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Edit: Its all fixed now. Was a bad topic i made. Thanks to the people here being helpful!
Either case, really good guys here!


Because its ridiculous paying for something that doesnt work. And the HD Mod isnt good in my view. I dont like looking at the sides when in battle. I want it all to be full screen
Post edited June 21, 2021 by shadowthehedgehog1
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shadowthehedgehog1: Because its ridiculous paying for something that doesnt work. And the HD Mod isnt good in my view. I dont like looking at the sides when in battle. I want it all to be full screen
You being too lazy to make something work is not the same as not working ever. Welcome to retro gaming.
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shadowthehedgehog1: Because its ridiculous paying for something that doesnt work. And the HD Mod isnt good in my view. I dont like looking at the sides when in battle. I want it all to be full screen
:facepalm
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shadowthehedgehog1: Because its ridiculous paying for something that doesnt work. And the HD Mod isnt good in my view. I dont like looking at the sides when in battle. I want it all to be full screen
You can set the original 800*600 resolution in the HD Mod 'Main Settings' page, together with a stretchable mode, then set the aspect ration to '1' in the 'Tweaks' page, and it will play exactly like the base game, while retaining all the extra compatibility and features

Also, you have the alternative option of downloading the GLWrappers (check the sticky post) which has more basic features but again will give you good compatibility and the original resolution if you prefer that.

There are probably licensing/support issues that prevent GOG to bundle those 3rd party utilities within their package, even if they are free; nevertheless, the game is super-easy to fix, so you can do that in 30 seconds and play or be stubborn and complain... you choice
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Post edited May 28, 2021 by Antaniserse
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shadowthehedgehog1: Because its ridiculous paying for something that doesnt work. And the HD Mod isnt good in my view. I dont like looking at the sides when in battle. I want it all to be full screen
Keep aspect ration in video driver.
Keep aspect ratio in HD mod.

Also for DXCFG.exe when it included (not Heroes 3 but many other old games)

Properly set resolution. 16:9 fine too, but dont forget that 1280x1024 is 5:4 and usually shouldnt be used at all - and ofc that it is HIGH resolution same as FullHD - it never work on non-FHD+ displays (1600x1200 even HIGHER that fullhd obviously).
Carefully with some kind of upscaling in HD mod (or any). Most of that features (incl console emulators) are bad - it increase aliasing for everything on the screen including text - sometimes it can lead to poor text quality (around interface upscaled more than text and text be looks like "broken bones").


Optionally set differ ratio (experiment with that) for your display (gaming monitors or TVs have that options). Or keep it keep ratio as well.

Enjoy proper proportions proper quality (wrong stretching = more "smooth") and black bars at corners.
Post edited May 31, 2021 by QWEEDDYZ
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shadowthehedgehog1: Because its ridiculous paying for something that doesnt work. And the HD Mod isnt good in my view. I dont like looking at the sides when in battle. I want it all to be full screen
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Plokite_Wolf: You being too lazy to make something work is not the same as not working ever. Welcome to retro gaming.
I didnt say i didnt make it work. I am thankful that someone tries to make it work. But i dont like how its done. I basically just want the game i remember it. The way this MOD fix does, is add stuff that i didnt ask for. I just want the normal Heroes 3 games without any tampering is all.

Outside that, i aint ungrateful to modders
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shadowthehedgehog1: Because its ridiculous paying for something that doesnt work. And the HD Mod isnt good in my view. I dont like looking at the sides when in battle. I want it all to be full screen
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Antaniserse: You can set the original 800*600 resolution in the HD Mod 'Main Settings' page, together with a stretchable mode, then set the aspect ration to '1' in the 'Tweaks' page, and it will play exactly like the base game, while retaining all the extra compatibility and features

Also, you have the alternative option of downloading the GLWrappers (check the sticky post) which has more basic features but again will give you good compatibility and the original resolution if you prefer that.

There are probably licensing/support issues that prevent GOG to bundle those 3rd party utilities within their package, even if they are free; nevertheless, the game is super-easy to fix, so you can do that in 30 seconds and play or be stubborn and complain... you choice
I will try that. Thanks for the reply! Heroes 3 is a great game!
edit: Is there anyway to remove the player stats too?
hdmod_800x600.jpg in that pic you sent. The part that shows the golem?.
Otherwise this looks cool!

Never mind. Found out. Now this game is perfection!
I guess the guy who played this in childhood may just have liked this settings. Not for me. But now this game rules again! I have yet figured out how to make the game stretchable. I have fixed scaling settings so it works on other games. But i can live with 800X600 resolution aslong as this is how i can play it.

But thanks alot for the help!

edit 2: One other good thing is. You can save the tweaks, and it will automatically use those settings if you copy and paste the text whenever you install this mod again. And you can create executable shortcut. So you dont need to start a program setting just to start it.

So great stuff! Very happy with this!
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Post edited June 07, 2021 by shadowthehedgehog1
Why don't you just save your self all this trouble and get an old CRT monitor?
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PetrusOctavianus: Why don't you just save your self all this trouble and get an old CRT monitor?
hah XD.

