 Attention! TE is installed only over SOD (Shadow of Death) or Complete versions of HoMM3!
Question #1: Can you name few features of TE? What is better than in Shadow of Death or Complete?
Answer:
- "Town view", "Hero view", "Upgraded stack hit-n-run","Artefact cheat sell" bugs were fixed
- You can exchange the whole armies by clicking the "Change Army" button on the hero meeting screen.
- Witch Hut visiting will show the dialog window which asks
if you want to learn secondary skill. The price of learning is 500 gold.
- Players will receive gems (instead of sulfur) after capturing NagaBank
- Tower - Cloud Castle (giants) doesn't require Altar of Wishes (genies)
- Inferno - Pit Fiends upgrade doesn't require Mage Guild
- All weekly/monthly growth increases are disabled.
- Basic 7th level creatures growth in Conflux is decreased to 1.5 per week
- Starting heroes will always have three stacks of monsters.
- Logistic specialists will gain 5% bonus to this skill without hero level dependence.
- Spell scrolls are replaced with gold piles. Gold quantity depends on spell level
- Quick combat without usage of mana
- Antimagic became "universal" spell. It is present at all magic schools now.
- ...and many more features...
Question #2: Is it official version?
Answer: No. It was developed by team of enthusiasts according to wishes of best players
Question #3: What were main objectives of developers?
Answer: Objectives were to create MORE balanced MULTIPLAYER game with MORE strategies and better game interface.
Question #4: Is it WOG (Wake of Gods HoMM3 version)?
Answer: No, however WOG is used as engine. Only few WOG (best) features are present in TE.
Question #5: Should I pay for this wonderful version?
Answer: No, TE is free to download. You should own only basic SOD/Complete version
Question #6: Is TE compatible with ROE/AB/SOD?
Answer: No. TE 1.03q is compatible with TE 1.03q only
Question #7: I wish to play both SOD and TE. Is it possible?
Answer: Yes,
it's possible to quickly manually switch versions. All you need is to
make copy of original \DATA\ folder before starting WOG/TE installation.
Question #8: NEW! Is there recommended set of TE settings?
Answer: Attention: do these settings only after TE is fully installed! Download TE recommended settings,
unpack them into your \DATA\ folder. When you start new game, load
settings (\DATA\Default_WCL.dat) in WOG Options. TE rules are bit
different from SOD: Necro/Conflux towns are allowed, diplo allowed (it
doesn't join monsters anymore), Log heroes allowed. Additionally,
players may discuss which feature is enabled/disabled: experience,
upgraded stack, moral of neutral guards
Question #9: Where can I read more about TE version?
Answer: Click here
for TE manual (360kb). Keep in mind: this manual is for version TE
1.03f, a bit corrected for version 1.03q by SAG. However some incorrect
information from old version 1.03f still may exist, this manual will be
updated later.
Question #10: How can I install TE?
Answer:
- Make a COPY of \DATA\ folder (name it like: \DATA_SOD\).
After intallation of TE version you will be able to switch back for old
SOD.
- Install WOG 3.58f. Do not select "Animated trees" option. For instructions click here
- Install TE:
- Download this file
- Save it to \UPDATE\ folder
- Run H3wUpd.exe
- Download TE recommended settings, unpack them into your \DATA\ folder
Question #11: How to launch TE?
Answer: Run h3te.exe
Question #12: How can i switch back to SOD?
Answer:
- Rename \DATA\ folder to \DATA_TE\
- Rename \DATA_SOD\ to \DATA\
- Done! Run heroes3.exe as usual
Question #13: I have questions about TE or proposal for future TE version, where can I ask them?
Answer: Ask your questions here
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