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Posted by ThE_HyDrA at 14:09, 21 Sep 2008:
Heroes V Tribes of the East Manual v.3.1 Released
The fan manual that contains the changes from the latest 3.1 patch has been released by Sfidanza at Heroes-fr, and can be downloaded from the Manuals page. The manual itself is packed with a number of new changes, but thankfully, it also comes with a changelog. Further localisations of the manual into other languages are ongoing.
Posted by VokialBG at 09:49, 5 Sep 2008:
New modding surprises!
New modding surprises! First we have stack of new NCF creatures by Fauch, try his new inventions: Centaur Captain, MystoDragon, Ninja and Power Mage.
Staing on the NCF subject, Radar updated his NCF Crystal Dragon to 1.01, for changelog and download link click here.
Disturbed-Gnu released new skin for the classical NCF Stormbird.
And the most important - the New Creatures Framework (NCF), was updated for version 3.1 by SimonaK, visit his thread, if you wish to install it. For full list of NCF creatures and info, visit Warmonger's new thread here.
But not only our NCF worshipers are in favour. Fiur updated Xazardous Combat MOD for H5 TotE 3.1, and it's ready for download. He also announced his new map - the Abysmal, keep an eye on the thread for updates! BAD updated his fast leveling mod to 1.2 (supporting TotE 3.1).
You wish for more? We can't leave our dear mappers, visit Asheera's scripting pettern if you wish to create maps with mixed neutrals.
Related:
Editing the DE (tutorial) | Necro Power Pack (fun mod) | Necro creatures (fun mod)
Posted by GenieLord at 09:48, 24 Aug 2008:
HC Olympic Games
Right from Beijing, the Olympic games have come to HC! Right now, we are playing HC Treasure Hunt, Trivia and Riddles solving, DRAMATIC Writing, H5 Duel Battles and Quoting Wars, but later we'll also have H5 and H3 knowledge quizzes, simple modding contest and H3 creature contest.
Medals will be given to the winners of the competitors, who represent the different forums of HC. The forum with the largest number of Medals at the end of the HC Olympic Games will greatly rewarded.
The games take place at the Age of Heroes Coliseum.
For further information about the Olympics and the games, click here.
Posted by VokialBG at 22:03, 19 Aug 2008:
Heroes 5 TotE Patch 3.1 has been released!
The long wait is over! Patch 3.1 has been finally released! We learned this at the official Heroes 5 forum, thanks to post by Fabrice Cambounet (Produser of the the webbased game "Heroes kingdom", Heroes 5 and it's first addon Hammers of Fate). You can read several answers and explanations about Heroes 5, future patches and the webbased Heroes Kingdoms in his post.
For 3.1 changelog and discussion, visit this topic, at Heroes Community, posted by Asheera.
Download links:
European and US versions (120Mb)
Czech version (114Mb)
Hungarian and Polish version (116Mb)
Russian version (113Mb)
Chinese version (114Mb)
Korean version (114Mb)
Posted by VokialBG at 13:41, 18 Jul 2008:
New NCF based creatures
You want new NCF based creatures for your game? Here are the latest released NCF creatures:
Try Radar's Dark Champion, Skeleton Mage or Crystal Dragon. You need even more undead units? Download Fauch's Ghost Knight MOD. If this isn't enought visit Eugen's thread and find the HoMM5 version of the Magog.
Posted by VokialBG at 11:20, 20 Jun 2008:
Heroes 5: Players Handbook
Problems in Heroes 5? Even the AI can beat you? Your friends laugh at you, because you are still a novice in the strategic world of HoMM 5? Or you want to improve your skills in playing Heroes 5? Just join the Temple of Ashan strategy discussions! Learn more or share your knowledge with the community!
Be Master of Academy, join the strategy discussions here or even more Academy builds here.
Join the Dark forces of Dungeon and uncover the secrets of destruction.
Learn more about the runic power and the ultimate defence the dwarven road is waiting for you!
