Posts from HoMM3 HD is a mod (add-on) for the game Heroes of Might and Magic 3. Auto-translated

Is it just me, or is this happening to others too? Everything seems fine in the standard SOD, but for some reason, it's like this in HD:confused:

Well, I also have the spell levels indicated, which, by the way, is sometimes a useful thing for those who don't know them by heart.

Well, I also have the spell level indicated, which is actually a useful thing for those who don't know it by heart. :)

No, I'm not talking about the level in general. :D I'm talking about the fact that the "Bless" text is shifted to the right for some reason. I understand that it's not critical for the gameplay, but this is an interface mod after all. :)

No, I wasn't talking about the level at all. :D I was talking about why the "Bless" text is shifted to the right. I understand that it's not critical for the gameplay, but this is an interface mod after all.

:D :D :D
You should have said so right away. Yes, there are "shifts" in some spells, but I don't think it's critical.

now the heroes keep crashing. I don't know what to do, I've gotten used to its interface, but it's really annoying in online mode.

What to do – don't stay silent, but immediately report such issues. I haven't tested it on the international versions for a while. The sooner you report a bug, the sooner it will be fixed. Which is logical, actually. If it crashes with an error message, you should send me the text; this will greatly help with fixing it and speed up the process.

I played in a friendly offline mini-tournament on Buka-Sode with versions 2.94 and pre2.95 – there were no crashes or glitches.

I'll test it online on the international complete version now...

The game crashes without an error message, returning me to the desktop. It's as if the process simply terminates.

Event name: APPCRASH
Application name: Heroes3HD.exe
Application version: 3.2.0.0
Application timestamp: 31313931
Fault module name: MP3DEC.ASI
Fault module version: 3.0.0.0
Fault module timestamp: 36910efa
Exception code: c0000005
Exception offset: 000076f1
OS version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.768.11
Language code: 1049
Additional information 1: 0a9e
Additional information 2: 0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789
Additional information 3: 0a9e
Additional information 4: 0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789

Also, the game crashed several times during online play, without any messages. I'm using Windows 7, and it just says to close the application, and that's it. I have no idea what the problem is.

Below the arrow, there is a "show details" option.

Copy the report from there.

Event name: APPCRASH
Application name: Heroes3HD.exe
Application version: 3.2.0.0
Application timestamp: 31313931
Fault module name: MP3DEC.ASI
Fault module version: 3.0.0.0
Fault module timestamp: 36910efa
Exception code: c0000005
Exception offset: 000076f1
OS version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.768.11
Language code: 1049
Additional information 1: 0a9e
Additional information 2: 0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789
Additional information 3: 0a9e
Additional information 4: 0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789

Is this issue only present without HD?

Option 1: Enable compatibility mode with Windows 98 in the properties of the executable file.
Option 2: Turn off the sound in the game, i.e., move the music and effects sliders to the minimum.

Please let me know if either of these solutions works.

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By the way, I'm still too lazy to install Windows 7 and only test on XP.
In the future, I will try to find time to test on Windows 7.

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I played Complete Eng vs SoD Eng over the network on XP for an hour - no problems were noticed.

I set the compatibility mode to 98, and it seems to be working without crashing.

I set the compatibility mode to 98, and it seems to be working now.

Play with the same person you were playing with when the crashes occurred. For some reason, I only experience crashes when playing with certain people, while with others, it works normally or crashes are rare.

if it crashes in MP3DEC.ASI, then the HD mod, online game, and a specific opponent are definitely not the cause. (meaning, without HD, it will be the same in offline mode). And in XP, this is fixed by one of the two methods mentioned above.

There is also another method:

I play Heroes 3: Complete Collection from Буки.
I often see that this game crashes on systems with Realtek drivers (i.e., including Aspire One) when the music changes. The error occurs due to the mp3dec.asi file. I found updated versions of mp3dec.asi and mss32.dll, with which Heroes stopped crashing, but then the sound starts to lag significantly behind the picture. In XP, it was fixed by disabling hardware sound acceleration. That's the situation...

1. I found a bug. When installing the mod, I selected [Russian] Complete Collection from the version dropdown list, but my game installation file is Complete.Buka.Repack.(Rus).exe (I thought it was the same). As it turned out, this caused the Russian language not to be displayed in the game chat. When I selected "Complete" from the dropdown list during installation, everything was restored.

Question: Could this have caused the game to crash?


2. In the mod installation window, you need to choose one of the executable files: either Heroes3.exe or Heroes3HD.exe.

Question: What are the differences between choosing one or the other executable file, and which one should be chosen in different situations?

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A new issue has appeared: if I install Complete, I can write in both languages in the chat, but when I enter the tavern, the game crashes. If I install it as Complete Collection, I can only write in English, but I can enter the tavern (the updated one with the scroll).

I tested it. In general, installing [Russian] Complete Collection seems to be my version because I can't enter the tavern with the other versions. But then why can't I write in two languages, because as far as I know, the mod's functionality allows you to use both keyboard layouts?:confused:


3. Now about the sound. If you listen carefully in the game, you can indeed hear some sound glitches (overlaps, loss of audibility). I don't have Realtek, but Sigmatel Audio (integrated), but I disabled hardware acceleration; let's see how the game behaves... After checking DirectSound, a message appeared (I attached it at the end of the post). I did some Googling, but I couldn't find a complete answer. What does it mean in principle, and how can it be fixed, and is it even necessary? :)

I think I found the answers to the second question. a) The Heroes3.exe executable file appears when you rename the HD shortcut you created, for example. This way, you can set different settings for both files (e.g., a standard balance for the .exe file and a custom map for the HD.exe file).
b) The Russian Mega Pack provides 2 keyboard layouts.
Did I understand correctly?