It's also more healthy than any other installments of the series, for example HOMM V on Twitch is watched by something like, 40 people, while III still has a massive following
I've been playing and returning to H3 every time since the game was released back in 1999 until now. This game stands the test of time, and not even the sequels came close to it. Currently playing HotA 1.7.0 and having a blast with it
This game was by far the game that I spent most hours playing and I absolutely loved it, back when I played it 20+ years ago. I've been struck by the nostalgia bug lately so i'll definitely be going back to it to play it now with all the mods and expansions.
Love the new life being breathed into this fab game! Thanks for the review! Do you have any read on mod compatibilities can we combine all, some, or none. I am especially wondering about the complete overhaul mods. The combo possibilities seem wondrous but I am skeptical that all can be used at the same time. And some may not combinable from a role playing perspective.
WOG…whoops, I mean ERA is amazing! Had to buy the GOG version recently, because my new laptop doesn’t have a drive for my original game cd. Thank you to everybody who’s contributed to this piece of art!
Thanks for sharing! Most of these are probably too much for me, but I think the HotA would be something I'd like to check out sometime. Where does the cinematic-like version of the Castle town come from?
love to see your recent overview on how this game is still worked on. I have been playing since I was a kid and my grandma got me this game. Simply great!
You forgot to mention few things to mention about Legacy of the Silence: 1. Its dont have new war machines for now because of the bug that make game crashes, developer promised to fix it 2. Its crashes kinda a lot 3. You forget also mention about TUM compability (third upgrade mod) which is works for only vannila towns for now
Wait, wait, wait... does that animated Castle town at the beginning exist in mod form??? I don't see it in any of the listings, and I don't remember hearing it stated in the video.
I personally don’t understand why you would put a mod that is not out yet on the list? It could be a horror show, probably won’t be, but still you can t say anything substantial about its quality. Maybe there just aren’t enough mods to make a proper top 10?
th-cam.com/video/KeBL5Avx_WQ/w-d-xo.html - That is not an "ANCIENT RHINO" ....That is a GREY KODO MOUNT from World Of Warcraft, you guys gonna get sued so hard from BLIZZARD
Do not buy the Steam version. Buy Heroes 3 Complete from GOG then get the HD mod I mention in the beginning. Then you can apply any of these mods on top. - Tom
Ive never heard of this game before, never heard of this youtuber before, and the video has less than 400 views. I have no idea why I'm here, but it was a fun little watch lol
Heroes 3 was my childhood, I feel pure nostalgia and love for your video I still play it today and will play it until the day I die❤️ Honor, love and many greetings from Germany my friend👍
How do you get the gog version to work? I downloaded it, installed it but it won’t start. The icon shows for a couple of seconds then it disappears. Nothing works. I would love to play with all mods, I do not like the steam version :(
wog was fun until you learn to mod yourself. Hota is really bad imo dont get why so many like it, the towns & creatures dont fit together with the other towns at all
Hota is really bad is such a dumb take. It's easy to mod and keeps the game essentially the same while adding a bit of extra content. The newest town is literally based off concepts from the original design team that never made it into the game, and cove fits perfectly into the homm world. I've tried WoG and it's so convoluted with all the extra crap they've added that I had no interest in learning it or any of the other mods on the ERA3 platform. You're smokin sometin dude.
as someone who played most of these mods i can tell that a lot of them is made really poorly (more or less but still), like legacy of the silence which has the most terrible ui and creatures textures i've ever seen + a lot of unnecessary stuff like changed textures of experience or character stats, and have bugs that are screaming to you to not play like vcmi where ai is mostly broken and have no idea what to do
HOMM complete is completely unbalanced! the elemental race is massively overpowered. Shadows of death is the best release unless there is a mod to balance Complete.
@@MabusCRO88 Looked it up and it states this "Heroes of Might and Magic III: Horn of the Abyss (abbreviated as HotA, russian: «Рог Бездны») is a Russian fan-made full scale add-on for Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Shadow of Death, designed to continue the classical Heroes III add-on series of RoE/AB/SoD. " "6. What version of HoMM III is required to install HotA? We strongly recommend installing the official version of the expansion over Russian or English Shadow of Death. HotA also works correctly when installed over the Complete edition. We cannot guarantee the correct performance of HotA when installed over any kind of repack, where some of the original files, deemed unnecessary by the compiler, might be missing. HotA will not install over Restoration of Erathia, Armageddon’s Blade or any fan-made mods, including WoG." I cannot find anything on rebalancing of the Conflux.
@@noanyobiseniss7462 Conflux got rather balanced than nerfed to be honest (still op tho): - The default 4 Firebirds/Phoenixes growth with just a Castle been changed to 2 - To get 3 of them, Conflux got a new Vault of Ashes horde building which increases their growth per week by 1 - Furthermore the dwelling and unit cost has been increased, so Conflux is more expensive this way Hota Crew is really conservative with their changes, so whatever they plan to take from the game, will immediately give back to you if you are willing to strive for it a bit more.
