Discussion about the map editor for Heroes 5. — Mapmaking

Werevolff

9/28/2007 1:49 AM UTC

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†G¤bli№†;102657

Tips:
№1: First, place the castles.
№2: Create the landscape.
№3: Place the objects.
№4: Add the artifacts.
№5: Place monsters in a chain nearby.
№6: Place the heroes (if you want).
№7: Go to the settings and balance it (set the lighting, map name, etc.).
№8: Appreciate your creation and ABSOLUTELY ask your close friends or whoever you want to check out your work and give you immediate feedback.
№9: TEST THE MAP YOURSELF AND FIX THE BUGS!
THAT'S IT!!!!

The manual for the editor says that you should first create a so-called sketch. I don't quite understand what that is, but the idea is to first apply the initial textures to the map. Determine where the water barriers, forests, fields, and castles will be located. First, place the bodies of water, then paint the terrain, place the castles... in short, everything is detailed in the manual. In the Dungeon, you should first change the lighting to daytime, otherwise you won't see anything, then dig the tunnels and apply the textures to them.

I have Heroes of Might & Magic V - Hammers of Fate 2.0. I can't build maps. More precisely, I can't choose objects and change the ground textures (change the grass)! It's all empty; I've already tried using the object filter and installing a Russian language pack, but nothing helps. I also have Heroes 5: Throne of the King, and the editor works fine there. Please help! PLEASE! :s
You'll probably suggest mapping in that editor (Throne of the King) and then transferring the maps to Hammers of Fate... BUT NO, I WANT DWARVES AND I WANT SNOW!

Throne of the King is definitely a pirated copy. My idiot brother swapped my original licensed copy for a pirated one for a while. What a fool. I had to go and buy the silver edition. And I advise you to do the same. And if you have doubts about how to tell a pirated copy from a licensed one, search on websites for what a licensed copy looks like.

2) Is your game licensed? If not, we probably won't be able to help.

It's 100% licensed.
You can address me informally.
I live in Ukraine; all sorts of strange things happen here.

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You're hilarious! You have a pirated copy, you Ukrainian! NO, licensed editions do not include the Throne of the King campaign. There is the original Heroes game with this cover:

There is the Hammers of Fate add-on with this cover:

And there is what you need: the silver edition, which includes the original game, the add-on, and a bonus mission for Nival's 10th anniversary.

If you can't buy licensed copies in Ukraine, look here to see how to order the discs online. And keep in mind that with the release of the new add-on, you will have to buy another "super collection" from pirates instead of a disc with the official add-on. I'm not even talking about patches; in Throne of the King, the dwarves are not patched... so, decide for yourself: pay twice for a pirated copy, wasting money on finding fixes on the internet, or buy licensed software. By the way: there is also an option to download the latest patch, which is about 100 MB, from the Nival website, but it may not work on a pirated copy... at least, it may simply not find it.

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Simsa

11/17/2007 10:22 AM UTC

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I hope I didn't mix up the topic... I read in the forum that the editor will only be available in version 1.3... Is there really no way to stay on version 1.0 and download it separately? And another question - if my crashed hard drive is recovered, will it be possible to recover the third installment as well - it has editors... Will it be possible to load maps from the third installment into the fifth?

Sincerely...

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StormS-K

11/17/2007 11:21 AM UTC

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Simas: I don't remember about the editor:confused:, but maps from the third game can't be used in the fifth:smile01:. Werevolff: No, the patch won't work on a pirated copy. I made that mistake myself when Heroes was released; I couldn't wait, so I bought a pirated copy:mad: - patches can't be installed, new maps don't work, it's a complete mess:smile01: :D PS: People, buy licensed copies:smile01:.

Хакер - не преступник.:smile28: Взлом - для искусства. Смысл - в свободе.

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2DDarkKnight

11/17/2007 1:23 PM UTC

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Simas;127663

Will it be possible to load maps from Heroes of Might and Magic III into Heroes of Might and Magic V?

Of course not! These are different games, not just some kind of add-on!

