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| − | = Prerequisites =
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| − | '''As of VCMI 1.4.2 and newer VCMI works on Windows 7 or later. Versions from 1.3.0 to 1.4.1 have broken Windows 7 support and work only on later versions of Windows.'''
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| − | = Step 1: Download and install VCMI =
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| − | Install one of following into new folder, same as when installing new game:
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| − | * Latest release (recommended): https://github.com/vcmi/vcmi/releases/latest
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| − | * Daily builds (unstable): https://builds.vcmi.download/branch/develop/Windows/
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| − | * Please report about problems on GitHub: [https://github.com/vcmi/vcmi/issues Bug Tracker]
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| − | = Step 2: Installing Heroes III data files =
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| − | '''Since VCMI 1.2 you can skip this step, just run VCMI launcher and it will help you with importing H3 data. For older releases you can follow this step.'''
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| − | * Install Heroes III from disk or using GOG installer.
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| − | * Copy "Data", "Maps" and "Mp3" from Heroes III to:
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| − | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\vcmi\
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| − | Create this folder if it doesnt exist yet
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| − | = Step 3: (for release 1.0.0 and above) connect to the mod repository =
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| − | * If that's your first installation, connection to the mod repository will be configured automatically, you'll see mods available to install from VCMI launcher
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| − | ** We recommend you to install VCMI extras to support various helpful UI tweaks and (before 1.3) support for different screen resolutions
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| − | = Step 3: (for old builds 0.99 and earlier) download and copy and enable Essential Package =
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| − | * Skip this step if you installed 1.0.0 or latest daily build
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| − | * For some technical reasons it wasn't included in game installation package for legacy versions and needs to be downloaded and activated seperately
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| − | * Download "VCMI essential files mods" from here https://wiki.vcmi.eu/Mod_list#Utilities
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| − | * After unpacking, copy folder Mods to your main VCMI directory
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| − | * When launching game, please enable "VCMI essential files" as well as its sub-elements: Andruids Bonus Icons, Bonus Icons, Spell Immunity bonus icons, Extra resolutions and Default templates.
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