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Heroes of Might & Magic V
Release version 1.0
1. System Requirements
2. Installation
3. Controls and hotkeys
4. Game Saves
5. Troubleshooting
6. Known Issues
7. Technical Support
8. Legal information
1. System Requirements
======================
Minimum
-------
- OS: Windows 2000/XP, SP2, DirectX 9.0C
- CPU: Pentium 4 / Athlon 1.5 GHz or higher
- RAM: 512 MB or higher
- Video: 128 MB AGP GeForce4 Ti4200 / RADEON 8500 or higher video card
- CD/DVD-ROM speed: 32x
- Sound: DirectX compatible PCI 16-bit sound card
Recommended
-----------
- OS: Windows 2000/XP, SP2, DirectX 9.0C
- CPU: Pentium 4 / Athlon 2,4 GHz or higher
- RAM: 1024MB or higher
- Video: 256 MB AGP 8x GeForceFX 6600 / RADEON x800 or higher video card
- CD/DVD-ROM speed: 32x
- Dolby Surround 5.1 sound processor
2. Installation
===============
Before installing Heroes of Might & Magic V, please verify that your computer meets the minimum requirements. Close all other programs.
1. Place game installation disc into disc drive (or double click on disc drive icon), and wait for autorun program to launch, then choose 'Install' button on autorun screen. Also you may do it by performing following instructions:
"My Computer" -> right click on you disc drive icon -> choose 'Open' in floating menu -> run Setup.exe;
or:
use Windows "Start" button -> "Run..." -> enter in command line "disc drive letter:\setup" -> press 'OK' button.
2. Choose your language.
3. Following install shield instructions.
DirectX 9.0c must be installed.
Upon installation you can run game either from windows start menu ('Start' -> 'All Programs' -> 'Ubisoft' -> 'Heroes of Might and Magic V' -> 'Heroes
of Might and Magic V') or use 'Heroes.exe' file from the game installation directory (By default, the game will be installed into
"C:\Program Files\Ubisoft\Heroes of Might and Magic V").
3. controls and hotkeys
=======================
CAMERA
camera zoom - 'PG_DOWN'or mouse wheel
camera zoom + 'PG_UP' or mouse wheel
camera forward 'UP'
camera backward 'DOWN'
camera strafe right 'RIGHT'
camera strafe left 'LEFT'
camera pitch up 'CTRL' + 'UP'
camera pitch down 'CTRL' + 'DOWN'
camera rotate right 'CTRL' + 'RIGHT' or 'DELETE'
camera_rotate left 'CTRL' + 'LEFT' or 'INSERT'
Camera default 'HOME'
GENERAL
Cancel action/close window 'ESC'
Confirmation 'ENTER' or 'NUM_ENTER'
Pause 'PAUSE'
Screenshot 'PrintScreen'
Save/Load
Save 'F6'
Quick Save 'F5'
Load 'F9'
Quick Load 'F8'
ADVENTURE
game options 'F4'
esc menu 'ESC' or 'F10'
Move Hero 'M' or 'SPACE'
Next Hero 'N' OR 'TAB'
select hero 1-8 '1' - '8'
Dig 'G' or 'D'
SpellBook 'C'
End of Turn 'ENTER' or 'NUM_ENTER' or 'E'
Hero attributes 'A'
Hero equipment 'I'
Hero skills 'K'
Hero abilities 'V'
Hero biography 'H'
Surface/Undeground 'T' or 'U'
Objectives 'O' or 'Q'
Objectives log 'L'
Puzzle map 'P'
Chat 'BACKSPACE' or 'CTRL' + 'ENTER' or 'CTRL' + 'NUM_ENTER'
Chat to all 'CTRL' + 'A'
Chat to team 'CTRL' + 'T'
Chat to race 'CTRL' + 'R'
TOWN
Town Hall 'B'
Fort 'R'
Magic Guild 'G'
Tavern 'T'
Market 'M'
Racial building 'Q'
Blacksmith 'X'
Buy artifacts 'Y'
Shipyard 'Z'
Next town 'N'
Prev town 'P'
Upgrade creatures 'U'
Split creatures drag creature + 'SHIFT'
COMBAT
Defend 'D'
Wait 'W'
Auto Combat 'A' or 'V'
Retreat 'R'
Cast 'C' or 'S'
Switch ATB/log 'TAB'
autoplace army 'A' or 'V'
4. Game Saves
=============
Saved games are stored in a special folder within the current user's "My Documents" folder. This folder can be found by following path:
"My Documents" -> "My Games" -> "Heroes of Might and Magic V" -> "Profiles" -> folder with user profile name -> "Saves".
5. Troubleshooting
==================
5.1 Outdated or incorrect video drivers may cause some issues. Before contacting support, please check you have the latest versions of video drivers and
correct DirectX 9.0c version for you system. Lastest version drivers you may take at:
Drivers - Download NVIDIA Drivers for nVIDIA graphics cards
https://support.ati.com/ics/support/...ge&folderID=27 for ATI Technologies graphics cards
DirectX 9.0c version may be found on the game installation disc.
