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This page contains links to development/pre-release assets as well as any interviews the team has given.
This page contains links to development/pre-release assets as well as any interviews the team has given.


= [[NWC]] Employee Interviews =
== Development Team Interviews ==
Many members of the Heroes team have given interviews over the years. The topics range from the development process to lore to anecdotes about the team's dynamics.
Many members of the Heroes teams have given interviews over the years. The topics range from the development process to lore to anecdotes about the team's dynamics.
* [[David Mullich]]
 
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* [[Jennifer Bullard]]
* [[Jennifer Bullard]]
* [[Jon Van Caneghem]]
* [[Gregory Fulton]]
* [[Gregory Fulton]]
* [[Tracy Iwata]]
* [[Rob King]]
* [[April Lee]]
* [[April Lee]]
* [[Marcus Pregent]]
* [[Michael Wolf]]
* [[Adam McCarthy]]
* [[Adam McCarthy]]
* [[Joseph McGuffin]]
* [[David Mullich]]
* [[Christian Vanover]]
* [[Christian Vanover]]
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* [[Docent Picolan]]
* [[Horn of the Abyss/Team Interview (2024)|Team Interview]]
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= {{homm3}} =
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== {{roe}} pre-release screenshots ==
! Video
=== Taken from [http://heroescommunity.com/viewthread.php3?TID=42376 this thread] ===
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* [[David Mullich]]
File:PRSS Adventure Map ROLLOVER.jpg
* [[Marcus Pregent]]
File:PRSS Adventure Map Utopia.jpg
* [[Paul Romero]]
File:PRSS Adventure Map RADAR.jpg
* [[Michael Wolf]]
File:PRSS Town Screen Fortress.jpg
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File:PRSS Town Screen Castle.jpg
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File:PRSS Puzzle Map Dungeon.jpg
* [[FirePaladin]]
File:PRSS Siege Fortress.jpg
File:PRSS Siege Inferno.jpg
File:PRSS Battle Underground.jpg
File:PRSS Hero Screen Terek.jpg
File:PRSS Adventure Map Alphabet.jpg
</gallery>


=== Taken from [https://heroes3wog.net/heroes-3-beta-screenshots/ this page] ===
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<gallery mode="packed-hover">
File:PRSS Main Menu.jpg
File:PRSS Recruit Basilisks.jpg
File:PRSS Town Screen Dreamport Castle.jpg
File:PRSS Build Colossus.jpg
File:PRSS Adventure Map Blue Crystals.jpg
File:PRSS Spellbook.jpg
File:PRSS Town Screen Inferno.jpg
File:PRSS Town Screen Tower.jpg
File:PRSS Adventure Map University.jpg
File:PRSS Adventure Map Tazar.jpg
File:PRSS Battle Grass.jpg
File:PRSS Battle Swamp.jpg
File:PRSS Battle Skull.jpg
File:PRSS Dungeon Units.jpg
File:PRSS Hero Screen Kilburn.png
File:PRSS Hero Trading Screen.jpg
File:PRSS Spellbook Flipping.jpg
File:PRSS Map Editor.jpg
File:PRSS Battle Beta Grand Elf.jpg
</gallery>


== Other ==
== Official Artwork ==
<gallery mode="packed-hover">
The {{wcc}} symbol shows which artists' pages also contain work that did not make it into the released game.
File:Dungeon-Prerelease-in.png|[[Dungeon]]
File:Necropolis-Prerelease-in.png|[[Necropolis]]
File:Fortress-Prerelease-in.png|[[Fortress]]
File:Grand Elf (Old) render.png|[[Grand Elf]]
File:Rampart Tavern (Beta) render.png|Rampart Tavern
</gallery>


= {{hota}} =
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== Pre-release [[Cove]] ==
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Stormbird evolution.png|[[Stormbird]]
! [[NWC]] {{wr}} {{wa}} {{ws}} {{whc}}
Nix evolution.png|[[Nix]]
! {{hota}} {{wh}}
Nix old render.png|[[Nix]]
! {{dor}} {{wd}}
Sea Serpent old render.png|[[Sea Serpent]]
Haspid old render.png|[[Haspid]]
Haspid old render (alt).png|[[Haspid]]
</gallery>


== Pre-release [[Factory]] ==
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<gallery mode="packed-hover">
! Uncredited
Dreadnought evolution.png|[[Dreadnought]]
| [[NWC pre-release content]]
Juggernaut evolution.png|[[Juggernaut]]
| [[HotA pre-release content]]
</gallery>
| [[DoR pre-release content]]


