Author: Voici la traduction en anglais :Papyjama (Toulouse, France), 28-06-2025 08:52

HotA with VCMI outdated - The Mysterious Island - Heroes 3 map

Hi!

Thanks a lot for trying to play the map — I’m really sorry it’s not working.

From what I understand, there’s a big gap between the version of HotA emulated through VCMI and the “real” official HotA.

To work properly, the map requires Horn of the Abyss version 1.7.2 or 1.7.3.

As far a
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Author: Johan (Gårdsten, Sweden), 28-06-2025 08:42

Invalid map - The Mysterious Island - Heroes 3 map

Hi! I downloaded your map to try it out and relive good old days with HoMMIII :)

Unfortunately, I cant open the map for some reason, it states invalid map format when I try to open it in the map editor, and it doesnt show up in game ;/

I'm on mac, bought the game, several times, but now u
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Author: Wingman27 , 28-06-2025 05:01

- - Kingdom Siege - The Reckoning! - Heroes 3 map

Hey.

Monster morale is part of the challenge to get Corkes and Mullich free.

If I remember correctly you can defeat the Titans with 7 Nix warriors or more. Possibly even 6.

I hope you enjoy the map, it’s very difficult. I slightly reduced the difficulty in my editor but I haven’t uploade
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Author: Olexandr (Germany), 27-06-2025 23:43

Needs rebalancing - Dragon's Orb 2 - Heroes 3 map

Just in 2 months, The Cloak, DD & Fly.
And Isra as the cherry on top (50%+ Netro). GG.

Other than that, having 2 Teams only makes very limited room for heroes leveling.
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Author: Papyjama (Toulouse, France), 27-06-2025 18:48

My project started in... 1998 - The Mysterious Island - Heroes 3 map

A bit of history behind my map...

As a kid, I was fascinated by Jules Verne’s The Mysterious Island.

When I discovered Heroes II back in 1998, I immediately dreamed of turning that island into a playable map. I even drew a rough sketch at the time — but with the limitations of the XL map size,
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Author: Papyjama (Toulouse, France), 27-06-2025 17:49

Un immense merci à toi, Dr. Picso. - The Mysterious Island - Heroes 3 map

Ton retour me touche profondément — tu as parfaitement saisi l’intention derrière The Mysterious Island. Oui, cette map a grandi avec moi depuis 1998, et la voir aujourd’hui prendre vie entre les mains de joueurs passionnés, c’est un rêve d’enfant qui se réalise.

Merci aussi pour ce rappel histor
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Author: Papyjama (Toulouse, France), 27-06-2025 17:44

Thank you so much, ZePicso - The Mysterious Island - Heroes 3 map

Your words truly mean a lot.
Creating The Mysterious Island was a labor of love, and knowing that it resonates with players like you — especially when shared live with the community — is the best reward I could hope for.

I’m especially glad you picked up on the little secrets, the branching path
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Author: Olexandr (Germany), 27-06-2025 15:13

Stolen candy from a baby - The Sin of the Father - Heroes 3 map

100% agree with the point "It's always a pleasure to find a big map".

But it is definitely not "Difficulty : Impossible" - easy-peasy - every spell, including DD/Fly/WW/TP/Berserk are allowed, as well as all possible artifacts.

It is kind of "HMM3 slasher" -
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Author: Dr. Picso (Montpellier), 27-06-2025 13:50

The Mysterious Island - Un voyage épique inoubliable... - The Mysterious Island - Heroes 3 map

Un joyau de map pour notre jeu préféré...

Une map pensée depuis 1998, esquissée à l’enfance, réalisée aujourd’hui avec une maîtrise bluffante. The Mysterious Island n’est pas juste bien faite — elle est intelligente, riche, pleine de secrets et taillée pour les joueurs les plus aguerris du jeu.
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Author: Picso (France), 27-06-2025 12:50

- Heroes 3 map

The Mysterious Island isn’t just a Heroes III map — it’s a real adventure. A carefully crafted piece of design that feels more like a custom campaign than a standalone scenario.

I’m currently playing it live with the Heroes community, and every session brings its share of surprises, strategic cho
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Author: Papyjama (Toulouse, France), 27-06-2025 12:30

Thank you so much for your detailed and thoughtful feedback across your 3 runs! - The Mysterious Isl - Heroes 3 map

Your insights are incredibly valuable, and it’s thanks to dedicated players like you that projects like this can be refined and improved over time.

I truly appreciate the time and effort you’ve invested in exploring the map so thoroughly — from enjoying the lore to pushing for a speedrun. Your ex
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Author: Alexandr Overchuk , 27-06-2025 11:01

It will be fixed - The Sin of the Father - Heroes 3 map

Ok, i will fix it all soon more...


Author: Alex (Moscow), 27-06-2025 10:57

some mistakes - The Sin of the Father - Heroes 3 map

It's always plesure to find a big map.
Please check the mistakes - at least 6 seer huts without quests, some objects are not accessible. . I understand that some may fill the landscape, but I would like to have confidence that the necessary objects will be accessible.
3 subterranean gates on
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Author: Technocrat , 27-06-2025 01:16

don't engage with bots early on - Might and Magic - Heroes 3 map

Just ignore bots early on, follow the advice messages from events, strenghten your army take 4th town and collect artifacts around various zones. more...


