Heroes Chronicles

Heroes Chronicles digital release cover art.

Heroes Chronicles is a series of five stand-alone games and two free expansions, offering eight new single-player campaigns. They are based on the Armageddon's Blade/Shadow of Death engine, and therefore feature all the various features added by these expansions, including the Conflux town, magical terrains, and combination artifacts; however, they only offer the ability to play the campaign, a tutorial map, and "preview" maps taken from the other campaigns in the series. Multiplayer, map editor, and random map generator are all absent.

Story

The Chronicles follow the story of Tarnum, a Barbarian warlord who becomes successively a knight, a wizard, a ranger, a beastmaster, and an overlord in various quests given to him so he might redeem himself.

Campaigns

• Warlords of the Wasteland (Barbarian, 8 maps, tutorial, previews of COTU, MOTE, and COTD)
• Conquest of the Underworld (Knight, 8 maps, tutorial, previews of MOTE, COTD, and WOTW)
• Masters of the Elements (Wizard, 8 maps, tutorial, previews of WOTW, COTU, and COTD)
• Clash of the Dragons (Ranger, 8 maps, tutorial, previews of WOTW, COTU, and MOTE)
• The World Tree (Barbarian, 5 maps, no tutorial or preview)
• The Fiery Moon (Barbarian, 5 maps, no tutorial or preview)
• Revolt of the Beastmasters (Beastmaster, 8 maps, tutorial, previews of WOTW, COTU, MOTE, and COTD)
• The Sword of Frost (Overlord, 8 maps, tutorial, previews of WOTW, COTU, MOTE, and COTD)

WOTW, COTU, MATE, and COTD were sold independently. TWT was a free download for people having bought at least two of the Chronicles titles, and TFM was free for those having bought at least three. ROTB and TSOF were bundled together as "The Last Chapters". They are now all sold together on GOG.com as "Heroes Chronicles: All Chapters".

Tarnum

• As a Barbarian (WOTW, TWT, TFM), Tarnum is like Crag Hack: a specialty in Offense and starting skill of Advanced Offense.
• As a Knight (COTU), he is like Christian: a specialty in Ballista and starting skills of Basic Leadership, and Basic Artillery. He starts with a ballista.
• As a Wizard (MOTE), he is like Dracon: a specialty in Enchanters and starting skill of Advanced Wisdom. However, he starts without a spell book.
• As a Ranger (COTD), he is like Gelu: a specialty in Sharpshooters and starting skills of Basic Leadership and Basic Archery.
• As a Beastmaster (ROTB), he is like Bron: a specialty in Basilisk and starting skills of Basic Armorer, and Basic Resistance.
• As an Overlord (TSOF), he is like Mutare: a specialty in Dragons and starting skills of Basic Tactics and Basic Estates.

Menu Screens

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  Warlords of the Wasteland
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  Conquest of the Underworld
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  Masters of the Elements
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  Clash of the Dragons
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  The World Tree
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  The Fiery Moon
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  Revolt of the Beastmasters
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  The Sword of Frost

Loading Screens

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  Warlords of the Wasteland
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  Conquest of the Underworld
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  Masters of the Elements
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  Clash of the Dragons
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  The World Tree
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  The Fiery Moon
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  Revolt of the Beastmasters
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  The Sword of Frost

Desktop Icons

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  Warlords of the Wasteland
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  Conquest of the Underworld
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  Masters of the Elements
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  Clash of the Dragons
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  The World Tree
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  The Fiery Moon
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  Revolt of the Beastmasters
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  The Sword of Frost

Gallery

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  Digital release cover art (full size)
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  Conquest of the Underworld Menu
  by George Almond
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  Familiar
  Conquest of the Underworld "Campaign Map" image
  (See Cerberus Gate)
  by George Almond
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  Sketch by George Almond
  (Used for The World Tree Loading Screen)
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  The World Tree Loading Screen
  by George Almond
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  Revolt of the Beastmasters Menu
  by George Almond

External Links

• GOG.com store page

Unofficial Content

HD Mod Compatibility

By default, Heroes Chronicles is not fully compatible with HD Mod. However, a fanmade project exists that resolves this issue. The user must have Heroes of Might and Magic III: Complete and all 8 Heroes Chronicles games installed (either original NWC copies or bought from GOG) and it comes with a specific version of HD Mod that has been tweaked specifically for the games to run smoothly; it is not advised to update this.

Before downloading the project, it is advised to create a new clean installation of Heroes III, as the game will add many new files to the install destination. Also, ensure the language of the game is the same as that of the program downloaded. When the program is downloaded and then run, the user will be prompted to choose their type of Heroes Chronicles installation, after which the program will automatically detect the games' installation paths. Then, the user must select their new install of Heroes III, and the program will finish installing after a language choice prompt.

• Download from ModDB
• Heroes Community thread

The Glory of War

The project also comes with a new Chronicle titled The Glory of War, based on an ERA (updated In the Wake of Gods) mod of the same name. The Glory of War Chronicle is a set of 8 maps where the player controls Tarnum, reincarnated as an undead Death Knight by the Lich King Archon, as he seeks revenge on King Rion Gryphonheart and plans to conquer Antagarich. The story takes place after his Barbarian incarnation is killed by King Gryphonheart in Warlords of the Wasteland, and after the destruction of the Barbarian tribes. Lamentia, a fellow undead Barbarian-turned-Death Knight, aids Tarnum with his conquest, and King Archon helps Tarnum by sending him information and guidance along the way.

• The Glory of War on Heroes Community
• Original post about the campaign

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  Menu by Khemiel
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  Loading Screen by Blaza
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  Tarnum the Death Knight
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  Lamentia the Death Knight