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Legend of the Red Dragon

Mod for Heroes of Might and Magic III (1999) | Category: Total Conversion

Author: Berserker | Curator: User AvatarModbadger

Mod for Heroes of Might and Magic III (1999) | Category: Total Conversion

Author: Berserker | Curator: User AvatarModbadger

Legend of the Red Dragon is a mod for HoMM3 created on the ERA platform. It expands the game by adding new creatures, spells, artifacts, heroes and interface improvements, as well as graphical changes for some locations and castles.

Uploaded17.12.2025 20:30
Version1.4.1
Size602.60 MB
Views16
Downloads3

Localizations:

EnglishRussian

The mod is localized into 2 languages

(You don’t need to download anything extra to play in these languages)

Features

  • The Red Dragon becomes the strongest creature, while the former Red Dragon transforms into a Gray Dragon.

  • New buttons added to the adventure screen and town/hero interfaces (quick combat modes, banks, troop movement, hidden skills, etc.).

  • Interface improvements facilitate battle selection, message settings and army management.

  • New battle terrains for all castle types and objects.

  • New map objects: Dragon Treasury, Chaos Crater, Spectral Vault, Death Chamber, Magic Lake, Valhalla Fountain and others.

  • Hero skills have been reconfigured, skill acquisition chance depends on hero class.

  • Random experience for neutral stacks. Experience for neutral stacks and creature banks is set randomly at the start of the game. And instead of some blessing, they may receive a curse.

  • New rules for artifacts (for example, gold reserve system, restrictions for certain items).

  • Rebalanced spell costs and changes to their levels.

  • Flying castle guarded by three Red Dragons with valuable rewards.

  • First Aid Tent now partially heals surviving creatures.

  • Improved ballistics and artillery mechanics in sieges.

  • New spells added, such as Vertical, Gaze, Tailwind, Summon with unique effects.

  • Unique commander-heroes introduced with their own spells and base skills.

  • New artifacts like Ring of Power, Sacred Helmet, Shaman's Rod, Cloak of Invisibility with various effects on hero parameters.

How to install a mod Legend of the Red Dragon

English version

  1. Extract the archive

  2. Run and install Era 2.46f.exe to the HoMM 3 Complete folder

  3. Run and install eng_Legend_of_the_Red_Dragon_v071.exe to the HoMM 3 Complete folder

  4. Run h3lord.exe

  5. Play!

HD mod is recommended to run only with the "32 GDI" option, this is necessary for new transparency effects to display properly.

Russian version

  1. Extract the archive

  2. Run Heroes 3 Legend of the Red Dragon v1.4.1 RU.exe and install to any folder on your PC

  3. Run h3lord.exe

  4. Play!