🛡️ HEROES OF MIGHT AND MAGIC III: THE RESTORATION OF ERATHIA

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Conquer Erathia Like a True Warlord

🎮 GAME BASICS

  • Genre: Turn-Based Strategy

  • Main Goals:

    • Build your town

    • Recruit powerful armies

    • Explore the map

    • Capture enemy towns

    • Complete mission objectives

You control heroes who lead armies, cast spells, and gather resources across vast fantasy landscapes.

🔰 GETTING STARTED

🏠 Town Development (Early Game)

Every turn matters! Prioritize:

  1. Town Hall → City Hall → Capitol: Boosts daily gold income.

  2. Creature Dwellings: Recruit troops early to clear nearby enemies.

  3. Mage Guild: Learn spells for combat and movement.

  4. Castle: Doubles weekly creature growth. Essential for strong armies.

⚔️ Combat Basics

  • Ranged units (like Marksmen or Magi) are deadly—protect them.

  • Cast "Haste" or "Slow" to control the battlefield.

  • Use high-speed units to reach enemy shooters or retreating casters.

  • Avoid unnecessary losses. Save and retry tough fights.

🗺️ EXPLORATION & RESOURCES

🌿 Map Objectives:

  • Capture mines (Gold, Wood, Ore, Crystal, etc.)

  • Visit Shrines and Stat Boosts (+1 to Attack, Defense, etc.)

  • Collect Artifacts to empower your hero

  • Scout with secondary heroes to grab loose resources and cover ground faster

💡 Pro Tip:

Use Hero Chains: Pass troops from one hero to the next to extend your main hero's movement range.




🧙 HERO DEVELOPMENT

Recommended Skills:

  • Logistics – Move further each turn

  • Wisdom – Learn higher-level spells

  • Earth Magic – For "Slow", "Resurrection", "Town Portal"

  • Offense/Defense – Boost your army's damage/survivability

Stick to 1–2 main heroes and level them up consistently.

📚 CAMPAIGN FLOW (Simplified)

🎯 Chapter Goals (Story Campaign):

  1. Long Live the Queen – Learn the game basics, capture towns

  2. Guardian Angels – Use Castle faction and keep troops alive

  3. Liberation – Explore large maps and use Town Portal wisely

  4. Long Live the King – Necropolis campaign, master Vampire Lords

  5. Song for the Father – Dungeon gameplay with strong magic

  6. Seeds of Discontent – Inferno-based, aggressive play

  7. Shadows of the Forest – Mixed factions, strategic depth

🔥 BATTLEFIELD TIPS

  • Place shooters in the corner to protect from melee.

  • Fast creatures like Cavaliers or Dragons should eliminate threats early.

  • Use spell combos like:

    • "Blind" + eliminate other stacks

    • "Slow" + archers rain down

    • "Resurrection" + no losses

💎 ADVANCED TACTICS

  • Build economy first: More gold = bigger army = easier map control.

  • Always upgrade your units—especially ranged and fast ones.

  • Capture enemy towns quickly—cripple their growth early.

  • Control teleport spells: “Town Portal” and “Dimension Door” break the game once you master them.

🏁 ENDGAME & VICTORY

Once you dominate the map:

  • Hunt enemy heroes before they regroup

  • Visit high-tier dwellings to recruit Level 7 units (Archangels, Titans, Dragons, etc.)

  • Bring your best army for the final push

Victory usually means:
✅ Defeating all enemies
✅ Holding key towns
✅ Collecting an artifact or surviving a set time

🏆 FINAL TIPS FOR SUCCESS

  • Don’t split your forces unless you're vastly ahead.

  • Use save/load to retry bad battles.

  • Visit Obelisks to find the Grail—a powerful town-boosting artifact.

  • Learn and abuse Town Portal and Resurrection for map domination.