5.2 Also, before launching the game, make sure what no other programs are running.
5.3 The game does not support playing through http proxy. The player needs direct (real IP) or NATed (most intranets) internet connection. In case of
firewall the player needs to open some ports. Here are they:
6668 TCP (IRC servers(chat in lobby))
40000 to 42999 TCP (Various Ubi.com servers)
44000 UDP (CDKey servers)
45000 UDP (NAT server)
42500 UDP ( CDKey local port, can be configured by player through game config files, "setvar net_ubi_cdkey_port = ", defaults to 42500)
8888,8889 UDP UDP (The Game itself, can be configured by player through game config files, "setvar net_game_port = " defaults to 8888; "setvar net_lan_match_maker_port = ", defaults to 8889 )
5.4 To read the game manual you need Adobe Acrobat Reader. There are two english versions of Adobe Acrobat Reader available on the disk in "Extras\Adobe\" : for Win2k, and for WinXP. You can download other versions from Adobe - Adobe Reader download - All versions
6. Known issues
===============
Video
-----
Switched off 'V-Sync' option in your video driver options may cause twitched animations in Town if you rotate camera manually.
7. Technical Support
====================
Before contacting Ubisoft Entertainment's Technical Support Department, please browse through our FAQ listings or search our support database at our
website:
http://support.ubi.com.
Here you will find the most recently updated information since the games release.
Also please make sure that your computer meets the minimum system requirements,
as our support representatives will be unable to assist customers whose
computers do not meet these criteria.
Whenever you contact the Technical Support Department, please include the
following information or have it available if you are calling:
-Complete product title (including version number)
-Exact error message reported (if applicable) and a brief description of the
problem you're encountering
-Processor speed and manufacturer
-Amount of RAM
-Operating system
-Video card that you are using and amount of RAM it has
-Maker and speed of your CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
-Type of sound card you are using
Contact Us Over the Internet
This is the best way to contact us. Our website is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a
week and it contains the most up to date Technical Support information available
including patches that can be downloaded free of charge. We update the Support
pages on a daily basis so please check here first for solutions to your problems
Support | Ubisoft.
Contact Us by E-mail
For fastest response via e-mail, please visit our website at:
Support | Ubisoft
8. Legal Information
====================
Heroes of Might and Magic is a registered trademark of Ubisoft. Pentium, Microsoft Windows, Athlon, GeForce, Radeon, SoundBlaster, DirectX are trademarks
of their respective owners.
Release version 1.0
1. System Requirements
2. Installation
3. Controls and hotkeys
4. Game Saves
5. Troubleshooting
6. Known Issues
7. Technical Support
8. Legal information
1. System Requirements
======================
Minimum
-------
- OS: Windows 2000/XP, SP2, DirectX 9.0C
- CPU: Pentium 4 / Athlon 1.5 GHz or higher
- RAM: 512 MB or higher
- Video: 128 MB AGP GeForce4 Ti4200 / RADEON 8500 or higher video card
- CD/DVD-ROM speed: 32x
- Sound: DirectX compatible PCI 16-bit sound card
Recommended
-----------
- OS: Windows 2000/XP, SP2, DirectX 9.0C
- CPU: Pentium 4 / Athlon 2,4 GHz or higher
- RAM: 1024MB or higher
- Video: 256 MB AGP 8x GeForceFX 6600 / RADEON x800 or higher video card
- CD/DVD-ROM speed: 32x
- Dolby Surround 5.1 sound processor
2. Installation
===============
Before installing Heroes of Might & Magic V, please verify that your computer meets the minimum requirements. Close all other programs.
1. Place game installation disc into disc drive (or double click on disc drive icon), and wait for autorun program to launch, then choose 'Install' button on autorun screen. Also you may do it by performing following instructions:
"My Computer" -> right click on you disc drive icon -> choose 'Open' in floating menu -> run Setup.exe;
or:
use Windows "Start" button -> "Run..." -> enter in command line "disc drive letter:\setup" -> press 'OK' button.
2. Choose your language.
3. Following install shield instructions.
DirectX 9.0c must be installed.
Upon installation you can run game either from windows start menu ('Start' -> 'All Programs' -> 'Ubisoft' -> 'Heroes of Might and Magic V' -> 'Heroes
of Might and Magic V') or use 'Heroes.exe' file from the game installation directory (By default, the game will be installed into
"C:\Program Files\Ubisoft\Heroes of Might and Magic V").
