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• Introduce music resuming while switching tracks for MP3, FLAC and OGG music formats
• Add 3D audio option for objects on Adventure Map
• Fix all map lose / win conditions and make AI be aware of them
• Add Campaign High Scores
• Improve German, Polish, Ukrainian, Romanian translations and add Belarusian, Spanish and Swedish translations
• Speed up AI by average 10%
• Fix rendering of Red Tower of Sorceress castle
• Rework "No interface" option
• Over 40 bugs are fixed since 0.9.15 release

Full list of changes can be found here.

We recommend to use SDL2 version for latest OSes, while SDL1 is preferable for old systems.

• Rework hotkey logic and add an in-game window to read all hotkeys within the game
• Improve AI behavior on map: it is able to use View All spell, it manages mana more efficiently and it explores the map more often
• Add images and description for every campaign's bonus and award by right clicking on them
• Add basic support of Ukrainian language and update French, Russian, Polish and Norwegian translations
• Add Black/White cursor support
• Expand Text Support Mode and made it as an in-game option
• Fix multiple issues in battle logic and spell interaction on map
• Over 50 bugs are fixed since 0.9.14 release

Full list of changes can be found here.

We recommend to use SDL2 version for latest OSes, while SDL1 is preferable for old systems.

• Rework the whole logic related to Artifacts fixing many issues, incorrect behavior and missing descriptions
• Speed up video loading by more than 3 times and improve game resources loading
• Add native support for Norwegian and Italian fonts as well as update most of supported languages
• Improve AI behavior and now it knows how to use Dimension Door spell
• Fix logic with monster growth and in-battle behavior
• Add support of FLAC and MP3 in-game music files
• Over 50 bugs fixed since 0.9.13 release

Full list of changes can be found here.

We recommend to use SDL2 version for latest OSes, while SDL1 is preferable for old systems.

• Improve AI behavior in battles and on map, including hero recruitment, building castles and to be more aggressive while losing the game
• Fix many music and sound related issues like missing sounds for objects, Vampire movement in battle, incorrect music after switching castles
• Add initial implementation of Text Support mode to allow people with vision issues to play the game
• Scrollbars in the game are scalable according to the number of elements in the list
• Most of dialogs containing icons of artifacts, spells and etc allow to get extra information by right mouse clicking on these icons
• Add support of official Czech translation of the game and fix various general translation related issues
• Awards and choices in campaigns are now right mouse clickable allowing player to get detailed information about each item
• Over 50 bugs fixed since 0.9.12 release

Full list of changes can be found here.

We recommend to use SDL2 version for latest OSes, while SDL1 is preferable for old systems.

• Make AI heroes to create complex paths over water and land and even through whirlpools
• Fix remaining issues with object passabilities on a map
• Add ability to generate German letters for any version of the game and update Russian, Polish, German and French translations
• Fix multiple places with battle logic and interface
• Add Betrayal scenarios for Roland and Archibald campaigns
• Add ability to view dead monster information during battle
• Over 60 bugs fixed since 0.9.11 release

Full list of changes can be found here.

We recommend to use SDL2 version for latest OSes, while SDL1 is preferable for old systems.

• Add Russian language support for any version of the game and generate proper letters for French language
• Add additional spell info for spells owned by a hero
• Add a popup dialog for map information
• Fix AI behaviour during castle defence and update logic with road and its movement score
• Fix UI elements rendering and few crashes related to them
• Over 20 bugs fixed since 0.9.10 release

Full list of changes can be found here.

We recommend to use SDL2 version for latest OSes, while SDL1 is preferable for old systems.

• Add French, Polish and German language support for any version of the game
• Improve AI logic handling spells in the battle and its inability to land on a beach
• Fix the logic related to pathfinding and calculation of terrain penalty for heroes on map
• Update Norwegian translation, add Italian translation and update translations for missing texts in the game
• Fix multiple rendering issues with shadows for buttons, battle grid and various text positioning in many dialogs
• Add V-sync option for SDL2 builds to avoid flickering issue present for some players
• Over 60 bugs fixed since 0.9.9 release

Full list of changes can be found here.

We recommend to use SDL2 version for latest OSes, while SDL1 is preferable for old systems.

• Add Italian language support and Norwegian translation
• Add Barbarian Captain Quarter's missing part, fix Captain Quarter's and Waterfall rendering in Warlock castle
• Fix many issues with AI behavior on the map and add AI interaction with Alchemist Tower and Sphinx
• Add buttons to switch between castles in castle construction window
• Fix multiple places related to object passabilities: diagonal moves, shadow objects, water action objects and Reefs
• Add support for devices with resolution lower than 640 and 480 and also add missing items in resolution list
• Over 70 bugs fixed since 0.9.8 release

Full list of changes can be found here.

We recommend to use SDL2 version for latest OSes, while SDL1 is preferable for old systems.

version 0.9.8 (05 October 2021)

• Fix many corner cases with object passabilities on World Map
• Fix Interface border rendering and World Map rendering for non-default resolutions
• Add The Succession Wars and The Price of Loyalty icons in the list of available maps
• Add cell highlighting for monsters with double-cell melee attack
• Improve AI interaction with Stone Liths, Pyramids and other heroes and castles
• Add a script to extract original game resources on Windows
• Over 60 bugs fixed since 0.9.7 release

Full list of changes can be found here.

