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Marmot

16 years ago

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Wow! This is the first time I've heard of something like this. It seems like this laptop is only suitable for non-gaming applications (like "Office" and so on). I doubt you'll be able to achieve anything with three "Heroes" running on it. This video card is terrible! Try playing on a "normal" PC instead.

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Wlk777

16 years ago

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stigorn

Hello!
I have a question about HoMM 3.
I'm playing on a laptop with an integrated video card (Intel GMA X3100), which doesn't have the option to enable vertical synchronization (vsync). Is there any way to enable vertical synchronization in the game itself (by adding it somewhere in the config files or something else)? It's just very annoying when the image "flickers/tears" when the hero moves around the map, and my eyes get tired quickly. If I play on a video card that supports vsync, there is no flickering.

In HoMM 5, for example, you can add the vsync option to the user's config file, and the image in the game stops flickering/tearing when the hero moves and the camera rotates.

Thank you in advance!

Here, the problem might be with the drivers; this often happens with Radeon cards. I would advise you to look for more recent ones. It's hard to believe that a video card in a modern laptop, even if it's the weakest by today's standards, is not capable of running a game that any 10-year-old card could handle...

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stigorn

16 years ago

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Thank you for your answers, but you didn't quite understand me. The game runs fine, and the laptop is quite capable. It easily runs Disciples 3 and HoMM 5. But in these games, there is an option to enable "vertical synchronization" in the game options, and the LCD display stops "tearing" the image during camera movement and hero movement. This is a known problem with LCD displays; the drivers for this graphics card (Intel GMA X3100) simply don't have the option to enable vertical synchronization, unlike the drivers for Nvidia or Radeon. That's the whole problem: the games don't lag, but the image "tears," and it's not smooth or fluid without vertical synchronization. For example, CRT monitors didn't have this problem at all, even without vertical synchronization enabled, but LCDs are different. In general, there's probably nothing that can be done with HoMM3, since it's an old game.

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grafkh

16 years ago

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Hello. I read this thread, though not all of it – just 24 pages – but I was clearly disappointed. In general, I considered myself a pretty good player; I always beat all my friends and acquaintances who "have been playing for ages," and I just laugh at their mistakes. But beating Utopia on the third week with 160% growth??? 0_o I only start thinking about Utopia in the middle of the second month. I generally aim for a game with no losses or very minimal losses, even in Utopia. I've never used canned goods and forests with wyverns (if I'm playing with a different Castle). In principle, I know almost everything I need to know about the game (I should probably learn all the building/unit prices and their parameters, at least in general terms). I want to ask a couple of questions:
1) Will the hero's race be considered the "third race in the army" if there are already two other races? For example, if I'm playing as a Castle and I recruit Tazar or Crag Hack, and there are already mages in the army, will there be a morale penalty? (I always thought there would be, but now I have some doubts.)
2) Is the Ballistics skill and, consequently, the hero Gurnisson, worthwhile? I always thought not, but maybe I'm wrong. (In Heroes of Might and Magic III, of course, it's a different story – Gurnisson is one of the best characters overall.)
3) Does skillful turn management really make a big difference, or can you safely rely on the AI? Sometimes it's just too much of a hassle to calculate every single tile.
4) When building "pro" chains, do you use 100% chains (i.e., a lot of heroes and reaching the destination in exactly 1 turn)? Or do you use chains with a couple of turns, but with fewer heroes? It's a shame to spend 2.5 units per day for each distance from the Castle.

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WishmasteR

16 years ago

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I would like to ask a couple of questions:

1. No, the hero's race does not affect morale.
2. In my opinion, the skill is useful if the hero is a ballistics expert. The ballista makes it much easier to defeat neutral creatures on the first map, which is why many strong players start with Gurin.
3. Well, in offline mode, every single cell matters for each hero. In online mode, it's not as strict, but you still need to use the basic nuances (like not collecting resources diagonally).
4. But let someone else tell you about that, because I'm barely more than a newbie myself.

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MedjersoN_HP

16 years ago

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grafkh

Basically, I know almost everything about the game that needs to be known.

It would also be good to always have The Physics of the World of Heroes (a reference guide by AmberSoler) at hand. It will provide answers to questions like "What is the probability of a Barbarian getting the Logistics skill?", "How does the Sphere of Inhibition work?", "When is Bloodlust better, and when is Blessing?", "Will the Scorpion Venom work on cursed land?" and hundreds (or even thousands) of other questions.

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Дубровин Павел

16 years ago

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grafkh

4) When building "pro" chains, are 100% chains used (i.e., a large number of heroes that can reach the destination in exactly 1 turn? Or in a couple of turns, but not with many heroes)? It's a pity to spend 2.5 units for each day of distance from the castle.

No, a couple of turns is a luxury when every day matters for victory; you simply need to learn to use the map's potential to the maximum, correctly choosing priorities and trying not to get distracted by anything secondary.

And what is the difference for you between a chain and a 100% chain?

filowandel

16 years ago

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I am in Germany, and I can't play with players in Russia or Ukraine. I can't find them, and they can't find me. What should I do? I really want to play Heroes!

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Wlk777

16 years ago

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filowandel

I am in Germany, and I can't play with players in Russia or Ukraine. I can't find them, and they can't find me... What should I do? I really want to play Heroes!!!

What can I say, I've played with people from Poland and Croatia, for example... If Hamachi doesn't connect, try this: http://www.gameranger.com/

filowandel

16 years ago

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Thanks, we'll try it now!

sasok

16 years ago

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I spent half a day browsing the forum and didn't find what I needed. I have 2 computers in different rooms in the same apartment, connected to the internet via a router. One has Windows XP, the other has Windows 7. Now, the question is, how can I play Heroes of Might and Magic between these two computers?

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AYMAN

16 years ago

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sasok

I spent half a day browsing the forum and didn't find what I needed. I have 2 computers in different rooms in the same apartment, connected to the internet via a router. One has Windows XP, the other has Windows 7. Now, the question is, how can I play Heroes between these two computers?

To play between two computers in the same apartment, you don't even need the internet.

You need to connect the two computers with a cable (at least, that's how I used to play). Connect the cable from the modem, and then configure something in the settings on the computer, and that's it. You can play normally.

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sasok

16 years ago

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AYMAN

To play against each other on two computers in the same apartment, you don't need the internet at all.

You need to connect the two computers with a cable (at least that's how I used to play). The cable was connected from the modem, and in the settings, something was configured on the computer, and that's it. We played normally.

No, I don't want that! I would have to reconnect the cables every time.
I need everything to be set up so that it works just as easily.

pHOMM

16 years ago

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take a look here /topic/3165/, in the middle of the first post there's a section about Hamachi and a rectangle with instructions on how to set the priority for the Hamachi adapter. Of course, you don't need Hamachi, but! I think you have 2 connections – one is your ISP internet connection, and the other is like a local network of 2 computers; Heroes requires that its priority be always set for it! Change the priorities and try again, good luck!

grafkh

16 years ago

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This question has probably been asked already, but I'd like to see a few full game videos (specifically complete games, not just individual battles) from pros. I've played online and am slowly getting the hang of things, but there is no way I can handle clearing out "cans" in the second week, let alone Dragon Utopia in the third.

By the way, another small question has come to mind. One often sees phrases like "it makes sense to build up a second town, especially if it's useful, for example, Necropolis." Why specifically Necropolis, and what is the benefit?

Also, if anyone knows, please recommend a good map template for an 8-player FFA game. Preferably one where the player color isn't tied to a zone (i.e., players are scattered randomly across the eight starting zones), because it's a pain to draw cards just to determine colors :)

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