Wednesday, August 19, 2009

More Time in My Kingdom for the Princess

 

If you are playing My Kingdom for the Princess and find the game too frantic because of the time limits, you can easily mod the game to give yourself more time.

Find the directory "levels", usually in C:\Program Files\My Kingdom for the Princess\data\levels, and locate the file for the level you are stuck in. For instance, level 4-2 would be file level_04_02.lvl.

The files are simply text files. Open the LVL file in Notepad and find the lines starting with leveltime and deadline. The number that follows is the number of seconds allotted for net level time and for night time.

Because the score is calculated based on time remaining, an excessive setting on leveltime will not only give you an insane score, but it can crash the game when it loads. If you acquire a too-large score, you may find the game won't get past the title screen. If so, simply delete the hiscores.dat file. The location of this file can vary depending on your operating system but probably under the directory "Peace Craft" somewhere in "My Documents". If you can't find it, do a search for the file name.

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Heroes of Might and Magic V - Rebuilding Your Hero

In Heroes of Might and Magic V, you can re-build your character without starting over, by using the Console:

  1. Use the command @TakeAwayHeroExp("Hero Name", exp), where exp is the points to take away. Take away enough experience and you will lose levels and 'random' skills that are not prerequisites for other skills you also possess.
  2. Use the command @ChangeHeroStat("Hero Name", exp), where exp is the points to add. Add back the points you took away and you level up again, giving you the opportunity to choose your skills once more.
Note that each time a game is Restarted, a new random seed is chosen. This random seed is fixed for the length of a game restart, so you always get the same sequence of skill choices (or skill losses) unless you Restart the game to get a new random seed.


