1.2.0 -> 1.3.0

(unreleased)

1.1.1 -> 1.2.0

GENERAL:

Adventure map rendering was entirely rewritten with better, more functional code
Client battle code was heavily reworked, leading to better visual look & feel and fixing multiple minor battle bugs / glitches
Client mechanics are now framerate-independent, rather than speeding up with higher framerate
Implemented hardware cursor support
Heroes III language can now be detected automatically
Increased targeted framerate from 48 to 60
Increased performance of UI updates
Fixed bonus values of heroes who specialize in secondary skills
Fixed bonus values of heroes who specialize in creatures
Fixed damage increase from Adela's Bless specialty
Fixed missing obstacles in battles on subterranean terrain
Video files now play at correct speed
Fixed crash on switching to second mission in campaigns
New cheat code: vcmiazure - give 5000 azure dragons in every empty slot
New cheat code: vcmifaerie - give 5000 faerie dragons in every empty slot
New cheat code: vcmiarmy or vcminissi - give specified creatures in every empty slot. EG: vcmiarmy imp
New cheat code: vcmiexp or vcmiolorin - give specified amount of experience to current hero. EG: vcmiexp 10000
Fixed oversided message window from Scholar skill that had confirmation button outside game window
Fixed loading of prebuilt creature hordes from h3m maps
Fixed volume of ambient sounds when changing game sounds volume
Fixed might&magic affinities of Dungeon heroes
Fixed Roland's specialty to affect Swordsmen/Crusaders instead of Griffins
Buying boat in town of an ally now correctly uses own resources instead of stealing them from ally
Default game difficulty is now set to "normal" instead of "easy"
Fixed crash on missing music files

MAP EDITOR:

Added translations to German, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian
Implemented cut/copy/paste operations
Implemented lasso brush for terrain editing
Toolbar actions now have names
Added basic victory and lose conditions

LAUNCHER:

Added initial Welcome/Setup screen for new players
Added option to install translation mod if such mod exists and player's H3 version has different language
Icons now have higher resolution, to prevent upscaling artifacts
Added translations to German, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian
Mods tab layout has been adjusted based on feedback from players
Settings tab layout has been redesigned to support longer texts
Added button to start map editor directly from Launcher
Simplified game starting flow from online lobby
Mod description will now show list of languages supported by mod
Launcher now uses separate mod repository from vcmi-1.1 version to prevent mod updates to unsupported versions
Size of mod list and mod details sub-windows can now be adjusted by player

AI PLAYER:

Nullkiller AI is now used by default
AI should now be more active in destroying heroes causing treat on AI towns
AI now has higher priority for resource-producing mines
Increased AI priority of town dwelling upgrades
AI will now de-prioritize town hall upgrades when low on resources
Messages from cheats used by AI are now hidden
Improved army gathering from towns
AI will now attempt to exchange armies between main heroes to get the strongest hero with the strongest army.
Improved Pandora handling
AI takes into account fort level now when evaluating enemy town capturing priority.
AI can not use allied shipyard now to avoid freeze
AI will avoid attacking creatures standing on draw-bridge tile during siege if the bridge is closed.
AI will consider retreat during siege if it can not do anything (catapult is destroyed, no destroyed walls exist)

RANDOM MAP GENERATOR

Random map generator can now be used without vcmi-extras mod
RMG will no longer place shipyards or boats at very small lakes
Fixed placement of shipyards in invalid locations
Fixed potential game hang on generation of random map
RMG will now generate addditional monolith pairs to create required number of zone connections
RMG will try to place Subterranean Gates as far away from other objects (including each other) as possible
RMG will now try to place objects as far as possible in both zones sharing a guard, not only the first one.
Use only one template for an object in zone
Objects with limited per-map count will be distributed evenly among zones with suitable terrain
Objects above zone treasure value will not be considered for placement
RMG will prefer terrain-specific templates for objects placement
RMG will place Towns and Monoliths first in order to generate long roads across the zone.
Adjust the position of center town in the zone for better look & feel on S maps.
Description of random map will correctly show number of levels
Fixed amount of creatures found in Pandora Boxes to match H3
Visitable objects will no longer be placed on top of the map, obscured by map border

ADVENTURE MAP:

Added option to replace popup messages on object visiting with messages in status window
Implemented different hero movement sounds for offroad movement
Cartographers now reveal terrain in the same way as in H3
Status bar will now show movement points information on pressing ALT or after enabling option in settings
It is now not possible to receive rewards from School of War without required gold amount
Owned objects, like Mines and Dwellings will always show their owner in status bar
It is now possible to interact with on-map Shipyard when no hero is selected
Added option to show amount of creatures as numeric range rather than adjective
Added option to show map grid
Map swipe is no longer exclusive for phones and can be enabled on desktop platforms
Added more graduated settigns for hero movement speed
Map scrolling is now more graduated and scrolls with pixel-level precision
Hero movement speed now matches H3
Improved performance of adventure map rendering
Fixed embarking and disembarking sounds
Fixed selection of "new week" animation for status window
Object render order now mostly matches H3
Fixed movement cost calculation when using "Fly" spell or "Angel Wings"
Fixed game freeze on using Town Portal to teleport into town with unvisited Battle Scholar Academy
Fixed invalid ambient sound of Whirlpool
Hero path will now be correctly removed on defeating monsters that are at the end of hero path
Seer Hut tooltips will now show messages for correct quest type

INTERFACE

Implemented new settings window
Added framerate display option
Fixed white status bar on server connection screen
Buttons in battle window now correctly show tooltip in status bar
Fixed cursor image during enemy turn in combat
Game will no longer promt to assemble artifacts if they fall into backpack
It is now possible to use in-game console for vcmi commands
Stacks sized 1000-9999 units will not be displayed as "1k"
It is now possible to select destination town for Town Portal via double-click
Implemented extended options for random map tab: generate G+U size, select RMG template, manage teams and roads

HERO SCREEN

Fixed cases of incorrect artifact slot highlighting
Improved performance of artifact exchange operation
Picking up composite artifact will immediately unlock slots
It is now possible to swap two composite artifacts

TOWN SCREEN

Fixed gradual fade-in of a newly built building
Fixed duration of building fade-in to match H3
Fixed rendering of Shipyard in Castle
Blacksmith purchase button is now properly locked if artifact slot is occupied by another warmachine
Added option to show number of available creatures in place of growth
Fixed possible interaction with hero / town list from adventure map while in town screen
Fixed missing left-click message popup for some town buildings
Moving hero from garrison by pressing space will now correctly show message "Cannot have more than 8 adventuring heroes"

BATTLES:

Added settings for even faster animation speed than in H3
Added display of potential kills numbers into attack tooltip in status bar
Added option to skip battle opening music entirely
All effects will now wait for battle opening sound before playing
Hex highlighting will now be disabled during enemy turn
Fixed incorrect log message when casting spell that kills zero units
Implemented animated cursor for spellcasting
Fixed multiple issues related to ordering of creature animations
Fixed missing flags from hero animations when opening menus
Fixed rendering order of moat and grid shadow
Jousting bonus from Champions will now be correctly accounted for in damage estimation
Building Castle building will now provide walls with additional health point
Speed of all battle animations should now match H3
Fixed missing obstacles on subterranean terrain
Ballistics mechanics now matches H3 logic
Arrow Tower base damage should now match H3
Destruction of wall segments will now remove ranged attack penalty
Force Field cast in front of drawbridge will now block it as in H3
Fixed computations for Behemoth defense reduction ability
Bad luck (if enabled) will now multiple all damage by 50%, in line with other damage reducing mechanics
Fixed highlighting of movement range for creatures standing on a corpse
All battle animations now have same duration/speed as in H3
Added missing combat log message on resurrecting creatures
Fixed visibility of blue border around targeted creature when spellcaster is making turn
Fixed selection highlight when in targeted creature spellcasting mode
Hovering over hero now correctly shows hero cursor
Creature currently making turn is now highlighted in the Battle Queue
Hovering over creature icon in Battle Queue will highlight this creature in the battlefield
New battle UI extension allows control over creatures' special abilities
Fixed crash on activating auto-combat in battle
Fixed visibility of unit creature amount labels and timing of their updates
Firewall will no longer hit double-wide units twice when passing through
Unicorn Magic Damper Aura ability now works multiplicatively with Resistance
Orb of Vulnerability will now negate Resistance skill

SPELLS:

