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Support Section
Heroes of Might and Magic™ III
Updates
Welcome to the Heroes of Might and Magic update page. This page has been
provided to keep Heroes™ III customers informed of the latest updates and
enhancements.
Changes in Version 1.2:
Multiplayer
General Updates
Multiplayer :
Eliminated "Gremlin Rush" strategy. Only the first two heroes hired each
week receive a full set of troops. All subsequent heroes receive a
single troop. Also applies to single player games.
Resolved an issue that allowed players to control a hero that belonged
to another player.
Resolved an issue that allowed duplication of artifacts.
Resolved an issue that allowed duplication of a hero.
Resolved an issue that arose when attempting to use an ally's
marketplace. Each player must use his/her own marketplace.
General Updates:
Resolved an issue that allowed creature stacks to grow to very large
numbers.
Sacrifice spell no longer works on enemy troops.
Resolved an issues that arose from using "Replay Turn" feature.
Cursor now updates correctly when using Alt-Tab.
Cursor now updates correctly after using Grail.
Horde structures now correctly affected by Week of... and Month of...
events.
Eliminated "Gremlin Rush" strategy. Only the first two heroes hired each
week receive a full set of troops. All subsequent heroes receive a
single troop. Also applies to multiplayer games.
All hero secondary skills now visible on Kingdom Overview Screen.
Basic Town Portal will now function if the hero is above ground and the
only castle is below ground or vice versa.
Surrender costs no longer include summoned creatures.
Stone and Iron Golems now have correct magic resistance.
Land Mines and Fire Walls no longer damage creatures immune to fire
magic.
Shadows no longer disappear on combat screen.
"Lose Hero" loss condition now correctly functions in saved game files.
Timed events now work correctly for Computer Players.
Game now functions properly when combat screen is filled with many
obstacles, such as quicksand.
Garrisoned heroes no longer return to garrison after both heroes are
defeated during combat.
Random Heroes now have correct alignment when Restart Scenario is used.
Map Editor now opens a blank, untitled map after an attempt is made to
open an invalid file.
Changes in Version 1.1:
Allied Maps
Multi-Player Updates and Enhancements
Map/Campaign Updates
General Updates
Manual Addenda
Allied Maps:
Several Scenario Maps have both allied and non-allied versions for
single or multi-player games. It is easy to spot the allied versions in
the scenario list, each has "(allies)" next to the name.
Multi-Player Updates:
Data Transfer has been significantly improved! Amount of data
transferred from player to player was optimized to reduce transfer times
to a fraction of those in version 1.0.
Hot Seat Updates - Resolved several Hot Seat problems including
month-end issue and problem where games end before all win/loss
conditions are met.
Town Names and Types now correctly match in Multi-Player Games.
Right-clicking in the map selection screen will no longer stop others
from choosing their hero.
Players can no longer see another player's stats nor dismiss another
player's troops or heroes.
Map/Campaign Updates:
Gold Rush Campaign (Neutral 1B) - Updated to ensure that players start
with correct heroes.
Steadwick's Fall Camp (Evil 1C) - Reduced difficulty level.
Dragon Orb - Heroes no longer are trapped after using teleporter.
Redwood Observatory now accessible.
Vial of Life - All objects now accessible on adventure map.
Islands and Caves - Treasure Chest now accessible.
The Mandate of Heaven - Added Brown Tent.
Warmongers - Removed Market of Time.
Titan's Winter - Upgraded Black Box treasure.
Myth and Legend - Updated water area. Added resources. Balanced
artifacts.
Race for Ardintinny - Fortress Town no longer starts with Mighty
Gorgons.
Barbarian Breakout - Corpse no longer blocks characters path.
Alchemy Lab Update - Battles at Alchemy Labs are now fought on an above
ground combat screen.
General - Updated Obelisks and Puzzle Map to ensure that "X" is not
revealed too early.
General Updates:
Artifact update - The Spirit of Oppression now affects wandering
monsters.
Artifact update - Resource artifacts now function correctly on
garrisoned and visiting heroes in towns.
Creature Update - Troglodytes are immune to stone gaze from Medusas.
Creature Update - Cyclops can no longer attack during tactics phase.
Creature Update - Garrisoned creatures now show proper hero bonuses.
Blind - Updated "Blind" spell to work correctly on all creatures.
Seer's Hut allows you to choose between troops if your party is full.
Necromancer Skill - Updated to give the player 2/3 of skeleton warriors.
Resurrected Creatures - Spells that were cast before a creature is
killed no longer affect creature after resurrection. Resolved other
anomalies associated with resurrecting creatures.
Map Editor - Resolved Text Error in the size of Large maps.
Custom Hero pictures now displayed correctly in taverns.
Heroes no longer receive full movement points when rehired in the same
day they die, retreat or surrender.
Replay Opponent button no longer causes screen to go blank.
Updated Resource Bar to correctly update resource stats.
Updated "Week of..." and "Month of..." to no longer appear in same
order.
Resolved issue that could occur when selecting Artifacts from the
Kingdom Overview Screen.
Resolved issue when Archangels attempt to resurrect other Archangels.
Resolved issue in Show Advanced Options.
Save Game Screen - "/" now filtered as an invalid character.
Program updated to fix anomalies with mouse cursor display on Voodoo
Rush™ cards.
Manual Addenda:
See the H3Update.txt file for the Heroes III Manual Addenda.
**Note: For a more complete list of changes, please review the
H3Update.txt file. This readme file will be located in your Heroes 3
folder once you have updated to version 1.2.
Download and Installation Instructions
Please choose one of the following two options to update your copy of
Heroes of Might and Magic III.
Using the GameUpdate™ Program: GameUpdate is a program that searches the
3DO website for game updates for your 3DO games. You must be connected to
the Internet for GameUpdate to function.
1. Connect to the Internet.
2. Go to Start | Programs | 3DO | Heroes of Might and Magic III | Game
Update.
3. Follow the instructions when the GameUpdate window opens.
Downloading from the Web:
If you have Heroes 3, version 1.0
Double click on the "H310to12.exe" file. The program will search for
Heroes 3 on your hard drive and automatically update it to Version 1.2.
Once this is applied, follow the instructions below to verify that Heroes
3 was updated correctly.
If you have Heroes 3, version 1.1
Double click on the "H311to12.exe" file. The program will search for
Heroes 3 on your hard drive and automatically update it to Version 1.2.
Once this is applied, follow the instructions below to verify that Heroes
3 was updated correctly.
After the Download
Double click on the appropriate file. The program will search for the
path to Heroes III on your hard drive. A status bar will appear for each
of the files that will be updated. Once this window is closed, follow
the instructions in step 3 to verify that Heroes III was patched
correctly.
If the Heroes III directory cannot be found, the program will ask you to
find the Heroes III program. Navigate to the Heroes III directory on
your hard drive and select "heroes3.exe" and click "OK". The program
will then install the update.
Check the version number on the new "heroes3.exe" file by right-clicking
on the file, choosing Properties, clicking on the Version tab, and
checking the File Version number. The number should be "1.2"
Enjoy!
Download File: 10/6/99 H310to12.exe (1,164 KB)
Download File: 10/6/99 H311to12.exe (634 KB)