Probably, many old-school gamers are happy to recall the addition of "Heroes 3: The Breath of Death." The passage of the company gave many pleasant moments, allowing you to immerse yourself in an amazing, magical world where sword and magic reign. So the game deserves to be told in more detail about it.
Add-on Description
To begin with, his release took place back in 2000. The addition significantly enriched the already existing and very well-written universe.
To begin with, it is a prequel to the original game. The player will have to fight in the well-known world of Enrot and on the same continent - Antagarich. The game tells about four heroes who must fight Sandro - a ruthless person who is ready to do any cruelty in order to take possession of the mainland. Among the characters there are both completely new and well-known people, elves and other intelligent creatures.
Thanks to the addition of “Heroes 3: Breath of Death,” the passage of the game has become longer - a completely new campaign has appeared, as well as many separate maps.
The castle defense scheme was finalized - it became possible to acquire a moat that caused damage to enemy soldiers when they stepped into it. Many other small innovations made the game even more exciting.
System requirements
It's nice that the toy had very low system requirements even for its time.
A computer with a processor with a frequency of 133 MHz and 32 megabytes of RAM fully supported it. Yes, and it took up little space on the hard drive - only 320 megabytes, which was very important if you recall the amount of hard drives at the beginning of the millennium.
"A new beginning"
We begin the passage of "Heroes of Might and Magic-3: Breath of Death" from the "New Beginning" - the very first part of the campaign. Like many others, it consists of four missions. The main character was the sorceress Jam, who fights against the necromancers. It is necessary to get three artifacts, the owners of which are powerful enemies. Therefore, achieving the goal will be very difficult. But this is the only way to create a powerful prefabricated artifact that scares the living dead.
The strength of Jem is the magic of the Earth at the expert level, as well as the ability to turn elves into grand elves - really strong shooters who mow down enemies in whole bundles.
"Elixir of Life"
A surprisingly simple piece of the game, also consisting of four missions. Perhaps the simplest chapter of the game "Heroes 3: Breath of Death" - the passage will not bring unnecessary trouble.
Half-elf Gelu became the hero. It is necessary to get three artifacts and create a new one from them - "Elixir of Life". It is only necessary to kill all the opponents in the first mission, and in the subsequent to get artifacts. Enemies are seriously inferior to the hero, so even a beginner will have no problems.
"Rub and shred"
The much more interesting and difficult part. You have to travel with the barbarian Craig Hack. The main goal is to get four artifacts in four missions from which you can collect the “Armor of the Damned”. The wizard Sandro offers a considerable reward for them. Of course, as in the mission with Jem, Sandro will deceive the barbarian, take away the artifacts and disappear in order to proceed with his own plans. The angry hero swears at all costs to find the deceiver and terribly punish him. Well, such an opportunity still presents itself.
"Heroes 3: the breath of death. The birth of a barbarian"
The passage of this part is knocked out of the general concept - there are not four missions, but five. The hero became a Yogi - a half-breed born as a result of the union of a mother gin and a barbarian father. He studied science for a long time at the Brakad Academy, but did not receive any joy from this, preferring magic with a sword.
Therefore, when the Duke of Winston Boragus offered Yoga an exciting adventure, he agreed without hesitation. Now it’s necessary not only to flee from the mages of Bracada, who do not want the initiate in their secrets to leave them, but also to perform various tasks from the duke. In general, the missions are simple, the main thing is to act quickly and decisively. Otherwise, the enemy will accumulate considerable strength and will be able to inflict a crushing defeat on the hero.
"Rise of the Necromancer"
Here you have to play for Sandro, the character uniting all the chapters of the campaign together. You can die here only in the first week, before the first reinforcement. After all, Sandro has powerful artifacts - “Cape of the Dead King” (to turn dead enemies into zombies, guards, or even lychees) and “Armor of the Damned” (sends negative spells to enemies). Therefore, all four missions are simple.
First you need to defeat Etrick, a former teacher. And then fight in Daya, eventually making him the head of Lord Alaris - as obedient as a puppet.
Impure Alliance
The longest part of the game. It becomes available only after the completion of the previous five fragments. Consists of a dozen missions! Play to be both Sandro and Jela, Yogi, Jam and Craig. True, they will lose all skills, and you will have to pump them again. The task is not easy - you have to collect the "Alliance of Angels", capture Deia, fight Sandro, who plans to capture the whole mainland. In a word, you definitely will not be bored.
The Phantom of Power
The last part of the game, access to which can be obtained when all the previous ones have already been completed. Contains four missions.
Although Sandro lost priceless artifacts, he managed to survive and retained the trick. Thanks to her, he decides to start a war in Enrot, weakening him and taking it by force. To do this, he kills King of Erathia Nicholas Griffonhart with the wrong hands, persuades the demons and dungeon lords to act as his allies in the battle against the powerful kingdom, split by internal feuds.
Cheats for the game
Not all players know that in Heroes 3: Breath of Death, codes exist. You can activate them by pressing Tab while passing and typing the corresponding cheats. Here is a list of the most interesting:
- Nwcneo - increases the level of the selected hero.
- Nwcagents - Adds 10 black knights to empty hero slots.
- Nwctrinity - adds 5 archangels to empty hero slots.
- Nwclotsofguns - brings all combat vehicles.
- Nwcfollowthewhiterabbit - boosts luck.
- Nwcwhatisthematrix - open the entire map.
- Nwctheconstruct - gives a lot of money and resources.
- Nwcthereisnospoon - Unlocks all spells and gives 999 mana.
- Nwczion - builds all accessible buildings in all cities.
It’s worth mentioning right away that with the cheats the passage of “Heroes 3: The Breath of Death” becomes less exciting. But at a difficult moment, they can come to the rescue, preventing defeat.