3. controls and hotkeys
=======================
CAMERA
camera zoom - 'PG_DOWN'or mouse wheel
camera zoom + 'PG_UP' or mouse wheel
camera forward 'UP'
camera backward 'DOWN'
camera strafe right 'RIGHT'
camera strafe left 'LEFT'
camera pitch up 'CTRL' + 'UP'
camera pitch down 'CTRL' + 'DOWN'
camera rotate right 'CTRL' + 'RIGHT' or 'DELETE'
camera_rotate left 'CTRL' + 'LEFT' or 'INSERT'
Camera default 'HOME'
GENERAL
Cancel action/close window 'ESC'
Confirmation 'ENTER' or 'NUM_ENTER'
Pause 'PAUSE'
Screenshot 'PrintScreen'
Save/Load
Save 'F6'
Quick Save 'F5'
Load 'F9'
Quick Load 'F8'
ADVENTURE
game options 'F4'
esc menu 'ESC' or 'F10'
Move Hero 'M' or 'SPACE'
Next Hero 'N' OR 'TAB'
select hero 1-8 '1' - '8'
Dig 'G' or 'D'
SpellBook 'C'
End of Turn 'ENTER' or 'NUM_ENTER' or 'E'
Hero attributes 'A'
Hero equipment 'I'
Hero skills 'K'
Hero abilities 'V'
Hero biography 'H'
Surface/Undeground 'T' or 'U'
Objectives 'O' or 'Q'
Objectives log 'L'
Puzzle map 'P'
Chat 'BACKSPACE' or 'CTRL' + 'ENTER' or 'CTRL' + 'NUM_ENTER'
Chat to all 'CTRL' + 'A'
Chat to team 'CTRL' + 'T'
Chat to race 'CTRL' + 'R'
TOWN
Town Hall 'B'
Fort 'R'
Magic Guild 'G'
Tavern 'T'
Market 'M'
Racial building 'Q'
Blacksmith 'X'
Buy artifacts 'Y'
Shipyard 'Z'
Next town 'N'
Prev town 'P'
Upgrade creatures 'U'
Split creatures drag creature + 'SHIFT'
COMBAT
Defend 'D'
Wait 'W'
Auto Combat 'A' or 'V'
Retreat 'R'
Cast 'C' or 'S'
Switch ATB/log 'TAB'
autoplace army 'A' or 'V'
4. Game Saves
=============
Saved games are stored in a special folder within the current user's "My Documents" folder. This folder can be found by following path:
"My Documents" -> "My Games" -> "Heroes of Might and Magic V" -> "Profiles" -> folder with user profile name -> "Saves".
5. Troubleshooting
==================
5.1 Outdated or incorrect video drivers may cause some issues. Before contacting support, please check you have the latest versions of video drivers and
correct DirectX 9.0c version for you system. Lastest version drivers you may take at:
Drivers - Download NVIDIA Drivers for nVIDIA graphics cards
https://support.ati.com/ics/support/...ge&folderID=27 for ATI Technologies graphics cards
DirectX 9.0c version may be found on the game installation disc.
5.2 Also, before launching the game, make sure what no other programs are running.
5.3 The game does not support playing through http proxy. The player needs direct (real IP) or NATed (most intranets) internet connection. In case of
firewall the player needs to open some ports. Here are they:
6668 TCP (IRC servers(chat in lobby))
40000 to 42999 TCP (Various Ubi.com servers)
44000 UDP (CDKey servers)
45000 UDP (NAT server)
42500 UDP ( CDKey local port, can be configured by player through game config files, "setvar net_ubi_cdkey_port = ", defaults to 42500)
8888,8889 UDP UDP (The Game itself, can be configured by player through game config files, "setvar net_game_port = " defaults to 8888; "setvar net_lan_match_maker_port = ", defaults to 8889 )
5.4 To read the game manual you need Adobe Acrobat Reader. There are two english versions of Adobe Acrobat Reader available on the disk in "Extras\Adobe\" : for Win2k, and for WinXP. You can download other versions from Adobe - Adobe Reader download - All versions
6. Known issues
===============
Video
-----
Switched off 'V-Sync' option in your video driver options may cause twitched animations in Town if you rotate camera manually.
7. Technical Support
====================
Before contacting Ubisoft Entertainment's Technical Support Department, please browse through our FAQ listings or search our support database at our
website:
http://support.ubi.com.
Here you will find the most recently updated information since the games release.
Also please make sure that your computer meets the minimum system requirements,
as our support representatives will be unable to assist customers whose
computers do not meet these criteria.
Whenever you contact the Technical Support Department, please include the
following information or have it available if you are calling:
-Complete product title (including version number)
-Exact error message reported (if applicable) and a brief description of the
problem you're encountering
-Processor speed and manufacturer
-Amount of RAM
-Operating system
-Video card that you are using and amount of RAM it has
-Maker and speed of your CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
-Type of sound card you are using
Contact Us Over the Internet
This is the best way to contact us. Our website is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a
week and it contains the most up to date Technical Support information available
including patches that can be downloaded free of charge. We update the Support
pages on a daily basis so please check here first for solutions to your problems
Support | Ubisoft.
Contact Us by E-mail
For fastest response via e-mail, please visit our website at:
Support | Ubisoft
8. Legal Information
====================
Heroes of Might and Magic is a registered trademark of Ubisoft. Pentium, Microsoft Windows, Athlon, GeForce, Radeon, SoundBlaster, DirectX are trademarks
of their respective owners.