Start a new crusade with hordes of angels and paladins here and here.
Rise the chaos to its previous strength! Build true lord of the demons!
Control legions of Undeads and join the shadowy order of Heresh, read the newest Necropolis strategy guide here.
Protect the forest and the honour of the elves.
If you are more barbarian type of player you can always check the Stronghold strategy discussion here :)
Even more: Inferno Insight|Sylvan strategy discussion|Sylvan Insight|The hidden power of Sylvan|Alternatives comparison|Spell School Selection
Posted by GenieLord at 18:57, 29 May 2008:
Academy to Conflux - Beta released
The Academy to Conflux Transformation Pack, by Radar, is almost ready, and now the Beta version of the project is being tested.
The Conflux creature line-up:
1. Pixie - Sprite | Dryad
2. Air Elemental - Storm Elemental | Wind Elemental
3. Water Elemental - Ice Elemental | Glacial Elemental
4. Fire Elemental - Blaze Elemental | Energy Elemental
5. Earth Elemental - Magma Elemental | Obsidian Elemental
6. Astral Spirit - Djinn | Efreet
7. Firebird - Phoenix | Thunderbird
(Sylvan gets Wolves in the place of Pixies)
In the project participated also My-Key, Warmonger, Cepheus, sith_of_ziost, Daystar and GenieLord. For further information about the project, press here. We will make sure to update you when the project is ready and downloadable.
Edit: Beta 2 is about to be released. You can request the Beta 2 key from Radar here.
Posted by GenieLord at 20:05, 10 May 2008:
Latest Role Playing Games
Role Playing Games have become increasely popular in Heroes Community. More and more RPG's are created, and more players join. Here's just a bit of what you can find in our Bards Glade Pyre (RPG) Forum:
Mytical has created two successful RPG's: The first one is M.E.G.A, which is about urban heroes and villians. Click here to register. The second is Gladerion - a RPG about the wars of kingdoms in a magical world. Click here to register.
The War of 5/8 RPG, by OmegaDestoryer, has more than 200 pages in the Round Table forums, but it has moved to HC. The good news is that new players don't have to read the 200+ pages to jump in. You can join whenever you want.
The Pokemon - Adventures in Helnith RPG (by winterfate and Kareeah_Indaga), is a fun RPG, based on the pokemons of video games. To start the adventure, click here.
Except of these three, we also have some new fresh RPG's:
-Reign of Terror, by enamelity, which takes place in the future of Ashan and Heroes 5. Click here to join.
-Gods RPG, by bixie, which hasn't started yet, but it seems to be very promising and popular.
-Third World War RPG, by GenieLord, a war between the world's states, based on real events.
Posted by GenieLord at 13:14, 29 Apr 2008:
What do you want to see on Heroes 6?
Gnoll_Mage has opened a new poll, that checks what do you want to see on HOMM6. Stage 1 is for the game's factions. All you have to do is to order the factions by your preference. The poll is open only for Heroes Community members.
A different kind of poll has been opened by Mvassilev. The poll contains general questions about Heroes 6, refering to creatures, hero skills, gameplay, magic and more.
On a completely different matter, a new Heroes 4 Competition has been opened by Vidoja. The competition tests the competitors' knowledge of HOMM4 gameplay. It will end on the 4th of May.
Posted by VokialBG at 15:05, 26 Apr 2008:
Tales of Karador beta and more!
Kronos1000, the main initiator of the well-known modding project "Tales of Karador", finally announced the beta version of his massive project! The Beta is ready to be tested, now Kronos is looking for beta testers. If you are interest visit this thread at HC - for more info and/or if you are volunteer to help as tester.
If this is not enough, BAD's MOD for faster leveling is out! Download and read more info here.
Radar, who always has something to show us, announced his new project, similar to his old Fortress to Conflux transformation pack but this time for TotE! We can only wait for more info!
See also:
Quicksilver III| Unique heroes models| XP doubler