Hero casting animation will play before spell effect
Fire Shield: added sound effect
Fire Shield: effect now correctly plays on defending creature
Earthquake: added sound effect
Earthquake: spell will not select sections that were already destroyed before cast
Remove Obstacles: fixed error message when casting on maps without obstacles
All area-effect spells (e.g. Fireball) will play their effect animation on top
Summoning spells: added fade-in effect for summoned creatures
Fixed timing of hit animation for damage-dealing spells
Obstacle-creating spells: UI is now locked during effect animation
Obstacle-creating spells: added sound effect
Added reverse death animation for spells that bring stack back to life
Bloodlust: implemented visual effect
Teleport: implemented visual fade-out and fade-in effect for teleporting
Berserk: Fixed duration of effect
Frost Ring: Fixed spell effect range
Fixed several cases where multiple different effects could play at the same time
All spells that can affecte multiple targets will now highlight affected stacks
Bless and Curse now provide +1 or -1 to base damage on Advanced & Expert levels

ABILITIES:

Rebirth (Phoenix): Sound will now play in the same time as animation effect
Master Genie spellcasting: Sound will now play in the same time as animation effect
Power Lich, Magogs: Sound will now play in the same time as attack animation effect
Dragon Breath attack now correctly uses different attack animation if multiple targets are hit
Petrification: implemented visual effect
Paralyze: added visual effect
Blind: Stacks will no longer retailate on attack that blinds them
Demon Summon: Added animation effect for summoning
Fire shield will no longer trigger on non-adjacent attacks, e.g. from Dragon Breath
Weakness now has correct visual effect
Added damage bonus for opposite elements for Elementals
Added damage reduction for Magic Elemental attacks against creatures immune to magic
Added incoming damage reduction to Petrify
Added counter-attack damage reduction for Paralyze

MODDING:

All configurable objects from H3 now have their configuration in json
Improvements to functionality of configurable objects
Replaced SECONDARY_SKILL_PREMY bonus with separate bonuses for each skill. See https://wiki.vcmi.eu/List_of_all_bonus_types
Removed multiple bonuses that can be replaced with another bonus. See https://wiki.vcmi.eu/List_of_all_bonus_types
It is now possible to define new hero movement sounds in terrains
Implemented translation support for mods
Implemented translation support for .h3m maps and .h3c campaigns
Translation mods are now automatically disabled if player uses different language
Files with new Terrains, Roads and Rivers are now validated by game
Parameters controlling effect of attack and defences stats on damage are now configurable in defaultMods.json
New bonus: LIMITED_SHOOTING_RANGE. Creatures with this bonus can only use ranged attack within specified range
Battle window and Random Map Tab now have their layout defined in json file
Implemented code support for alternative actions mod
Implemented code support for improved random map dialog
It is now possible to configure number of creature stacks in heroes' starting armies
It is now possible to configure number of constructed dwellings in towns on map start
Game settings previously located in defaultMods.json are now loaded directly from mod.json
It is now possible for spellcaster units to have multiple spells (but only for targeting different units)
Fixed incorrect resolving of identifiers in commander abilities and stack experience definitions

1.1.0 -> 1.1.1

GENERAL:

Fixed missing sound in Polish version from gog.com
Fixed positioning of main menu buttons in localized versions of H3
Fixed crash on transferring artifact to commander
Fixed game freeze on receiving multiple artifact assembly dialogs after combat
Fixed potential game freeze on end of music playback
macOS/iOS: fixed sound glitches
Android: upgraded version of SDL library
Android: reworked right click gesture and relative pointer mode
Improved map loading speed
Ubuntu PPA: game will no longer crash on assertion failure

ADVENTURE MAP:

Fixed hero movement lag in single-player games
Fixed number of drowned troops on visiting Sirens to match H3
iOS: pinch gesture visits current object (Spacebar behavior) instead of activating in-game console

TOWNS:

Fixed displaying growth bonus from Statue of Legion
Growth bonus tooltip ordering now matches H3
Buy All Units dialog will now buy units starting from the highest level

LAUNCHER:

Local mods can be disabled or uninstalled
Fixed styling of Launcher interface

MAP EDITOR:

Fixed saving of roads and rivers
Fixed placement of heroes on map

1.0.0 -> 1.1.0

GENERAL:

iOS is supported
Mods and their versions and serialized into save files. Game checks mod compatibility before loading
Logs are stored in system default logs directory
LUA/ERM libs are not compiled by default
FFMpeg dependency is optional now
Conan package manager is supported for MacOS and iOS

MULTIPLAYER:

Map is passed over network, so different platforms are compatible with each other
Server self-killing is more robust
Unlock in-game console while opponent's turn
Host can control game session by using console commands
Control over player is transferred to AI if client escaped the game
Reconnection mode for crashed client processes
Playing online is available using proxy server

ADVENTURE MAP:

Fix for digging while opponent's turn
Supported right click for quick recruit window
Fixed problem with quests are requiring identical artefacts
Bulk move and swap artifacts
Pause & resume for towns and terrains music themes
Feature to assemble/disassemble artefacts in backpack
Clickable status bar to send messages
Heroes no longer have chance to receive forbidden skill on leveling up
Fixed visibility of newly recruited heroes near town
Fixed missing artifact slot in Artifact Merchant window

BATTLES:

Fix healing/regeneration behaviour and effect
Fix crashes related to auto battle
Implemented ray projectiles for shooters
Introduced default tower shooter icons
Towers destroyed during battle will no longer be listed as casualties

AI:

BattleAI: Target prioritizing is now based on damage difference instead of health difference
Nullkiller AI can retreat and surrender
Nullkiller AI doesn't visit allied dwellings anymore
Fixed a few freezes in Nullkiller AI

RANDOM MAP GENERATOR:

Speedup generation of random maps
Necromancy cannot be learned in Witch Hut on random maps

MODS:

Supported rewardable objects customization
Battleground obstacles are extendable now with VLC mechanism
Introduced "compatibility" section into mods settings
Fixed bonus system for custom advmap spells
Supported customisable town entrance placement
Fixed validation of mods with new adventure map objects

LAUNCHER:

Fixed problem with duplicated mods in the list
Launcher shows compatible mods only
Uninstall button was moved to the left of layout
Unsupported resolutions are not shown
Lobby for online gameplay is implemented

MAP EDITOR:

Basic version of Qt-based map editor

0.99 -> 1.0.0

GENERAL:

Spectator mode was implemented through command-line options
Some main menu settings get saved after returning to main menu - last selected map, save etc.
Restart scenario button should work correctly now
Skyship Grail works now immediately after capturing without battle
Lodestar Grail implemented
Fixed Gargoyles immunity
New bonuses:
* SOUL_STEAL - "WoG ghost" ability, should work somewhat same as in H3
* TRANSMUTATION - "WoG werewolf"-like ability
* SUMMON_GUARDIANS - "WoG santa gremlin"-like ability + two-hex unit extension
* CATAPULT_EXTRA_SHOTS - defines number of extra wall attacks for units that can do so
* RANGED_RETALIATION - allows ranged counterattack
* BLOCKS_RANGED_RETALIATION - disallow enemy ranged counterattack
* SECONDARY_SKILL_VAL2 - set additional parameter for certain secondary skills
* MANUAL_CONTROL - grant manual control over war machine
* WIDE_BREATH - melee creature attacks affect many nearby hexes
* FIRST_STRIKE - creature counterattacks before attack if possible
* SYNERGY_TARGET - placeholder bonus for Mod Design Team (subject to removal in future)
* SHOOTS_ALL_ADJACENT - makes creature shots affect all neighbouring hexes
* BLOCK_MAGIC_BELOW - allows blocking spells below particular spell level. HotA cape artifact can be implemented with this
* DESTRUCTION - creature ability for killing extra units after hit, configurable

MULTIPLAYER:

Loading support. Save from single client could be used to load all clients.
Restart support. All clients will restart together on same server.
Hotseat mixed with network game. Multiple colors can be controlled by each client.

