ERA Project (Wake of Gods)

Author: Liso1 April 13, 2026 1 Comment

Welcome to Heroes 3 ERA Project a modern platform for Heroes of Might and Magic III modifications. ERA continues the ideas of WoG (Wake of Gods), maintaining backward compatibility and providing powerful tools for modders, scripters, and plugin developers.

Right out of the box ERA Project, it includes pre-installed modifications that allow you to play on massive XXL maps, enjoy improved graphics, new scripts, new battlefield terrains, an enhanced map and campaign editor, an upgraded user interface, and much more.

You can download the ERA Project as a standalone package, or install it via the Heroes Launcher—which is the best option, as it offers future updates that can be installed with just a single click.

ERA is a modular enhancement for the original Heroes III that expands the game’s capabilities through:

• 🔹 ERM 2.0 — an improved scripting language for events and logic;
• 🔹 C++ plugins (via the ERA API);
• 🔹 Modular mod-loading system;
• 🔹 Better compatibility with HD Mod and modern systems;
• 🔹 Flexible customization of random maps, objects, and UI.

ERA serves as a core engine upon which you can build large-scale modifications
or lightweight plugins that change gameplay, visuals, or object behavior.

• 🧠 Modern ERM 2.0 — improved syntax, macros, new commands, and extended data types.
• ⚙️ C++ Plugin Support — integrate via .dll files, hooks, and the extended ERA API.
• 🗺️ Map & Object Editor — fine-tune spawn density, frequency, and generation rules.
• 🎨 Enhanced UI Framework — new widgets, dynamic sprites, filtering, and sorting.
• 📦 Mod System — modular activation, load order control, and conflict detection.
• 💬 Localization Support — text loaded from JSON by locale name.

Heroes 3: ERA Project – Mod Browser essential mods

Source: https://github.com/ERA-Projects/era-project-eng