Posted 20 June 2016

by iLiVeInAbOx05

H4 Advanced Options Map Editor

The H4 Advanced Options Map Editor is a map editor with advanced options for Heroes of Might and Magic 4, created by iLiVeInAbOx05.

How to setup:

1. Download the mod here.
2. Unzip the .zip file and put the H4 Advanced Options Map Editor folder wherever you want.
3. Double click the "H4 Advanced Options Map Editor.exe" icon inside the advanced editor folder.

What can it do?

• Create, open, and edit .h4c (Heroes 4) map files.
• Paint terrain as you can in the H4 editor, but with significantly larger brushes and different shapes (circle and square so far). The utility here is to be able to quickly and efficiently paint an entire map. It makes level design, as far as terrain, fast and easy.
• Paint "void" terrain. This is the completely black terrain that gets painted when using the rock or cave tool in the H4 editor. In the H4MG, you can paint that type of terrain without the rock or terrain boundaries, and on any elevation. Just make sure you place all of your objects first, since we can't yet place objects with the H4MG.
• Gives quick and easy access to all map events and all objects which can contain events. Some fields on the events and objects are editable and some remain to be implemented. Most script types can be edited.
• Copy / paste events between maps or objects.
• Copy / paste scripts between events.
• Save / load events to / from file. Rather than have to open a map with the scripts you want to copy, you can create an event group, copy the scripts to the event group, and save that to file. All event groups are loaded when the H4MG is started and the events can be copied / pasted to any map.
• Save / load quest huts, gates, and guards to / from file. Have a cool item shop or quest hut? You can save the scripting to file, and load it to any quest hut type.
• Viewing scripts in an event has been overhauled. Now scripts are in a Tree View, so you can navigate to any script you want, regardless of whether it is nested inside another script (such as inside a conditional script). You can create a new script at any level, and you can even drag and drop scripts to new locations, which can be extremely useful.
• Easily navigate to custom triggered events from a script which calls said event. For example, if I have a script which calls a Custom Event "Blah_1", then I can edit the "Trigger Custom Event" script, and there is now a button to open the custom event. This is especially helpful for getting to custom events on objects which can be spread out around a map.
• And much more, functions are still being added, you can follow its development here.

Current limitations (that I can think of):

• It doesn't know how to create smooth boundaries between different terrain types, so the H4 editor is still needed to smooth things out.
• It can't edit conditional requirements.
• It can't edit or view all fields of objects with events.
• It can't edit all fields of all scripts or events.

What features are planned? In order of priority:

1. Area selection tool with advanced options such as copy and paste. Copy a part of the map, and paste it either in the same map, or on another.
2. Elevation features such as cliffs and plateaus.
3. AI difficulty adjustments, using scripts, based on this forum topic.
4. Zoom in / out (right now you see the entire map).
5. Change map size without having to create a new map.
6. Random map generation.
7. Convert H2 / H3 maps to an H4 map.
8. Convert picture to map. (This is being worked on by others, thus the low priority).

If you have any questions, want to request features, report bugs, or whatever else, please visit this forum topic or send me (iLiVeInAbOx05) a private message.

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• Mods
• Heroes IV Map Generator/Utility

Posted 25 July 2010

by Kalah

Chaos Campaign: A Pirate's Daughter

Death Campaign: Half-Dead

Life Campaign: The True Blade

Might Campaign: Glory of Days Past

Nature Campaign: Elwin and Shaera

Order Campaign: The Price of Peace

• Heroes I Text Collection
• Heroes II Text Collection
• Heroes III Text Collection
• Heroes V Text Collection

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Posted 28 May 2006

by New World Computing

Heroes 4

The Dream

I had a dream last night for the first time in over eight hundred years, and I am afraid my dream might be true…

In a dark tower, floating in the nothingness at the end of time, Fate lives. She is an enigma. She has the eyes of an elder who has seen too much, the voluptuous body of a woman grown, and the innocent smile of a happy child. She is alone. No man, elf, demon or god survived whatever calamity brought about the end of everything.

Fate gets up from the dinner table where there is only a single chair, and ascends a small staircase that will take her to the top of the tower. Her feet are bare against the cold stone, and I shiver, for unforgiving rock is all that her flesh has ever known.

She is stunningly beautiful, I decide, although I cannot determine what she is wearing because her image shimmers before me.

Finally, she reaches her destination – a simple room with a huge, glass loom and a stool. She stares at the loom solemnly. She hesitates. But Fate knows she cannot wait forever and sits at the chair.

Methodically, she chooses a ball of black yarn from a bag at her feet and she frowns. She threads it into the loom, and then selects another ball. This one is purple, and her frown deepens. A tear forms in one eye as she threads it into the loom as well.

One by one, she chooses more yarn and attaches it to the loom. Next blue, then red, then green, and finally orange.

Then her hands work furiously, pulling and twisting and spinning, as she begins weaving a tapestry. I desperately want to see the images formed by her craft, but my vision blurs every time I try. So I look at her face instead, and notice her single tear has become many.

Fate doesn’t want to weave this pattern, but she continues anyway. It is her destiny – her purpose…

And that is how it ends.

I am not a genie prone to premonitions, but I find it difficult to believe this was only a dream. Please, pray that I am wrong!

– Solymr ibn Wali Barad

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Posted 10 April 2005

by Psychobabble

Mapmakers' Top 5 Lists

These are 'top 5' map lists submitted by members of the map-making community. Lists are in descending order (ie favourite at the top). Not all of the maps have been reviewed so there is no "score" column.