We recommend to use SDL2 version for latest OSes, while SDL1 is preferable for old systems.

version 0.9.7 (05 September 2021)

• Add basic German translation support and heavy update French and Polish translations
• Add missing Farm image part in Knight castle and modify Captain Quarters in Necromancer town
• Add AI hero classes for more efficient task distribution
• Fix multiple issues with combat logic for pathfinding and AI
• Fix object passabilities and incorrect rendering on World Map
• Over 60 bugs fixed since 0.9.6 release

Full list of changes can be found here.

We recommend to use SDL2 version for latest OSes, while SDL1 is preferable for old systems.

version 0.9.6 (06 August 2021)

• Add correct translation support with updates for French, Russian and Polish languages
• Add Nintendo Switch support
• Add UI option to change game language dynamically as well as game resolution
• Add cursor shadow display for attacking 2-hex monsters
• Over 60 bugs fixed since 0.9.5 release

Full list of changes can be found here.

We recommend to use SDL2 version for latest OSes, while SDL1 is preferable for old systems.

version 0.9.5 (04 July 2021)

• Add Monster Description for every creature with special abilitiess
• Fix passability rules for all objects on World Map
• Greatly improve AI behavior on World Map: object interaction, task planning and object value calculations
• Fix multiple logical cases occured on World Map with object interaction
• Add continuous scrolling of scrollbars
• Over 70 bugs fixed since 0.9.4 release

Full list of changes can be found here.

We recommend to use SDL2 version for latest OSes, while SDL1 is preferable for old systems.

version 0.9.4 (04 June 2021)

• Add The Price of Loyalty campaigns support and polish The Succession Wars campaigns
• Add extended number of days shown on cursors and 2-hex movement shadow for 2-hex monsters
• Add ability to view Hero Screen during battle
• Add an installer for Windows
• Fix many issues with object interaction logic on World Map and AI behavior
• Improved rendering performance up to 30%
• Over 100 bugs fixed since 0.9.3 release

Full list of changes can be found here.

We recommend to use SDL2 version for latest OSes, while SDL1 is preferable for old systems.

version 0.9.3 (04 May 2021)

• Add support for all official languages, including French, Polish, German and Russian
• Add exchange buttons in hero meeting dialog
• Extend The Succession Wars campaign support
• Fix many places with hero drawings on World map
• Fix multiple places with logic in battle
• Over 80 bugs fixed since 0.9.2 release

Full list of changes can be found here.

We recommend to use SDL2 version for latest OSes, while SDL1 is preferable for old systems.

version 0.9.2 (04 April 2021)

• Add View spells support
• Fix many places in logic for monster movement and spells during battle, for kingdom gameplay and for army splitting
• Add Restart button for instant battles
• Add large obstacles generation for battles
• Greatly improve AI logic in battles for spell usage, predictions of movements and
• Add PlayStation Vita support
• Over 100 bugs fixed since 0.9.1 release

Full list of changes can be found here.

Fix the logic of MonsterAbilityType::ALWAYS_RETALIATE in regard to paralyzed units (#7788)

version 0.9.1 (04 March 2021)

• Add View World support
• Add progressive Campaign support
• Add touchpad support
• Speed up drawings for World Map by 5% and reduce memory usage by 10%
• Add Fast Battle option
• Improve AI and battle logic
• Add Window resizing on SDL 2
• Over 50 bugs fixed since 0.9.0 release

Full list of changes can be found here.

version 0.9 (04 February 2021)

• Greatly improve AI logic for kingdom management and battles
• Fix many drawings and logic issues for battles
• Add touchpad support
• Speed up drawings for World Map by 10%
• Add highlighted area for mass spells in battles
• Add extra army split logic
• Over 100 bugs fixed since 0.8.4 release

Full list of changes can be found here.

version 0.8.4 (23 December 2020)

• Fix full screen mode for SDL 2 where the active area of mouse was different in comparison with the screen
• Increase game performance on low-profile devices
• Improve keyboard usage: support of Delete button for editing, Shift and Ctrl buttons for unit stack management, Numpad Enter behaves like the original
• Fix scrollbars behavior, object interaction on world map, UI dialog elements and scenario selection logic
• Over 100 bugs fixed since 0.8.3 release

Full list of changes can be found here.

Please note that for 32-bit version of the game on Windows OS you have to install Visual Studio 2015 Redistributable (vc_redist.x86.exe) if you face an error during application startup.

version 0.8.3 (04 November 2020)

• Improve AI logic in castle building scheme, hero and monster recruitment, path calculation and battle strategies
• Speed up World map rendering by more than 20%
• Fix castle screen drawings, War Troll's stone and Cavalry sprite rendering
• Speed up video loading and add missing videos for scenario endings
• Over 100 bugs fixed since 0.8.2 release

Full list of changes can be found here.

Please note that for 32-bit version of the game on Windows OS you have to install Visual Studio 2015 Redistributable (vc_redist.x86.exe) if you face an error during application startup.