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fred79
Disgraceful
Undefeatable Hero
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posted September 15, 2015 09:07 AM |
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is your computer set to run windows update automatically? if so, that could be your problem. some updates create incompatabilities(within the registry, i believe), i've found.
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Evaline
Known Hero
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posted September 15, 2015 09:39 AM |
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Edited by Evaline at 09:42, 15 Sep 2015.
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tzening said:
...Suddenly one day the loading screen didn't even come up despite using autorun or no autorun. The program is supposed to start up then it tells you to insert the disk. But nothing happened at all after double clicking. Any help pls?
What version of HoMM III Complete do you have? CD version of HoMM 3 Complete utilizes a copy protection (Safedisc 1.50.020) so will not work without CD2 in the CD/DVD drive (or emulator). GoG version requires Administrator privileges to run the game but if You had CD version of the game installed earlier You should uninstall it and clean registry from the traces of the game prior installing GoG version. HD Mod can help You anyway if You don't want inserting CD or clean registry from previous installation.
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tzening
Adventuring Hero
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posted September 15, 2015 01:05 PM |
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Mine is CD version of HOMM 3 complete. BTW, what should I do? Will there be an option to keep all your save files if you uninstall them or you have to personally copy them?
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Maurice
Hero of Order
Part of the furniture
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posted September 15, 2015 02:38 PM |
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Better be safe than sorry and set them apart manually before you uninstall.
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tzening
Adventuring Hero
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posted September 15, 2015 03:21 PM |
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Edited by tzening at 15:26, 15 Sep 2015.
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set them apart?
you mean make a copy of the save file in the "games" folder?
How to clean the registry?
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Maurice
Hero of Order
Part of the furniture
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posted September 15, 2015 11:38 PM |
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tzening said:
set them apart?
you mean make a copy of the save file in the "games" folder?
That's what I meant.
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Evaline
Known Hero
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posted September 16, 2015 09:26 AM |
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tzening said:
How to clean the registry?
You should clean the registry from 3DO and 'New World Computing' entries. But don't do this if You have no experience in this matter. This is dangerous to Your system. Go for HD Mod instead.
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tzening
Adventuring Hero
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posted September 16, 2015 11:35 AM |
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Ok I got the mod and the game runs fine now, will I have to worry about the crashes? What does the no CD/DVD mean?Can I download Horn of the Abyss without any problem?
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kingj7967
Tavern Dweller
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posted November 14, 2015 06:24 AM |
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Patching Heroes 3(3DO)
Hello.
I search HC and didn't find a topic with this problem. I was finally able to fix my pc. I my p2 pc the power pack went off and stayed off. I finally got a new power pack and some other used pc parts. I fixed up a P4. I got a copy of windows 7. Fast foward to now(I got everything up to date).
I installed Heroes 3:ROE. I have the patch and tried to run it, but it won't install. It states h3 not installed.
How can I get this to patch from 1.0 to 1.4? Plus, when I installed H3:AB and SOD. I got each patch for those too.
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HOMM 3 still rules.
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zmudziak22
Supreme Hero
Heroes 3 Fan
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posted November 14, 2015 04:13 PM |
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Get a H3 Complete from GoG.com it works for me on XP, Win 7 and Win 10.
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Evaline
Known Hero
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posted November 14, 2015 10:11 PM |
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Edited by Evaline at 22:13, 14 Nov 2015.
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zmudziak22 said:
Get a H3 Complete from GoG.com it works for me on XP, Win 7 and Win 10.
This advice is similar to the advice of cutting off his head in case of a headache.
About H3: RoE patching. First, You need to install H3: RoE outside 'Program Files' folder (C:\HEROES would be fine). It is important. Next, You should copy the patch to the same folder where you installed H3: RoE and rut it from there.
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zmudziak22
Supreme Hero
Heroes 3 Fan
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posted November 14, 2015 11:01 PM |
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H3 Complete GoG has all patches from H3 ROE, AB and SOD include in bundle, game is patched into 4.0 version. Also this is best version of Heroes 3 Complete released ever. Anyone recommend getting H1-H5 from this site.
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Evaline
Known Hero
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posted November 15, 2015 10:15 AM |
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H3: RoE is (in many aspects) different game compared to H3 Complete or SoD. H3: RoE is the only Heroes 3 game with high quality (Bink) campaign videos. In H3: RoE there is no crappy trench damage compared to SoD. There are no artifact combinations in RoE. And finally RoE campaigns are broken in H3 Complete.
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kingj7967
Tavern Dweller
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posted November 18, 2015 09:43 AM |
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Thanks Evaline, that worked.
I have 2 harddrives. I was wanting to put all of my games on 1 harddrive separate from my windows 7. The patches however, doesn't recognize the 2nd harddrive. So, I uninstalled it from D: reinstall to c:heroes 3. The patches worked.
I was about to install HOMM WOG. But, I want to play HOMM HOTA. So, I copied Heroes 3 and place a copy under d:. Now I have WOG and HOTA. WOG is C:.
Hurray. I Can't wait to play HOTA, too. Hmmm, do they both run under Windows 7?
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HOMM 3 still rules.
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Maurice
Hero of Order
Part of the furniture
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posted November 18, 2015 10:07 AM |
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Edited by Maurice at 10:09, 18 Nov 2015.
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What you could also do is make a symbolic link from your C: drive to your D: drive, for instance make "C:/HoMM3" a symbolic link to "D:/Games/NWC/Heroes of Might and Magic 3/Complete" (or wherever you happen to have it installed). That way, all the data is still on your D: drive, while you can also reach the game through the link.
Making symbolic links in Windows isn't as easy as in Linux, but it's possible and doable. Google is your friend to find out the specifics.
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HeymlicH
Famous Hero
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posted November 27, 2015 12:34 PM |
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Edited by HeymlicH at 18:22, 27 Nov 2015.
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I have Windows 7/64 and Heroes III complete. It was working fine for years, but now Windows 7 doesn't recognize the CD any more. The CD drive seems to be fine, and the CD seems to be fine, too - it still works on an older System.
Is there any known (new) Problem with Heroes III and Win 7? Is there a way to play without a CD (from an Image or a no CD Version)?
Edit: Solved it by installing HD. I still want to know why it isn't working any more.
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tzening
Adventuring Hero
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posted February 18, 2016 03:27 AM |
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I was updating my HOMM3 HD mod after a hiatus from completing the entire restoration of Erathia campaign and I got this error message.
File_HD3_DataSettings#default#era.ini was downloaded with errors.
Thankfully, I can still play the game(Both the main game and HOTA expansion client) correctly, even the HOTA client was updated correctly.
Any help?
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Galaad
Hero of Order
Li mort as morz, li vif as vis
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posted February 26, 2016 12:28 AM |
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tzening said:
File_HD3_DataSettings#default#era.ini was downloaded with errors.
Thankfully, I can still play the game(Both the main game and HOTA expansion client)
Errr, did you install era and hota in the same folder by any chance?
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tzening
Adventuring Hero
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posted February 26, 2016 09:24 AM |
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Galaad said:
tzening said:
File_HD3_DataSettings#default#era.ini was downloaded with errors.
Thankfully, I can still play the game(Both the main game and HOTA expansion client)
Errr, did you install era and hota in the same folder by any chance?
I did. When I installed hota, I set the destination to the same folder as my HOMM3 complete, like how an expansion should be downloaded. Is this the right way?
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tzening
Adventuring Hero
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posted February 26, 2016 09:26 AM |
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Oh yeah, I almost forgot to mention that now the update is successful and everything is running smoothly. I did not lose any saved games.
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