Thomas Robenhagen

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Posted 14 February 2005

by Psychobabble

Introduction

These maps represent what I believe are well made and enjoyable Heroes IV maps in their respective categories. The inclusion criterion is that I or another reviewer has reviewed the map and given it a score of 7 or higher. The higher the score the better - read the full review if you want to know more about the map and the reasons for the score.

If you would like to see a map picked, nominate it for a review here. Any comments, feel free to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or leave comments at the bottom of the page.

A full list of reviews is on this page.

Contents

• Single player
• RPG
• Multiplayer
• Allied
• Innovative
• Psychobabble's Top 10
• Mapmakers' Top 5 Lists (separate page)

Key

Size:

• S, M, L, XL – Single map scenario size
• C – Campaign

Version:

• STD – H4 standard
• TGS – The Gathering Storm expansion
• WoW – Winds of War Expansion
• EQU - Equilibrius unofficial mod

Score:

The score is the "overall" rating which the reviewer gave the map. Rating scores which are

bold

indicate that the map scored an award (

).

Single player

These are maps which are primarily designed to give the player a good single player game, whether or not there is potentially more than one human player. Maps in this category will give a solo player a fun and challenging game and often some sort of story. Single player RPG maps are not included here

RPG

These are single player maps with a particular focus on a single hero, creature or party. They have strong stories, heavy scripting and large armies are not central to the map.

Multiplayer

Well balanced maps designed for competitive hot-seat, LAN or online play.

Allied

Maps which can be played with a team-mate. Some are designed for single player and some for multiplay.

Innovative

These are maps which fundamentally alter the game through changed victory conditions, an unusual central concept or massive amounts of scripting. They are generally better in solo play than in multiplay.

Psychobabble's Top 10

My 10 favourite maps for Heroes IV, in descending order. I only play single player and the list reflects this. I have so much respect for these maps that it’s difficult for me to see how a new map could break its way in, but I’d love to be proved wrong!

Favourite map lists by other map-makers are found here

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Posted 04 February 2005

by Celestial Heavens

	Chaos Magic | Death Magic | Life Magic | Nature Magic | Order Magic
	Italic text = Equilibris Mod.

		Blur	1	2	Blur obscures the target's true position, increasing its Ranged Defense by 50%.
		Dispel	1 (2)	2 (3)	Dispel removes all spells from the target.
		Displacement	1	2	Displacement causes the target to move 2 yards in a direction of the caster's choice, if possible.
		Magic Fist	1	2	Magic Fist does a number of points of damage based on the level of the caster to a single target within the line of sight of the caster.
		Precision	1	2	Precision increases the target's Ranged Attack by 25%, and also gives the target no penalty for range, walls or obstacles.
		Visions	1	2	Visions shows you the exact number of troops in an army on the Adventure Map and reveals the skills of an enemy hero.
		Bind Flyer	2	3	Removes a flying target's natural ability to fly, and reduces the target's movement and speed by half.
		Cowardice	2 (1)	3 (2)	Cowardice makes the target unable to attack an enemy with more total Hit Points for 3 turns.
		Create Illusion	2	3	Create Illusion forms a duplicate of the creature with a number of Hit Points based on the level of the caster.
		Flight	2	3	Flight grants a friendly target the ability to fly until the end of combat.
		Ice Bolt	2	3	Ice Bolt does a number of points of cold damage based on the level of the caster to a single target within the line of sight of the caster.
		Power Drain	2	3	Power Drain causes the target's spells to cost double the normal Spell Points.
		Slow	2	3	Slow causes the enemy target to move at half speed and movement.
		Steal Enchantment	2	3	Steal Enchantment removes a beneficial spell from an enemy target and places it on a random friendly target.
		Banish	3	5	Banish destroys a number of summoned creatures based on the caster's skill.
		Forgetfulness	3	5	Forgetfulness restrains an enemy target from using ranged attacks for the duration of the combat.
		Mass Blur	3	5	Mass Blur obscures the true position of all friendly targets, increasing their Ranged Defense by 50%.
		Mass Dispel	3	5	Mass Dispel removes all spells from all targets.
		Mass Precision	3	5	Mass Precision increases the Ranged Attack of all friendly ranged targets by 25%, and also gives the target no penalty for range, walls or obstacles.
		Teleport	3 (4)	5 (8)	Teleport instantly moves the target to another designated point on the battlefield.
		Town Gate	3 (4)	5 (8)	Town Gate transports the caster to the nearest town.
		Berserk	4	8	Berserk forces the target to attack the nearest creature or hero, whether friend or foe. It lasts until the target attacks.
		Blind	4 (3)	8 (5)	Blind causes an enemy target within the line of sight of the caster to become unable to take an action for 3 rounds. It is dispelled if the target takes damage.
		Mass Slow	4	8	Mass Slow causes all enemy targets to move at half speed and movement.
		Phantom Image	4 (3)	8 (5)	Phantom Image creates a duplicate of a single creature. The strength of the image depends on the caster's level.
		Hypnotize	5	12	Hypnotize brings the target under the caster's control for 3 turns.
		Pain Mirror	5	12	Pain Mirror causes half the damage done to a friendly target to be done to the attacker as well. The reflected damage cannot exceed the Hit Points of the target.
		Steal All Enchantments	5	12	Steal All Enchantments causes all beneficial enchantments on enemy targets to be removed and distributed randomly among friendly targets.
	Chaos Magic | Death Magic | Life Magic | Nature Magic | Order Magic

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