Monday, August 3, 2009

Heroes of Might and Magic V - Adding Skills Cheat



add_skill cheat can give skill with no prerequisites

 If you are using the Age of Heroes Console and Cheat Codes, you will find that the codes for adding skills may not work properly for Tribes of the East.
  • You cannot add a skill for which you do not have the base skill. For example, you can have Dwarven Luck without being a Runemage, but you must have the basic skill Luck.
  • If you find you cannot add skills in succession, close the console first. Open the character screen to verify a skill has been added before trying to add another. Skills are added in reverse order -- that is, the last skill entered is the first to be added to your character.
  • You cannot use the code name. You must use the skill number. The skill numbers are listed below:
1    HERO_SKILL_LOGISTICS
2    HERO_SKILL_WAR_MACHINES
3    HERO_SKILL_LEARNING
4    HERO_SKILL_LEADERSHIP
5    HERO_SKILL_LUCK
6    HERO_SKILL_OFFENCE
7    HERO_SKILL_DEFENCE
8    HERO_SKILL_SORCERY
9    HERO_SKILL_DESTRUCTIVE_MAGIC
10    HERO_SKILL_DARK_MAGIC
11    HERO_SKILL_LIGHT_MAGIC
12    HERO_SKILL_SUMMONING_MAGIC
13    HERO_SKILL_TRAINING
14    HERO_SKILL_GATING
15    HERO_SKILL_NECROMANCY
16    HERO_SKILL_AVENGER
17    HERO_SKILL_ARTIFICIER
18    HERO_SKILL_INVOCATION
19    HERO_SKILL_PATHFINDING
20    HERO_SKILL_SCOUTING
21    HERO_SKILL_NAVIGATION
22    HERO_SKILL_FIRST_AID
23    HERO_SKILL_BALLISTA
24    HERO_SKILL_CATAPULT
25    HERO_SKILL_INTELLIGENCE
26    HERO_SKILL_SCHOLAR
27    HERO_SKILL_EAGLE_EYE
28    HERO_SKILL_RECRUITMENT
29    HERO_SKILL_ESTATES
30    HERO_SKILL_DIPLOMACY
31    HERO_SKILL_RESISTANCE
32    HERO_SKILL_LUCKY_STRIKE
33    HERO_SKILL_FORTUNATE_ADVENTURER
34    HERO_SKILL_TACTICS
35    HERO_SKILL_ARCHERY
36    HERO_SKILL_FRENZY
37    HERO_SKILL_PROTECTION
38    HERO_SKILL_EVASION
39    HERO_SKILL_TOUGHNESS
40    HERO_SKILL_MYSTICISM
41    HERO_SKILL_WISDOM
42    HERO_SKILL_ARCANE_TRAINING
43    HERO_SKILL_MASTER_OF_ICE
44    HERO_SKILL_MASTER_OF_FIRE
45    HERO_SKILL_MASTER_OF_LIGHTNINGS
46    HERO_SKILL_MASTER_OF_CURSES
47    HERO_SKILL_MASTER_OF_MIND
48    HERO_SKILL_MASTER_OF_SICKNESS
49    HERO_SKILL_MASTER_OF_BLESSING
50    HERO_SKILL_MASTER_OF_ABJURATION
51    HERO_SKILL_MASTER_OF_WRATH
52    HERO_SKILL_MASTER_OF_QUAKES
53    HERO_SKILL_MASTER_OF_CREATURES
54    HERO_SKILL_MASTER_OF_ANIMATION
55    HERO_SKILL_HOLY_CHARGE
56    HERO_SKILL_PRAYER
57    HERO_SKILL_EXPERT_TRAINER
58    HERO_SKILL_CONSUME_CORPSE
59    HERO_SKILL_DEMONIC_FIRE
60    HERO_SKILL_DEMONIC_STRIKE
61    HERO_SKILL_RAISE_ARCHERS
62    HERO_SKILL_NO_REST_FOR_THE_WICKED
63    HERO_SKILL_DEATH_SCREAM
64    HERO_SKILL_MULTISHOT
65    HERO_SKILL_SNIPE_DEAD
66    HERO_SKILL_IMBUE_ARROW
67    HERO_SKILL_MAGIC_BOND
68    HERO_SKILL_MELT_ARTIFACT
69    HERO_SKILL_MAGIC_MIRROR
70    HERO_SKILL_EMPOWERED_SPELLS
71    HERO_SKILL_DARK_RITUAL
72    HERO_SKILL_ELEMENTAL_VISION
73    HERO_SKILL_ROAD_HOME
74    HERO_SKILL_TRIPLE_BALLISTA
75    HERO_SKILL_ENCOURAGE
76    HERO_SKILL_RETRIBUTION
77    HERO_SKILL_HOLD_GROUND
78    HERO_SKILL_GUARDIAN_ANGEL
79    HERO_SKILL_STUDENT_AWARD
80    HERO_SKILL_GRAIL_VISION
81    HERO_SKILL_CASTER_CERTIFICATE
82    HERO_SKILL_ANCIENT_SMITHY
83    HERO_SKILL_PARIAH
84    HERO_SKILL_ELEMENTAL_BALANCE
85    HERO_SKILL_ABSOLUTE_CHARGE
86    HERO_SKILL_QUICK_GATING
87    HERO_SKILL_MASTER_OF_SECRETS
88    HERO_SKILL_TRIPLE_CATAPULT
89    HERO_SKILL_GATING_MASTERY
90    HERO_SKILL_CRITICAL_GATING
91    HERO_SKILL_CRITICAL_STRIKE
92    HERO_SKILL_DEMONIC_RETALIATION
93    HERO_SKILL_EXPLODING_CORPSES
94    HERO_SKILL_DEMONIC_FLAME
95    HERO_SKILL_WEAKENING_STRIKE
96    HERO_SKILL_FIRE_PROTECTION
97    HERO_SKILL_FIRE_AFFINITY
98    HERO_SKILL_ABSOLUTE_GATING
99    HERO_SKILL_DEATH_TREAD
100    HERO_SKILL_LAST_AID
101    HERO_SKILL_LORD_OF_UNDEAD
102    HERO_SKILL_HERALD_OF_DEATH
103    HERO_SKILL_DEAD_LUCK