@@Tibor0803 Thx for the info, yeah Conflux still way OP, it was just massive from the start and so bad we had to ban it in our group. We started off letting peoples kids use it to be competitive but even they became unbeatable in no time. Conflux literally has advantages in every single aspect of the game with zero weaknesses.
Wow can't believe this game is still going, looks healthy after all these years
Yeah the community is still going strong after all these years! Love it! - Tom
In fact, it is still a repeat top seller on GOG.
It's also more healthy than any other installments of the series, for example HOMM V on Twitch is watched by something like, 40 people, while III still has a massive following
Always love featuring Heroes 3! Hope people like it!
Master of puppets😄
Someone really likes Metallica
Unbelievable, how strong is community and how ubisoft waste this potential
24 years later, and I still haven't found a better ost (or a game with a higher replay value).
I've been playing and returning to H3 every time since the game was released back in 1999 until now. This game stands the test of time, and not even the sequels came close to it. Currently playing HotA 1.7.0 and having a blast with it
Heroes 3 for for life!
Strongly agree! - Tom
heroes 3 hd and hota is all you need really
Great video. Thank you for introducing me to many new mods.
Glad you like them!
Thanks for this nice and fair overview of the current projects! Much appreciated.
Thanks man, much appreciated to you for watching - Tom
This game was by far the game that I spent most hours playing and I absolutely loved it, back when I played it 20+ years ago. I've been struck by the nostalgia bug lately so i'll definitely be going back to it to play it now with all the mods and expansions.
Put me down for a bit of horn in the abyss dudes! BTW… my top 3 heroes are L/T and Little H… natch 🐸❤️🇩🇰👶❤️🐸🐌📞🇩🇰❤️
Indeed the best heroes of all!
Love the new life being breathed into this fab game! Thanks for the review! Do you have any read on mod compatibilities can we combine all, some, or none. I am especially wondering about the complete overhaul mods. The combo possibilities seem wondrous but I am skeptical that all can be used at the same time. And some may not combinable from a role playing perspective.
That's a great list, some of these I didn't know about. Thanks!
Thanks man, glad you found something new here. - Tom
Tom did an excellent job with the Heroes series on the channel. Lists are a great way of communicating this - Luke
Thank You for Neverwinter Nights music here! I hear it!
ahhhh WoG im pretty sure its the first mod i ever knows for heroes . i think back in 2008 was the first time i played it .
Wog is amazing, I spent hours playin with the boys. So much fun.
WOG…whoops, I mean ERA is amazing! Had to buy the GOG version recently, because my new laptop doesn’t have a drive for my original game cd. Thank you to everybody who’s contributed to this piece of art!
Thanks for sharing! Most of these are probably too much for me, but I think the HotA would be something I'd like to check out sometime.
Where does the cinematic-like version of the Castle town come from?
It was a project of H3 made in the Unreal 5 engine, just the video though 😭 - Tom
@@LTGamingTH-cam Ah, sadness. Pretty cool, though!
It's made by Hurricane, a person who makes CG animations, mostly of WoW. th-cam.com/video/DzWUt2GSZ6g/w-d-xo.html
nice i have collection that from hd to original version but this version from vcmi is the best u can control the mods u want to play
love to see your recent overview on how this game is still worked on. I have been playing since I was a kid and my grandma got me this game. Simply great!
Is there a way to play Heroes IV in high resolution? I couldn't find a way :(
You get from me a + pont for choosing soundtracks from Skyrim and Neverwinter Nights etc... They are so good :)
You forgot to mention few things to mention about Legacy of the Silence:
1. Its dont have new war machines for now because of the bug that make game crashes, developer promised to fix it
2. Its crashes kinda a lot
3. You forget also mention about TUM compability (third upgrade mod) which is works for only vannila towns for now
Wait, wait, wait... does that animated Castle town at the beginning exist in mod form??? I don't see it in any of the listings, and I don't remember hearing it stated in the video.
Sadly it is a tech demo made in UE5. This is my dream for H3 - Tom
Dont you think we should stop craeting new factions, creatures. Thats already enough
Someone know how to install Advanced classes mod? It not available in the ERA mod as its says.
Succeeded already? If you use the Heroes 3 Launcher and update your game. Then open mod manger and activate Advanced Classes mod.
If only any one of these mods let you disable the Cover of Darkness in necropolis town...
Thank you for this video
I personally don’t understand why you would put a mod that is not out yet on the list?
