For Heroes of Might and Magic III on the PC, a GameFAQs message board topic titled 'Need quick help: Windowed Mode?' Windowed mode. There's an old function in Crossover I used to get that game to start windowed so I could get screenshots of it.

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Must-Have Heroes of Might and Magic III Patches

Here are some patches for Heroes of Might and Magic III that I’ve stumbled across.

Heroes 3 HD – HoMM3 High Resolution Project

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This is a fantastic patch that allows you to run Heroes of Might and Magic III at pretty much any resolution that you desire. It even works fine at up to my native 2048×1152 resolution for me.

In the second image, you can see a small map practically being displayed at once at such a high resolution. I personally run the game in 1280×800 so that it doesn’t knock the shit out of my eyesight 🙂

As you can see from the images below, the game remains at standard Heroes of Might and Magic III size, you just get to see more of it. Excellent!

Update:

Newer versions of the Heroes 3 HD patch now have a built in no-cd feature and fix windowed mode issues with all colour depths.

32BitPatch (32-Bit Patch for Heroes of Might and Magic III)

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Personally, I like to play Heroes of Might and Magic III in a window without having to change the desktop to 16-bit and avoid the annoying 65536 colours limitation

This handy utility allows you to paly Might and Magic III in a window while also having the desktop remain in 32-bit colour.

Apparently this utility can be used in conjuction with the Heroes 3 HD patch from above, but it only crashed for me. I take it that it’s outdated, which is a shame. Larger resolutions in a windowed mode would be great.

Update:

This patch has been pretty well superseded by the Heroes 3 HD patch above which has this feature and much more.

Heroes of Might and Magic III: In the Wake of Gods

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In the Wake of Gods is a free unofficial expansion designed to allow the addition of scripts via the Event Related Model (ERM). Some of the enhancements that WoG brings to the table are much needed, basic features missing from the original game-play such as a “purchase all creatures” button, the quick combat option, etc. as well as some medium-level additions such as the Artificer, a new structure for upgrading, combining and changing items, new bonuses for artifacts, skills and so on, while other additions allow some fairly radical game-play changes, such as adding creature stack experience, a third level of upgrade for creatures, etc.

I must admit, the first time I gave this expansion a go, I really didn’t get on with it, but I was really looking for a new experience in HoMMIII so I ended up revisiting it. All of the features that WoG brings to the table can be turned off, and you may find yourself adding the features back in once you get used to the changes anyway.

Initially, the “WoG Options” is somewhat overwhelming (Part of what initially put me off), but take the time to give the options a quick read and you’ll soon have it all figured out.

Note: The Heroes 3 HD patch above also works with this expansion.

Heroes of Might & Magic III is widely regarded as the best title of the series, and it has received a lot of quality community support. In addition to normal maps and modifications there are many larger mod projects which extend the core HoMM3 gameplay, add new features, creatures and even factions.

Here you can find information on some of the most popular unofficial mods and add-ons. For players looking for a simple introduction into the HoMM3 modding scene, we recommend trying out the HD mod and Horn of the Abyss, as they are fully compatible with eachother and offer a lot of modifications to the core gameplay.

HoMM 3 HD mod

Main features:

• Enables HoMM 3 to be played with high resolutions
• Extends UI and control elements
• Fixes bugs from the original game

Requirements:

• The Shadow of Death expansion or HoMM 3 Complete

Compatibility:

• Horn of the Abyss v. 1.5.4
• HoMM 3 WoG 3.58 (partial)
• HoMM 3 Tournament Edition (partial)
• HoMM 3 World Tournament (partial)
• HoMM 3 ERA II (partial)

Links:

Other notes:

• Not to be confused with the official Heroes of Might & Magic III – HD Edition.
• Run the installer and select your HoMM3 game folder as the install destination.
• To run the mod, launch HD_Launcher.exe found in your HoMM3 game folder.
• Windows 10 users may need to disable display scaling (eg. h3hota.exe -> Properties -> Compatibility -> Disable display scaling on high DPI settings).

Heroes of Might and Magic III: Horn of the Abyss

Main features:

• An unofficial “expansion pack” for HoMM 3
• New town: Cove
• New artifacts, map objects and heroes
• Support for bigger map sizes
• Fixes to balance, graphical bugs and RMG
• Simultaneous turns in multiplayer (with HD mod installed)
• Includes unique maps

Requirements:

• Clean install of The Shadow of Death expansion or HoMM 3 Complete

Compatibility: Virtual dj pro 7.0.4 full crack.zip.

• HoMM 3 HD Mod

Links:

Other notes:

• Run the installer and select your HoMM3 game folder as the install destination.
• To run the mod, launch h3hota.exe found in your HoMM3 game folder. If you have the HD Mod installed, launch HD_Launcher.exe and make sure you have h3hota.exe selected in the upmost dropdown list.

Era II + In the Wake of Gods

Main features:

• The most popular mod system for HoMM 3, includes WoG 3.58f
• Ability to create and use custom mods easily
• Mod manager with a few preinstalled mods
• Advanced map editor with support for mods and plugins
• WoG includes a vast number of new features and customization options for players and map creators

Requirements:

• Clean install of The Shadow of Death expansion or HoMM 3 Complete

Compatibility:

• HoMM 3 HD mod (partial)

Links:

Other notes:

• Run the installer and select your HoMM3 game folder as the install destination.
• The installer creates two shortcuts on your desktop: Era Start Menu (to access mod manager, editors etc.) and Era II (launches the game).

VCMI

Main features:

• Open-source project to rewrite the entire HoMM 3 engine
• Easy configuration and mod management (several mods included)
• Support for high resolutions
• Linux, Mac OS and Android support

Requirements:

• Clean install of The Shadow of Death expansion or HoMM 3 Complete

Links:

Other notes:

• Extract the latest version (.rar file) to your HoMM3 game folder.
• Start the VCMI_launcher.exe from your HoMM3 game folder. The launcher includes an easy-to-use mod manager and settings for the game.