Horn of the Abyss is the 4th expansion of Heroes III after Shadow of Death. Even if is a fan-made expansion, its quality is outstanding, on par with 3DO work or even better. It features new campaigns, new towns, new artifacts, balances the game and most important, it repairs the bugs left on Heroes III Shadow of Death.
HotA started as a MOD for Heroes III SoD, but ended as a full expansion of the original game.
1. Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia
2. Heroes of Might and Magic III: Armageddon's Blade
3. Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Shadow of Death
4. Heroes of Might and Magic III: Horn of the Abyss
Latest version: 2025.06.08 : HotA 1.7.3
Installation instructions:
1.- First, Heroes III Complete or Heroes III Shadow of Death have to be installed : https://www.gog.com/game/heroes_of_might_and_magic_3_complete_edition
2.- In the same folder install over it Heroes III Horn of the Abyss : https://www.gog.com/en/game/heroes_of_might_and_magic_iii_horn_of_the_abyss
3.- In the same folder install the latest HoMM3 HD Patch : https://sites.google.com/site/heroes3hd
- On the top-left corner select h3hota HD.exe to play Horn of the Abyss, or Heroes3.exe to play Shadow of Death or Heroes III Complete
- Source size: select your desired resolution. Full Screen Mode is recommended (you can anytime press F4 while in game to play in windowed mode).
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HotA HISTORY:
HotA is a mod crafted by the Russian-speaking Heroes community for Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Shadow of Death. It is the first fan mod in the history of the entire series to successfully add an all-new town, without replacing any other factions in doing so. The project was conceived on April 30, 2008 and has remained in active development since, with the first public version released on December 31, 2011.
A sudden dispute within the HotA development team significantly crippled its progress, and for months on end it seemed certain that it would never be released. A disgruntled insider leaked a bugged beta version, which included a playable yet crash-prone first version of the Cove town, but nothing official immediately followed. However, in 2011, the team regrouped in a redoubled effort to finish version 1.0, and triumphed by the (very) end of the year in delivering the Cove, Heroes of Might and Magic III's de facto tenth town (with a small campaign).
The aim of the project is to create an add-on for Heroes of Might & Magic III SoD\Complete with lots of new features. The team is focusing on the QUALITY of all new HotA features and that means the maintenance of original game balance, and by making all new graphic materials in the original heroes style.
Useful links:
- HotA official site : https://h3hota.com/en/documentation
- HotA forum mega-thread : http://heroescommunity.com/viewthread.php3?TID=39830
- HotA official thread russian : http://forum.df2.ru/index.php?showforum=90
- HotA on Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/h3hotaofficial
- HotA mirror with all released versions on the expansion : https://www.moddb.com/mods/horn-of-the-abyss/downloads
- Maps : www.maps4heroes.com : http://www.maps4heroes.com/heroes3/maps.php?keywords=&type=hota&size=&difficulty=&sort=2
- Maps : heroesportal.net : http://heroesportal.net/maps.php?type=H3HA
- For HotA trailers, tutorials and infos just search Youtube for "Horn of the Abyss"
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