It could be a horror show, probably won’t be, but still you can t say anything substantial about its quality. Maybe there just aren’t enough mods to make a proper top 10?
th-cam.com/video/KeBL5Avx_WQ/w-d-xo.html - That is not an "ANCIENT RHINO" ....That is a GREY KODO MOUNT from World Of Warcraft, you guys gonna get sued so hard from BLIZZARD
If i buy Homm3 on steam will i still have to go through uplay? if i have to then that is a deal breaker for me :(
Do not buy the Steam version. Buy Heroes 3 Complete from GOG then get the HD mod I mention in the beginning. Then you can apply any of these mods on top. - Tom
my top 3 games of ALL, I mean ALL TIME
Ive never heard of this game before, never heard of this youtuber before, and the video has less than 400 views. I have no idea why I'm here, but it was a fun little watch lol
Heroes 3 was my childhood, I feel pure nostalgia and love for your video
I still play it today and will play it until the day I die❤️
Honor, love and many greetings from Germany my friend👍
Thank you my friend!! Heroes 3 is a way of life :)
Why is fheroes2 in this list? It's heroes 2, not 3, and you need the heroes 2 files to unlock it.
I have to say this game is just a piece of art. One of the greatest ever.
Дякуємо, молодець!
So if I have the mod legacy of the silence. So I still need to get all these other mods. Especially if I want the game play to look a lot better.
Мужик, ты угараешь? Лучшее, что есть в Героях Меча- HOTA
Strongest community ever
where i can find these cinematics in my heroes 3 no video like that only voice
Can i Play Several mods at once? Like era and hofta?
Just got this installed on my steam deck what an absolute dream
Living the life mate! 😁
I asked the man behind the bar for the jukebox
lol @ the Skyrim music :D
How do you get the gog version to work? I downloaded it, installed it but it won’t start. The icon shows for a couple of seconds then it disappears. Nothing works. I would love to play with all mods, I do not like the steam version :(
Did you install DirectPlay? Windows should prompt the installation
Tides of War where?
Can you combine mods together?
Great video!
That nwn ost !
A man of taste!
3:09 why is the "red dragon" youngling blue tho?
because he is still young :D turning red as grow up i guess xD
Can anyone write the name of the music that plays at 6:07 ?
It is from Skyrim :) - Tom
@@LTGamingTH-cam Thank you!
dekui
wog was fun until you learn to mod yourself. Hota is really bad imo dont get why so many like it, the towns & creatures dont fit together with the other towns at all
Hota is really bad is such a dumb take. It's easy to mod and keeps the game essentially the same while adding a bit of extra content. The newest town is literally based off concepts from the original design team that never made it into the game, and cove fits perfectly into the homm world. I've tried WoG and it's so convoluted with all the extra crap they've added that I had no interest in learning it or any of the other mods on the ERA3 platform. You're smokin sometin dude.
Can i install all of them together?
as someone who played most of these mods i can tell that a lot of them is made really poorly (more or less but still), like legacy of the silence which has the most terrible ui and creatures textures i've ever seen + a lot of unnecessary stuff like changed textures of experience or character stats, and have bugs that are screaming to you to not play like vcmi where ai is mostly broken and have no idea what to do
HOMM complete is completely unbalanced!
the elemental race is massively overpowered.
Shadows of death is the best release unless there is a mod to balance Complete.
Horn of the Abyss balances heroes 3 complete
@@MabusCRO88 Looked it up and it states this
"Heroes of Might and Magic III: Horn of the Abyss (abbreviated as HotA, russian: «Рог Бездны») is a Russian fan-made full scale add-on for Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Shadow of Death, designed to continue the classical Heroes III add-on series of RoE/AB/SoD. "
"6. What version of HoMM III is required to install HotA?
We strongly recommend installing the official version of the expansion over Russian or English Shadow of Death. HotA also works correctly when installed over the Complete edition. We cannot guarantee the correct performance of HotA when installed over any kind of repack, where some of the original files, deemed unnecessary by the compiler, might be missing. HotA will not install over Restoration of Erathia, Armageddon’s Blade or any fan-made mods, including WoG."
I cannot find anything on rebalancing of the Conflux.
@@MabusCRO88 Been playing Horn of the Abyss since your comment, tons of fun but it looks like the conflux are still OP and I didn't see any nerfs.
@@noanyobiseniss7462
Conflux got rather balanced than nerfed to be honest (still op tho):
- The default 4 Firebirds/Phoenixes growth with just a Castle been changed to 2
- To get 3 of them, Conflux got a new Vault of Ashes horde building which increases their growth per week by 1
- Furthermore the dwelling and unit cost has been increased, so Conflux is more expensive this way
Hota Crew is really conservative with their changes, so whatever they plan to take from the game, will immediately give back to you if you are willing to strive for it a bit more.
@@Tibor0803 Thx for the info, yeah Conflux still way OP, it was just massive from the start and so bad we had to ban it in our group. We started off letting peoples kids use it to be competitive but even they became unbeatable in no time. Conflux literally has advantages in every single aspect of the game with zero weaknesses.