====== Heroes of Might and Magic 3 ====== This article is not kept up to date anymore.\\ Go to [[http://wiki.dotslashplay.it/en/games/heroes-of-might-and-magic-3|the Heroes of Might and Magic 3 page on ./play.it wiki]] for the latest version of this guide. //version sold on GOG// * scripts: * //dead link removed// * //dead link removed// * target: * setup_homm3_complete_2.0.0.16.exe * dependencies: * icoutils * innoextract * fakeroot [[https://img.dotslashplay.it/games/heroes-of-might-and-magic-3/screenshot.jpg|{{https://img.dotslashplay.it/games/heroes-of-might-and-magic-3/thumbnail.jpg}}]] The game installed via these scripts will use WINE. ==== Usage ==== 1. Download the scripts, and put them in the directory containing the installer: ls setup_homm3_complete_2.0.0.16.exe play-heroes-of-might-and-magic-3_gog-2.0.0.16.sh play-anything.sh 2. Install the scripts dependencies: apt-get install icoutils innoextract fakeroot 3. Run the script: sh ./play-heroes-of-might-and-magic-3_gog-2.0.0.16.sh 4. Wait a couple minutes, The script will end by giving you the commands to launch as root to install the game. ==== Advanced usage ==== This script accept several options to set its behaviour. Follow the links to more details on how to use them. * [[:utilisateurs:vv222:commun:options-avancees#checksum|checksum]] * [[:utilisateurs:vv222:commun:options-avancees#compression|compression]] * [[:utilisateurs:vv222:commun:options-avancees#help|help]] * [[:utilisateurs:vv222:commun:options-avancees#prefix|prefix]] ==== Play in a window ==== Like a lot of Windows games published before the 16:9/16:10 screens became "the norm", Heroes of Might and Magic 3 display can get messed up on these. The following method will give you a way to run the game in a window to avoid this. 1. Run the following command to get acces to the configuration screen for the Heroes of Might and Magic 3 WINE prefix: homm3-winecfg 2. In the configuration window, go on the "Graphics" tab; 3. Check "Emulate a virtual desktop", and put your desktop resolution in the "Desktop size" fields; 4. Close the window with "OK". 5. Done, from the next launch Heroes of Might and Magic 3 will run in a window that will automatically scale to its resolution. You can go back to fullscreen mode at any time by running the WINE configuration screen and uncheck "Emulate a virtual desktop". ==== Links ==== [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heroes_of_Might_and_Magic_III|Heroes of Might and Magic 3 on Wikipedia]]