== Pre-release [[Bulwark]] ==
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NOTE: [[Bulwark]] is not yet released, so all of these images are assumed to be works in progress.
! Credited
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File:HotA teaser Chieftain design.png|Chieftain
* [[George Almond]] {{wcc}}
File:Yeti evolution.png|[[Yeti]]
* [[John E. Gibson IV]]
File:HotA teaser youtube render 1.png
* [[Tracy Iwata]]
File:HotA teaser youtube render 2.png
* [[Brian Kemper]]
File:HotA teaser Bulwark adventure map 1.png
* [[April Lee]]
File:HotA teaser Bulwark adventure map 2.png
* [[Kenneth Thomson, Jr.]]
File:HotA teaser Bulwark adventure map 3.png
* [[Steve Wasaff]]
File:HotA teaser Bulwark battle.png
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File:HotA teaser Bulwark Factory battle.png
* [[Agar (Artist)|Agar]] {{wcc}}
File:HotA teaser Bulwark Ice Elemental battle.png
* [[Alex-ander]] {{wcc}}
File:HotA teaser Bulwark unit lineup.jpg
* [[Alina Besanidou]]
</gallery>
* [[Axolotl]] {{wcc}}
* [[Balkron]]
* [[Diavolschina]]
* [[Dmitriy Gravchenko]]
* [[Docent Picolan]]
* [[Don_ko]] {{wcc}}
* [[DrSlash]]
* [[Lampik_LMra]]
* [[Nosferatu (Artist)|nosferatu]] {{wcc}}
* [[Quick-Sighted Dog]]
* [[Rusha]] {{wcc}}
* [[SoVa]]
* [[Spartak]] {{wcc}}
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* [[Ehlesgens]]
* [[Nephretes]] {{wcc}}
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= {{dor}} =
== See Also: ==
== Pre-release Gallery ==
* [[Unused content]]
NOTE: {{dor}} is not yet released, so all of these images are assumed to be works in progress.
* [[Cut content trivia]]
<gallery mode="packed-hover">
* [[Forge (NWC)|Forge]] {{wcc}}
File:DoR_teaser_firstlook.jpg|First look at Vori. Palace town, Rampart garrison, new creatures artifacts and map objects.
* [[Cathedral (HotA)|Cathedral]] {{wh}} {{wcc}}
File:DoR_teaser_snowmap.jpg|Viking longhouses in grass and snow variants.
* [[Abandoned Town Concepts (HotA)]] {{wh}} {{wcc}}
File:DoR_teaser_offense_building.png|This building is said to increase your heroes' [[Offense]] skill globally.
* [[Oasis (Town)|Oasis]] {{wd}} {{wcc}}
File:DoR_teaser_seers_hut_igloo.png|A snow terrain variant of the [[Seer's Hut]]
* [[Credits]]
File:DoR_teaser_conflux_walls.png|Redesigned Conflux town, with walls and garrison, and a circus tent.
File:DoR_teaser_snow_and_walls.png|Conflux walls, ice mountains, snowy variants of buildings, Templar and Frost Giant.
File:DoR_teaser_palace_elemental_fight.png|Yuki Onna, Sabertooth, High Elf, and Yeti battling Metal Elementals and their upgrade.
File:DoR_teaser_palace_crusader_fight.png|Yuki Onna, Sabertooth, High Elf, White Tiger, and Vikings battling Swordsmen and Crusaders.
File:DoR_teaser_ice_and_snow.png|More snow-covered variants of various buildings. The heads of mystery units appear at the bottom.
File:DoR_teaser_rampart_nisse_fight.png|Rampart creatures, including the Dryad, battling Nisses and Tomtes.
File:DoR_teaser_palace_ogre_fight.jpg|Ice Maidens, Yetis, White Tigers, and Einheri battling Ogre Magi.
File:DoR_teaser_towns.png|Palace, Forge, Grotto, Paladins, Forge units including Naga Tank, Pyro, seeker droid.
File:DoR_teaser_aprilsfools_fight.png|April's Fools 2024. DoR assets used in a Heroes IV scene.
File:DoR_teaser_aprilsfools_town.png|April's Fools 2024. DoR assets used in a Heroes IV scene.
File:DoR_teaser_palace_arrow_tower.png|A teaser that shows Ice Maidens in the arrow tower.
File:DoR promo vid ruprecht idgrod.jpg|Adventure map screenshot from a promo video, showing a Palace, Forge's polluted terrain, a few units.
File:DoR_promo_vid_grotto.jpg|Adventure map screenshot from a promo video, showing the underground terrain of Grotto.