Варвары рулят!!

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Amko

11/17/2007 2:13 PM UTC

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2DDarkKnight;127701

Of course not! These are different games, not some kind of add-on!

It's not just that the games are different, but also that the maps for Heroes of Might and Magic III are in 2D, while for Heroes of Might and Magic V they are in 3D. :D

2Simas

Install patch 1.4 right away (on version 1.0) - this is the easiest way. It will patch the game and give you the editor. :smile02:

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Simsa

11/17/2007 2:43 PM UTC

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Install patch 1.4 right away (set it to 1.0) – this is the easiest way.

But where can I get this patch? If I download it from the internet, how much will it be? I'm at work, and there's a download limit... if I stay here too long, they'll start complaining...

And how do you install patches? And why are they even needed if I don't have any particular problems with the missions (except for the first one for the flower-growing elves), and even then, there was only one glitch... but I still had to install it... So, the patch is only for the editor?

Thank you in advance for your answers, explanations, and links!

Best regards...

P.S.:
I looked around and found this link:

Russian patch version 1.4. Official update to version 1.4. It can be installed on any earlier version (1.0, 1.1, 1.2, or 1.3). The update includes the long-awaited hero "doll" in the backpack interface and Russian-language documentation for the map editor. In addition, the mechanics of the 3-on-3 hero duel mode have been improved, various text errors and errors in the game interfaces have been fixed, and some elements of the game balance have been adjusted. A more detailed description of the changes is in the readme file. Download locations for this patch: GUgolok, Nival server, Ubisoft server. The patch size is approximately 97.55 MB.

Is this what I need? Does 97.55 MB mean I need to download that much? My computer is old, and the speed is slow... will it take half an hour? An hour? I might be able to find half an hour...

†G¤bli№†

11/24/2007 2:33 PM UTC

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You won't believe it, but I downloaded this patch overnight.

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Simsa

11/26/2007 11:36 AM UTC

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Unfortunately, I don't have the possibility to be online at night...
:(

Maybe I'll get an editor later...

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NecroN993

2/26/2010 7:49 AM UTC

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How do I create a link to a map?

Mikazan

2/26/2010 4:13 PM UTC

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Oh, the horror... Archaeologists... What do you mean by "link to a map"? If you want to post a map on the site, there are two ways to do it: either paste a link to the file in a forum message (which you thoughtfully uploaded to some file-sharing service, such as ifolder, where you will receive a link), or use the forum's file attachment system... (go to advanced mode, click the mysterious "attachments" paperclip at the top. That's it...)

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Колесо_умений

5/8/2010 10:36 AM UTC

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Hey everyone, can you help me out...?
So, I open a map using the editor, add some resources and artifacts, and then save it. After saving, it's only 22 bytes in size, and then it doesn't work when I try to run it, and it doesn't even open again in the editor.

What should I do? How can I edit it so that it works properly?

antonag07

5/8/2010 4:18 PM UTC

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We've already answered this question – either the map name is incorrect (it shouldn't contain Cyrillic characters – only Latin letters and numbers are allowed), or the path to the game is incorrect (it also shouldn't contain Cyrillic characters).

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Колесо_умений

5/9/2010 10:02 AM UTC

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I checked, and everything is fine with the characters. Only standard Latin characters are used. Also, I noticed that the map gets corrupted even if I just open it with the editor and don't make any changes to it. I just open and close it, and it already weighs 22 bytes and doesn't work, and it doesn't open.

What kind of mystery is this?

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antonag07

5/10/2010 7:25 PM UTC

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Skill Wheel

I checked, and everything is fine with the symbols. Only regular Latin characters, nothing else. I also noticed that the map gets corrupted even if I just open it with the editor and don't change anything on it. I just open and close it, and it already weighs 22 bytes and doesn't work, and it doesn't open.

What kind of magic is this?

There's no magic here – double-check the name of the map (the file in the Maps folder) and the path to the game (as well as to the editor and the Maps folder) – there should be no Cyrillic characters anywhere, and my intuition tells me that you have them ;)