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Heroes of Might and Magic III
Version 1.3.1 PPC
March 7th, 2000
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 System Requirements
2 Installation
3 Playing The Game
4 Troubleshooting
5 PPC Notes
6 Contacting Loki Entertainment Software
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(1) SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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Linux capable computer, PowerPC class processor or better
Linux kernel version 2.2.x
32 MB RAM
4x CD-ROM drive
Video card capable of 800x600 resolution
XFree86 version 3.2 or newer at 16 bpp.
/dev/dsp sound device for audio
(the Enlightenment Sound Daemon is supported as well).
150 MB free hard disk space
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(2) INSTALLATION
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To install the PowerPC version of Heroes III, you need the original
Linux/Intel CDROM of the game. Before launching the installation
program, please mount the Heroes III CD.
e.g. Log in as root:
mount /mnt/cdrom
sh heroes3-1.3.1-ppc.run
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(3) PLAYING THE GAME
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Run 'heroes3' to start the game.
The first time you run Heroes III it will create a .loki/heroes3
directory in your home directory. Saved games and preferences will
be stored here.
The following arguments may be given to Heroes III:
[-h | --help] Display this help message
[-v | --version] Display the game version
[-f | --fullscreen] Run the game fullscreen (default)
[-w | --windowed] Run the game in a window
[-s | --nosound] Do not access the soundcard
[-c | --nocdrom] Do not access the CD-ROM
[-x | --x11cursor] Use the X11 hardware mouse cursor
Use Ctrl-G to toggle mouse grabbing.
Use Ctrl-Z to iconify the game when it is run in a window.
Use Alt-Enter to switch between fullscreen and windowed modes.
The Print Screen key will save the current screen to the ~/.loki/heroes3
directory.
If the Print Screen, Pause, or Alt-# keys are not working,
make sure your window manager is not overriding them.
String widgets have standard UNIX keybindings.
Ctrl-A - Move to beginning of line
Ctrl-E - Move to end of line
Ctrl-B - Move backwards
Ctrl-F - Move forwards
Ctrl-U - Erase line
Ctrl-D - Delete character
Ctrl-C - Copy to X11 clipboard
Ctrl-V - Paste from X11 clipboard
Dragging the middle mouse button will move the playfield.
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(4) TROUBLESHOOTING
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The following are some of the more common problems you might have, and
recommended solutions:
A) There is no game sound.
First, check all your connections between your speakers and your
computer. Make sure your speakers are turned on and receiving power.
Make sure the volume is not turned down all the way. You can change
sound and music volume in the 'Game Options' window.
If none of the above suggestions works, try producing sound in another
program. If that does not work, make sure you have the sound driver
enabled in your kernel. Finally, go to http://www.opensound.com/
to see whether a commercial driver is available for your sound card.
B) Networking behind a firewall.
Networking behind a masqueraded network works only for two players.
If more than two players try to form a game, and one or more of them
are on different masqueraded networks, then the game will drop all
players but the host.
Heroes III uses TCP port 4269 for it's networking connections.
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(5) PPC NOTES
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This patch upgrades the Linux / Intel 1.2 version of the game to
the PPC 1.3.1 version. Here are the changes from the 1.2 version
of the game (which was never released on PowerPC) :
- Many game-related bugfixes from the Windows version
- Defaults to fullscreen by default; the new fullscreen code does
not require root privileges anymore, and should work on any
XFree86 and compatible X11 server with at least the 800x600 video
mode defined in the XF86Config file. Use the Alt-Enter hotkey at any
time to switch between fullscreen and windowed modes.
- Y2K bugfix
- Fixed minor bug in the tavern videos
- Proper CDROM detection on systems using supermount (Mandrake)
- New command-line option: -x. Enables the X11 mouse cursor in the
game, instead of the fancy colorful software cursor. This may improve
drastically the game performance on some systems, but it makes it look
much less pretty too.
- AAlib target (play Heroes III in ASCII art!). Use it on the console, or
enable it explicitly by setting the SDL_VIDEODRIVER environment variable
to 'aalib'.
- DMA sound from the latest SDL (better performance). If your card supports
this (most SB compatible cards do), you can enable it by setting the
SDL_AUDIODRIVER environment variable to 'dma', i.e. :
export SDL_AUDIODRIVER=dma
As of version 1.3.1, the PPC version of Heroes III has the following limitations :
- Networking compatibility with Linux/PPC version only. Network play between
Linux PPC and i386 versions is not supported.
- Saved games are not compatible with the Linux i386 version.
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(6) CONTACTING LOKI ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE
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Technical Support
Support for Heroes of Might and Magic III is available from
Loki Entertainment Software at:
Bug Tracking System: http://fenris.lokigames.com/
Website: http://www.lokigames.com/ Follow the links for support.
Email: support@lokigames.com
Phone: 801-356-7629. Telephone support is available between the hours
of 9 A.M. and 5 P.M. Mountain Standard Time.
You can also communicate with other Heroes III enthusiasts at:
Usenet: news://news.lokigames.com/loki.games.heroes3