File:DoR cdaction battle.png ‎|Mock battle screenshot from CD Action, showing various Palace and Grotto units, including a Yeti doing the Bigfoot walk, ethereal wolves pulling the Valkyrie's chariot, and the special attack effect of the Vori High Elf.
File:DoR_h3gg_palace.png|The Palace town screen from the H3GG contest.
File:DoR_h3gg_forge.png|The Forge town screen from the H3GG contest.
File:DoR_h3gg_grotto.png|The Grotto town screen from the H3GG contest. Just a teaser, most of it has been obscured.
File:DoR_h3gg_combat.png|A battle screen from the H3GG contest. Castle vs. Forge units.
File:DoR_h3gg_cave_soil.png|Adventure map screen with a Grotto and its native terrain.
File:DoR_h3gg_snow.png|Adventure map screen with a Palace and its native snow terrain.
File:DoR_h3gg_screenshot1.png|Screenshot from the H3GG contest preview. Glowing light effects, Conflux garrison, water objects.
File:DoR_h3gg_screenshot2.png|Screenshot from the H3GG contest preview. Water variants of [[Sawmill]], [[Sulfur Dune]], and [[Wood]].
File:DoR_h3gg_screenshot3.png|Screenshot from the H3GG contest preview. Grotto and Forge, with their terrain objects, creatures, and dwellings.
File:DoR_h3gg_screenshot4.png|Screenshot from the H3GG contest preview. Better view of Grotto, Palace, and Forge objects and creatures.
File:DoR_h3gg_screenshot5.png|Screenshot from the H3GG contest preview. Final scene of the preview, with Valkyries and the two swords of the Reckoning.
File:DoR_teaser_forge_gremlins_fight.png|Low-level Forge units fighting Gremlins.
File:DoR_teaser_forge_terrain.png|Forge terrain and map objects.
File:DoR_teaser_swamp_rocks.png|New mossy rock mountains for the [[Swamp]] terrain, including a rock arch. A Stinger can be seen guarding the Gorgon Lair.
File:DoR_teaser_firstlook_updated.png|Updated first look. Several updated graphics, removal of the off-shore platform, Courtyard's mandrake replaced with mushroom unit.
File:DoR_siege_forge_vs_necropolis.png|Forge units attacking a necropolis held by Tower units. A gremlin Saboteur is casting Disable Construct on the Iron Golems. In the spell bar, an icon that looks like the Reconstruction spell from the Courtyard mod for VCMI.
File:DoR_battle_grotto_vs_dungeon.png|Subterranean battle between Grotto and Dungeon. The lizard-rider unit was not shown previously. In the spell bar, an icon that looks like the Pacifism spell from the Courtyard mod.
File:DoR_teaser_adventure_map_grotto_and_forge.png|More Grotto and Forge things on the map. In the Forge corner, a new version of a magic shrine.
File:Arachne evolution.png|[[Arachne]]
File:Pyro evolution.png|[[Pyro]]
File:White Tiger evolution.png|[[White Tiger]]
File:Snow Elf evolution.png|[[Snow Elf]]
File:Kirin evolution.png|[[Kirin]]
</gallery>


= See Also: =
[[Category:Behind the Scenes]]
* [[Credits]]

Latest revision as of 13:53, 30 November 2025

This page contains links to development/pre-release assets as well as any interviews the team has given.

Development Team Interviews[edit | hide | hide all]

Many members of the Heroes teams have given interviews over the years. The topics range from the development process to lore to anecdotes about the team's dynamics.

NWC Restoration of Erathia Armageddon's Blade Shadow of Death Heroes Chronicles Horn of the Abyss Horn of the Abyss Day of Reckoning Day of Reckoning
Text
Video

Official Artwork[edit | hide]

The Cut Content symbol shows which artists' pages also contain work that did not make it into the released game.

NWC Restoration of Erathia Armageddon's Blade Shadow of Death Heroes Chronicles Horn of the Abyss Horn of the Abyss Day of Reckoning Day of Reckoning
Uncredited NWC pre-release content HotA pre-release content DoR pre-release content
Credited

See Also:[edit | hide]