Expansions

Expansions typically refers to official additions to the original game Heroes of Might and Magic III: Restoration of Erathia Restoration of Erathia called Armageddon's Blade and Shadow of Death. They are the main expansion packs, and require the original game in order to work. Both includes new campaigns that continues the storyline of Restoration of Erathia. Sometimes Heroes Chronicles is considered to be an expansion, but was more aimed as an introduction for beginners to the Heroes of Might and Magic -series.

• Armageddon's Blade - Adds a new town, 2 artifacts, new campaigns, heroes, maps and many creatures.
• Shadow of Death - Adds new artifacts, campaigns, maps and heroes.
• Heroes Chronicles - A few short and easy single player campaigns, sold separately and not requiring main game, with limited functionality (no single scenerio or multiplayer mode).

The Heroes of Might and Magic III Complete is a collection of Heroes of Might and Magic III: Restoration of Erathia, Armageddon's Blade and Shadow of Death.

Differences between versions

From Restoration of Erathia to Armageddon's Blade

• It is possible to choose between basic unit and upgraded unit in a town's upgraded dwelling.
• It is possible to garrison creature stacks in mines.
• Conflux town added
• Air Elemental, Earth Elemental, Fire Elemental and Water Elemental changed from neutral to Conflux.

From Armageddon's Blade to Shadow of Death

• Lizardman, Lizard Warrior, Serpent Fly, Dragon Fly, Angel and Archangel rebalanced

Other noteworthy Heroes3-related projects

• Wake of Gods - Unofficial expansion. Adds two tons of stuff.
• HoMM3 HD - HoMM 3 HD mod is an addon pack for Heroes of Might and Magic 3 that changes game resolution to any from 800x600 to 4000x4000, adds new functionality and fixes some original bugs.
• VCMI Project - The goal of the project is to rewrite the entire H3 engine (VCMI is NOT another mod) giving it new possibilities.