104    HERO_SKILL_CHILLING_STEEL
105    HERO_SKILL_CHILLING_BONES
106    HERO_SKILL_SPELLPROOF_BONES
107    HERO_SKILL_DEADLY_COLD
108    HERO_SKILL_SPIRIT_LINK
109    HERO_SKILL_TWILIGHT
110    HERO_SKILL_HAUNT_MINE
111    HERO_SKILL_ABSOLUTE_FEAR
112    HERO_SKILL_DISGUISE_AND_RECKON
113    HERO_SKILL_IMBUE_BALLISTA
114    HERO_SKILL_CUNNING_OF_THE_WOODS
115    HERO_SKILL_FOREST_GUARD_EMBLEM
116    HERO_SKILL_ELVEN_LUCK
117    HERO_SKILL_FOREST_RAGE
118    HERO_SKILL_LAST_STAND
119    HERO_SKILL_INSIGHTS
120    HERO_SKILL_SUN_FIRE
121    HERO_SKILL_SOIL_BURN
122    HERO_SKILL_STORM_WIND
123    HERO_SKILL_FOG_VEIL
124    HERO_SKILL_ABSOLUTE_LUCK
125    HERO_SKILL_MARCH_OF_THE_MACHINES
126    HERO_SKILL_REMOTE_CONTROL
127    HERO_SKILL_ACADEMY_AWARD
128    HERO_SKILL_ARTIFICIAL_GLORY
129    HERO_SKILL_SPOILS_OF_WAR
130    HERO_SKILL_WILDFIRE
131    HERO_SKILL_SEAL_OF_PROTECTION
132    HERO_SKILL_COUNTERSPELL
133    HERO_SKILL_MAGIC_CUSHION
134    HERO_SKILL_SUPRESS_DARK
135    HERO_SKILL_SUPRESS_LIGHT
136    HERO_SKILL_UNSUMMON
137    HERO_SKILL_ABSOLUTE_WIZARDY
138    HERO_SKILL_TELEPORT_ASSAULT
139    HERO_SKILL_SHAKE_GROUND
140    HERO_SKILL_DARK_REVELATION
141    HERO_SKILL_FAST_AND_FURIOUS
142    HERO_SKILL_LUCKY_SPELLS
143    HERO_SKILL_POWER_OF_HASTE
144    HERO_SKILL_POWER_OF_STONE
145    HERO_SKILL_CHAOTIC_SPELLS
146    HERO_SKILL_SECRETS_OF_DESTRUCTION
147    HERO_SKILL_PAYBACK
148    HERO_SKILL_ELITE_CASTERS
149    HERO_SKILL_ELEMENTAL_OVERKILL
150    HERO_SKILL_ABSOLUTE_CHAINS
151    HERO_SKILL_RUNELORE
152    HERO_SKILL_REFRESH_RUNE
153    HERO_SKILL_STRONG_RUNE
154    HERO_SKILL_FINE_RUNE
155    HERO_SKILL_QUICKNESS_OF_MIND
156    HERO_SKILL_RUNIC_MACHINES
157    HERO_SKILL_TAP_RUNES
158    HERO_SKILL_RUNIC_ATTUNEMENT
159    HERO_SKILL_DWARVEN_LUCK
160    HERO_SKILL_OFFENSIVE_FORMATION
161    HERO_SKILL_DEFENSIVE_FORMATION
162    HERO_SKILL_DISTRACT
163    HERO_SKILL_SET_AFIRE
164    HERO_SKILL_SHRUG_DARKNESS
165    HERO_SKILL_ETERNAL_LIGHT
166    HERO_SKILL_RUNIC_ARMOR
167    HERO_SKILL_ABSOLUTE_PROTECTION
168    HERO_SKILL_SNATCH
169    HERO_SKILL_MENTORING
170    HERO_SKILL_EMPATHY
171    HERO_SKILL_PREPARATION
172    HERO_SKILL_DEMONIC_RAGE
173    HERO_SKILL_MIGHT_OVER_MAGIC
174    HERO_SKILL_MEMORY_OF_OUR_BLOOD
175    HERO_SKILL_POWERFULL_BLOW
176    HERO_SKILL_ABSOLUTE_RAGE
177    HERO_SKILL_PATH_OF_WAR
178    HERO_SKILL_BATTLE_ELATION
179    HERO_SKILL_LUCK_OF_THE_BARBARIAN
180    HERO_SKILL_STUNNING_BLOW
181    HERO_SKILL_DEFEND_US_ALL
182    HERO_SKILL_GOBLIN_SUPPORT
183    HERO_SKILL_BARBARIAN_LEARNING
184    HERO_SKILL_POWER_OF_BLOOD
185    HERO_SKILL_WARCRY_LEARNING
186    HERO_SKILL_BODYBUILDING
187    HERO_SKILL_VOICE
188    HERO_SKILL_VOICE_TRAINING
189    HERO_SKILL_MIGHTY_VOICE
190    HERO_SKILL_VOICE_OF_RAGE
191    HERO_SKILL_SHATTER_DESTRUCTIVE_MAGIC
192    HERO_SKILL_CORRUPT_DESTRUCTIVE
193    HERO_SKILL_WEAKEN_DESTRUCTIVE
194    HERO_SKILL_DETAIN_DESTRUCTIVE
195    HERO_SKILL_SHATTER_DARK_MAGIC
196    HERO_SKILL_CORRUPT_DARK
197    HERO_SKILL_WEAKEN_DARK
198    HERO_SKILL_DETAIN_DARK
199    HERO_SKILL_SHATTER_LIGHT_MAGIC
200    HERO_SKILL_CORRUPT_LIGHT
201    HERO_SKILL_WEAKEN_LIGHT
202    HERO_SKILL_DETAIN_LIGHT
203    HERO_SKILL_SHATTER_SUMMONING_MAGIC
204    HERO_SKILL_CORRUPT_SUMMONING
205    HERO_SKILL_WEAKEN_SUMMONING
206    HERO_SKILL_DETAIN_SUMMONING
207    HERO_SKILL_DEATH_TO_NONEXISTENT
208    HERO_SKILL_BARBARIAN_ANCIENT_SMITHY
209    HERO_SKILL_BARBARIAN_WEAKENING_STRIKE
210    HERO_SKILL_BARBARIAN_SOIL_BURN
211    HERO_SKILL_BARBARIAN_FOG_VEIL
212    HERO_SKILL_BARBARIAN_INTELLIGENCE
213    HERO_SKILL_BARBARIAN_MYSTICISM
214    HERO_SKILL_BARBARIAN_ELITE_CASTERS
215    HERO_SKILL_BARBARIAN_STORM_WIND
216    HERO_SKILL_BARBARIAN_FIRE_PROTECTION
217    HERO_SKILL_BARBARIAN_SUN_FIRE
218    HERO_SKILL_BARBARIAN_DISTRACT
219    HERO_SKILL_BARBARIAN_DARK_REVELATION
220    HERO_SKILL_BARBARIAN_MENTORING