SPELLS:

Implemented cumulative effects for spells

MODS:

Improve support for WoG commander artifacts and skill descriptions
Added support for modding of original secondary skills and creation of new ones.
Map object sounds can now be configured via json
Added bonus updaters for hero specialties
Added allOf, anyOf and noneOf qualifiers for bonus limiters
Added bonus limiters: alignment, faction and terrain
Supported new terrains, new battlefields, custom water and rock terrains
Following special buildings becomes available in the fan towns:
* attackVisitingBonus
* defenceVisitingBonus
* spellPowerVisitingBonus
* knowledgeVisitingBonus
* experienceVisitingBonus
* lighthouse
* treasury

SOUND:

Fixed many mising or wrong pickup and visit sounds for map objects
All map objects now have ambient sounds identical to OH3

RANDOM MAP GENERATOR:

Random map generator supports water modes (normal, islands)
Added config randomMap.json with settings for map generator
Added parameter for template allowedWaterContent
Extra resource packs appear nearby mines
Underground can be player starting place for factions allowed to be placed underground
Improved obstacles placement aesthetics
Rivers are generated on the random maps
RMG works more stable, various crashes have been fixed
Treasures requiring guards are guaranteed to be protected

VCAI:

Reworked goal decomposition engine, fixing many loopholes. AI will now pick correct goals faster.
AI will now use universal pathfinding globally
AI can use Summon Boat and Town Portal
AI can gather and save resources on purpose
AI will only buy army on demand instead of every turn
AI can distinguish the value of all map objects
General speed optimizations

BATTLES:

Towers should block ranged retaliation
AI can bypass broken wall with moat instead of standing and waiting until gate is destroyed
Towers do not attack war machines automatically
Draw is possible now as battle outcome in case the battle ends with only summoned creatures (both sides loose)

ADVENTURE MAP:

Added buttons and keyboard shortcuts to quickly exchange army and artifacts between heroes
Fix: Captured town should not be duplicated on the UI

LAUNCHER:

Implemented notifications about updates
Supported redirection links for downloading mods

0.98 -> 0.99

GENERAL:

New Bonus NO_TERRAIN_PENALTY
Nomads will remove Sand movement penalty from army
Flying and water walking is now supported in pathfinder
New artifacts supported
* Angel Wings
* Boots of Levitation
Implemented rumors in tavern window
New cheat codes:
* vcmiglaurung - gives 5000 crystal dragons into each slot
* vcmiungoliant - conceal fog of war for current player
New console commands:
* gosolo - AI take control over human players and vice versa
* controlai - give control of one or all AIs to player
* set hideSystemMessages on/off - supress server messages in chat

BATTLES:

Drawbridge mechanics implemented (animation still missing)
Merging of town and visiting hero armies on siege implemented
Hero info tooltip for skills and mana implemented

ADVENTURE AI:

Fixed AI trying to go through underground rock
Fixed several cases causing AI wandering aimlessly
AI can again pick best artifacts and exchange artifacts between heroes
AI heroes with patrol enabled won't leave patrol area anymore

RANDOM MAP GENERATOR:

Changed fractalization algorithm so it can create cycles
Zones will not have straight paths anymore, they are totally random
Generated zones will have different size depending on template setting
Added Thieves Guild random object (1 per zone)
Added Seer Huts with quests that match OH3
RMG will guarantee at least 100 pairs of Monoliths are available even if there are not enough different defs

0.97 -> 0.98

GENERAL:

Pathfinder can now find way using Monoliths and Whirlpools (only used if hero has protection)

ADVENTURE AI:

AI will try to use Monolith entrances for exploration
AI will now always revisit each exit of two way monolith if exit no longer visible
AI will eagerly pick guarded and blocked treasures

ADVENTURE MAP:

Implemented world view
Added graphical fading effects

SPELLS:

New spells handled:
* Earthquake
* View Air
* View Earth
* Visions
* Disguise
Implemented CURE spell negative dispell effect
Added LOCATION target for spells castable on any hex with new target modifiers

BATTLES:

Implemented OH3 stack split / upgrade formulas according to AlexSpl

RANDOM MAP GENERATOR:

Underground tunnels are working now
Implemented "junction" zone type
Improved zone placing algorithm
More balanced distribution of treasure piles
More obstacles within zones

0.96 -> 0.97 (Nov 01 2014)

GENERAL:

(windows) Moved VCMI data directory from '%userprofile%\vcmi' to '%userprofile%\Documents\My Games\vcmi'
(windows) (OSX) Moved VCMI save directory from 'VCMI_DATA\Games' to 'VCMI_DATA\Saves'
(linux)
Changes in used librries:
* VCMI can now be compiled with SDL2
* Movies will use ffmpeg library
* change boost::bind to std::bind
* removed boost::asign
* Updated FuzzyLite to 5.0
Multiplayer load support was implemented through command-line options

ADVENTURE AI:

Significantly optimized execution time, AI should be much faster now.

ADVENTURE MAP:

Non-latin characters can now be entered in chat window or used for save names.
Implemented separate speed for owned heroes and heroes owned by other players

GRAPHICS:

Better upscaling when running in fullscreen mode.
New creature/commader window
New resolutions and bonus icons are now part of a separate mod
Added graphics for GENERAL_DAMAGE_REDUCTION bonus (Kuririn)

RANDOM MAP GENERATOR:

Random map generator now creates complete and playable maps, should match original RMG
All important features from original map templates are implemented
Fixed major crash on removing objects
Undeground zones will look just like surface zones

LAUNCHER:

Implemented switch to disable intro movies in game

0.95 -> 0.96 (Jul 01 2014)

GENERAL:

(linux) now VCMI follows XDG specifications. See http://forum.vcmi.eu/viewtopic.php?t=858

ADVENTURE AI:

Optimized speed and removed various bottlenecks.

ADVENTURE MAP:

Heroes auto-level primary and secondary skill levels according to experience

BATTLES:

Wall hit/miss sound will be played when using catapult during siege

SPELLS:

New configuration format: http://wiki.vcmi.eu/index.php?title=Spell_Format

RANDOM MAP GENERATOR:

Towns from mods can be used
Reading connections, terrains, towns and mines from template
Zone placement
Zone borders and connections, fractalized paths inside zones
Guard generation
Treasue piles generation (so far only few removable objects)

MODS:

Support for submods - mod may have their own "submods" located in /Mods directory
Mods may provide their own changelogs and screenshots that will be visible in Launcher
Mods can now add new (offensive, buffs, debuffs) spells and change existing
Mods can use custom mage guild background pictures and videos for taverns, setting of resources daily income for buildings

GENERAL:

Added configuring of heroes quantity per player allowed in game

0.94 -> 0.95 (Mar 01 2014)

GENERAL:

Components of combined artifacts will now display info about entire set.
Implements level limit
Added WoG creature abilities by Kuririn
Implemented a confirmation dialog when pressing Alt + F4 to quit the game
Added precompiled header compilation for CMake (can be enabled per flag)
VCMI will detect changes in text files using crc-32 checksum
Basic support for unicode. Internally vcmi always uses utf-8
(linux) Launcher will be available as "VCMI" menu entry from system menu/launcher
(linux) Added a SIGSEV violation handler to vcmiserver executable for logging stacktrace (for convenience)

ADVENTURE AI:

More info at http://wiki.vcmi.eu/index.php?title=Adventure_AI

AI will use fuzzy logic to compare and choose multiple possible subgoals.
AI will now use SectorMap to find a way to guarded / covered objects.
Significantly improved exploration algorithm.
Locked heroes now try to decompose their goals exhaustively.
Fixed (common) issue when AI found neutral stacks infinitely strong.
Improvements for army exchange criteria.
GatherArmy may include building dwellings in town (experimental).
AI should now conquer map more aggressively and much faster
Fuzzy rules will be printed out at map launch (if AI log is enabled)

CAMPAIGNS:

Implemented move heroes to next scenario
Support for non-standard victory conditions for H3 campaigns
Campaigns use window with bonus & scenario selection than scenario information window from normal maps
Implemented hero recreate handling (e.g. Xeron will be recreated on AB campaign)
Moved place bonus hero before normal random hero and starting hero placement -> same behaviour as in OH3
Moved placing campaign heroes before random object generation -> same behaviour as in OH3

TOWNS:

Extended building dependencies support

MODS:

See http://wiki.vcmi.eu/index.php?title=Modding_changelog#0.94_-.3E_0.95 for format changes
Custom victory/loss conditions for maps or campaigns
7 days without towns loss condition is no longer hardcoded
Only changed mods will be validated

0.93 -> 0.94 (Oct 01 2013)

GENERAL:

New Launcher application, see
Filesystem now supports zip archives. They can be loaded similarly to other archives in filesystem.json. Mods can use Content.zip instead of Content/ directory.
fixed "get txt" console command
command "extract" to extract file by name
command "def2bmp" to convert def into set of frames.
fixed crash related to cammander's SPELL_AFTER_ATTACK spell id not initialized properly (text id was resolved on copy of bonus)
fixed duels, added no-GUI mode for automatic AI testing
Sir Mullich is available at the start of the game
Upgrade cost will never be negative.
support for Chinese fonts (GBK 2-byte encoding)

ADVENTURE MAP:

if Quick Combat option is turned on, battles will be resolved by AI
first hero is awakened on new turn
fixed 3000 gems reward in shipwreck

BATTLES:

autofight implemented
most of the animations is time-based
simplified postioning of units in battle, should fix remaining issues with unit positioning
synchronized attack/defence animation
spell animation speed uses game settings
fixed disrupting ray duration
added logging domain for battle animations
Fixed crashes on Land Mines / Fire Wall casting.
UI will be correctly greyed-out during opponent turn
fixed remaining issues with blit order
Catapult attacks should be identical to H3. Catapult may miss and attack another part of wall instead (this is how it works in H3)
Fixed Remove Obstacle.
defeating hero will yield 500 XP
Added lots of missing spell immunities from Strategija
Added stone gaze immunity for Troglodytes (did you know about it?)
damage done by turrets is properly increased by built buldings
Wyverns will cast Poison instead of Stone Gaze.

