Heroes 3.5: Wake of Gods Portal
Preserving Heroes of Might and Magic mods since 2012
After the Forge faction was withdrawn, on May 25, 1999, Greg Fulton — a member of New World Computing responsible for overseeing production of the Armageddon’s Blade expansion — addressed the issue on the Astral Wizard forum. That forum no…
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The story behind the Forge closely follows the conclusion to Might and Magic VII, more in particularly the ending to those heroes who succeeded on the Path of Darkness. Archibald’s former advisors regroup, discovering a mysterious and powerful ancient artifact…
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It’s 11:37 PM Sunday evening. I should be getting off to bed, but I have surveyed the 3DO message board and feel now would be a good time to step in comment on all the insanity to have transpired over…
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I especially want to thank the Reddit user EnCamp who found these wonderful diaries detailing New World Computing final sprint to get the game published in working order at the deadline. Two weeks ago, I spoke on the phone with…
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If you are reading Fanstratics newsletter carefully, you already know about this information, and if not, you should definitely subscribe to the news here. I don’t remember when in production it occurred, but I do remember how it started. One…
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Horn of the Abyss (HotA), while a work in progress, satisfies most of our heroish needs. Why would I want to switch from Horn of the Abyss to Fanstratics? What are you going to provide the team behind Horn of…
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Fanstratics isn’t the only game to call itself a ‘spiritual successor’ to Heroes 3. Why should I believe you? Trust me, I understand. Many different games have called themselves ‘spiritual successors’, while falling far short of their promises. Some of…
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Is there anything better gaming life than finding an email from the lead designer of your / our favorite game in the morning? That’s right, Mr. Gregory Fulton wrote me an email and I immediately started picking up news about…
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Gregory Fulton, Lead Designer on Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia (1999), is working on a “spiritual successor” to the title. The project is still in early stages. This is coming from David Mullich, who was Game Director on Heroes…
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The Heroes of Might and Magic games are among the best turn-based strategy offerings to date — and among the best games of all time for that matter. Each sequel has improved on previous titles in a number of ways while providing…
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