VCMI
Engine for Heroes of Might and Magic III (1999) | Category: Recreated engines
Author: VCMI Team | Curator: Modbadger
Engine for Heroes of Might and Magic III (1999) | Category: Recreated engines
Author: VCMI Team | Curator: Modbadger
VCMI is an open-source engine that completely rewrites Heroes of Might and Magic III from scratch. It removes the limitations of the original code and focuses on modding support: adding new towns, heroes, creatures, artifacts, and spells. Most mods are installed through VCMI Launcher.
Localizations:
Localizations:
The engine is localized into 23 languages
(You don’t need to download anything extra to play in these languages)
Features
Graphical interface improvements. High resolution, stack queue, creature window...
The VCMI engine is cross-platform and runs on devices running Windows, Linux, Android, macOS, and iOS
Random map generator that is compatible with mods
Multilingual. The game is available in 23 languages
Multiplatform. Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS, and Android
Convenient launcher that not only installs VCMI itself but also allows downloading and installing most mods, such as:
The Rat Mod — adds new neutral units
Tides of War — adds alternative units, spells, heroes
New Magic Balance mod — changes the spell system in Heroes 3
Andruids Expansion — adds new objects, spells, skills, units, etc.
Antagarich Burning — adds maps and demonstrates the capabilities of the VCMI engine
VCMI new towns list — adds many new towns and alternative versions of old ones, namely: Abyss, Tartarus, Ruins, Retreat, Refuge, Preserve, Pavilion, Meadow, Highlands, Heavenly Forge 2000, Haven, Grove, Forge, Farriery, Fairy, Factory, Death Valley, Cove, Courtyard, Cetatea, Cathedral, Asylum, Ark
Diverse Battlefields mod — each creature bank and each guarded dwelling gets its own unique battlefield
Third Upgrades mod — a mod based on the modification for the ERA platform. The mod allows additional upgrades of creatures and dwellings, and also adds new artifacts
Crossroads of Worlds mod — more than ten variations of Castle from different timelines
Fiorin Heroes pack — a set of overpowered Castle, Inferno, and Necropolis heroes that can be used for custom maps and campaigns
VCMI PvP balance mod — improves balance in multiplayer
Tarnum is back! — allows playing as all previous incarnations of Tarnum
Heroes III HD Edition Remastered — adds 32-bit high-resolution graphics from the ERA HD Edition mod, including improved adventure map elements and interface
Horn of the Abyss — possibly the best expansion for HoMM3, ported to the VCMI engine
Extreme AI — extremely strong AI due to large amounts of starting resources on easy difficulty levels and using cheats on high levels
Campaigns pack — a set of story campaigns
HoMM3 Campaigns remade — remake of the original campaigns
Heroes 3 Extended Soundtrack — adds musical themes from other games in the Heroes series
And many others. Some of them have many localizations in different languages
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