TOWN:

Fixed issue that allowed to build multiple boats in town.
fix for lookout tower

0.92 -> 0.93 (Jun 01 2013)

GENERAL:

Support for SoD-only installations, WoG becomes optional addition
New logging framework
Negative luck support, disabled by default
Several new icons for creature abilities (Fire Shield, Non-living, Magic Mirror, Spell-like Attack)
Fixed stack artifact (and related buttons) not displaying in creature window.
Fixed crash at month of double population.

MODS:

See http://wiki.vcmi.eu/index.php?title=Modding_changelog#0.92_-.3E_0.93 for compatibility info.
Improved json validation. Now it support most of features from latest json schema draft.
Icons use path to icon instead of image indexes.
It is possible to edit data of another mod or H3 data via mods.
Mods can access only ID's from dependenies, virtual "core" mod and itself (optional for some mods compatibility)
Removed no longer needed field "projectile spins"
Heroes: split heroes.json in manner similar to creatures\factions; string ID's for H3 heroes; h3 hero classes and artifacts can be modified via json.

BATTLES:

Fixed Death Stare of Commanders
Projectile blitting should be closer to original H3. But still not perfect.
Fixed missing Mirth effects
Stack affected by Berserk should not try to attack itself
Fixed several cases of incorrect positioning of creatures in battles
Fixed abilities of Efreet.
Fixed broken again palette in some battle backgrounds

TOWN:

VCMI will not crash if building selection area is smaller than def
Detection of transparency on selection area is closer to H3
Improved handling buildings with mode "auto":
* they will be properly processed (new creatures will be added if dwelling, spells learned if mage guild, and so on)
* transitive dependencies are handled (A makes B build, and B makes C and D)

SOUND:

Added missing WoG creature sounds (from Kuririn).
The Windows package comes with DLLs needed to play .ogg files
(linux) convertMP3 option for vcmibuilder for systems where SDL_Mixer can't play mp3's
some missing sounds for battle effects

ARTIFACTS:

Several fixes to combined artifacts added via mods.
Fixed Spellbinder's Hat giving level 1 spells instead of 5.
Fixed incorrect components of Cornucopia.
Cheat code with grant all artifacts, including the ones added by mods

0.91 -> 0.92 (Mar 01 2013)

GENERAL:

hero crossover between missions in campaigns
introduction before missions in campaigns

MODS:

Added CREATURE_SPELL_POWER for commanders
Added spell modifiers to various spells: Hypnotize (Astral), Firewall (Luna), Landmine
Fixed ENEMY_DEFENCE_REDUCTION, GENERAL_ATTACK_REDUCTION
Extended usefulness of ONLY_DISTANCE_FIGHT, ONLY_MELEE_FIGHT ranges
Double growth creatures are configurable now
Drain Life now has % effect depending on bonus value
Stack can use more than 2 attacks. Additional attacks can now be separated as "ONLY_MELEE_FIGHT and "ONLY_DISTANCE_FIGHT".
Moat damage configurable
More config options for spells:
* mind immunity handled by config
* direct damage immunity handled by config
* immunity icon configurable
* removed mind_spell flag
creature config use string ids now.
support for string subtype id in short bonus format
primary skill identifiers for bonuses

0.9 -> 0.91 (Feb 01 2013)

GENERAL:

VCMI build on OS X is now supported
Completely removed autotools
Added RMG interace and ability to generate simplest working maps
Added loading screen

MODS:

Simplified mod structure. Mods from 0.9 will not be compatible.
Mods can be turned on and off in config/modSettings.json file
Support for new factions, including:
* New towns
* New hero classes
* New heroes
* New town-related external dwellings
Support for new artifact, including combined, commander and stack artifacts
Extended configuration options
* All game objects are referenced by string identifiers
* Subtype resolution for bonuses

BATTLES:

Support for "enchanted" WoG ability

ADVENTURE AI:

AI will try to use Subterranean Gate, Redwood Observatory and Cartographer for exploration
Improved exploration algorithm
AI will prioritize dwellings and mines when there are no opponents visible

0.89 -> 0.9 (Oct 01 2012)

GENERAL:

Provisional support creature-adding mods
New filesystem allowing easier resource adding/replacing
Reorganized package for better compatibility with HotA and not affecting the original game
Moved many hard-coded settings into text config files
Commander level-up dialog
New Quest Log window
Fixed a number of bugs in campaigns, support for starting hero selection bonus.

BATTLES:

New graphics for Stack Queue
Death Stare works identically to H3
No explosion when catapult fails to damage the wall
Fixed crash when attacking stack dies before counterattack
Fixed crash when attacking stack dies in the Moat just before the attack
Fixed Orb of Inhibition and Recanter's Cloak (they were incorrectly implemented)
Fleeing hero won't lose artifacts.
Spellbook won't be captured.

ADVENTURE AI:

support for quests (Seer Huts, Quest Guardians, and so)
AI will now wander with all the heroes that have spare movement points. It should prevent stalling.
AI will now understand threat of Abandoned Mine.
AI can now exchange armies between heroes. By default, it will pass army to main hero.
Fixed strange case when AI found allied town extremely dangerous
Fixed crash when AI tried to "revisit" a Boat
Fixed crash when hero assigned to goal was lost when attempting realizing it
Fixed a possible freeze when exchanging resources at marketplace

BATTLE AI:

It is possible to select a battle AI module used by VCMI by typing into the console "setBattleAI ". The names of avaialble modules are "StupidAI" and "BattleAI". BattleAI may be a little smarter but less stable. By the default, StupidAI will be used, as in previous releases.
New battle AI module: "BattleAI" that is smarter and capable of casting some offensive and enchantment spells

0.88 -> 0.89 (Jun 01 2012)

GENERAL:

Mostly implemented Commanders feature (missing level-up dialog)
Support for stack artifacts
New creature window graphics contributed by fishkebab
Config file may have multiple upgrades for creatures
CTRL+T will open marketplace window
G will open thieves guild window if player owns at least one town with tavern
Implemented restart functionality. CTRL+R will trigger a quick restart
Save game screen and returning to main menu will work if game was started with --start option
Simple mechanism for detecting game desynchronization after init
1280x800 resolution graphics, contributed by Topas

ADVENTURE MAP:

Fixed monsters regenerating casualties from battle at the start of new week.
T in adventure map will switch to next town

BATTLES:

It's possible to switch active creature during tacts phase by clicking on stack
After battle artifacts of the defeated hero (and his army) will be taken by winner
Rewritten handling of battle obstacles. They will be now placed following H3 algorithm.
Fixed crash when death stare or acid breath activated on stack that was just killed
First aid tent can heal only creatures that suffered damage
War machines can't be healed by tent
Creatures casting spells won't try to cast them during tactic phase
Console tooltips for first aid tent
Console tooltips for teleport spell
Cursor is reset to pointer when action is requested
Fixed a few other missing or wrong tooltips/cursors
Implemented opening creature window by l-clicking on stack
Fixed crash on attacking walls with Cyclop Kings
Fixed and simplified Teleport casting
Fixed Remove Obstacle spell
New spells supported:
* Chain Lightning
* Fire Wall
* Force Field
* Land Mine
* Quicksands
* Sacrifice

TOWNS:

T in castle window will open a tavern window (if available)

PREGAME:

Pregame will use same resolution as main game
Support for scaling background image
Customization of graphics with config file.

