Hello and greetings from Eastern Europe, my name is ColdBeer and today I want to share
with you one of the best mod ever created for a classic Heroes of Might and Magic 3
game that it is still providing new content almost every few months and has perfectly
working multiplayer with actual active player base.
I know, I know unbelievable.
If you, like me, played Heroes 3 long time ago and then just lived with nostalgia that
nobody creates games like that anymore, you will be up for a treat.
Even if you already knew about the the Horn of the Abyss add-on, then stay awhile and
listen about new city they are creating.
But first let me tell what Horn of The Abyss is.
It’s an unofficial add-on to Heroes of Might and Magic III.
It's being created completely by fans of the game.
Although, it can bring to mind another unofficial fan-made add-on — In the Wake of Gods — or
one of its many modifications, but the difference is in project's nature.
Unlike the Wake of The Gods, Horn of the Abyss is trying to be a classic add-on, recalling
original works of game creators, that is Armageddon's Blade and Shadow of Death.
Here, instead of many innovations, which change game to a larger degree and give fans loads
of modding functions like scripts language, Horn of the Abyss relies mainly on further
game development, like introducing new units, artifacts or towns with minimal effect on
game's mechanics or lore.
Meaning that Horn of The Abyss feels just like an expansion of the original game instead
of being changed into something entirely else.
I don’t like change, I don’t like when things change.
Yeah, that’s right.
Or as an any old grumpy man like me would say - game is not ruined by foolish and unnecessary
tweaks.
So basically, if you want bigger better stronger Heroes 3, this is exactly the product for
you.
Mod is working great and you can download it for free [mind explosion].
There are already several new neutral units, artifacts, objects, heroes and maps included
- game feels fresh and keeps your attention while playing, because you want to explore
all that new stuff.
And that is really cool.
But the greatest addition is of course the new town of the Cove.
Usually built by the sea, within the bay, it is a hideout for Captains and Navigators.
There live pirates with all kinds of sea spirits and beasts which offer their help in battles.
Cove units consist of two shooters, one flying monster and one teleporting unit.
Those forces are the best in fast attacks, after which enemy's army is decimated even
before it can respond.
Basically you can make your raping and pillaging faster than before.
The weakness is low defence, which imposes ending a battle in as few moves as possible.
So, this is a faction allowing you to rush your battles, play faster and be better while
doing it.
Every new unit and objects in Horn of the Abyss are fully animated, this is a professionally
made mod, without any sloppy mistakes.
And that’s not the end.
Now moders are creating entirely new town, called the Factory.
Prototype is already made, you can see it on screen now.
It is not finished, it lacks few animations, so the final result will be even better.
Along with the castle we’ll get new units and playing strategy.
It should happen sometime this year, it’s hard to tell when exactly, but this crowd
of creators sure can deliver the highest quality product, that is no doubt.
You know, how others just make stuff for years and never deliver?
This is not the case, you can download Horn of the Abyss mod right now and along with
single player dive into multiplayer battles.
And there are even championships happening.
Recently we had one really serious one in Lithuania and the prize was this absolutely
epic one of the kind figurine of Solmyr hero made by hands of master Mankej_ Imagine this
on your shelf!
You can find a link of the creators page in the description if you want to look at more
cool works of his.
You can probably find some tournament either.
Mod is available in Russian and in English, so chose the language of your choice and dive
into this fantastic game.
Again.
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Bye.