heroes 3, but it doesn't work on the second resource? Please answer!

Who is the author of this program?

Azen, there's a "Make Change" button on the panel; it's what applies the changes to the archive. However, there's always a chance of corrupting the archive, so don't forget to make a backup.

SandroXXL, thanks a lot! Now I'll be spamming the forums like crazy!

My opinion: I learn programs by trial and error. It works.

It doesn't work.
ResEdit: I extracted the files from h3ab_bmp.lod, replaced the images I needed, and then I need to repack everything back into the *.lod file. I'm following the instructions from SandroXXL: edit -> file manager.
I select the folder where my files are located, then I create a new *.lod project, and then I need to drag the files into the left window. So, the first problem is: I have to drag the files one by one!!! There are 2500 files in the folder, it's insane.
And secondly, the files simply won't drag. I select a file, drag it into the window, the system makes a sound as if the action has been performed, but the file doesn't appear in the window, and the "make change" button becomes active. When I click it, it says that nothing has been added and it won't do anything.
I also tried another way, replacing the files in the *.lod file.
I opened the lod file, opened the file manager, and in it, I opened the folder where the images are located. However, for some reason, the editor doesn't see the PCX files, but only BMP files. I tried to add a BMP file, and the program asked if I wanted to overwrite it. I clicked "Yes," but when I clicked the "make changes" button, it complained about an "Invalid Filename." The file names are the same as the original ones. That's the problem.
Graphed.exe: I open a BMP file, then save it in PCX format. I open the next file, but I can't save it anymore. That is, I choose "Save As File," and the window where to save it doesn't appear. I turn the program on and off again, the first file is saved normally, but the next one is not

Hey everyone, can you tell me what file extension contains the creature parameters and what program I can use to open them?

Guys, can you tell me what file extension contains the creature parameters and what program can be used to open them?

They are located in the CRTRAITS.txt file.
You can open it with TextEdit.exe or, as a last resort, with Notepad.

After making changes, copy CRTRAITS.txt to the /data/ directory and enjoy pikemen with a speed of 20, damage of 50, and a cost of 1 gold :)

There is no such thing. The game version is AB.

How can I add multiple files to an LOD file at once? (You can only drag and drop one at a time :().

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Basically, it's almost the same problem as with Slowpok

I've learned how to extract resources from Heroes. But I can't figure out how to load a DEF file into my program. I understand that it's an archive of images, but I don't want to extract the images and then manually create videos. I want to use the original (unmodified) DEF files in my program.

So, I decided to do some hacking and modify Heroes 3: The Shadow of Death, so that
Cyclops Stockpiles are always guarded by 70 Cyclops (instead of the old values - 30 percent
probability - 20, and so on, with a maximum of 10 percent probability - 50 Cyclops).
(Cyclops Stockpiles are those that give 4, 6, 8, or 10 of each resource.)
I opened the resource editor ResEdit.exe version 40.0, which I found online here -
wogforever.narod.ru/Files/Dounloads/Programs/A_K_Zyzop_resexplorer.40.0.zip
I selected "open resource file," H3ab_bmp.lod from the Data folder in the Heroes directory.
Then, on the panel, I selected "display only TXT" for convenience, found the file CRBANKS.TXT,
right-clicked, and selected "ExtractTo," choosing my directory for convenience. When the
extracted file CRBANKS.TXT appeared from the resource file, I didn't want to edit it and
save it in Notepad in case I messed something up, so I launched the program
TextEdit3.0-Rus.exe, the installer of which I found online here -
wogforever.narod.ru/Files/Dounloads/My_works/TextEdit3.0-Rus.zip
I opened this file and, for Cyclops Stockpile, set all 4 levels
(number of Cyclops) to 70, 70, 70, 70 - instead of the old values of 20, 30, 40, 50.
I saved the file, then opened it again to make sure it was saved.
At this time, ResEdit.exe was open. I went into the File Manager and, in my directory,
saw the extracted file CRBANKS.TXT. I dragged it with the mouse to the left into the main window, replacing
the old one. Then, it became possible to click the "Make Change" button, and I clicked it, saving
the changes to the resource file.
Then, I closed ResEdit.exe, deleted the extracted CRBANKS.TXT, restarted ResEdit.exe,
extracted CRBANKS.TXT from H3ab_bmp.lod again, and made sure that this lod file was
successfully saved by the program.
Next, this may not be necessary, but I did everything described above in the same way with the file
H3BITMAP.LOD in the same Data folder, and with the file in it, ZCRBANK.TXT.
Then, I opened Heroes 3: The Shadow of Death, created a map, and placed Cyclops Stockpiles. When I entered, I saw that they were still guarded by the old
20 Cyclops (one of the old values), not the 70 I set.

I described all of this in such detail so that there would be no misunderstandings and incorrect assumptions
about what I might have done wrong. If the battle in the Cyclops Stockpiles is not determined in the file CRBANKS.TXT, then where is it? It's clearly not in the executable file :) it's only
2.7 megabytes. Everything must be in the resources. And what's the point of all this detailed information -
probabilities, the number of guards, matching reality, etc., in short,
a whole set of numbers? If changing it doesn't affect anything.
Other files in these resources are various images, sounds, etc. Numerical parameters
must be in txt files, and I didn't find anything else that looked like a description
of Cyclops Stockpiles.

Are there any experts in hacking games?