But apparently getting fullscreen "Stretched". it works if in resolution of 1024x768
But it kind of refuses if you are in your high resolution setting. But atleast its nice that its not impossible for it to work this way!
Post edited June 09, 2021 by shadowthehedgehog1
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shadowthehedgehog1: The way this MOD fix does, is add stuff that i didnt ask for. I just want the normal Heroes 3 games without any tampering is all.
Disable the HD+ setting in the HD launcher and you'll only get stability fixes and custom resolutions.
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shadowthehedgehog1: The way this MOD fix does, is add stuff that i didnt ask for. I just want the normal Heroes 3 games without any tampering is all.
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Plokite_Wolf: Disable the HD+ setting in the HD launcher and you'll only get stability fixes and custom resolutions.
I tried but... i dont think it helped what i was looking for.

But i am hugely Thankful for this patch. I didnt mean to seem ungrateful. Its an amazing job, considering the old game. Aswell as preserving physical copies of such master piece. Its amazing in my view.

Here is atleast the Tweaks settings that i have, incase you wonder in the HD MOD. What is cool is, you can make a exe file too. So that you dont have to go into the settings just to start the game : D

""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""

<Version> = 5002342
<Language> = "#en.ini"
<Graphics.Resolution> = 800x600
<Graphics.Mode> = 7
<Graphics.ComplexFilter> = 6
<Graphics.Threads> = 4
<Graphics.SimpleFilter> = 2
<Graphics.SystemCursors> = 1
<HD+> = 0
<HD+.Settings>
<Misc.TournamentSaver> = 0
<Misc.BattleSaver> = 0
<Packs>
<Sys.NoCD> = 1
<Sys.CPU.ReduceUsage> = 0
<Sys.WriteToIniInsteadRegistry> = 1
<UI.AdvMgr.SkipMapMsgs> = 1
<UI.Battle.Queue> = 1
<UI.Battle.ShowAlwaysHeroInfo> = 1
<UI.ClipCursor> = 1
<UI.DarkTransitions> = 1
<UI.Ext.ScenarioMgr.Settings>
<UI.Ext.ScenarioMgr.Folders> = 1
<UI.Ext.TownMgr.AvailableInsteadGrowth> = 1
<UI.HiRezCore> = 1
<UI.QuickArmyManagementMode> {0, 1} = 0
<UI.RecruitDlg.AutoSet> = 1
<UI.RecruitDlg.AutoSet.Max> = 1
<UI.Tavern.InviteHero> = 1
<Update.CheckAtStart> = 1

<OpenGL.Wrapper.Version> = 2
<OpenGL.FixedRefreshRate> = 1
<OpenGL.Interpolation> = 4
<OpenGL.Upscaling> = 1
<OpenGL.SingleWindow> = 1
<OpenGL.Renderer> = 0
<OpenGL.UpdateMode> = 1
<OpenGL.SmoothMapScroll> = 1
<OpenGL.SmoothHeroMove> = 1
<OpenGL.Aspect> = 1
<OpenGL.VSync> = 0
<OpenGL.Colors.HueSat> = 32768500
<OpenGL.Colors.RgbInput> = 65536000
<OpenGL.Colors.RedInput> = 65536000
<OpenGL.Colors.GreenInput> = 65536000
<OpenGL.Colors.BlueInput> = 65536000
<OpenGL.Colors.RgbGamma> = 500
<OpenGL.Colors.RedGamma> = 500
<OpenGL.Colors.GreenGamma> = 500
<OpenGL.Colors.BlueGamma> = 500
<OpenGL.Colors.RgbOutput> = 65536000
<OpenGL.Colors.RedOutput> = 65536000
<OpenGL.Colors.GreenOutput> = 65536000
<OpenGL.Colors.BlueOutput> = 65536000

<Show Intro> = 1
<AppPath> = "C:\Spill\HoMM 3 Complete\"
<Music Volume> = 5
<Sound Volume> = 5
<Last Music Volume> = 5
<Last Sound Volume> = 5
<Walk Speed> = 2
<Computer Walk Speed> = 3
<Show Route> = 1
<Move Reminder> = 1
<Quick Combat> = 0
<Video Subtitles> = 1
<Town Outlines> = 1
<Animate SpellBook> = 1
<Window Scroll Speed> = 1
<Bink Video> = 1
<Blackout Computer> = 0
<First Time> = 0
<Test Decomp> = 0
<Test Read> = 0
<Test Blit> = 0
<Unique System ID> = "/UN"
<Network Default Name> = "Player"
<Autosave> = 1
<Show Combat Grid> = 0
<Show Combat Mouse Hex> = 1
<Combat Shade Level> = 1
<Combat Army Info Level> = 0
<Combat Auto Creatures> = 1
<Combat Auto Spells> = 0
<Combat Catapult> = 1
<Combat Ballista> = 1
<Combat First Aid Tent> = 1
<Combat Speed> = 1
<Main Game Show Menu> = 1
<Main Game X> = 0
<Main Game Y> = 0
<Main Game Full Screen> = 1
<CDDrive>
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I DID IT!!! Oooh i feel so stupid. It was so friggin easy -_- Here it is!



And there you go :o
Now its all working! PERFECT!
Gonna make new post on this as a guide! Amazing!
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Post edited June 21, 2021 by shadowthehedgehog1
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shadowthehedgehog1: I DID IT!!! Oooh i feel so stupid. It was so friggin easy -_- Here it is!

And there you go :o
Now its all working! PERFECT!
Gonna make new post on this as a guide! Amazing!
Why don't you post a screenshot of the game?