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Posted by ThE_HyDrA at 14:44, 14 Apr 2006:
Lord Crusader's Heroes V Preview

Amidst the chaos of the demo's release, many do not realise that there was a team of dedicated members who provided ideas and ironed out the remaining bugs in the game you may currently be playing - the Heroes V Demo. Team member Lord Crusader was one of these people, and he has written his own account on the game's evolution, and how it will play. Read it all here.

Posted by Valeriy at 23:33, 13 Apr 2006:
Download Heroes of Might and Magic 5 Demo!

Finally, the Heroes of Might and Magic 5 demo is available to download! Experience HOMM5 now! Download is 668MB big. These are the demo system requirements which most certainly apply to the final game:

OS: Windows 2000/XP, DirectX 9.0c April 2005
CPU: Pentium 4 1.5 GHz / Athlon 2000+ or higher
RAM: 512 MB or higher
Video: 128 MB AGP GeForce4 Ti4200 / RADEON 8500 or higher video card
CD/DVD-ROM speed: 32x
Sound: DirectX compatible PCI 16-bit sound card

Talk about the demo here.

Posted by Sfidanza at 22:59, 12 Apr 2006:
5 New Dungeon Heroes

A new batch of heroes faces was just released. And as the majority of you (36%) wanted to see Dungeon heroes in a recent poll on M&M official site, guess which faction they're from...
Meet Eruina, Sinitar, Sorgal, Yrbeth and Yrwanna.

Posted by Valeriy at 22:30, 12 Apr 2006:
StarForce protection for Heroes 5 - Dropped!

Fabrice Cambounet has confirmed today that StarForce copy protection system will not be used in Heroes of Might and Magic 5. Even though there wasn't solid proof that the system is harmful, some HOMM fans were strongly opposed to it. Today they celebrate :)

Posted by Valeriy at 22:27, 11 Apr 2006:
Heroes 5 Demo - Almost Ready!

German Ubisoft Website announced that Heroes 5 Demo will be released Thusrday April 13th at 18:00h (probably German time). Namerutan posted the translation. Demo is said to include:

• A map from the Haven Campaign and a map from the Inferno campaign.
• A single player map: "843 YSD: Falcon’s last flight".
• Duel mode with 6 out of 18 heroes playable.

And concerning Heroes Mini, TNT_Addict has written a very useful strategy guide which will help beginners get started and succeed. The game has some major differences from the actual HOMM - it's easy to lose if you don't understand those.

Posted by Valeriy at 00:36, 10 Apr 2006:
Heroes Mini Web Game

Heroes Mini is the official Heroes of Might and Magic V Mini Game. It has been open for several days, but hasn't yet been announced on the main Might and Magic web site. I think it is still being evaluated.

The game is quite simplistic. You are given 5000 gold, a choice of faction, and selection of creatures to recruit. Then you challenge another player or get challenged (usually involves 3-15 minute wait) and the battle involves issuing 5 orders in advance. An order is ordering one of your three stacks to attack one of the opponent's three stacks. There is no battlefield as such. No heroes, magic or special abilities. You get gold based on kills in the battle and can hire more creatures for the next battle. There are also medals for various battle achievements and a ranking ladder.

It seems that one of the ways to ace this game is to always try to fully eliminate one of the opponent's stacks, as this gives you an extra gold bonus which is likely to exceed your losses. Game discussion here.

Posted by Lich at 15:06, 8 Apr 2006:
Heroes V Release Date Announced

Ubisoft announced the release date of Heroes of Might and Magic V. It seems that they are going to release the game at May 19th, 2006.

Posted by ThE_HyDrA at 08:20, 7 Apr 2006:
Heroes V Combat Themes

The German Official Site has made 4 new combat themes available to the public; Inferno, Haven, Dungeon and Academy.
Instead of having a number of combat themes that were randomly played in the previous versions, each faction now has their own distinct combat theme.

Posted by Valeriy at 22:20, 5 Apr 2006:
Heroes 5: Deluxe Edition, May Release

Ubisoft has announced the Deluxe edition of Heroes 5. The game is currently scheduled for release in May. This image shows what the deluxe edition will contain. Ubisoft says:

This special and limited edition contains the original game, unique in-game content including three additional single scenario maps and a unique Hero “Aura”, a printed map of Ashan, sixteen page artbook by Heroic Fantasy artist Olivier Ledroit, a faction document summarising all creatures’ skills and Heroes of Might and Magic II complete game.

Posted by ThE_HyDrA at 10:55, 5 Apr 2006:
2 New Academy Heroes, Offline Tournament

The two new Academy heroes can be found on the German Official Site. One of them is a familiar name, resembling a middle-eastern merchant, while the other continues the strong spell-casting tradition within the Academy. Note that it is likely the english sites will soon follow suit, so keep an eye out.

In addition, there is an offline tournament being held by La Torre de Marfil, and being sponsored by Ubisoft Spain, beginning on April 7th, in which each of the three winners receive a Collector's Edition of Heroes V. View all the details here.