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

I think this is convenient for testing – it’s easier to check the functionality of a small set of changes step by step than to check the entire collection at once. And it’s also easier to immediately delete those that turn out to be unnecessary.

baratorch, could you create an HD installer for the game (Heroes + mod), removing unnecessary files and making installation easier? And will you create patches specifically for this installation (because everyone has different versions of Heroes, and therefore different errors)? Let's aim for a single standard! :smile13:
The installer could be in the form of a torrent file.

Versions 3.21 and 3.22 were missing a file necessary for the updates to function properly.
It is recommended to delete these versions and install 3.23 from scratch.

What exactly needs to be deleted?

baratorch, could you create an HD installer for the game (Heroes + mod), removing unnecessary files and making installation easier?
The installer could be in the form of a torrent file.

Have you completely lost it? Make a separate installer for Heroes, because it's very difficult for us to unpack the mod. This is just ridiculous.

baratorch, could you create an HD Heroes installer (Heroes + mod) to remove unnecessary files and make installation easier? And will you create patches specifically for this installation (because everyone has different versions of Heroes, and therefore different errors)? Let's strive for a single standard! The installer can be in the form of a torrent file.

What does "different versions of Heroes" mean? The mod description clearly states compatibility. It doesn't matter which SoD or Complete edition is used; HD works the same with all of them. The main thing is that it is the original (in terms of content), and not a cut-down repack. And the recommendation to use HD only with the English SoD is unfounded. I personally play and test HD mainly on the Russian SoD from Buku, less often I conduct tests on the Russian Complete, even less often on the English SoD and Complete, and very rarely on the Polish Gold Edition. I repeat, these versions are equal for HD.
I only touch WoG/TE/ERA when I receive bug reports.
I touch WoG/TE/ERA very rarely these days.

Dear Baratorch, no offense, but what's the point of releasing new HD mod versions every day?

I received a crash report, I looked at it, and fixed the bug. What should I wait for?
While I'm waiting for a report, I change/add something, so in the next release, in addition to fixes, there is something else.
Take a close look at the change history of 3.xx - it's all about fixing bugs. By releasing an update with a fixed bug, I exclude this bug from subsequent reports.

Wouldn't it be better to work on it properly and release a version in a couple of months? You're just creating extra work for yourself.

Obviously, I can't catch all the bugs on my own. So I'm reducing the amount of work for myself. And when there is no feedback from users, enthusiasm fades and may disappear completely. And with gradually disappearing enthusiasm and interest in the work, this very work is done more and more slowly and may simply not be completed.

Version 3.21 and 3.22 were missing a file necessary for the proper functioning of the updates.
It is recommended to delete these versions and install 3.23 from scratch.

What exactly needs to be deleted?When installing 3.21, 3.22, if you did not choose 'Do not create a folder in the Start menu', then Start -> All Programs -> HoMM3 HD -> Uninstall HoMM3 HD
otherwise, go to the game folder and run unins000.exe (with a red and blue shield icon)

I installed HD 323f, but I can't find the option to password-protect saves in the settings. Does anyone have a screenshot showing how to do this?

baratorch, what needs to be done to prevent errors from occurring when launching campaigns? I read somewhere how to do it, but now I can't find it.
Thank you.

Installed HD 323f, but can't find the option to password-protect saves in the settings. Is there a screenshot showing how to do this?

To enable this feature, you need to play with HD+ (option in the launcher). If HD+ is enabled, you won't be able to skip entering the password in online games, and the corresponding option will be available. Whether to play with password-protected saves or not is decided by the host.

I don't know if this is related to the HD mod or not, but I installed a clean copy of the complete collection, on top of version 3.23, and updated to 3.24. Now, it freezes when I click "create game" (it doesn't even open the menu). This happens both in online and hotseat modes.

One more question... I used to have HD 2.98f where you could choose a map before starting (Jebus Cross, Cmku, 8mm6a etc.), but in 3.24 there's no such option, where do I find it?

Another question.. before I had HD 2.98f where before starting you could choose a map (Jebus Cross, CMKU, 8MM6A and so on), but in 3.24 there's no such option, where can I find it?

In the random map settings, there is an additional option that allows you to choose a template.

Just cleared the Dungeon with 30 Thieves, and they gave me a 30-level Ciel. Is this a mod, or what? Version 3.25.

Installed 3.23 HD, but now it doesn't recognize the heroes.exe executable file (although it does recognize the hota.exe addon with the sea town). The game still launches through the launcher...

Played on version 3.20 – cleared a couple of Dungeons, and they were EMPTY. I don't know if this has been fixed in version 3.24. We played on HD+.

Played on version 3.20 - Found a couple of empty dungeons. Not sure if it's fixed in 3.24. Played on HD+.

Empty dungeons occur because one of the starting heroes was supposed to be imprisoned there. This is a bug in the SoD (Shadow of Death) expansion. It's easy to check by looking at the dungeon in the map editor. But usually, there's only one such dungeon on the map, and if there are many, then it's probably something else.