Posts from Карты - Maps для Heroes 3

Thank you very much for the selection! :)
I downloaded Clash of Titans, and it impressed me from the very beginning.

Hello, I want to share my map, thank you.
Author: ctapblu_TTec
Title: First War
SinglePlayer and Multiplayer
Map size: XL
Number of levels: 2
I completed the map with all castles at the maximum difficulty.
Total number of players: 5
Number of human players: 5
Number of teams: None
Map version: The Shadow of Death

Recently, a kind person named Evgen Popov (e-mail: menegerub @ gmail.com) uploaded his Russian translations of the famous maps created by Darklord (Stefan Kispalko):
The empire of the world
The Empire of the World II
For those who don't know English, this is a good opportunity to try and complete these maps. I haven't completed them myself yet, but maybe I'll try soon...

I'm submitting a demo version of a new map. It's a complex and long-playing map about Necropolis. In the demo version, it's incredibly difficult to build a castle.
If you play well, there will be MANY skeletons.
To win, you need to go underground and defeat the mage.

I haven't seen anything worse!

Does anyone here create interesting maps, like in the original game, without stupid twists?

I haven't seen anything worse!

Does anyone here create interesting maps, like in the original game, without stupid perversions?

Everyone has their own threshold for perversion, and moreover, even an understanding of this threshold is different....

But in general, of course, people do create them. If we're talking specifically about this forum, then Samatron and Kird, for example, created some very good maps in their time.

Which map are we talking about?

Today, I noticed that someone (probably the same translator) uploaded their Russian translations of two more famous maps created by Darklord (Stefan Kispalko):
The search for the Cloak RUS
Wings of heaven RUS

Today, I noticed that someone (probably the same translator) uploaded their Russian translations of two more famous maps created by Darklord (Stefan Kispalko):
The search for the Cloak RUS
Wings of heaven RUS

The same person also translated The Lord of War by Gwhenwyfar/Daniela Stieh.
The Lord of War - RUS

Maybe you can suggest some other interesting maps to play and translate (even if it's not perfect). I liked Darklord's maps. I found another one by the author Gwhenwyfar, and I'm going to try it.

Hey everyone, I'm new to the site, but I've already downloaded a bunch of maps and wanted to upload my own, which is what I'm doing now.
https://yadi.sk/d/QpnHZU-9sqe29

Following the rules, I am writing a description. 1. I try to test the maps for "playability" (usually just once). Although it's tedious and boring. 2. There is no plot. I take standard maps and draw spirals on them. Because I like to draw spirals, and then I play on them; I see what happens. 3. I'm too lazy to calculate the map size in squares. The size is determined not by a square, but by the initial radius of the spiral. 4. All maps are from the original game "Heroes of Might and Magic 3: The Restoration of Erathia". (I modify them.) The maps are drawn on a different computer. Computer specs: Celeron 333, RAM 128 Mb, HDD IDE FAT16 with 1.5 GB logical partition, English version of Windows 95, video 1280x1024x24bit. I transfer files via a flash drive, connecting a new HDD with Windows 2000. I cannot open the files on this computer; everything is done there, under Windows 95. You can download my working files here: https://yadi.sk/d/CjtRjBddyP9qk (1.4 MB) If you want, you can draw them yourself. And now, the maps themselves. Download maps with screenshots: https://yadi.sk/d/taiqxeLwyP3RA (0.8 MB) Screenshots:

Lava, congratulations on registering!

Description of the computer

It doesn't matter at all and no one here needs it.

I can't open files on this computer

Why? Let's get into the details. If there are problems, ask, that's what the forum is for!
As far as I know, the original versions of "Heroes 3" (NOT the 2015 HD remake) work on all versions of Windows, but they work better on older versions, and on newer versions, they may require compatibility mode with Windows XP. On my laptop with Windows 7, the "Complete Collection" works perfectly. There may be problems on Windows 8 and 10.
If you can't install or run the game, you can try using the standalone SoD/WoG map editor from Black Phantom: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B6mp_RaHLDRid3VCUlJILUdpemc
The editor works without installation - just unpack the archive into a separate folder and use it.

It's too lazy to count the map size in squares

Are you kidding? You don't have to count. In the editor, when creating a map, it is selected (by default - M, 72x72) and is always displayed in the lower right corner.

1. I try to test maps for "playability" (usually just once). Even though it's tedious and boring.

You're doing the right thing. The better a map is tested, the more enjoyable it will be for other players.
In the future, the gosolo command might help you with testing. It allows you to observe how the AI plays on the map.

Actually, I was just going to post the maps, but you guys responded so much...

Everything works fine for me. I just don't install Heroes III out of spite... For the same reason (so I don't have to run the "big" computer), I use this "hastily assembled" version (I like to experiment)...

What doesn't work for me is this:
If I open maps from "Restoration of Erathia" in the map editor of "Heroes III: The Shadow of Death,"
and then mark an area in blue "for filling" with obstacles,
then in some squares, the map editor crashes. Without saving, of course. And this is a software bug; it manifests itself on any version of Windows.
Therefore, I don't use all the original maps.
This applies to maps larger than S - this happens with most of them. (Although once I encountered this phenomenon in one place on an S-sized map... as an exception...)
Therefore (for example), I don't edit the "Pirates!" map, but I can successfully work on the "Ascension" map. On the "Pirates!" map, I have to place obstacles manually - even if not always, using the "trial and error" method or the "program crash" method. It's tedious and takes a long time to draw like that.

The map size is S. That's why I posted the "Always Ready" and "Doomsday" maps.

I consider a map "correct" ("playable") if I can complete it at least once. If the computer is too strong and defeats me before I can "get going," then I have to revise the conditions - edit the map. This happens, but rarely.

I play the maps on "normal" difficulty ("horse"). If I lower the difficulty, the computer plays like an idiot. If I raise the difficulty, it makes no mistakes. And I'm not interested in playing against an opponent that I can't outsmart.

The computer doesn't understand these "circular" maps; it has no strategy at all! That's why I mess with it.
So there's not much point in testing. If I can complete it once, it means the map is playable and others can play it.
And that's why it's better not to trust the computer with testing... It's a random process. I've seen this when I take the computer as an ally and assign it a city at the other end of the spiral. I've seen it struggle... it's enough.

If you increase the difficulty, it doesn't make any mistakes. And I'm not interested in playing against an opponent that you can't outsmart.

Heh-heh-heh :D A little off-topic. It's just as stupid as an idiot, even on King difficulty. It's AI - artificial idiot, it can't help but be stupid.
You probably just don't have enough gaming experience to notice that.

The computer doesn't understand these "circular" maps; it has no strategy at all! That's why I'm making fun of it.

It's a strange kind of pleasure to make fun of a disabled person :D But as they say, to each their own... :)

https://yadi.sk/d/700fWxzWySjFc (1.2 Mb)

Three more maps for 5, 6, and 7 players. All maps are "Small" size. The archive contains the maps and screenshots.