Unused content
This page contains unused content found in the game files. The Forge town was planned, but then scrapped earlier on in development. Also, see Cut content trivia for some little known facts!
Restoration of Erathia
Adventure Map Objects
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Certain maps include Market of Time (e.g., Titan's Winter, Warmongers in RoE 1.0). -
Alternative Windmill -
Alternative Gnoll Hut (present in Gelea's Champions scenario) -
Alternative School of Magic -
Alternative Campfire -
Red Obelisk for underground terrain *(added in Horn of the Abyss) -
Alternative underground hole (current is identical to sand hole) *(added in Horn of the Abyss)
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- Adventure map versions of Ballista, Ammo cart, First Aid Tent, Spell book, Grail and Catapult, however only with placeholder graphics
You can still easily add these Adventure Map objects into your map editor. Map with this objects will work correctly even for players without these objects enabled. For SoD simply put this Objects.txt in your "data" directory or insert it in H3Bitmap.lod using Grayface's MMArchive. For HotA (1.6.1 and prior only, this will crash your editor on 1.7.0 and above) put this EdObjts.txt in your "data" directory or insert it in HotA.lod using Grayface's MMArchive. All unused objects can be found under "Towns" category.
Unused creatures
Animations
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Spell casting animations for Zealots -
Centaurs have unused shooting animation and unused shooting sound (HoMM2 leftover). -
Centaur Captains have unused shooting animation and unused shooting sound (HoMM2 leftover). -
Spell casting animations for Dendroid Soldiers -
Spell casting animations for War Unicorns -
Spell casting animations for Efreet -
Spell casting animations for Efreet Sultans -
Spell casting animations for Vampire Lords -
Spell casting animations for Dread Knights -
Spell casting animations for Harpy Hags -
Alternative Beholder's death animation and death sound *(added in Horn of the Abyss as a result of death from a spell) -
Alternative Evil Eye's death animation and death sound *(added in Horn of the Abyss as a result of death from a spell) -
Spell casting animations for Minotaur Kings -
Spell casting animations for Cyclops Kings -
Alternative Gold Golem death animation *(added in Horn of the Abyss as a result of death from a spell)
Sounds
- Spellcasting sounds for:
- Unused sound of Magog's Fireball
- Devils' moving sound
- Alternative Liches' melee sound (HoMM2 leftover)
- Leftover HoMM2 shooting turret sound
Alternative spell effects and sounds
- The game contains alternative animations of Berserk, Bless, Curse, Stone Skin, Cure, Dispel, Forgetfulness, Frost Ring. They're very similar to the final animations, just slightly slower coming up and fading out.
- Leftover sounds from HoMM2 for Armageddon, Elemental Storm, Cold Ray, Cold Ring, Death Ripple, Dragon Slayer, Fireball, Haste, Magic Arrow and Mirror Image. Also unused sound from HoMM2 called PROTECT and Leftover sound of ending creature teleporting from HoMM1.
- Alternative Fire Shield sound
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Alternative Fireball animation -
Morale and Luck values
In the game files, there are lines intended to show the hero's army's luck as a descriptive value, instead of a number (such as +1, or -3). The values for Morale were intended as follows: Treason (-3), Awful (-2), Poor (-1), Normal (0), Good (+1), Great (+2), and Blood! (+3). The values for Luck were intended to be Cursed (-3), Awful (-2), Bad (-1), Normal (0), Good (+1), Great (+2), and Irish (+3).
Miscellaneous
- Negative luck *(added in Horn of the Abyss)
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Fear spell -
Fear spell scroll -
Watermill building for Fortress -
Unnamed Hero render -
Unnamed Heroine render
Armageddon's Blade
- Sounds for Rogue
- Shooting sound for Faerie Dragon *(added in Horn of the Abyss)
Building names
In the game files, alternative names for some of the Conflux creature dwellings are listed. They are as follows:
- Flower of Life - Pixies
- Enchanted Flower - Sprites
- Temple of Clouds - Storm Elementals
- Temple of Ice - Ice Elementals
- Temple of Magma - Magma Elementals
- Temple of Magic - Magic Elementals
- Funeral Pyre - Phoenixes
The Shadow of Death
- Combination artifacts:
- Diplomat's Suit *(added in Horn of the Abyss as Diplomat's Cloak)
- Mire of Neutrality *(added in Horn of the Abyss as Pendant of Reflection)
- Ironfist of the Ogre *(added in Horn of the Abyss)
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Favorable Winds battlefield
Horn of the Abyss
The original concept for the airship was to have it tied to the Factory. Ultimately the decision was made to have airship yards only as map objects instead, cf. point #14 of this interview.
Ammo Cart
Level 1
0
5
0
100
0
Move
Size
1
Growth
400
5
Cost
1000
War Machine. Provides unlimited shots to creatures and War Machines.
Ballista
Level 5
10
10
Shots
24
2–3*
250
0
Move
Size
2
Growth
600
650
Cost
1500 
2500 
War Machine. Shoots.
Basilisk
11
11
6–10
35
5
Move
Ground
Size
2
Growth
4
552
506
Cost
325
Beholder
9
7
Shots
12
3–5
22
5
Move
Ground
Size
1
Growth
12
336
240
Cost
250
Shoots. No melee penalty.
Catapult
Level 1
10
10
Shots
24
0
1000
0
Move
Size
2
Growth
500
10
Cost
N/A
War Machine. Attacks siege walls.
