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Heroes of Might & Magic 5
English Demo version

April, 2006

Contents of Readme
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1. Description
2. System Requirements
3. Installation
4. Controls and Hotkeys
5. Known Issues
6. Legal Information

1. Description
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Heroes of Might & Magic 5 Demo version includes:

- 3 playable missions (2 campaign missions, 1 custom game)
- 2 playable races
- 6 presets for Duel game (play on Ubi.com)
2. System Requirements
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Minimum
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- OS: Windows 2000/XP, DirectX 9.0c April 2005
- CPU: Pentium 4 1.5 GHz / Athlon 2000+ or higher
- RAM: 512 MB or higher
- Video: 128 MB AGP GeForce4 Ti4200 / RADEON 8500 or higher video card
- CD/DVD-ROM speed: 32x
- Sound: DirectX compatible PCI 16-bit sound card
Recommended
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- OS: Windows 2000/XP, DirectX 9.0c April 2005
- CPU: Pentium 4 3.0 GHz / Athlon 3000+ or higher
- RAM: 1024MB or higher
- Video: 256 MB AGP 8x GeForceFX 6600 / RADEON x800 or higher video card
- CD/DVD-ROM speed: 32x
- Dolby Surround 5.1 sound processor

3. Installation
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DirectX 9.0c April 2005 must be installed.

Run HOMMV_demo.exe and follow the installation instructions.
The game will be installed into "C:/Program Files/Ubisoft/Heroes of Might and Magic V/Demo" by default.
Upon installation you can run game either from Windows start menu or "bin/H5_Game.exe" from the demo installation directory.
4. Controls and Hotkeys
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CAMERA

camera zoom -'PG_DOWN' or mouse wheel
camera zoom +'PG_UP' or mouse wheel
camera forward'UP'
camera forward'DOWN'
camera strafe right 'RIGHT'
camera strafe Light'LEFT'
camera pitch up'CTRL' + 'UP'
camera pitch down'CTRL' + 'DOWN'
camera rotate right'CTRL' + 'RIGHT' or 'DELETE'
camera rotate left'CTRL' + 'LEFT' or 'INSERT'
camera default 'HOME'
GENERAL

cancel action/close window'ESC'
confirmation'ENTER' or 'NUM_ENTER'
pause'PAUSE'
screenshot 'PrintScreen'
SAVE/LOAD

save 'F5'
quick save 'F6'
load 'F8'
quick load 'F9'
ADVENTURE

game options 'F4'
esc menu 'ESC' or 'F10'
move hero 'M' or 'SPACE'
next hero 'N' OR 'TAB'
select hero 1-8 '1' - '8'
dig 'G' or 'D'
spellbook'C'
end of turn'ENTER' or 'NUM_ENTER' or 'E'
hero attributes 'A'
hero equipment 'I'
hero skills 'K'
hero abilities 'V'
hero biography 'H'
surface/underground 'T' or 'U'
objectives 'O' or 'Q'
objectives log 'L'
puzzle map 'P'
chat 'BACKSPACE' or 'CTRL' + 'ENTER' or 'CTRL' + 'NUM_ENTER'
chat to all 'CTRL' + 'A'
chat to team 'CTRL' + 'T'
chat to race 'CTRL' + 'R'
TOWN

town hall 'B'
fort 'R'
magic guild 'G'
tavern 'T'
market 'M'
racial building'Q'
blacksmith 'X'
buy artifacts 'Y'
shipyard 'Z'
next town 'N'
previous town 'P'
upgrade creatures 'U'
split creatures'SHIFT' + drag creature
COMBAT

defend 'D'
wait 'W'
auto combat 'A' or 'V'
retreat 'R'
cast 'C' or 'S'
autoplace army 'A' or 'V'
melee attack for shooters'CTRL'
switch turn order bar / combat log
'TAB'

5. Known Issues
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- Some texts are not final (proofreading, gameplay check, fitting in interfaces...)
- Some models or animations may be faulty
- Music selection, sounds or mix may not be final at some points
- AI may decide to not to recapture town on the "Falcon's" map
- Leadership perks incorrectly placed at racial ability slots on Hero Screen
- Godric may stop chasing Agrael on the "The Cultist" map
- Map "The Queen" can be finished without completing objective "Get a message to Nicolai"
- SPACE hotkey is not working in the creature hiring interface
- Tooltips and icons of some Spellbook bookmarks are mixed up
- Sometimes sprites couldn't attack skeletons
- Spirit Link ability is not working
- Profile button in Multiplayer menu may not work
- Water implementation in Haven town is not final
- Player may gain levelup twice when using Sacrifice Pit in Inferno town
- Sound FX for several map objects are missing
- Hero path plotting may have visual artefacts when Player Movement Speed option is set to maximum
- Game crash in Duel mode if combat ends while Options menu is open
6. Legal Information
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Copyright Information
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This software product and the manual are copyrighted and all rights are reserved
by Ubisoft and Nival Interactive and are protected by the copyright laws that pertain
to computer software. You may copy this software for back-up and casual distribution.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, you may not modify, adapt, translate, create derivative works,
decompile, disassemble, or otherwise reverse engineer or derive source code from all or any
portion of the software or anything incorporated therein, permit, or encourage any third party to do so.

Heroes of Might and Magic is a registered trademark of Ubisoft. Pentium,
Microsoft Windows, Athlon, GeForce, Radeon, SoundBlaster, DirectX are trademarks of their respective owners.

Limitations of Warranty
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Nival Interactive and Ubisoft expressly disclaim any warranty for the Demo version and Readme file.
The program and Readme file are provided "as is" without warranty of any kind, either express or implied.
The entire risk arising out of use or performance of the Program and Readme file remains with the User.

Limitations of Liability
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Neither Nival Interactive nor Ubisoft, or their parent, subsidiaries or affiliates shall be liable in any way
for loss or damage of any kind resulting from the use of the program.
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