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acidchalk
Promising
Known Hero
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posted January 21, 2018 09:02 AM |
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It's so damn impressive. Matching that art style is no easy feat!
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orzie
Responsible
Supreme Hero
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posted January 21, 2018 02:05 PM |
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Thanks people. The presented graphics cannot be called final, but I just had an urge for a sudden update. 
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orzie
Responsible
Supreme Hero
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posted February 11, 2018 10:05 PM |
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The closed beta test has just begun. During the testing process, additional fixes to the game graphics, maps, and programming features are expected.
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RerryR
Promising
Supreme Hero
Researching Magic
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posted February 11, 2018 10:25 PM |
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Good news!
How long will it be closed beta? two years? 
Just kidding, looking forward to it 
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e-lysander
Known Hero
Lysander
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posted February 12, 2018 02:34 AM |
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‘Ey, I was a beta tester of the last version like five years ago. How do I get in on this action?
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pellish
Famous Hero
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posted February 12, 2018 03:11 AM |
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Really looking forward to this!
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Wind_Falcon
Adventuring Hero
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posted February 14, 2018 06:43 PM |
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Looks great, hoping this means the full release is around the corner.
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orzie
Responsible
Supreme Hero
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posted February 18, 2018 07:59 PM |
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The full release cannot be expected soon. What's going to be released is the first stable version.
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orzie
Responsible
Supreme Hero
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posted February 24, 2018 02:14 PM |
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Edited by orzie at 14:14, 24 Feb 2018.
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Although the general gameplay in Heroes III: The Succession Wars differs notably from what was in the predecessor game, some mapmakers' ideas now can be fully implemented, just like they wanted to. Much more convenient map editor and flexible settings granted by Heroes 3 engine did come in handy for some classic maps as well, the conversions of which will be available in the upcoming release for the general public to play and brush off a tart nostalgic tear
Alteris II by Jonathan Watters
Quadruplets by Timothy Duncan
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Galaad
Hero of Order
Li mort as morz, li vif as vis
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posted February 24, 2018 06:57 PM |
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Galaad said:
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Wind_Falcon
Adventuring Hero
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posted February 26, 2018 02:43 AM |
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orzie said:
The full release cannot be expected soon. What's going to be released is the first stable version.
That's what I meant.
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Hopefully this means we'll get THUNK as well?
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orzie
Responsible
Supreme Hero
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posted February 26, 2018 02:24 PM |
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Only Last Hope for now. It's more convenient to make maps with less pre-defined properties, because the mod is currently WIP and it's sometimes hard to maintain and update complex maps.
In future, it might be even possible to convert the WoG version of Last Hope campaign which is rumored to be half complete. I never played it myself though, Corribus knows more.
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Wind_Falcon
Adventuring Hero
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posted February 26, 2018 05:24 PM |
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I've played the WoG version of Last Hope only briefly, but I have played the WoG version of THUNK quite a bit, and I don't like that version of the map at all.
A true purist/vanilla conversion of the classic HoMMII THUNK on the Succession Wars Mod would be a dream.
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Looking at the screenshots makes the wait so much more unbearable. The work you've done looks great so far.
On a sidenote, looking the the screens, I think you've only showed the good version of the UI from the original game, does that mean that changing to evil UI is impossible on HIII, or that you just haven't gotten to it yet?
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pellish
Famous Hero
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posted February 26, 2018 05:49 PM |
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Wind_Falcon said:
Looking at the screenshots makes the wait so much more unbearable. The work you've done looks great so far.
I second that. Mouth-watering to say the least.
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Orzie
Responsible
Supreme Hero
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posted February 27, 2018 08:44 AM |
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Wind_Falcon said:
I've played the WoG version of Last Hope only briefly, but I have played the WoG version of THUNK quite a bit, and I don't like that version of the map at all.
A true purist/vanilla conversion of the classic HoMMII THUNK on the Succession Wars Mod would be a dream.
I might think about adding some new maps before the release. This one, however, has sections which are heavily built on creature properties, while they differ noticeably in H3SW, like Peasants. This will surely require a lot of testing.
I tend more towards adding more H3 maps though, because the list is not so rich currently, so people might run out of maps pretty quickly. Good thing is that RMG is working now, producing considerably nice quality maps, looking exactly like some classic H2 examples. Not like THUNK of course, but still convincing enough, thanks to the fact that H2 maps don't need a lot of objects to catch the player's eye.
I hope to have all H1, H2 and H3 official maps prior to the v1.0 release. We will need a lot of help from outside, though. I lost faith in having an automatic full-conversion utility, so it's manual labor for the most part.
Wind_Falcon said:
Looking at the screenshots makes the wait so much more unbearable. The work you've done looks great so far.
On a sidenote, looking the the screens, I think you've only showed the good version of the UI from the original game, does that mean that changing to evil UI is impossible on HIII, or that you just haven't gotten to it yet?
I think it is generally possible in future to invent the "toggle interface" button. For now though, even Good interfaces are far from perfect. Also, an interim implementation of Evil interfaces would concern WoG options or even some downloadable content.
I also had ideas for a hypothetical third "Neutral" interface, but it's just a dream until we finish the necessary parts of the game.
pellish said:
Wind_Falcon said:
Looking at the screenshots makes the wait so much more unbearable. The work you've done looks great so far.
I second that. Mouth-watering to say the least.
I sincerely hope all of you will not be disappointed after these 5 years. Still, I have to admit that I intentionally don't show some parts which are questionable for now.
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Salamandre
Admirable
Omnipresent Hero
Wog refugee
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posted February 27, 2018 10:30 AM |
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The Thunk wog version is genius and, imo, should not be ported to SW as it requires precise timing and plot trigger which also depends on the specific H3 design. It would be a hell of work for you.
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orzie
Responsible
Supreme Hero
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posted February 27, 2018 03:05 PM |
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Any H2-H3 map with pre-set properties might require additional headache during the conversion process. Still, many maps may have shifted balance because we have different creature statistics (and will have them even more different in future, plus entirely new magic/artifact system). The maps just cannot be the same, but we must at least ensure their playability, eventually. Probably, it will be done long after the upcoming v0.8 release.
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majaczek
Supreme Hero
Work at Magic Dimmension
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posted February 27, 2018 03:40 PM |
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can I use creatures from OLD BETA ? please
I wish to use recolored versions of H2 Genie as Lords of Elements (four new creatures and hardcoded options)
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orzie
Responsible
Supreme Hero
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posted February 27, 2018 05:00 PM |
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Can't figure out why you want to use creatures which are obviously out of style (and I suspect that you already use some H3 style creatures as well, so the lineups might be a total mess), but okay, you can do that.
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majaczek
Supreme Hero
Work at Magic Dimmension
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posted February 27, 2018 10:20 PM |
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Thanks
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