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The 3DO Company and New World Computing
Heroes of Might and Magic™ III Complete
Version 4.0
December 2000

Thank you for purchasing the Heroes of Might and Magic III Complete game. We recommend that you read this file to get the most up-to-date information about installing, running, and maximizing performance of the Heroes of Might and Magic III Complete game. This document containsinformation you might find useful, and we think will help you to get as much enjoyment out of this game as possible.

The Heroes™ III Complete game includes the Heroes III: Restoration of Erathia, Armageddon's Blade™ and The Shadow of Death™ campaigns and single scenario maps.

Note: The information within this document is accurate as of the date of the release of this product.------------------------- TABLE OF CONTENTS ----------------------------

1. Installation
2. System Requirements
3. Viewing the Manuals
4. Key Use and other Keyboard Information
5. Gameplay
6. Multi-Player Information
7. Virtual Memory settings and other System Information
8. Heroes 3 Manual Addenda
9. Purchasing 3DO Software
10. Contacting Customer Support------------------------------------------------------------------------

1. Installation

Insert the "Heroes 3 Install Disc" CD into the CD-ROM drive. Double-click on the CD icon and then double-click on the "Install Heroes 3 Complete" icon.

Follow the on-screen instruction prompts. Select the folder of your choice, and then click Install.

When the installer is complete, click Quit.

Running the Heroes III CompleteGame:

Insert the "Heroes 3 Play Disc" into your CD-ROM drive.

Open the "Heroes 3 Complete" folder that was installed on your hard drive and double-click on the "Heroes III" game icon.

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2. System Requirements

The following are minimum system requirements to play the Heroes III Complete game. If theserequirements are not met, the Heroes III Complete game may not work properly.

Computer System:
iMac™, iBook™, Power Macintosh™ G3, Power Macintosh G4, and the PowerBook™ G3

Operating System:
MacOS 8.1 or better.

Memory:
64 MB of RAM with Virtual Memory set to 96 MB.

CD-ROM:
4x CD-ROM Drive or better.

Free Hard Disk Space:
450 MB of hard disk space.

Peripherals:
Keyboard andmouse. Internet play requires a 28.8 modem or greater.

Support Software:
Apple Game Sprockets (an installer available on "Heroes 3 Install Disc" CD)
Apple QuickTime™ 3.0 or better
Open Transport 1.1.2 or better (for multi-player games)

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3. Viewing the Manuals

You will need the Adobe™ Acrobat™ Reader to view theonline documentation. The Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.05 installer is included on the "Heroes 3 Install Disc". It can also be obtained from the Adobe website:
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readermain.html

Refer to the Heroes Complete manual for information regarding the game's online manuals.

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4. Key Useand other Keyboard Information

F4 key or Command + F to switch between full screen and windowed display modes.

Command + Q will exit the program.

You may use either Enter or Return for Okay, Yes or Accept.

You may use the Esc key to back out of the current screen.

The 'T' hot key cycles through each town button on the adventure map.

The 'S' hot key brings up the save screen fromthe adventure map.

The 'L' hot key brings up the load screen from the adventure map.

The 'I' hot key displays Scenario Info from the adventure map.

The 'P' hot key displays the Puzzle Map from the adventure map.

The 'V' hot key shows the View World display from the adventure map.

The 'D' hot key tells the current hero to dig for the grail.

You may delete a save game from the...