====== Heroes of Might and Magic 4 ======

<note warning>This article is not kept up to date anymore.\\
Go to [[http://wiki.dotslashplay.it/en/games/heroes-of-might-and-magic-4|the Heroes of Might and Magic 4 page on ./play.it wiki]] for the latest version of this guide.</note>

//version sold on GOG//

  * scripts:
    * //dead link removed//
    * //dead link removed//
  * target:
    * setup_homm4_complete_2.0.0.12.exe
  * dependencies:
    * icoutils
    * innoextract
    * fakeroot

[[http://www.dotslashplay.it/images/games/heroes-of-might-and-magic-4/screenshot.jpg|{{http://www.dotslashplay.it/images/games/heroes-of-might-and-magic-4/thumbnail.jpg}}]]

<note important>The game installed via these scripts will use WINE.</note>

==== Usage ====

1. Download the scripts, and put them in the directory containing the installer:
<code user>
ls
</code>
<code>
setup_homm4_complete_2.0.0.12.exe  play-heroes-of-might-and-magic-4_gog-2.0.0.12.sh  play-anything.sh
</code>


2. Install the scripts dependencies:
<code root>
apt-get install icoutils innoextract fakeroot
</code>


3. Run the script:
<code user>
sh ./play-heroes-of-might-and-magic-4_gog-2.0.0.12.sh
</code>


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 4 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 4 WINE prefix:
<code user>
homm4-winecfg
</code>
 
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 4 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_IV|Heroes of Might and Magic 4 on Wikipedia]]