Centaur
5
3
2–3
8
6
Move
Ground
Size
2
Growth
14
100
100
Cost
70
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Devil
19
21
30–40
160
11
Move
Teleporting
Size
1
Growth
1
5101
3759
Cost
2700
1
Dread Knight
18
18
15–30
120
9
Move
Ground
Size
2
Growth
2
2382
2029
Cost
1500
Efreet Sultan
16
14
16–24
90
13
Move
Flying
Size
1
Growth
2
2343 1848
1848 1802 1584
1584 Cost
1100
Evil Eye
10
8
Shots
24
3–5
22
7
Move
Ground
Size
1
Growth
7
367
245
Cost
280
Shoots. No melee penalty.
Faerie Dragon
20
20
20–30
500
15
Move
Flying
Size
2
Growth
1
30501 19580
19580 16317
Cost
10000
8
First Aid Tent
Level 1
0
0
0
75
0
Move
Size
2
Growth
300
10
Cost
750
War Machine. Heals Health.
Gold Golem
11
12
8–10
50
5
Move
Ground
Size
1
Growth
3
600
600
Cost
500
Golem. Damage from spells reduced by 85%.
Ice Elemental
8
10
Shots
24
3–7
30
6
Move
Ground
Size
2
Growth
6
380
315
Cost
375
Elemental. Shoots. Immune to Ice Bolt, Frost Ring, and Freezing Shot. and Frost Ring. Vulnerable to Armageddon, Fireball, and Inferno. 200% Base Damage to Fire Elementals and Energy Elementals. Spellcaster: Protection from Water.
Lich
13
10
Shots
12
11–13
30
6
Move
Ground
Size
1
Growth
3
848
742
Cost
550
Undead. Shoots. Death Cloud attack.
Magic Elemental
15
13
15–25
80
9
Move
Ground
Size
1
Growth
2
2012
1724
Cost
1200 800
Elemental. No enemy retaliation. Attacks all adjacent enemies. Immune to all spells. 50% damage to creatures with total spell immunity.
Magma Elemental
11
11
6–10
40
6
Move
Ground
Size
1
Growth
4
490
490
Cost
500
Elemental. Immune to Armageddon, Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, and Titan's Lightning Bolt. Vulnerable to Meteor Shower. 200% Base Damage to Air Elementals and Storm Elementals. Spellcaster: Protection from Earth.
Manticore
15
13
14–20
80
7
Move
Flying
Size
2
Growth
2
1547
1215
Cost
850
Flies.
Medusa
9
9
Shots
4
6–8
25
5
Move
Ground
Size
1
Growth
4
517
379
Cost
300
Shoots. No melee penalty. Stone Gaze.
Rogue
8
3
2–4
10
6
Move
Ground
Size
1
Growth
8
135
135
Cost
100
Scorpicore
16
14
14–20
80
11
Move
Flying
Size
2
Growth
2
1685 1589
1589 1248
Cost
1050
Flies. Paralyzing Venom.
Storm Elemental
9
9
Shots
24
2–8
25
8
Move
Ground
Size
1
Growth
6
486
324
Cost
275
Elemental. Shoots. Immune to Meteor Shower. Vulnerable to Armageddon and Lightning Spells1 2 3. 200% Base Damage to Earth Elementals and Magma Elementals. Spellcaster: Protection from Air.
Zealot
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12
10
Shots
24
10–12
30
7
Move
Ground
Size
1
Growth
3
750
500
Cost
450
Shoots. No melee penalty.
Centaur
5
3
2–3
8
6
Move
Ground
Size
2
Growth
14
100
100
Cost
70
Centaur Captain
6
3
2–3
10
8
Move
Ground
Size
2
Growth
14
138
115
Cost
90
Cyclops
15
12
Shots
16
16–20
70
6
Move
Ground
Size
1
Growth
2
1266
1055
Cost
750
Cyclops King
17
13
Shots
24
16–20
70
8
Move
Ground
Size
1
Growth
2
1544 1433
1433 1110
Cost
1100
Firebird
18
18
30–40
150
15
Move
Flying
Size
2
Growth
4336 4547
4547 3097 3248
3248 Cost
2000 1500
Phoenix
21
18
30–40
200
21
Move
Flying
Size
2
Growth
6721
4929
Cost
3000 2000
1
Gog
6
4
Shots
12
2–4
13
4
Move
Ground
Size
1
Growth
8
159
145
Cost
125
Shoots.
Harpy
6
5
1–4
14
6
Move
Flying
Size
1
Growth
8
154
140
Cost
130
Flies. Strike and return.
Harpy Hag
6
6
1–4
14
9
Move
Flying
Size
1
Growth
8
238
196
Cost
170
Flies. Strike and return. No enemy retaliation.
Serpent Fly
7
9
2–5
20
9
Move
Flying
Size
1
Growth
8
268
215
Cost
220
Dragon Fly
8
10
2–5
20
13
Move
Flying
Size
1
Growth
8
312
250
Cost
240
Unicorn
15
14
18–22
90
7
Move
Ground
Size
2
Growth
2
1806
1548
Cost
850
Increases nearby units' chances to resist hostile magic by 20%. Blinding attack.
War Unicorn
15
14
18–22
110
9
Move
Ground
Size
2
Growth
2
2030
2030
Cost
950
Increases nearby units' chances to resist hostile magic by 20%. Blinding attack.
Vampire Lord
10
10
5–8
40
9
Move
Flying
Size
1
Growth
4
783
652
Cost
500