Hi, my name is ColdBeer and this is a guide of how to make Heroes 3 work on your modern machine,
how to install HD mod, Horn of The Abyss expansion, In the Wake of Gods expansion,
various DLCs, Master of Puppets expansion, how to make multiplayer work and make Heroes 3 a
modern game as if it was released yesterday. So at first you’ll need a Heroes of Might and
Magic 3 Complete version. You can buy it only on GOG. And you will
find the link in the description below. The Steam HD version of Heroes 3 is different
and it’s not compatible with almost any mods and modern goodies - everything that is new,
modern and shiny is meant to be used with the Heroes 3 Complete version from GOG.
Again - Steam Heroes 3 HD version - bad, GOG Heroes 3 Complete version - good.
So, let’s continue the journey, and for that you will need a free HD mod. Because Heroes 3 Complete
version is not HD, so we have to make it one. If you have some version of Heroes 3 already
installed, uninstall everything and then install Heroes 3 Complete as a clean game.
That is very important, because most of the problems are often caused by mixing various
versions of the game or mixing the order of installation. So make sure that you have
a clean install of Heroes 3 Complete before installing everything else.
So for the HD mod you’ll need to go to this website. You don’t need to write it down,
you will find the link in the description below. Press Download and then you’ll see
another window. Press on Mirror 1 and download the file. Go to the file and install it.
While doing that click on that “create shortcut” button for easier access in the future.
So that’s it, you don’t need to do anything now, just press play and your Heroes 3 Complete version
is now HD. You can resize the window for your prefered size any time.
So now we have a clean original HD version of Heroes 3, but that is not enough. Time
for Horn of The Abyss expansion which will add 1 additional town with heroes, units, artifacts and
everything else. This expansion is the most popular version of the game in the entire world,
because of its great balance, professional approach and especially online multiplayer.
Yeah, that thing works just fine and you can find many players to play with
or just go and play it with your friends. So you’ll need to go to this page. As always,
you will find the link in the description. Then press Download from the Vault and that
should be it. Horn of the Abyss is only about 240 Megabytes in size and it’s completely free.
Now you need to install it. Use administration rights for that and wait for setup to finish.
After the installation, press on your HD mod shortcut and you will see that now you can run
either original Heroes 3 or Horn of the Abyss expansion. So if you want to play the original
version - you can go back to it any time, it’s like having two different games installed.
So basically now you have the best, most stable Heroes 3 version possible with working multiplayer
installed and you can enjoy it forever. But if you are feeling adventurous let’s
go even further. I will show you how to install more expansions and DLCs. They will
not interfere with your brand new The Horn Of the Abyss version as long as you do as I say.
So at first, let’s install the famous In The Wake of Gods expansion. This version
changes Heroes 3 gameplay a bit, adds tons of new features and is great for modding in general.
At first you will need to go to this page, which you will also find in the description,
and download another Heroes 3 launcher. It will work just as HD mod’s launcher,
but will have additional features. You will be able to install various
expansions through it and also modding the game is being done with its help.
So as always, click on it as an administrator, install it and then,
when prompted about the updates, accept them and wait until the installation completes.
Then open the launcher, click on In the Wake of Gods and then click on
Install Game. Your antivirus software may get a false positive, so you may
want to turn it off before installation. The installation process will start and it may
seem like it’s stuck forever, but it’s not. It may actually take up to 10 minutes to complete,
so don’t panic, just wait patiently and everything will be alright.
After that install the patch of the game when asked and that’s it.
Here you can see how my antivirus got angry at me for doing that, but as you can see as well
it’s not even detecting a false virus, it just wants to check the files. Anyway, there is no
malware in here, tens of thousands of players are using these files completely safely.
And after that just click play. That’s it, now you have In the Wake of Gods expansion installed
and playable. It’s filled with many additional features, like a hero who can actually kick ass
in battle along with various tweaks of gameplay that you will find new and interesting.
So far so good. What else do we need? Well, let’s try to download an amazing mod for this
In the Wake of Gods expansion. Actually without this mod the expansion is only half the fun.
Go to this page, which you will also find in the description and download Third Upgrades Mod.
When you are done - extract the mod. You will get the folder named Mods and in it
another folder named reSounD. Now go to your Heroes of Might
and Magic ERA folder which is here, at least for me and put that newly acquired
reSounD folder into the Mods folder of ERA. It’s complicated only if you overthink it.
Put reSounD folder into the Mods folder and that’s it.
Then restart your launcher and go to Mods. You will find the mod named Third
Upgrades Mod down below, click Enable. That’s it - the mod now works fine. It
will add more than 120 new creatures, 45 new dwellings, 35 creature banks and
90 new artifacts. That is very impressive. So basically you can experiment with these mods,
for example turn on Advanced classes mod, difficulty mod and others. They
are already installed in my version of the game and should be in yours.
So that’s it with In the Wake of Gods. Now you have the expansion and know how to install
mods. You can search for more of them on the internet and experiment yourself.
But is this the end of this tutorial? Oh no. We are just getting started. No, alright, that’s a
lie, but I have some more goodies prepared. You can also use this launcher to install the
Master of Puppets expansion. Just do the same as you were doing with the In The Wake
of Gods and that’s it. Click on Master of Puppets and then click Install.
This is another separate expansion that doesn’t mix or interfere with any other versions. It will
provide 200 new artifacts, 7 new spells, 80 new creatures and a lot of other stuff. The
only bad thing is - Master of Puppets doesn't support HD mod. So if you're a sucker for sharp
graphics it may be hard for you to play it. And now let me tell you about another extremely
cool thing named Succession Wars - a remake of Heroes 2 in HD. Well,
actually this is an expansion as well, but this time you will need a clean install
of Heroes of Might & Magic 3 Complete. So it’s not like all the previous versions
of the game I just talked about, which can live together with separate launchers and
mods on the same installation of Heroes 3 Complete. No, this one is jealous and
will not share the glory with anyone. So basically if you install it on the top
of everything - everything you just did will stop working. So this is
a hard choice - install Succession Wars or everything else. There is no in between.
Anyway, all you need to do is go to this page, which you will find in the description as always,
download the expansion and install it. Then go and install the HD mod and launch the game.
There, that’s it, now you have Heroes 2 remade with Heroes 3 engine in HD.
So basically now you have many options on how to improve our beloved Heroes 3 game.
My tutorial doesn’t cover everything, there are a few things left, but the main thing
and main features are all there, if you want more,
you can now experiment by yourself, you have all the knowledge and all the experience.
Thank you for watching, have a nice day and I’ll see you next time, bye!