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Horn of the Abyss is an unofficial expansion on the same level as Armageddon's Blade and Shadow of Death.

Horn of the Abyss (or HotA) is a comprehensive fan-made mod for Heroes of Might and Magic III, designed to continue classical Heroes III add-on series of RoE/AB/SoD.

The aim of the project is to create an add-on for Heroes III with lots of new features, but stay true to the formula and vision of the original game. The main focus is the quality of every single aspect of the modded game. This includes the careful fixes of the original game balance, removal of the graphical imperfections left by the developers, and a considerable amount of new content, like new campaigns, new map objects and new playable factions. The project is lore-oriented and attempts to keep connected with the original Might and Magic universe.

Unlike In the Wake of Gods-based mods, Horn of the Abyss' new towns are added to the game without replacing any existing towns. The mod requires Shadow of Death or Heroes of Might and Magic III Complete to run.

Features

New towns

Cove
Factory

New terrain types

New creatures

Cove
- Nymph and Oceanid
- Crew Mate and Seaman
- Pirate, Corsair, and Sea Dog
- Stormbird and Ayssid
- Sea Witch and Sorceress
- Nix and Nix Warrior
- Sea Serpent and Haspid

Pirates can be upgraded twice, similar to Green Dragons in Heroes II.

Factory

Factory has access to two tier 7 creatures, both of which can be built in the same town.

Neutral
- Leprechaun
- Satyr
- Steel Golem
- Fangarm

Secondary skills

Balance changes to Estates, Intelligence, Logistics, Mysticism, Necromancy, Scouting, and First Aid.
Resistance is disabled by default.
New skill: Interference.