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Heroes 3: Armageddon's Blade

Sander Payne was always a good student. He liked to study, he often received high marks on his tests. His favorite subject was history and he studied it feverishly. Some thought he was obsessed.
But nobody knew just how far he would go

Added: 16-09-2017


Heroes 3 maps: Just another map | Зима Титанов | The Outpost of Progress | The Story of the Fool


Author: bluefairy, 06-02-2017 22:43
Great map, too bad it became unplayable - Sander's Folly
This map would have been awesome, great storyline and many challenging battles. I love Tim Duncan's maps. Unfortunately, I won't be able to finish this one, because some stupid monsters spawned on the only landing spots of the red tent's island, making it inaccessible.

  Alantin (Germany) writes:
21-12-2019 15:11

HD+ Mod - Sander's Folly

If you play singleplayer, I highly recommend the HD+ Mod and the SoD_SP Plugin (Packet for the Mod). This solves problems like that.



Author: Zee, 12-11-2016 23:12
How to kill ~5K zombies at begin??? - Sander's Folly
Just started to play in single-player mode and i wonder bcz i have no idea how to defeat that zombie's legions/ What should i do?

  bluefairy writes:
06-02-2017 02:21

You don't - Sander's Folly

Read the event message before the fight, it says to FLEE. Then you can find Sander again at the tavern.



Author: mtor (Modiin, Israel), 06-06-2013 20:23
One of the best
One of the best Heroes3 games. I did it on easy, normal and impossible levels.
Excelent Map.


Author: Snake Madman (The Netherlands), 01-07-2012 23:20
Brilliant & epic
Most original ideas


Author: Rakimou (Moscow, Russia), 30-11-2010 04:55
Classic
A classic map with amazing story. Definite must play for everyone.


Author: Petr (Buenos-Aires), 18-07-2010 23:58
You need to eliminate FLY!!!
Excelent map,I liked it, but so disappointing finish. Arestra's "Fly" ruins all the game's end, because you can use it to pass through the gate to gain +40 knowledge and claim the victory perhaps at the same day. Just disappointing recognize that you need not kill Moraji, Sagimyris, Leblanc or find mercury to win. You can evade almost all enemy to reach Arestra and doing nothing more.

  Efreet (belfast) writes:
03-05-2015 01:35

dont need to cheat

Its very hard to make a map as complex as this bug free. Just because you can cheat doesnt mean you have to. This is the best heroes 3 map I have every played in 15 years



Author: 1cecold (Warsaw, Poland), 24-04-2010 02:32
I
First of all, this is one of the best maps ever made.

Now, can somebody tell me where I can I get an Orb of Inhibition? I've already got an Everpouring Vial of Mercury and Vial of Vialblood, but I can't figure out where's the last one to open the gate.

Or maybe, where are the Minotaurs?

  Sllems writes:
20-06-2020 18:47

Player - Sander's Folly

I can NOT find the Vial of blood or Vial of Mercury - can anyone help? I have been playing for months, been everywhere on map i can, all enemies defeated...



Author: Selm (Budapest, Hungary), 17-04-2010 19:09
good job
I like your maps, Timothy V. Duncan, they are all like short novells, and not just a simple game where you just go and defeat the enemy. The story is really interesting, so it was worth playing. By the way I used this map to learn english for my studies and it really helped me seeing those words in a sentence, so thanks a lot.
I hope you make more maps. ^^


Author: MiuMiu (Faraway, Kingdom), 11-04-2010 16:50
Miro's request
I sent "Outpost of progress" and "Story of the fool" to the site admin. He should add the maps shortly!
Tim Duncan is indeed one excellent map maker!


Author: Ash (Tours, France), 10-04-2010 22:52 Like
Perfect Map
Along with GoldHeart, I this is my favorite map I have ever played. Tim is a great inspiration to me. I look forward to seeing some more great maps in the future. I love everything about his maps, especially the:

Epic Storylines
Replayability
Challenges
Narrator :)


Author: Miro (Bugarua), 08-04-2010 12:35
Man, I've been waiting forever...
...to see some of Tim Duncan's maps on this site. He is a wonderful mapmaker with a tallent for story-telling as well. This map, in particular, is one of my top ten favourites, combining challenging fights with an interesting plot and even has a few hidden goodies, so the replayability value is high.
Could someone please add his Traemask maps, I can't seem to find them anywhere.


Author: MiuMiu (Faraway, Kingdom), 01-04-2010 19:26
Wonderful singleplayer map with a great story
I asked the server admin to add this map to the map pool, but I don't take a single credit in creating this map. I shall only give a humble opinion of the map as a player.

The concept of the map (without any big spoilers): the story revolves around a history student who has his own hypothesis about how his kingdom (and the king) became as great as they were. To prove everyone around being wrong, he finds a way how to travel back in time, to the temporal period where a true adventure begins.

Story: I am not sure, but I am inclined to believe that the entire story of the map is based on a fairytale, a novel or a book, because there is a lot of reading (many-many events on the way which include huge amount of text, but the text is very nicely written, very interesting to follow). Putting is shortly, the map has a great and well articulated story, with a very hilarious yet enjoyable finale! Story line 10/10

The gameplay layout: at the beginning, you're faced with somewhat straightforward linearity while reading events and having maybe at best a few fights. This slows the desire to play if you're not into the reading, but once you're done with "wizardry studies" (in the story), the very hard part of the game start. A lot of really hard battles, some of which you're not even meant to win at first. Really hard for a beginning player to play, but for an experienced veteran an enjoyable gem.

Oh, and did I mention that the map designer had an excellent idea how to make the concept of time traveling in HoMM3 AB possible.


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