Sunday, August 2, 2009

Heroes of Might and Magic V - Play all Heroes Campaigns in Tribes of the East

With the mod and files from this page, you can play the original Heroes V and Hammers of Fate expansion campaigns missions using only the standalone Tribes of the East game.

Be warned that there are engine changes, and some things will look different or be broken. For example, at the time this blog post was written, Hammers of Fate Campaign 3 Mission 1 (Ylaya's Quest, The Spy) had the Seer's Hut quest broken. In the original Hammers of Fate, you can get a +14 Attack / +6 Defense bonus for completing the Seer's Hut quest at Heroic difficulty. With the mod, that quest is not properly initialized and you do not receive the bonus.

Most mods for Heroes V or Hammers of Fate will still work. Simply rename the extension to "h5u" and instead of the "Maps" directory, put them in the "UserMODs" directory.

Saturday, August 1, 2009

Heroes of Might and Magic V - Hammers of Fate - Wulfstan's Skills change to Defence

Heroes of Might and Magic V - Hammers of Fate - Dungeon Campaign - Ylaya's Skills version 2
Download Mod

This mod changes Wulfstan's starting skills to Advanced Defence (from Logistics and Pathfinding).
  • To edit skills: Unzip the file, edit the text file, and re-zip it.
  • To install: Change the "zip" extension to "h5m" and put in the Heroes V "Maps" directory. If there is no such directory yet, create one.
  • If you are playing Hammers of Fate in Tribes of the East, change the "zip" extension to "h5u" and put the file in the "UserMODs" folder.

Heroes of Might and Magic V - Hammers of Fate - Ylaya's Skill Change to Windspeaker

Heroes of Might and Magic V - Hammers of Fate - Dungeon Campaign - Ylaya's Skills version 2
Download Mod

This mod changes Ylaya's Specialty to Windspeaker (spellcasting turns come faster) and starting skill to Basic Sorcery (from Basic Attack).
  • To edit skills: Unzip the file, edit the text file, and re-zip it.
  • To install: Change the "zip" extension to "h5m" and put in the Heroes V "Maps" directory. If there is no such directory yet, create one.
  • If you are playing Hammers of Fate in Tribes of the East, change the "zip" extension to "h5u" and put the file in the "UserMODs" folder.