Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia (also known as
Heroes III or
HoMM3) is a
turn-based strategy game developed by
Jon Van Caneghem through
New World Computing for
Microsoft Windows and released by
the 3DO Company in
1999. An
Apple Macintosh port was released by 3DO, and a
Linux port was released by
Loki Software, both later that year. In
2000, a
Game Boy Color port entitled
Heroes of Might and Magic 2 was released and the
Dreamcast port was cancelled. It is the third installment of the
Heroes of Might and Magic series. The game's story is first referenced throughout
Might and Magic VI: The Mandate of Heaven and serves as a prequel to
Might and Magic VII: For Blood and Honor. The player can choose to play through seven different campaigns telling the story, or play in a scenario against computer or human opponents.
The
gameplay is very similar to its predecessors in that the player controls a number of
heroes that command an army of creatures inspired by
myth and
legend. The gameplay is divided into two parts,
tactical overland exploration and a turn based combat system. The player creates an
army by spending
resources at one of the eight town types in the game. The hero will progress in
experience by engaging in combat with enemy heroes and monsters. The conditions for victory vary depending on the map, including conquest of all enemies and towns, collection of a certain amount of a resource, or finding the
grail artifact.
Heroes III was released to universal acclaim and was praised by critics.
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The game received the expansion packs
Heroes of Might and Magic III: Armageddon's Blade and
Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Shadow of Death, as well as a two fanmade expansions titled
Heroes of Might and Magic 3½: In the Wake of Gods, and
Heroes of Might & Magic III: Horn of the Abyss.
Heroes Chronicles, a series of short introductory games based on the
Heroes III engine, was also released. A special version of
Heroes III titled
Heroes III Complete, which included the original game and both expansion packs, was released in 2000.
Story
The game's story unfolds primarily through a series of seven playable campaigns, all set upon the continent of
Antagarich. During the campaigns, the story is told from alternating points of view, giving players the opportunity to play as each of the town alignments.
Following the disappearance of King Roland Ironfist of Enroth prior to
Might and Magic VI: The Mandate of Heaven, his wife, Queen Catherine, is left to rule the realm. In the meantime, her father, King Gryphonheart of Erathia, is assassinated. Without their beloved King, the kingdom of Erathia falls to the dark forces of Nighon and Eeofol. Queen Catherine returns home to Antagarich seeking to rally the people of her homeland and lead them against the evil that has ravaged their nation.
Erathia's capital of Steadwick is sacked by the dungeon lords of Nighon and the
Kreegans of Eeofol. Meanwhile, the nations of Tatalia and Krewlod skirmish at the western border, seizing the chance to expand their territory. Catherine's first task is to establish a foothold in the conquered kingdom by enlisting the aid of allies. The
wizards of Bracada and the
elves of AvLee answer her call, and together they push towards Steadwick and eventually retake it, quickly quelling the border war in the west. Soon after, Lucifer Kreegan, a commander in the Eeofol armies, sends an envoy to Erathia claiming that Roland Ironfist is captive within their territories. AvLee invades Eeofol, but fails to rescue Roland, who is transported to
their northern holdings. Afterwards, Catherine invades Nighon, pushing the dungeon armies back to their island home.
In the meantime, the
necromancers of Deyja, having been responsible for the assassination of King Gryphonheart, plot to revive his corpse as a
lich. They plan to use his wisdom in leading their own armies of the undead. However, King Gryphonheart's will proves too much for the necromancers even in his corrupted state, and he becomes a rogue lich. Having little other recourse, Queen Catherine is forced to ally herself with the necromancers and together they set out to destroy the lich of King Gryphonheart before he becomes too powerful.
A final bonus campaign, accessible only after the main campaigns are complete, tells the story of separatists living in the Contested Lands, a war-torn border between Erathia and AvLee. Tired of the skirmishes that bring unrest to their homelands, they join together to fight for independence from the two large kingdoms. It is later implied that this rising was orchestrated by Archibald Ironfist, the antagonist of
Heroes of Might and Magic II.
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Size of game to download :
606.53 MB
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1. Download iso and folder of game
2.if you copyed folder to deskop then you will need to dwonload iso too if you dont download iso you wont able to play skirmish or campaign
3.if you dont wanna download folder of game when you mount iso with deamon tools go to that drive you mounted right click on and open you will see Heroes3 folder copy that folder to program files or deskop
4.Heroes 3 cant be instaled i made it so thats way you need to copy game folder of Heroes 3 to deskop or program files or where you choise.
5.Mount iso and go to folder and click on HEROES3.exe to enter game
6.When i first started game it was cinematic you cant skip that you need to watch until end
7. i think there is cinematic in campaign
8.Game tested and works on my win 7
9.Any errors on any windows post in comments i will help if i can when i see yours post on blog
| SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS |
| MINIMUM PC REQUIREMENTS |
| CPU Type: Pentium |
| CPU Speed in MHz: 133MHz |
| RAM: 32MB |
| Hard Drive Space: 425MB |
| Sound Card: DirectX 7.0 |
| CD Drive Speed: 4X |
| Video Card: DirectX 7.0 |
| Graphics Resolution(s): 800X600 |
| Compatible Devices: |
| Software (DirectX 5.0, etc.): DirectX 7.0 |
