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In my youth, I played Heroes 3, specifically WOG, but now I can't find it. It differed from Armageddon's Blade in that artifacts could be collected, and castles could be destroyed. It didn't have commanders or other, in my opinion, unnecessary additions. What version is this, and where can I download it? Thanks in advance. P.S. Sorry for any possible noob-like questions.

Combined artifacts appeared back in the SoD ("The Shadow of Death") expansion, while the destruction of castles is a purely "feature" of In the Wake of Gods. But in Heroes, all unwanted "features" can be disabled, as there are settings for that.
You can download WoG 3.58 (it is installed on SoD or "Complete Collection") from here: http://wogarchive.ru/file.php?id=13

Thanks, but what version was it, and where can I find it?

There have been several versions of WoG, and no one can tell you where to find the exact one you had if you don't remember the precise version number or its source. And why bother? I repeat: it's easier to get the latest version and configure it as needed. There are plenty of archives with different versions of WoG and varying degrees of "bugs" resulting from "tinkering" with the game available online, but do you really want to spend time and effort downloading all of that and testing it?
As for me, I've moved on from WoG and have been playing "pure" SoD for a year now.

In my opinion, Shades of Darkness is also quite good, but it has one major drawback – the lack of random map generation.

So, you can easily integrate this function there. I don't remember exactly where, but search on the website... I found it on my computer, here it is.

dnaop-wr, thank you very much...

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Damn, there's a problem. It says that it's impossible to create a map in the data directory when creating a map.

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Is there anywhere I can find a description of the Wog versions so I can find the right one?

[/U]Problem: It gives an error when creating a map, it's impossible to create a map in the directory with the data(((

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Is there anywhere I can find a description of the WoG versions so I can find the right one?

1) To create random maps, there should be a folder named Random_Maps in the "Heroes" folder (exactly like that, with the underscore).
2) Well, did I not explain clearly: why do you need these old versions when even the latest one, 3.58f, was released in October 2004, and everything can be configured perfectly in it? :smile35:

2) Well, didn't I explain it clearly: why do we need these old versions when even the latest one, 3.58f, was released in October 2004, and everything can be perfectly configured in it? :smile35:

I also started with WoG. Then I gave it up. At first, it's interesting, but then you realize that it's not a game at all.

I agree, I don't use them either – all these additions didn't improve the game as planned, but rather made it worse. They look a bit unnatural, like a saddle on a cow.

Marmot thanks again, it worked. And I downloaded VOG following your advice and was digging through the settings; there are just so many of them that my brain is fried, I'd better just play some SoD...