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How to install ERA 3 mods for Heroes 3
I hope this simple guide will help you. All other modifications for ERA 3 are installed in the same way.
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First of all, the “update” to the ERA launcher contains a high-risk virus according to Norton AV heuristics. Also, under no circumstances download the Master of Puppets expansion because it came with 19 high-risk viruses according to Norton heuristics. I didn’t even try the “Horn of the Abyss” expansion because by then, I had lost trust with the ERA downloader. The Wog expansion itself did download fine without any viruses detected. That’s the only good thing that I can say for the ERA installer.
Are you serious? Norton itself is a virus and malware 😀
Please note – MoP mod is written in ASM, which is great for debugging, thus favored by hackers. that AV software doesn’t like for obvious reasons. False positives may occur, especially if you use free antivirus (which is always nothing but promotion of its paid version) such as Avast and AVG. You have been warned.
Jason I’ve been working with PCs since 1986, do the math that’s a very long time, and I’m here to say that Norton AV is by far the worst of the worst ever Antivirus Solutions. I don’t know what you do on your PC but I don’t run Antivirus because it’s a scam, 100% datamining SCAM. What hacker is going to want what is on your PC? NONE that I can think of. Hackers was a prize, cash money, SOMETHING, your porn files are useless to Hackers. If one is careful Antivirus is not necessary whereas education is imperative; so learn from me and my decades of experience. If Norton AV found something it thinks is a VIRUS chances are 99.99999999% that is NOT a VIRUS. Norton has a program called Crash Guard which is supposed to prevent programs from crashing your PC. Granted, for me it was mid 90’s when I used this program last, but every single time the Crash Guard went off the program is was PREVENTING from Crashing my PC was Norton Crash Guard. After the first 50 times I grew tired of this constant popup and deleted the program; only to find it necessary to reformat my HDD because it’s almost impossible to REMOVE any Norton Program from one’s PC and I’m sure that’s still the case today. These Mods are for a game from 1999, the Best Game EVER, Heroes 3, so just enjoy the game and get rid of Norton AV; believe me when I say it’s the WORST PROGRAM SUIT EVER and fails to detect ANY virus. Ever since I’ve stopped using Norton AV my PC has been far more stable and not a single virus. When I was running Norton AV I’d get a virus almost hourly. I’m sure you have a similar experience and it you don’t look out for things like Slow Downs, lagginess and whatnot. Also be prepared to do a Registry Hack on your PC if you do want to remove Norton AV; you’re probably just better off reinstalling your SSD and Don’t install Norton AV.
AMEN!
I’ve been trying to get the ERA launcher to work. I’ve installed it in the HoMM3 complete folder, uninsatlled everything moved them into a diffeent folder. It won’t launch and double clicking a message pops up and dissappears to fast for me to read what the issue is. I was the one to leave the comment on YT. Thanks for any support
Hi Dell, unfortunately without an error message it is very difficult to advise you. Try one more thing, have the ativirus turned off during the download and installation. Antivirus may block the installation.
Unfortunately, the game crashes randomly during battles after a few months into the game. This happens in single player and multiplayer games, ERA Launcher 2.54 (and previous), with latest third upgrade mod.
Usually it happens when a neutral stack has a hero, and it is the stack’s turn to move. At that time the game instantly crashes to desktop.
Sometimes you can reload and try the battle again, and it will play out fine, other times it will continue to crash on the computer’s first opportunity to move.
Another game ending bug I’ve run into is, after a few months into the game, in one turn all the heroes on your heroes list will suddenly start disappearing off the list during the computer’s turn, leaving you with no heroes to control on your turn. They aren’t attacked, they are just removed from the list, and your heroes are left on the map with no way to control them. They just sit in their last position and don’t move.
One more game ending bug I’ve run into is, after a few months into the game (3 or 4), when buying creatures from your town, the numbers will go DOWN instead of adding to them, sometimes going down to 1 creature. But then buying just ONE more creature will bring the creature back to normal numbers, but that is temporary as adding again drops the numbers again. But once this starts happening, it continues for the rest of the game.
Not sure if that is a “variable type” bug, or a pointer bug, but something is definitely not adding up.
Thank you for all your efforts.
Hello Grant,
I would like to test the bug you mentioned. Can you send me a save game of such a particular game. We also invite you to join our H3 modding discord for better help. https://discord.gg/ekDSvwMg
Where did all the new added monsters go? I am curently on v3.9 but all the edits from Era II are gone. For example the crystal cavers and peasants as neutrals. How do I get these back? Do I need to add the WOG revised mod?
I cannot add mod “HD Ultimate Interface Mod download” into my ERA 3.9 while i can add all other mods I downloaded – it seems MOD MANAGER got trouble with this ZIP file (others are EXE)
Hi Luna, you need to unzip the zip archive and then move the “Xyst New Ultimate HD Interface” folder to the Mods folder. And then enable mod in Mod Manager.