I can’t install Hammers of Fate. — Technical Support

ForzaJuve

19 years ago

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I have a licensed copy of Heroes 5 in Russian. I downloaded "Hammers of Fate," created an image, and when I start the installation, an error message pops up saying that the original version is not installed, even though it is. Please help!

Agilist

19 years ago

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Perhaps it's a version for the Lords of the North, a cracked version, or an English version. Alternatively, you could use another Heroes of Might and Magic V installation or borrow the registry entries (I think you understand which ones) from someone else.

Magnus

19 years ago

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ForzaJuve;93982

I have a licensed copy of Heroes 5 in Russian. I downloaded "Hammers of Fate," created an image, and when I try to install it, I get an error saying that the original version is not installed((( even though it is. Please help!

Where is the guarantee that the downloaded "Hammers of Fate" is not a pirated copy?

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ForzaJuve

19 years ago

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Thank you! The "Hammers of Fate" version is in English... but is it possible to change the base game version from Russian to English, perhaps using a patch?

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Agilist

19 years ago

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ForzaJuve;94014

Thank you! The "Hammers of Fate" version is in English... but is it possible to somehow change the base game version from Russian to English, perhaps with a patch?

I have no idea. I suggest copying part of the registry with hero records from someone else (DANGER! If you copy the entire registry and put it on another computer, there is almost a 100% chance of having to reinstall the system).

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Yuri_G

19 years ago

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I haven't found anywhere an option to change the language version of Heroes, and regarding installing the add-on, see the topic at /topic/1364/

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Vlad

19 years ago

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Yuri_G;94043

I haven't found anywhere an option to change the language version of Heroes, and regarding installing the add-on, see the topic /topic/1364/

There isn't such a thing in principle; it's hard to imagine! After all, you would have to change the dialogue and text files... which is half of all the files.... Install either the English version of both parts or the Russian one.... The registry has nothing to do with it here. It only contains records about the game, and since the English version searches for English records, it's not surprising that it doesn't find them!

Yuri_G

19 years ago

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Xaker;94560

That's basically impossible to imagine!
You would have to change the dialogue and text files... and that's half of all the files....
Install either the English version of both parts, or the Russian version.....
The registry has nothing to do with it.... It only contains records about the game, and since the English version is looking for English records, it's not surprising that it can't find them!

Regarding changing language versions, that wasn't my idea. And games that rely on the registry are, in my opinion, just an unnecessary headache.
The best option is to install licensed versions of both the game and the expansion. All the patches will be applied accordingly.

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Vlad

19 years ago

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Yuri_G;94604

Regarding switching language versions – that wasn't my idea. And games that rely on the registry, in my opinion, are just an unnecessary headache.
The best option is to install the licensed version of the game and the expansion pack. All patches will be applied accordingly.

That's exactly what I wanted to say....
This will reduce problems and speed up the whole process... Besides, the game isn't that expensive!