[HoMM3] Install Armageddon's Blade over Shadow of Death?

[jeffh]

I have HoMM3 and its two expansions on separate CDs. I recently installed Shadow of Death thinking it would have everything on it, but it doesn't. Can I just install Armageddon's Blade and thereby have the whole shebang, or would I need to knock everything out and reinstall everything to get this effect?

[jeffh]

I'll answer my own question here, in case anyone else in the same situation comes along later.

When I didn't get a response right away (I was in an uncharacteristically impatient mood today for some reason), I decided to just load AB and see what happened and it worked fine. Apparently AB installs just fine over SoD as well as the original HoMM3.

(Note: I am aware of the trick of simply creating blank files and giving them the names of certain AB files, which fools SoD into unlocking things like the Conflux town type. However, this doesn't get you everything - at the very least you don't get the scenarios.)

[GreatEmerald]

Indeed, AB is quite interesting in that it has separate resources, even a separate executable.

[Sass Drake]

I'll answer my own question here, in case anyone else in the same situation comes along later.

When I didn't get a response right away (I was in an uncharacteristically impatient mood today for some reason), I decided to just load AB and see what happened and it worked fine. Apparently AB installs just fine over SoD as well as the original HoMM3.

(Note: I am aware of the trick of simply creating blank files and giving them the names of certain AB files, which fools SoD into unlocking things like the Conflux town type. However, this doesn't get you everything - at the very least you don't get the scenarios.)

What do you mean under "you dont' get scenarios". I always have AB maps in SoD list when is AB installed after SoD.

[GreatEmerald]

You read that wrong, he meant SoD *without* AB.

[Artas1984]

Just get Heroes III Complete.

Perhaps you can to sell your CDs to someone for cheap?
That would be a good "promptu".