ADVENTURE AI:

basic rule system for threat evaluation
new town development logic
AI can now use external dwellings
AI will weekly revisit dwellings & mills
AI will now always pick best stacks from towns
AI will recruit multiple heroes for exploration
AI won't try attacking its own heroes

0.87 -> 0.88 (Mar 01 2012)

added an initial version of new adventure AI: VCAI
system settings window allows to change default resolution
introduced unified JSON-based settings system
fixed all known localization issues
Creature Window can handle descriptions of spellcasting abilities
Support for the clone spell

0.86 -> 0.87 (Dec 01 2011)

GENERAL:

Pathfinder can find way using ships and subterranean gates
Hero reminder & sleep button

PREGAME:

Credits are implemented

BATTLES:

All attacked hexes will be highlighted
New combat abilities supported:
* Spell Resistance aura
* Random spellcaster (Genies)
* Mana channeling
* Daemon summoning
* Spellcaster (Archangel Ogre Mage, Elementals, Faerie Dragon)
* Fear
* Fearless
* No wall penalty
* Enchanter
* Bind
* Dispell helpful spells

0.85 -> 0.86 (Sep 01 2011)

GENERAL:

Reinstated music support
Bonus system optimizations (caching)
converted many config files to JSON
.tga file support
New artifacts supported
* Admiral's Hat
* Statue of Legion
* Titan's Thunder

BATTLES:

Correct handling of siege obstacles
Catapult animation
New combat abilities supported
* Dragon Breath
* Three-headed Attack
* Attack all around
* Death Cloud / Fireball area attack
* Death Blow
* Lightning Strike
* Rebirth
New WoG abilities supported
* Defense Bonus
* Cast before attack
* Immunity to direct damage spells
New spells supported
* Magic Mirror
* Titan's Lightning Bolt

0.84 -> 0.85 (Jun 01 2011)

GENERAL:

Support for stack experience
Implemented original campaign selection screens
New artifacts supported:
* Statesman's Medal
* Diplomat's Ring
* Ambassador's Sash

TOWNS:

Implemented animation for new town buildings
It's possible to sell artifacts at Artifact Merchants

BATTLES:

Neutral monsters will be split into multiple stacks
Hero can surrender battle to keep army
Support for Death Stare, Support for Poison, Age, Disease, Acid Breath, Fire / Water / Earth / Air immunities and Receptiveness
Partial support for Stone Gaze, Paralyze, Mana drain

0.83 -> 0.84 (Mar 01 2011)

GENERAL:

Bonus system has been rewritten
Partial support for running VCMI in duel mode (no adventure map, only one battle, ATM only AI-AI battles)
New artifacts supported:
* Angellic Alliance
* Bird of Perception
* Emblem of Cognizance
* Spell Scroll
* Stoic Watchman

BATTLES:

Better animations handling
Defensive stance is supported

HERO:

New secondary skills supported:
* Artillery
* Eagle Eye
* Tactics

AI PLAYER:

new AI leading neutral creatures in combat, slightly better then previous

0.82 -> 0.83 (Nov 01 2010)

GENERAL:

Alliances support
Week of / Month of events
Mostly done pregame for MP games (temporarily only for local clients)
Support for 16bpp displays
Campaigns:
* support for building bonus
* moving to next map after victory
Town Portal supported
Vial of Dragon Blood and Statue of Legion supported

HERO:

remaining specialities have been implemented

TOWNS:

town events supported
Support for new town structures: Deiety of Fire and Escape Tunnel

BATTLES:

blocked retreating from castle

0.81 -> 0.82 (Aug 01 2010)

GENERAL:

Some of the starting bonuses in campaigns are supported
It's possible to select difficulty level of mission in campaign
new cheat codes:
* vcmisilmaril - player wins
* vcmimelkor - player loses

ADVENTURE MAP:

Neutral armies growth implemented (10% weekly)
Power rating of neutral stacks
Favourable Winds reduce sailing cost

HERO:

Learning secondary skill supported.
Most of hero specialities are supported, including:
* Creature specialities (progressive, fixed, Sir Mullich)
* Spell damage specialities (Deemer), fixed bonus (Ciele)
* Secondary skill bonuses
* Creature Upgrades (Gelu)
* Resorce generation
* Starting Skill (Adrienne)

TOWNS:

Support for new town structures:
* Artifact Merchant
* Aurora Borealis
* Castle Gates
* Magic University
* Portal of Summoning
* Skeleton transformer
* Veil of Darkness

OBJECTS:

Stables will now upgrade Cavaliers to Champions.
New object supported:
* Abandoned Mine
* Altar of Sacrifice
* Black Market
* Cover of Darkness
* Hill Fort
* Refugee Camp
* Sanctuary
* Tavern
* University
* Whirlpool

0.8 -> 0.81 (Jun 01 2010)

GENERAL:

It's possible to start campaign
Support for build grail victory condition
New artifacts supported:
* Angel's Wings
* Boots of levitation
* Orb of Vulnerability
* Ammo cart
* Golden Bow
* Hourglass of Evil Hour
* Bow of Sharpshooter
* Armor of the Damned

ADVENTURE MAP:

Creatures now guard surrounding tiles
New adventura map spells supported:
* Summon Boat
* Scuttle Boat
* Dimension Door
* Fly
* Water walk

BATTLES:

A number of new creature abilities supported
First Aid Tent is functional
Support for distance/wall/melee penalties & no * penalty abilities
Reworked damage calculation to fit OH3 formula better
Luck support
Teleportation spell

HERO:

First Aid secondary skill
Improved formula for necromancy to match better OH3

TOWNS:

Sending resources to other players by marketplace
Support for new town structures:
* Lighthouse
* Colossus
* Freelancer's Guild
* Guardian Spirit
* Necromancy Amplifier
* Soul Prison

OBJECTS:

New object supported:
* Freelancer's Guild
* Trading Post
* War Machine Factory

0.75 -> 0.8 (Mar 01 2010)

GENERAL:

Victory and loss conditions are supported. It's now possible to win or lose the game.
Implemented assembling and disassembling of combination artifacts.
Kingdom Overview screen is now available.
Implemented Grail (puzzle map, digging, constructing ultimate building)
Replaced TTF fonts with original ones.

ADVENTURE MAP:

Implemented rivers animations (thx to GrayFace).

BATTLES:

Fire Shield spell (and creature ability) supported
affecting morale/luck and casting spell after attack creature abilities supported

HERO:

Implementation of Scholar secondary skill

TOWN:

New left-bottom info panel functionalities.

TOWNS:

new town structures supported:
* Ballista Yard
* Blood Obelisk
* Brimstone Clouds
* Dwarven Treasury
* Fountain of Fortune
* Glyphs of Fear
* Mystic Pond
* Thieves Guild
* Special Grail functionalities for Dungeon, Stronghold and Fortress

OBJECTS:

New objects supported:
* Border gate
* Den of Thieves
* Lighthouse
* Obelisk
* Quest Guard
* Seer hut

A lot of of various bugfixes and improvements: http://bugs.vcmi.eu/changelog_page.php?version_id=14

0.74 -> 0.75 (Dec 01 2009)

GENERAL:

Implemented "main menu" in-game option.
Hide the mouse cursor while displaying a popup window.
Better handling of huge and empty message boxes (still needs more changes)
Fixed several crashes when exiting.

ADVENTURE INTERFACE:

Movement cursor shown for unguarded enemy towns.
Battle cursor shown for guarded enemy garrisons.
Clicking on the border no longer opens an empty info windows

HERO WINDOW:

Improved artifact moving. Available slots are higlighted. Moved artifact is bound to mouse cursor.

TOWNS:

new special town structures supported:
* Academy of Battle Scholars
* Cage of Warlords
* Mana Vortex
* Stables
* Skyship (revealing entire map only)

OBJECTS:

External dwellings increase town growth
Right-click info window for castles and garrisons you do not own shows a rough amount of creatures instead of none
Scholar won't give unavaliable spells anymore.

