Name: fheroes2
Author: fheroes2 Resurrection team

This open source multiplatform project, written from scratch, is designed to reproduce the original game with significant improvements to the gameplay, graphics and logic (including support for high-resolution graphics, improved AI, numerous fixes and UI improvements), breathing new life into one of the most addictive turn-based strategy games.

fheroes2

Changes in v1.0.13 (16 March 2024):
 <ul>
 <li>fix Sphinx title offset</li>
 <li>add a window telling about demo version being used</li>
 <li>add possibility to "draw" the attack angle between two hexes on touch screens</li>
 <li>fix double daily resources award</li>
 <li>fix rendering flaws of battle journal when using scroll bar</li>
 <li>update the French translation</li>
 <li>fix delayed cursor in campaign briefing dialog</li>
 <li>add convenient list scrolling for touch screens</li>
 <li>fix army split dialog text overflowing the dialog and add troops name</li>
 <li>fix multiple objects and add missing ones in the Editor</li>
 <li>fix a crash with AI hero animation</li>
 <li>fix the troops carry over mechanics for campaign</li>
 <li>update the Ukrainian translation</li>
 <li>update the Swedish translation</li>
 <li>update the Danish translation</li>
 <li>kingdom Overview screen: automatically update status of castle dwellings that have just been built or upgraded</li>
 <li>update the Vietnamese Translation</li>
 <li>fix the mechanics of Genie special ability</li>
 <li>add multiline stats in hero info window in battle</li>
 <li>update the Hungarian translation</li>
 <li>update the Spanish translation</li>
 <li>fix many typos and improve English strings</li>
 <li>add info about ranged penalty elimination to archery skill description</li>
 <li>update combat disabling dialog text</li>
 <li>adjust the difficulties of campaign scenarios that were hard-coded in the original game</li>
 <li>update the resource panel immediately after a purchase in a castle</li>
 <li>speed up application loading</li>
 <li>add a feature to align the text non-uniformly</li>
 <li>make several buttons text adapted and fix okay button redraw</li>
 <li>add quick hero switch feature to the adventure map interface</li>
 <li>cursor update code improvements</li>
 <li>fix accidental map scrolling after exiting castle/hero screen</li>
 <li>auto combat toggling improvements</li>
 </ul>

Changes in v1.0.12 (07 February 2024):
 <ul>
 <li>update the Russian translation</li>
 <li>update the Spanish translation</li>
 <li>correct icons alignment on the hero meeting screen</li>
 <li>update the Polish translation</li>
 <li>fix the retaliation of archers attacked by an ally under the influence of Berserker or Hypnotize spells, improve the AI usage of Hypnotize spell in general</li>
 <li>fix incorrect Artesian Spring evaluation by the AI</li>
 <li>make rules for AI surrender and retreat more unified</li>
 <li>fix Oasis object passability</li>
 <li>always offer one native hero at the beginning of a new week</li>
 <li>puzzle and View World dialogs rendering improvements</li>
 <li>implement Landscape Miscellaneous (non-action) objects placing in Editor</li>
 <li>fix OKAY button translation for Interface Settings dialog after any setting change</li>
 <li>make the AI not to know what objects contain</li>
 <li>fix issue when Blind or Paralyze has been applied to a hypnotized unit during its turn</li>
 <li>implement Adventure (action) Miscellaneous objects placing in Editor</li>
 <li>tune the AI performance at different difficulty levels</li>
 <li>add surrender cost to battle result dialog</li>
 <li>improve overall image processing performance</li>
 <li>update spell points, formations and artifacts descriptions</li>
 <li>add infos on the cost of surrender</li>
 <li>allow AI units covering an archer with the AREA_SHOT capability to attack neighboring units on their own</li>
 <li>use proper name for PoL campaign in High Scores</li>
 <li>use CP1257 code page for Lithaunian</li>
 <li>offer the Wisdom skill to the heroes of "magic" classes on a mandatory basis at least once every three level-ups</li>
 <li>implement Mountains, Rocks and Trees placing in the Editor</li>
 <li>make the AI attack human heroes that have a greater chance to win than the AI heroes</li>
 <li>implement Power-ups object placement in the Editor</li>
 <li>allow AI units that ignore retaliatory strikes to attack neighboring enemy units while covering archers</li>
 <li>avoid visiting Oasis and Watering Hole objects by AI heroes if they bring no benefit</li>
 <li>make AI hero behavior depend on the time spent on the map</li>
 <li>improve fog discovery by the AI heroes</li>
 <li>adjust text in the skill popup dialog</li>
 <li>implement Mines placing in the Editor</li>
 <li>improve AI hero interaction with Witch's Hut object</li>
 <li>allow the AI-controlled hero to surrender if his kingdom has sufficient gold reserves</li>
 <li>add text width-adapted CANCEL button, change to StandardWindow for Resolution, Language, Adventure, File and Scenario Info dialogs</li>
 <li>update Hungarian translation</li>
 <li>add dwellings into the Editor</li>
 <li>fix rare fog of war rendering issues</li>
 <li>allow AI heroes to surrender if the conditions of retreat have been met, but it is impossible to retreat</li>
 <li>implement the AI logic to transfer the slowest troops to the garrison at the end of the turn to try to get a movement bonus on the next turn</li>
 <li>mark fheroes2 as DPI-aware on Windows</li>
 <li>speed up image loading</li>
 <li>speed up file loading and reduce memory usage on the Adventure Map</li>
 <li>improve the AI logic for pay-to-hire dwellings on the Adventure Map</li>
 <li>improve the AI heuristics of covering shooters when using defensive tactics</li>
 <li>update buttons and add popup windows for them in Battle Only mode</li>
 <li>use the "cautious offensive" tactics for AI only against melee-only armies without the distant attack potential (including damage spells)</li>
 <li>update the Swedish translation</li>
 <li>fix heroes with no names</li>
 <li>add base code to load new map format files</li>
 <li>use singular Mine form for the corresponding object</li>
 <li>fix inaccurate Jail object removal</li>
 <li>add missing rules for the plural in Hungarian language</li>
 <li>restrict secondary skill name and level to the UI area</li>
 <li>fix too wide text in quick hero info dialog</li>
 <li>hide swap army/artifact buttons in the Battle Only mode</li>
 <li>update several text descriptions</li>
 <li>add Campfire object in the Editor</li>
 <li>take into account SHIFT and CAPS LOCK being used at the same time</li>
 <li>make radar rendering optimization</li>
 <li>fix the AI spell damage estimation logic for units immune to the given spell</li>
 <li>rework editor instrument groups: add new buttons, rework instrument panel, add evil interface</li>
 <li>fix multiple spellbook-related issues in the Battle Only mode</li>
 <li>update French translation</li>
 <li>show an error when it is not possible to save a game on a hard disk</li>
 </ul>

