Posts from HoMM3 HD - Releases and updates. Auto-translated

3.63 -> 3.64 (11/06/2013)

General:

[-] critical bug with turn viewing

TournamentExtensions:

[+] in online play, a player waiting for their turn can observe the timer of the player whose turn it is (available if both players have version 3.64 or higher)

HD+:

[!] the method of obtaining the initial seed for the random number generator for battles has been changed. As a result, the arrangement of obstacles, the presence/absence of an improved stack, and the course of the battle (morale, luck, damage, etc.) will differ in the same battle compared to previous versions.

3.64 -> 3.65 (16.11.2013)

General:

[-] mod bug: viewing a turn removed the Veil of Darkness.
[+] if the option 'check for updates on each game launch' is enabled and there is no internet connection, the game starts without delay.

AutofixMap:

[+] added a fix for a map error where heroes remain on the map for the losing computer player.

3.650 -> 3.660 (03.12.2013)

General:

[+] patcher_x86.dll library updated to version 2.3
[-] original bug: when rendering text, highlighting was disrupted by line breaks
[+] the SkipMapMsgs option now includes skipping:
- - - messages about insufficient wisdom level when visiting a magical shrine
- - - messages about the hero learning a spell at a magical shrine
- - - messages when picking up a scroll
[+] SkipMapMsgs: in messages from magical shrines, if the hero learns a spell, an icon is displayed; if the hero cannot learn or has already learned the spell, only the spell name is displayed, not the original text; in the witch's hut message, if the hero has already learned the skill, only the skill name is displayed, not the original text.
[+] the 32-bit True (stretchable) renderer has been replaced with a new 32-bit True (stretchable) GDI renderer, which retains all the advantages of 32-bit True (stretchable) and provides the best stability, like the 32-bit GDI renderer.
[ ] HotA 1.2 now works without HD+
[ ] minor fixes

3.660 -> 3.661 (04.12.2013)

General:

[-] A critical bug was causing instability.
[+] A 'Delete' button has been added to the HD3_Launcher.exe window for adding plugins, allowing you to permanently remove a module.

3.661 -> 3.662 (07.12.2013)

General:

[-] Critical bug: the game crashed when any global event was triggered (i.e., it was practically impossible to play most custom maps and Campaigns).
[ ] Minor fixes

HD+:
[+] If a game started in HD+ is loaded without HD+ or without HD at all, the player will receive a message every day that the game should be played with HD+.
[!] It is impossible to continue a game saved in a version that is not HD+.

3.662 -> 3.663 (07.12.2013)

General:

[-] Critical bug: in a multiplayer game, the game crashed or did not work correctly for the player waiting for their turn, who was viewing the backpack window (and information about the artifacts in it) at the moment their turn was passed to them.

TournamentExtensions:

[-] Selecting an RMG template did not work (the map was generated with the default template).

3.664 -> 3.665 (11.12.2013)

General:

[-] Fixed original bug: the game crashed when attempting to start a new scenario if there were more than 5000 maps in the maps folder.
[+] Added a 5th slot for 'miscellaneous' artifacts to the hero doll in the artifact merchant window (however, it is not yet possible to sell an artifact from this slot).

InterfaceExtensions:

[+] In the artifact merchant window, after selling an artifact from the backpack, the next artifact in the backpack is automatically selected. This allows you to sell several artifacts in a row from the backpack by simply clicking the 'sell' button, without having to select each artifact and resource each time.

HD+

[-] Bug: in a network game with HD+ enabled, a message appeared stating that the game should be played with HD+.

3.663 -> 3.664 (09.12.2013)

General:

[ ] Improved crash report.

HD+

[-] In a network game, during a replayable quick battle, if an AI hero attacked a player waiting for their turn, in some cases the battle results window would automatically close after a while, preventing the battle from being replayed.

3.665 -> 3.670 (12/29/2013)

General:

[ ] In hotseat mode, the battle window is enclosed in a gray frame, behind which the adventure manager is not visible.
[ ] Changes for compatibility with HotA 1.3

3.670 -> 3.671 (02.01.2014)

General:

[-] In an allied town, creatures could be hired using the quick purchase feature.
[-] Critical bug when starting a new scenario.
[!] A scenario started with HD+ can be continued without HD+ and without HD; a scenario saved without HD+ can be continued with HD+.
[-] Critical bug with HotA 1.3: on some systems, the game crashed without generating logs during AI turn.
(For HotA 1.3, the selected HD 32-bit MMX (stretchable) and 32-bit True renderers are replaced with 32-bit True (stretchable) GDI. Temporarily, until the problem is resolved.)

3.671 -> 3.672 (03.01.2014)

General:

[-] Critical bug when starting a new scenario (now for sure).
[-] Critical bug with HotA 1.3: the game crashed during battle.

3.672 -> 3.700 (12.03.2014)

General:

[+] Improved the automatic map error correction mechanism (among other things, a number of bugs have been fixed, including the hero disappearing in a multiplayer game while waiting for their turn).
[ ] Improved compatibility with HotA, fixed issues with various renderers (color modes).
[-] Bug: in a multiplayer game, while waiting for their turn, it was possible to equip artifacts through the backpack window.


HD+:
[!] WARNING! The save protection system has been changed. Saves from previous versions will not be readable!

- Now, the password of the owner of the protected save (the player who created the save) is recorded in the save itself, and when this save is loaded, the owner's password is automatically entered. Thus, in a multiplayer game, only the connecting player needs to enter the password. The host (the author of the save) does not need to remember the password. And the connecting player can view and copy their password by trying to load their save in single-player mode.
- Password recording in a text file has been removed as it is no longer needed.
- Sending your save to an opponent is equivalent to sending the password (this solves the problem of sending passwords in Cyrillic to non-Russian-speaking players, if this occurs).
- If a player forgets their password and loses their saves, the password cannot be recovered!

3.700 -> 3.701 (03/21/2014)

General:

[+] patcher_x86.dll library updated to version 2.4

3.701 -> 3.702 (03/26/2014)

General:

[ ] changes for compatibility with HotA 1.3.3


HD+:

[-] bug: when loading a protected save in single-player mode, made by the blue player, the wrong password was used.
[-] (author - Sav) original bug: witch huts on random maps did not provide skills with numbers higher than 15 (water magic, earth magic, scholar, tactics, artillery, learning, offence, armorer, intelligence, sorcery, resistance, first aid)
[+][!] (author - Sav) the 'navigation' skill cannot appear in a witch hut on random maps.


3.702 -> 3.710 (04/02/2014)

General:

[ ] changes for compatibility with HotA 1.3.3

[-] original bug: in the artifact merchants window, under certain specific actions, an artifact other than the one selected was prepared for sale and sold.
[-] original bug: moving the cursor beyond the right edge of the artifact merchants window could crash the game.

[+] in the artifact merchants window, artifacts from the fifth 'miscellaneous' slot can be sold.
[+] in the artifact merchants window, the backpack can be scrolled using the mouse wheel.
[+] in the city window, the list of cities can be scrolled using the mouse wheel.

[-][!] functionality of the TournamentExtensions, AutofixMap, HD+, CpuPatch, AsyncSounds modules is no longer available for WoG/TE/WT/ERA

[-] the debug message with the text "addr: ..." no longer appears.

Thank you for the bug report regarding the artifact merchants. A player complained that they tried to sell a sea pendant but ended up selling angel wings instead! (I don't remember the nickname because the private message wasn't saved after the forum migration).