A lot of of various bugfixes and improvements: http://bugs.vcmi.eu/changelog_page.php?version_id=2

0.73 -> 0.74 (Oct 01 2009)

GENERAL:

Scenario Information window
Save Game window
VCMI window should start centered
support for Necromancy and Ballistics secondary skills
new artifacts supported, including those improving Necromancy, Legion Statue parts, Shackles of War and most of combination artifacts (but not combining)
VCMI client has its own icon (thx for graphic to Dikamilo)
Ellipsis won't be split when breaking text on several lines
split button will be grayed out when no creature is selected
fixed issue when splitting stack to the hero with only one creatures
a few fixes for shipyard window

ADVENTURE INTERFACE:

Cursor shows if tile is accesible and how many turns away
moving hero with arrow keys / numpad
fixed Next Hero button behaviour
fixed Surface/Underground switch button in higher resolutions

BATTLES:

partial siege support
new stack queue for higher resolutions (graphics made by Dru, thx!)
'Q' pressing toggles the stack queue displaying (so it can be enabled/disabled it with single key press)
more creatures special abilities supported
battle settings will be stored
fixed crashes occurring on attacking two hex creatures from back
fixed crash when clicking on enemy stack without moving mouse just after receiving action
even large stack numbers will fit the boxes
when active stack is killed by spell, game behaves properly
shooters attacking twice (like Grand Elves) won't attack twice in melee
ballista can shoot even if there's an enemy creature next to it
improved obstacles placement, so they'll better fit hexes (thx to Ivan!)
selecting attack directions works as in H3
estimating damage that will be dealt while choosing stack to be attacked
modified the positioning of battle effects, they should look about right now.
after selecting a spell during combat, l-click is locked for any action other than casting.
flying creatures will be blitted over all other creatures, obstacles and wall
obstacles and units should be printed in better order (not tested)
fixed armageddon animation
new spells supported:
* Anti-Magic
* Cure
* Resurrection
* Animate Dead
* Counterstrike
* Berserk
* Hypnotize
* Blind
* Fire Elemental
* Earth Elemental
* Water Elemental
* Air Elemental
* Remove obstacle

TOWNS:

enemy castle can be taken over
only one capitol per player allowed (additional ones will be lost)
garrisoned hero can buy a spellbook
heroes available in tavern should be always different
ship bought in town will be correctly placed
new special town structures supported:
* Lookout Tower
* Temple of Valhalla
* Wall of Knowledge
* Order of Fire

HERO WINDOW:

war machines cannot be unequiped

PREGAME:

sorting: a second click on the column header sorts in descending order.
advanced options tab: r-click popups for selected town, hero and bonus
starting scenario / game by double click
arrows in options tab are hidden when not available
subtitles for chosen hero/town/bonus in pregame

OBJECTS:

fixed pairing Subterranean Gates
New objects supported:
* Borderguard & Keymaster Tent
* Cartographer
* Creature banks
* Eye of the Magi & Hut of the Magi
* Garrison
* Stables
* Pandora Box
* Pyramid

0.72 -> 0.73 (Aug 01 2009)

GENERAL:

infowindow popup will be completely on screen
fixed possible crash with in game console
fixed crash when gaining artifact after r-click on hero in tavern
Estates / hero bonuses won't give resources on first day.
video handling (intro, main menu animation, tavern animation, spellbook animation, battle result window)
hero meeting window allowing exchanging armies and artifacts between heroes on adventure map
'T' hotkey opens marketplace window
giving starting spells for heroes
pressing enter or escape close spellbook
removed redundant quotation marks from skills description and artifact events texts
disabled autosaving on first turn
bonuses from bonus artifacts
increased char per line limit for subtitles under components
corrected some exp/level values
primary skills cannot be negative
support for new artifacts: Ring of Vitality, Ring of Life, Vial of Lifeblood, Garniture of Interference, Surcoat of Counterpoise, Boots of Polarity
fixed timed events reappearing
saving system options
saving hero direction
r-click popups on enemy heroes and towns
hero leveling formula matches the H3

ADVENTURE INTERFACE:

Garrisoning, then removing hero from garrison move him at the end of the heroes list
The size of the frame around the map depends on the screen size.
spellbook shows adventure spells when opened on adventure map
erasing path after picking objects with last movement point

BATTLES:

spell resistance supported (secondary skill, artifacts, creature skill)
corrected damage inflicted by spells and ballista
added some missing projectile infos
added native terrain bonuses in battles
number of units in stack in battle should better fit the box
non-living and undead creatures have now always 0 morale
displaying luck effect animation
support for battleground overlays:
* cursed ground
* magic plains
* fiery fields
* rock lands
* magic clouds
* lucid pools
* holy ground
* clover field
* evil fog

TOWNS:

fixes for horde buildings
garrisoned hero can buy a spellbook if he is selected or if there is no visiting hero
capitol bar in town hall is grey (not red) if already one exists
fixed crash on entering hall when town was near map edge

HERO WINDOW:

garrisoned heroes won't be shown on the list
artifacts will be present on morale/luck bonuses list

PREGAME:

saves are sorted primary by map format, secondary by name
fixed displaying date of saved game (uses local time, removed square character)

OBJECTS:

Fixed primary/secondary skill levels given by a scholar.
fixed problems with 3-tiles monoliths
fixed crash with flaggable building next to map edge
fixed some descriptions for events
New objects supported:
* Buoy
* Creature Generators
* Flotsam
* Mermaid
* Ocean bottle
* Sea Chest
* Shipwreck Survivor
* Shipyard
* Sirens

0.71 -> 0.72 (Jun 1 2009)

GENERAL:

many sound effects and music
autosave (to 5 subsequent files)
artifacts support (most of them)
added internal game console (activated on TAB)
fixed 8 hero limit to check only for wandering heroes (not garrisoned)
improved randomization
fixed crash on closing application
VCMI won't always give all three stacks in the starting armies
fix for drawing starting army creatures count
Diplomacy secondary skill support
timed events won't cause resources amount to be negative
support for sorcery secondary skill
reduntant quotation marks from artifact descriptions are removed
no income at the first day

ADVENTURE INTERFACE:

fixed crasbug occurring on revisiting objects (by pressing space)
always restoring default cursor when movng mouse out of the terrain
fixed map scrolling with ctrl+arrows when some windows are opened
clicking scrolling arrows in town/hero list won't open town/hero window
pathfinder will now look for a path going via printed positions of roads when it's possible
enter can be used to open window with selected hero/town

BATTLES:

many creatures special skills implemented
battle will end when one side has only war machines
fixed some problems with handling obstacles info
fixed bug with defending / waiting while no stack is active
spellbook button is inactive when hero cannot cast any spell
obstacles will be placed more properly when resolution is different than 800x600
canceling of casting a spell by pressing Escape or R-click (R-click on a creatures does not cancel a spell)
spellbook cannot be opened by L-click on hero in battle when it shouldn't be possible
new spells:
* frost ring
* fireball
* inferno
* meteor shower
* death ripple
* destroy undead
* dispel
* armageddon
* disrupting ray
* protection from air
* protection from fire
* protection from water
* protection from earth
* precision
* slayer

TOWNS:

resting in town with mage guild will replenih all the mana points
fixed Blacksmith
the number of creatures at the beginning of game is their base growth
it's possible to enter Tavern via Brotherhood of Sword

HERO WINDOW:

fixed mana limit info in the hero window
war machines can't be removed
fixed problems with removing artifacts when all visible slots in backpack are full

PREGAME:

clicking on "advanced options" a second time now closes the tab instead of refreshing it.
Fix position of maps names.
Made the slider cursor much more responsive. Speedup the map select screen.
Try to behave when no maps/saves are present.
Page Up / Page Down / Home / End hotkeys for scrolling through scenarios / games list

OBJECTS:

Neutral creatures can join or escape depending on hero strength (escape formula needs to be improved)
leaving guardians in flagged mines.
support for Scholar object
support for School of Magic
support for School of War
support for Pillar of Fire
support for Corpse
support for Lean To
support for Wagon
support for Warrior's Tomb
support for Event
Corpse (Skeleton) will be accessible from all directions

0.7 -> 0.71 (Apr 01 2009)

GENERAL:

fixed scrolling behind window problem (now it's possible to scroll with CTRL + arrows)
morale/luck system and corresponding sec. skills supported
fixed crash when hero get level and has less than two sec. skills to choose between
added keybindings for components in selection window (eg. for treasure chest dialog): 1, 2, and so on. Selection dialog can be closed with Enter key
proper handling of custom portraits of heroes
fixed problems with non-hero/town defs not present in def list but present on map (occurring probably only in case of def substitution in map editor)
fixed crash when there was no hero available to hire for some player
fixed problems with 1024x600 screen resolution
updating blockmap/visitmap of randomized objects
fixed crashes on loading maps with flag all mines/dwelling victory condition
further fixes for leveling-up (stability and identical offered skills bug)
splitting window allows to rebalance two stack with the same creatures
support for numpad keyboard
support for timed events