Changes in v1.0.11 (23 December 2023):
 <ul>
 <li>improve the logic of AI defensive tactics</li>
 <li>add Tree of Knowledge claimed and cost info to quick info dialog</li>
 <li>add a different object popup window logic for the Editor</li>
 <li>implement town and castle placing in the Editor</li>
 <li>update the Spanish translation</li>
 <li>update the French translation and add missing offset for an A with accent</li>
 <li>update Bulgarian translation</li>
 <li>increase width and height of the Campaign Difficulty selection dialog</li>
 <li>make speed of fade-in &amp; fade-out animations for AI-controlled heroes dependent on the AI speed setting</li>
 <li>speed up battle pathfinder logic</li>
 <li>update Spanish translation</li>
 <li>add Spanish and Portuguese button font letters</li>
 <li>fix invalid focus update after AI hero battle</li>
 <li>update Danish translation</li>
 <li>speed up the original map format reading</li>
 <li>fix a crash with castle overlapping inside a map</li>
 <li>add basic logic to load and save maps through Editor UI</li>
 <li>add text rendering within a given ROI</li>
 <li>do not show quick info for hidden buttons inside castle building info dialog</li>
 <li>add missing AI team alliance to Evil campaign's 6th scenario</li>
 <li>update Swedish translation</li>
 <li>update Hungarian translation</li>
 <li>update Vietnamese Translation</li>
 <li>fix update of the morale/luck indicator when changing the hero in the Battle Only mode</li>
 <li>add base map file format for the Editor</li>
 <li>add Hotkeys categories for the future UI improvements</li>
 <li>fix scroll location on file deletion</li>
 <li>rework Battle Only mode</li>
 <li>add cell selection in Details mode for the Editor</li>
 <li>speed up map loading for New Game</li>
 <li>allow application closure by close button if no resources available</li>
 <li>fix multi-font text offset calculation</li>
 <li>properly evaluate potential attack positions for wide units</li>
 <li>correctly manage touch device events</li>
 <li>add ability to place Ocean Objects within the Editor</li>
 </ul>

Changes in v1.0.10 (18 November 2023):
 <ul>
 <li>update Russian translation</li>
 <li>rework Town Portal dialog</li>
 <li>add artifact placement in the Editor</li>
 <li>make Oracle dialog use selected interface mode (Good/Evil)</li>
 <li>add treasure placement in the Editor</li>
 <li>update hero status after digging on the Adventure Map</li>
 <li>fix player names overlapping in Oracle and Thieves' Guild dialogs</li>
 <li>fix dialog frames not being consistent for the same size windows</li>
 <li>speed up monochrome cursors loading</li>
 <li>fix rendering issue in Kingdom Overview dialog while dismissing a hero</li>
 <li>fix castle and hero lists' updates after dismissing a hero in Kingdom Overview dialog</li>
 <li>fix invalid attack positions from moat during battle</li>
 <li>add support for right SHIFT, CTRL and ALT hotkeys</li>
 <li>AI takes into account the spell immunity when calculating the effectiveness of mass damage spells</li>
 <li>update Hungarian translation</li>
 <li>fix incorrect AI estimation for moves during battle when a battlefield contains objects</li>
 <li>update Vietnamese translation</li>
 <li>fix several issues with loading ICN resources</li>
 <li>add support for the future new heroes</li>
 <li>fix the logic of purchasing a boat in a shipyard</li>
 <li>increase the priority of those enemy units that have not yet got their turn, for proper AI decision making</li>
 <li>add hero action button image</li>
 <li>fix spelling in campaign text</li>
 <li>display 0 shots during battle for archers with no shots left</li>
 <li>fix random generator in normal and auto-combat modes</li>
 <li>fix castle dialog rendering issues</li>
 <li>adjust welcome window text at the first game launch</li>
 <li>teach AI to use the marketplace to accelerate the development of their castles</li>
 <li>update German translation</li>
 <li>implement erase tool in the Editor</li>
 <li>fix recruit dialog's MIN/MAX buttons when switching between creature upgrades</li>
 <li>update Swedish translation</li>
 <li>show proper Quick Info window for a hero during battle</li>
 <li>fix troops' sprites overlapping in quick info</li>
 <li>prioritize hiring those heroes whose portraits are not used by scenario specific heroes</li>
 </ul>

fheroes2 is a recreation of the Heroes of Might and Magic II game engine

fheroes2

fheroes2 is a recreation of the Heroes of Might and Magic II game engine

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