Unused content
This page contains unused content found in the game files. The Forge town was planned, but then scrapped earlier on in development. Also, see Cut content trivia for some little known facts!
Restoration of Erathia[edit | edit source]
Adventure Map Objects[edit | edit source]
Certain maps include Market of Time (e.g., Titan's Winter, Warmongers in RoE 1.0).
Alternative Windmill
Alternative Gnoll Hut (present in Gelea's Champions scenario)
Alternative School of Magic
Alternative Campfire
Red Obelisk for underground terrain *(realized in Horn of the Abyss )
- Adventure map versions of Ballista, Ammo cart, First Aid Tent, Spell book, Grail and Catapult, however only with placeholder graphics
You can still easily add these Adventure Map objects into your map editor. Map with this objects will work correctly even for players without these objects enabled. For SoD simply put this Objects.txt in your "data" directory or insert it in H3Bitmap.lod using Grayface's MMArchive. For HotA put this EdObjts.txt in your "data" directory or insert it in HotA.lod using Grayface's MMArchive. All unused objects can be found under "Towns" category.
Unused creatures animations and sounds[edit | edit source]
Centaurs have unused shooting animation and unused shooting sound (HoMM2 leftover).
Centaur Captains have unused shooting animation and unused shooting sound (HoMM2 leftover).
Alternative Beholder's death animation and death sound *(realized in Horn of the Abyss as a result of death from a spell)
Alternative Evil Eye's death animation and death sound *(realized in Horn of the Abyss as a result of death from a spell)
Alternative Gold Golem death animation *(realized in Horn of the Abyss as a result of death from a spell)
Spell casting animations for Harpy Hags
Spell casting animations for Vampire Lords
Spell casting animations for War Unicorns
Spell casting animations for Dendroid Soldiers
Spell casting animations for Dread Knights
Spell casting animations for Zealots
Spell casting animations for Cyclops Kings
Spell casting animations for Efreet
Spell casting animations for Efreet Sultans
Spell casting animations for Minotaur Kings
- Sounds of a spellcasting for:
- Alternative liches melee sound (HoMM2 leftover)
- Devil's and Arch Devil's moving sound
- Unused sound of Magog's Fireball
- Leftover HoMM2 shooting turret sound
Alternative spell effects and sounds[edit | edit source]
- The game contains alternative animations of Berserk, Bless, Curse, Stone Skin, Cure, Dispel, Forgetfulness, Frost Ring. They're very similar to the final animations, just slightly slower coming up and fading out.
- Leftover sounds from HoMM2 for Armageddon, Elemental Storm, Cold Ray, Cold Ring, Death Ripple, Dragon Slayer, Fireball, Haste, Magic Arrow and Mirror Image. Also unused sound from HoMM2 called PROTECT and Leftover sound of ending creature teleporting from HoMM1.
- Alternative Fire Shield sound
Alternative Fireball animation:
Miscellaneous[edit | edit source]
- Negative luck *(realized in Horn of the Abyss )
- Fear (spell)
- Watermill building for Fortress
Armageddon's Blade[edit | edit source]
- Sounds for Rogue
- Shooting sound for Faerie Dragon *(realized in Horn of the Abyss )
Shadow of Death[edit | edit source]
- Combination artifacts:
- Diplomat's Suit *(realized in Horn of the Abyss as Diplomat's Cloak)
- Mire of Neutrality *(realized in Horn of the Abyss as Pendant of Reflection)
- Ironfist of the Ogre *(realized in Horn of the Abyss )