ERA Project (English version)

This repository is used to develop and publish releases of the English version of the ERA Project

Important

ERA Project (Russian version) repository

Game installation

1. Automatic game installation:

• Download Heroes Launcher from here and install NOT in the system folder;
• Select the "ERA" tab in the game list;
• specify a folder with any working version of the game "Heroes of Might and Magic III", based on "Shadow of Death", which can be one of:
• Shadow of Death/SoD (Breath of Death);
• Complete (Complete Collection) You can buy it in the UBISOFT Store, or in GOG, or in the EPIC GAMES Store;
• Master of Puppets/MOP;
• In the Wake of Gods/WoG;
• Horn of the Abyss/HotA (Horn of the Abyss) - You can download it from the Official Site;
• Select the required language for installing the assembly (Russian or English);
• Confirm or select a new folder where the assembly will be installed;
• Wait for the files to download and unpack;
• Click on the "Gear" button next to the "Play" button
• Select HD-mod settings to launch the HD Mod settings:
• change the language to "English";
• set the desired game resolution;
• the (stretchable) 32-bit OpenGL by Verok mode is recommended;
• configure "TWEAKS";
• Click "Play" in Heroes Launcher to start the game;

2. Manual installation of the game:

• Prepare a working game folder based on any working version of the game "Heroes of Might and Magic III", based on "Shadow of Death", which can be one of:
• Shadow of Death / SoD (Breath of Death);
• Complete (Complete Collection) You can buy it in the UBISOFT Store, or in GOG, or in the EPIC GAMES Store;
• Master of Puppets / MOP;
• In the Wake of Gods/WoG;
• Horn of the Abyss/HotA (Horn of the Abyss) - You can download it from the Official website;
• Create a folder where the following will be copied:
• all ".dll" files from the root directory of the game;
• "MP3" folder - entirely
• "Data" folder - with files:
• "H3bitmap.lod";
• "H3sprite.lod";
• "Heroes3.snd";
• "VIDEO.VID";
• optionally the "Maps" folder, if you need maps from it;
• Download the current release of this repository;
• Unzip to the prepared game folder;
• Run the file "Tools/install.bat" to initialize the list of default mods or run "Tools/Mod Manager/mmanager.cmd" and connect the necessary Mods (the "WOG" mod is required);
• Run the file "HD_Launcher.exe" to run the HD Mod settings:
• change the language to "English";
• set the desired game resolution;
• the (stretchable) 32-bit OpenGL by Verok mode is recommended;
• configure "TWEAKS";
• Run the file "h3era HD.exe" to start the game;

Game update

1. Automatic game update:

• Launch the previously installed Heroes Launcher
• Click the "Gear" button next to the "Play" button;
• Select Check for updates;
• Wait for the update to complete;

2. Manual game update:

• Download the latest release of this repository;
• Make sure that there were no deleted files in "Mods" between the installed version and the new one;
• If any mod had such files, it is highly recommended to delete the folder of this mod from the folder with the installed game;
• Unpack the files from the downloaded archive into the folder with the installed game, replacing files whose size or date differs;

Uninstalling the game

1. Automatically uninstalling the game:

• Launch the previously installed Heroes Launcher
• Click the "Gear" button next to the "Play" button;
• Select Uninstall;
• Optionally you can Keep the base game files, deleting only the Game Assembly files;
• Confirm deletion;

2. Manually uninstalling the game:

• Delete the game folder;

Note

To get the latest version of the project, download it from RELEASES

Tip

It is recommended to use Heroes Launcher to get updates

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