**Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ): ** *1. What mods do you use for Heroes III? / What version of the game are you using?* I usually play Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Shadow of Death with the HD mod (downloadable from sites.google.com/site/heroes3hd/). Sometimes, I'll also use Horn of the Abyss (also known as HotA), but I'm not using it in this video. The HD mod is responsible for most of the features that you see in my videos. Note that the Heroes III HD mod is not compatible with Ubisoft's HD Edition on Steam. *2. How do I get your version of the game?* Shadow of Death is functionally the same (e.g. there are no gameplay differences) as the Heroes III Complete Edition, which you can get from www.gog.com/game/heroes_of_might_and_magic_3_complete_edition for relatively cheap. Horn of the Abyss can be obtained from download.h3hota.com/HotA_setup. *3. How do you see how far units can move in combat?* This is one feature of the HD mod (see FAQ #1) and can be done by mousing over a unit and holding down the CTRL key. *4. What are the hotkeys that you use?* This is one feature of the HD mod (see FAQ #1). The most frequent hotkeys that I use for army management are: - CTRL+Click to create a 1-stack - ALT+Click to group up all units of the same type into one big stack - SHIFT+Click to split a stack into two halves - CTRL+SHIFT+Click to fill up all remaining empty slots with a 1-stack A full list of the hotkeys that the HD mod provides can be found at sites.google.com/site/heroes3hd/eng/description/extended-ui. *5. How do you display the extended hero details while setting up a map?* This is one feature of the HD mod (see FAQ #1) and can be done simply by right-clicking on a hero's portrait while selecting a hero. Note that Single Scenarios do not support this feature. *6. How do you step on the same square your hero is on? / How do you access Water Wheels, Windmills, Mystical Gardens, Two-Way Monoliths and Subterranean Gates without moving your hero?* Pressing the Space Bar key will cause your hero to step on the same square that they are currently on, allowing them to move through Two-Way Monoliths and Subterranean Gates at will. The Space Bar key can also be used on Water Wheels, Windmills, Mystical Gardens, and other map objects. Note that this feature is only available in versions of Heroes III that come later than Restoration of Erathia, meaning that this cannot be done in Ubisoft's HD Edition on Steam. *7. How can I get my unit animations in combat to be as fast as yours?* To get accelerated unit animations, download crAnim.txt from heroesportal.net/getfile.php?file=/files/information/16/Cranim.txt and put it into the Data folder of your Heroes III directory. *8. Why not play a match without rules?* I plan to do a no holds barred playthrough in the far future, but there's a specific approach I would use for such a match that I don't want to showcase at this time.
Same.. i just finished the last of the 3 vod's and now i rejoice for the new youtube. good way to get through an otherwise boring and lonely christmas. Greetings from the Netherlands!
Thanks so much for keeping the uploads! I love putting on your videos while i do things, this game is super nostalgic to me and makes me happy whenever i hear the music & sounds from it. I really appreciate you uploading videos still
Good to have you back! Challenge vid suggestion: instead of doing 1v7 FFA, get creative with the AI teams. Like maybe you do 1v3v4 or something like that. Maybe each team is all the same faction. That could be tough
My RU-vid seems to kick me off the algorithm from Heroes 3. Been thinking to check you back out and have a massive binge watch only to wake up to you having just upload this. Love ya bro
Oh, seriously? It's strange that RU-vid would do that on you. Having said that, it's nice to see that the timing of you wanting to check out my content has coincided with the release of my Christmas special!
Good to see a video from you again. Two years ago I saw some video's of you and since then I have been playing a lot of HOMM3 again. Have been getting a lot better too. So thanks for all the content and best wishes to you Mr. Mekick.
Played this game so many years so my life and never thought you could win a game with so little troops. I always used to get hundreds of troops before going on to attack the CPU. I am amazed.
An explanation for why the arrow tower did way more damage to the stoned angel could be that he was completely stoned, thus not able to use his defense skill :)
While this explanation is one way to try and understand the situation, it isn't quite correct. A monster stack is actually supposed to take half the usual damage if they get attacked while under the effects of Stone Gaze. However, there is indeed a bug that causes petrified units to take more damage from Arrow Towers instead of less damage (similar to how Armorer and Air Shield are bugged as well).
Have you tried the latest update of the HD Mod? It seems to have compaltely rewritten the ai's behaviour when battling, they actually make use of waiting now, making some classic strategies completely useless. Luna's firewall for example doesn't work anymore... :o I noticed you aren't using it in this video, is that for a particular reason?
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEY new GAME! Well 4 years almost have passed passed since my last break up, and me reporting it here. Still not gf, I went out a couple of times with one girl during the summer, but thing did not took off from that. so still no Gf.
15:50 why not use the battle q? People hate the battle q even do it saved countless beginner mistakes !!! Maybe you should had tabbed gg ,exit heroes 3 , turn battle q on and enjoy the much needed heroes 3 addition. Battle q for the win!!!