ADVENTURE INTERFACE:

added "Next hero" button functionality
added missing path arrows
corrected centering on hero's position
recalculating hero path after reselecting hero
further changes in pathfinder making it more like original one
orientation of hero can't be change if movement points are exhausted
campfire, borderguard, bordergate, questguard will be accessible from the top
new movement cost calculation algorithm
fixed sight radious calculation
it's possible to stop hero movement
faster minimap refreshing
provisional support for "Save" button in System Options Window
it's possible to revisit object under hero by pressing Space

BATTLES:

partial support for battle obstacles
only one spell can be casted per turn
blocked opening sepllbook if hero doesn't have a one
spells not known by hero can't be casted
spell books won't be placed in War Machine slots after battle
attack is now possible when hex under cursor is not displayed
glowing effect of yellow border around creatures
blue glowing border around hovered creature
made animation on battlefield more smooth
standing stacks have more static animation
probably fixed problem with displaying corpses on battlefield
fixes for two-hex creatures actions
fixed hero casting spell animation
corrected stack death animation
battle settings will be remembered between battles
improved damage calculation formula
correct handling of flying creatures in battles
a few tweaks in battle path/available hexes calculation (more of them is needed)
amounts of units taking actions / being an object of actions won't be shown until action ends
fixed positions of stack queue and battle result window when resolution is != 800x600
corrected duration of frenzy spell which was incorrect in certain cases
corrected hero spell casting animation
better support for battle backgrounds
blocked "save" command during battle
spellbook displays only spells known by Hero
New spells supported:
* Mirth
* Sorrow
* Fortune
* Misfortune

TOWN INTERFACE:

cannot build more than one capitol
cannot build shipyard if town is not near water
Rampart's Treasury requires Miner's Guild
minor improvements in Recruitment Window
fixed crash occurring when clicking on hero portrait in Tavern Window, minor improvements for Tavern Window
proper updating resdatabar after building structure in town or buying creatures (non 800x600 res)
fixed blinking resdatabar in town screen when buying (800x600)
fixed horde buildings displaying in town hall
forbidden buildings will be shown as forbidden, even if there are no res / other conditions are not fulfilled

PREGAME:

added scrolling scenario list with mouse wheel
fixed mouse slow downs
cannot select heroes for computer player (pregame)
no crash if uses gives wrong resolution ID number
minor fixes

OBJECTS:

windmill gives 500 gold only during first week ever (not every month)
After the first visit to the Witch Hut, right-click/hover tip mentions the skill available.
New objects supported:
* Prison
* Magic Well
* Faerie Ring
* Swan Pond
* Idol of Fortune
* Fountain of Fortune
* Rally Flag
* Oasis
* Temple
* Watering Hole
* Fountain of Youth
* support for Redwood Observatory
* support for Shrine of Magic Incantation / Gesture / Thought
* support for Sign / Ocean Bottle

AI PLAYER:

Minor improvements and fixes.

0.64 -> 0.7 (Feb 01 2009)

GENERAL:

move some settings to the config/settings.txt file
partial support for new screen resolutions
it's possible to set game resolution in pregame (type 'resolution' in the console)
/Data and /Sprites subfolders can be used for adding files not present in .lod archives
fixed crashbug occurring when hero levelled above 15 level
support for non-standard screen resolutions
F4 toggles between full-screen and windowed mode
minor improvements in creature card window
splitting stacks with the shift+click
creature card window contains info about modified speed

ADVENTURE INTERFACE:

added water animation
speed of scrolling map and hero movement can be adjusted in the System Options Window
partial handling r-clicks on adventure map

TOWN INTERFACE:

the scroll tab won't remain hanged to our mouse position if we move the mouse is away from the scroll bar
fixed cloning creatures bug in garrisons (and related issues)

BATTLES:

support for the Wait command
magic arrow really works
war machines support partially added
queue of stacks narrowed
spell effect animation displaying improvements
positive/negative spells cannot be cast on hostile/our stacks
showing spell effects affecting stack in creature info window
more appropriate coloring of stack amount box when stack is affected by a spell
battle console displays notifications about wait/defend commands
several reported bugs fixed
new spells supported:
* Haste
* lightning bolt
* ice bolt
* slow
* implosion
* forgetfulness
* shield
* air shield
* bless
* curse
* bloodlust
* weakness
* stone skin
* prayer
* frenzy

AI PLAYER:

Genius AI (first VCMI AI) will control computer creatures during the combat.

OBJECTS:

Guardians property for resources is handled
support for Witch Hut
support for Arena
support for Library of Enlightenment

And a lot of minor fixes

0.63 -> 0.64 (Nov 01 2008)

GENERAL:

sprites from /Sprites folder are handled correctly
several fixes for pathfinder and path arrows
better handling disposed/predefined heroes
heroes regain 1 mana point each turn
support for mistycisim and intelligence skills
hero hiring possible
added support for a number of hotkeys
it's not possible anymore to leave hero level-up window without selecting secondary skill
many minor improvements
Added some kind of simple chatting functionality through console. Implemented several WoG cheats equivalents:
- woggaladriel -> vcmiainur
- wogoliphaunt -> vcminoldor
- wogshadowfax -> vcminahar
- wogeyeofsauron -> vcmieagles
- wogisengard -> vcmiformenos
- wogsaruman -> vcmiistari
- wogpathofthedead -> vcmiangband
- woggandalfwhite -> vcmiglorfindel

ADVENTURE INTERFACE:

clicking on a tile in advmap view when a path is shown will not only hide it but also calculate a new one
slowed map scrolling
blocked scrolling adventure map with mouse when left ctrl is pressed
blocked map scrolling when dialog window is opened
scholar will be accessible from the top

TOWN INTERFACE:

partially done tavern window (only hero hiring functionality)

BATTLES:

water elemental will really be treated as 2 hex creature
potential infinite loop in reverseCreature removed
better handling of battle cursor
fixed blocked shooter behavior
it's possible in battles to check remeaining HP of neutral stacks
partial support for Magic Arrow spell
fixed bug with dying unit
stack queue hotkey is now 'Q'
added shots limit

0.62 -> 0.63 (Oct 01 2008)

GENERAL:

coloured console output, logging all info to txt files
it's possible to use other port than 3030 by passing it as an additional argument
removed some redundant warnings
partially done spellbook
Alt+F4 quits the game
some crashbugs was fixed
added handling of navigation, logistics, pathfinding, scouting end estates secondary skill
magical hero are given spellbook at the beginning
added initial secondary skills for heroes

BATTLES:

very significant optimization of battles
battle summary window
fixed crashbug occurring sometimes on exiting battle
confirm window is shown before retreat
graphic stack queue in battle (shows when 'c' key is pressed)
it's possible to attack enemy hero
neutral monster army disappears when defeated
casualties among hero army and neutral creatures are saved
better animation handling in battles
directional attack in battles
mostly done battle options (although they're not saved)
added receiving exp (and leveling-up) after a won battle
added support for archery, offence and armourer secondary abilities
hero's primary skills accounted for damage dealt by creatures in battle

TOWNS:

mostly done marketplace
fixed crashbug with battles on swamps and rough terrain
counterattacks
heroes can learn new spells in towns
working resource silo
fixed bug with the mage guild when no spells available
it's possible to build lighthouse

HERO WINDOW:

setting army formation
tooltips for artifacts in backpack

ADVENTURE INTERFACE:

fixed bug with disappearing head of a hero in adventure map
some objects are no longer accessible from the top
no tooltips for objects under FoW
events won't be shown
working Subterranean Gates, Monoliths
minimap shows all flaggable objects (towns, mines, etc.)
artifacts we pick up go to the appropriate slot (if free)

0.61 -> 0.62 (Sep 01 2008)

GENERAL:

restructured to the server-client model
support for heroes placed in towns
upgrading creatures
working gaining levels for heroes (including dialog with skill selection)
added graphical cursor
showing creature amount in the creature info window
giving starting bonus

CASTLES:

icon in infobox showing that there is hero in town garrison
fort/citadel/castle screen
taking last stack from the heroes army should be impossible (or at least harder)
fixed reading forbidden structures
randomizing spells in towns
viewing hero window in the town screen
possibility of moving hero into the garrison
mage guild screen
support for blacksmith
if hero doesn't have a spell book, he can buy one in a mage guild
it's possible to build glyph of fear in fortress
creatures placeholders work properly