Campaigns

Restoration of Erathia

⏵ Long Live the Queen

⏷ Long Live the Queen

1. Homecoming

2. Guardian Angels

3. Griffin Cliff

⏵ Dungeons and Devils

⏷ Dungeons and Devils

1. A Devilish Plan

2. Groundbreaking

3. Steadwick's Fall

⏵ Spoils of War

⏷ Spoils of War

1. Borderlands

2. Gold Rush

3. Greed

⏵ Liberation

⏷ Liberation

1. Steadwick's Liberation

2. Deal With the Devil

3. Neutral Affairs

4. Tunnels and Troglodytes

⏵ Long Live the King

⏷ Long Live the King

1. A Gryphon's Heart

2. Season of Harvest

3. Corporeal Punishment

4. From Day to Night

⏵ Song for the Father

⏷ Song for the Father

1. Safe Passage

2. United Front

3. For King and Country

⏵ Seeds of Discontent

⏷ Seeds of Discontent

1. The Grail

2. The Road Home

3. Independence

Armageddon's Blade

⏵ Armageddon's Blade

⏷ Armageddon's Blade

1. Catherine's Charge

2. Shadows of the Forest

3. Seeking Armageddon

4. Maker of Sorrows

5. Return of the King

6. A Blade in the Back

7. To Kill A Hero

8. Oblivion's Edge

⏵ Dragon's Blood

⏷ Dragon's Blood

1. Culling the Weak

2. Savaging the Scavengers

3. Blood of the Dragon Father

4. Blood Thirsty

⏵ Dragon Slayer

⏷ Dragon Slayer

1. Crystal Dragons

2. Rust Dragons

3. Faerie Dragons

4. Azure Dragons

⏵ Festival of Life

⏷ Festival of Life

1. Razor Claw

2. Taming of the Wild

3. Clan War

4. For the Throne

⏵ Playing with Fire

⏷ Playing with Fire

1. Farming Towns

2. March of the Undead

3. Burning of Tatalia

⏵ Foolhardy Waywardness

⏷ Foolhardy Waywardness

1. Lost at Sea

2. Their End of the Bargain

3. Here There Be Pirates

4. Hurry Up and Wait

Shadow of Death

⏵ New Beginning

⏷ New Beginning

1. Clearing the Border

2. After the Amulet

3. Retrieving the Cowl

4. Driving for the Boots

⏵ Elixir of Life

⏷ Elixir of Life

1. Graduation Exercise

2. Cutthroats

3. Valley of the Dragon Lords

4. A Thief in the Night

⏵ Hack and Slash

⏷ Hack and Slash

1. Bashing Skulls

2. Black Sheep

3. A Cage in the Hand

4. Grave Robber

⏵ Birth of a Barbarian

⏷ Birth of a Barbarian

1. On the Run

2. The Meeting

3. A Tough Start

4. Falor and Terwen

5. Returning to Bracada

⏵ Rise of the Necromancer

⏷ Rise of the Necromancer

1. Target

2. Master

3. Finneas Vilmar

4. Duke Alarice

⏵ Unholy Alliance

⏷ Unholy Alliance

1. Harvest

2. Gathering the Legion

3. Search for a Killer

4. Final Peace

5. Secrets Revealed

6. Agents of Vengeance

7. Wrath of Sandro

8. Invasion

9. To Strive, To Seek

10. Barbarian Brothers

11. Union

12. Fall of Sandro

⏵ Specter of Power

⏷ Specter of Power

1. Poison Fit for a King

⏷ Under the Jolly Roger

⏵ Under the Jolly Roger

1. Pirates and Palms

2. Master of the Island

3. Devil Sunrise

⏷ Terror of the Seas

⏵ Terror of the Seas

1. Prisoner of Doom

2. Evenmorn

3. The Shores of Hell

4. The Freedom of the Nix

5. In Search of the Horn

6. Treachery

⏷ Horn of the Abyss

⏵ Horn of the Abyss

1. Frontier

2. Heart of Water

3. Horn of the Abyss

4. All Hands on Board!

⏵ Forged in Fire

⏷ Forged in Fire

1. World on Fire

2. Beyond the Horizon

3. Dead or Alive

4. Tomb Raiders

5. Deus Ex Machina

6. Tarred and Feathered

7. New Order

8. Homecoming

Heroes Chronicles

⏵ Warlords of the Wasteland

⏷ Warlords of the Wasteland

1. A Barbarian King

2. The Criminal King

3. Ultimatum

4. The War for the Mudlands

5. Siege of the Wallpeaks

6. Trapped!

7. Slash and Burn

8. Steelhorn

⏵ Conquest of the Underworld

⏷ Conquest of the Underworld

1. Cerberus Gate

2. The Boatman

3. Truth Within Nightmares

4. Twisted Tunnels

5. Jorm's Ambush

6. Old Wounds

7. The Queen's Command

8. Never Deal with a Demon

⏵ Masters of the Elements

⏷ Masters of the Elements

1. The Trouble with Magic

2. Walking on Clouds

3. Don't Drink the Water

4. Hard Place

5. The Secret in the Flames

6. The Magic that Binds

7. Birds of Fire

8. Masters of the Elements

⏵ Clash of the Dragons

⏷ Clash of the Dragons

1. The Dragontalker

2. Dragon's Blood

3. The Dragon Mothers

4. Dragons of Rust

5. Distrust

6. Dragons of Gossamer Wings

7. Dragons of Deepest Blue

8. Clash of the Dragons

⏵ The World Tree

⏷ The World Tree

1. A Distant Cry

2. Senseless Destruction

3. The World Within

4. The Roots of Life

5. Rebirth

⏵ The Fiery Moon

⏷ The Fiery Moon

1. The Endless Sands

2. The Nameless Land

3. The Sparkling Bridge

4. The Fiery Moon

5. Vorr, the Insane

⏵ Revolt of the Beastmasters

⏷ Revolt of the Beastmasters

1. Hopewielder

2. The First Law

3. By Royal Decree

4. The King's Son

5. The Ransom

6. Beyond the Borders

7. Naming a Nation

8. The First Tatalian War

⏵ The Sword of Frost

⏷ The Sword of Frost

1. Tarnum the Overlord

2. The Land of the Vori

3. A New Enemy

4. A New Ally

5. The Capture

6. Tunnels of Ice

7. The Barbarian's Wife

8. The Protectors of the Sword

New campaigns

New heroes

Cove heroes - the Captain (might) and Navigator (magic)
Factory heroes - the Mercenary (might) and Artificer (magic)
Beatricethe Knight
Gisellethe Ranger
Ranloothe Death Knight
Kinkeriathe Witch
Heroes with Navigation specialty are disabled on maps without water and replaced with new heroes.
Galthran, Sir Mullich, and Thorgrim are disabled by default.
Lord Haart has been re-enabled by default. The Death Knight version has been renamed Haart Lich.

Miscellaneous

Dozens of new map objects.
Several new artifacts.
Improved Map Editor functionality.
Improved Campaign Editor functionality.
Conflux's native terrain changed to highlands.
External dwellings now accumulate creatures cumulatively, as long as they're captured.
Halflings changed from neutral to Factory.
Various changes to town balance.
Spell research System.
New Conflux building: Vault of Ashes.
New war machine: Cannon.
New adventure map vehicle: Airship.
New Keybinds.
Many bug fixes and graphical improvements.
Fully compatible with Heroes 3 HD.
Template Editor.

Gallery

Portrait Updates

Pictures for Campaigns without campaign maps

Common

Common
Cove1
Cove2
Cove3

Wiki pages

External links

Factory

English links

Russian links

Polish links

Acid Cave

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-* [http://h3hota.com/en/documentation Documentation (h3hota.com)]
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 * [http://heroescommunity.com/viewthread.php3?TID=39830 Official Heroes Community Thread]
 * [https://www.facebook.com/pg/h3hotaofficial/posts Official Facebook Account]
-* [http://h3hota.com/en/faq Official FAQ]
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-* [http://h3hota.com/ru/documentation Documentation (h3hota.com)]
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+* [https://h3hota.com/ru/download Downloads (h3hota.com)]
 * [http://forum.df2.ru/index.php?showforum=90 Official DF2 Thread]
 * [https://vk.com/h3hota Official VK Account]