ADVENTURE INTERFACE:

hopefully fixed problems with wrong town defs (village/fort/capitol)

HERO WINDOW:

bugfix: splitting stacks works in hero window
removed bug causing significant increase of CPU consumption

BATTLES:

shooting
removed some displaying problems
showing last group of frames in creature animation won't crash
added start moving and end moving animations
fixed moving two-hex creatures
showing/hiding graphic cursor
a part of using graphic cursor
slightly optimized showing of battle interface
animation of getting hit / death by shooting is displayed when it should be
improved pathfinding in battles, removed problems with displaying movement, adventure map interface won't be called during battles.
minor optimizations

PREGAME:

updates settings when selecting new map after changing sorting criteria
if sorting not by name, name will be used as a secondary criteria
when filter is applied a first available map is selected automatically
slider position updated after sorting in pregame

OBJECTS:

support for the Tree of knowledge
support for Campfires
added event message when picking artifact

0.6 -> 0.61 (Jun 15 2008)

IMPROVEMENTS:

improved attacking in the battles
it's possible to kill hostile stack
animations won't go in the same phase
Better pathfinder
"%s" substitutions in Right-click information in town hall
windmill won't give wood
hover text for heroes
support for ZSoft-style PCX files in /Data
Splitting: when moving slider to the right so that 0 is left in old slot the army is moved
in the townlist in castle selected town will by placed on the 2nd place (not 3rd)
stack at the limit of unit's range can now be attacked
range of unit is now properly displayed
battle log is scrolled down when new event occurs
console is closed when application exits

BUGFIXES:

stack at the limit of unit's range can now be attacked
good background for the town hall screen in Stronghold
fixed typo in hall.txt
VCMI won't crash when r-click neutral stack during the battle
water won't blink behind shipyard in the Castle
fixed several memory leaks
properly displaying two-hex creatures in recruit/split/info window
corrupted map file won't cause crash on initializing main menu

0.59 -> 0.6 (Jun 1 2008)

partially done attacking in battles
screen isn't now refreshed while blitting creature info window
r-click creature info windows in battles
no more division by 0 in slider
"plural" reference names for Conflux creatures (starting armies of Conflux heroes should now be working)
fixed estate problems
fixed blinking mana vortex
grail increases creature growths
new pathfinder
several minor improvements

0.58 -> 0.59 (May 24 2008 - closed, test release)

fixed memory leak in battles
blitting creature animations to rects in the recruitment window
fixed wrong creatures def names
better battle pathfinder and unit reversing
improved slider ( #58 )
fixed problems with horde buildings (won't block original dwellings)
giving primary skill when hero get level (but there is still no dialog)
if an upgraded creature is available it'll be shown as the first in a recruitment window
creature levels not messed in Fortress
war machines are added to the hero's inventory, not to the garrison
support for H3-style PCX graphics in Data/
VCMI won't crash when is unable to initialize audio system
fixed displaying wrong town defs
improvements in recruitment window (slider won't allow to select more creatures than we can afford)
creature info window (only r-click)
callback for buttons/lists based on boost::function
a lot of minor improvements

0.55 -> 0.58 (Apr 20 2008 - closed, test release)

TOWNS:

recruiting creatures
working creature growths (including castle and horde building influences)
towns give income
town hall screen
building buildings (requirements and cost are handled)
hints for structures
updating town infobox

GARRISONS:

merging stacks
splitting stacks

BATTLES:

starting battles
displaying terrain, animations of heroes, units, grid, range of units, battle menu with console, amounts of units in stacks
leaving battle by pressing flee button
moving units in battles and displaying their ranges
defend command for units

GENERAL:

a number of minor fixes and improvements

0.54 -> 0.55 (Feb 29 2008)

Sprites/ folder works for h3sprite.lod same as Data/ for h3bitmap.lod (but it's still experimental)
randomization quantity of creatures on the map
fix of Pandora's Box handling
reading disposed/predefined heroes
new command - "get txt" - VCMI will extract all .txt files from h3bitmap.lod to the Extracted_txts/ folder.
more detailed logs
reported problems with hero flags resolved
heroes cannot occupy the same tile
hints for most of creature generators
some minor stuff

0.53b -> 0.54 (Feb 23 2008 - first public release)

given hero is placed in the town entrance
some objects such as river delta won't be blitted "on" hero
tiles under FoW are inaccessible
giving random hero on RoE maps
improved protection against hero duplication
fixed starting values of primary abilities of random heroes on RoE/AB maps
right click popups with infoboxes for heroes/towns lists
new interface coloring (many thanks to GrayFace ;])
fixed bug in object flag's coloring
added hints in town lists
eliminated square from city hints

0.53 - 0.53b (Feb 20 2008)

added giving default buildings in towns
town infobox won't crash on empty town

0.52 - 0.53 (Feb 18 2008):

hopefully the last bugfix of Pandora's Box
fixed blockmaps of generated heroes
disposed hero cannot be chosen in scenario settings (unless he is in prison)
fixed town randomization
fixed hero randomization
fixed displaying heroes in preGame
fixed selecting/deselecting artifact slots in hero window
much faster pathfinder
memory usage and load time significantly decreased
it's impossible to select empty artifact slot in hero window
fixed problem with FoW displaying on minimap on L-sized maps
fixed crashbug in hero list connected with heroes dismissing
mostly done town infobox
town daily income is properly calculated

0.51 - 0.52 (Feb 7 2008):

[feature] giving starting hero
[feature] VCMI will try to use files from /Data folder instead of those from h3bitmap.lod
[feature] picked artifacts are added to hero's backpack
[feature] possibility of choosing player to play
[bugfix] ZELP.TXT file should be handled correctly even it is non-english
[bugfix] fixed crashbug in reading defs with negativ left/right margins
[bugfix] improved randomization
[bugfix] pathfinder can't be cheated (what caused errors)

0.5 - 0.51 (Feb 3 2008):

close button properly closes (same does 'q' key)
two players can't have selected same hero
double click on "Show Available Scenarios" won't reset options
fixed possible crashbug in town/hero lists
fixed crashbug in initializing game caused by wrong prisons handling
fixed crashbug on reading hero's custom artifacts in RoE maps
fixed crashbug on reading custom Pandora's Box in RoE maps
fixed crashbug on reading blank Quest Guards
better console messages
map reading speed up (though it's still slow, especially on bigger maps)

0.0 -> 0.5 (Feb 2 2008 - first closed release):

Main menu and New game screens
Scenario selection, part of advanced options support
Partially done adventure map, town and hero interfaces
Moving hero
Interactions with several objects (mines, resources, mills, and others)

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1.1.1 -> 1.2.0

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AI PLAYER:

RANDOM MAP GENERATOR

ADVENTURE MAP:

INTERFACE

HERO SCREEN

TOWN SCREEN

BATTLES:

SPELLS:

ABILITIES:

MODDING:

1.1.0 -> 1.1.1

GENERAL:

ADVENTURE MAP:

TOWNS:

LAUNCHER:

MAP EDITOR:

1.0.0 -> 1.1.0

GENERAL:

MULTIPLAYER:

ADVENTURE MAP:

BATTLES:

AI:

RANDOM MAP GENERATOR:

MODS:

LAUNCHER:

MAP EDITOR:

0.99 -> 1.0.0

GENERAL:

MULTIPLAYER:

SPELLS:

MODS:

SOUND:

RANDOM MAP GENERATOR:

VCAI:

BATTLES:

ADVENTURE MAP:

LAUNCHER:

0.98 -> 0.99

GENERAL:

BATTLES:

ADVENTURE AI:

RANDOM MAP GENERATOR:

0.97 -> 0.98

GENERAL:

ADVENTURE AI:

ADVENTURE MAP:

SPELLS:

BATTLES:

RANDOM MAP GENERATOR:

0.96 -> 0.97 (Nov 01 2014)

GENERAL:

ADVENTURE AI:

ADVENTURE MAP:

GRAPHICS:

RANDOM MAP GENERATOR:

LAUNCHER:

0.95 -> 0.96 (Jul 01 2014)

GENERAL:

ADVENTURE AI:

ADVENTURE MAP:

BATTLES:

SPELLS:

RANDOM MAP GENERATOR:

MODS:

GENERAL:

0.94 -> 0.95 (Mar 01 2014)

GENERAL:

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CAMPAIGNS:

TOWNS:

MODS:

0.93 -> 0.94 (Oct 01 2013)

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