This game works fine with Windows 3.11 inside DOSBox. Why not use that ?

xcomcmdr wrote:

This game works fine with Windows 3.11 inside DOSBox. Why not use that ?

Im talking about the GoG version

The GOG version is still a WinG32 (GDI) game not DDraw.

Dege wrote:

The GOG version is still a WinG32 (GDI) game not DDraw.

The GoG version lacks the internal WinG folder that contains the Wing32.DLL

Sadly even using something like Heroes WING32.DLL OpenGL wrapper to act as a replacement the game still doesn't load it the wrapper DLL files.
I will continue looking at some other GoG and Steam stuff, this game is so good, but it feels so rushed to release.

Also: renaming DDRAW.DLL to WING32.DLL Makes the game recognize it, but it crashes at the beginning asking for the WING32.DLL Instructions like WinGGetDIBColorTable

I found the PlayStation version a lot better than pc, so I run it via a PSX emulator. However, you have to use a joypad as no mouse /keyboard but you get used to it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rm3AhDE3Fs&f … e=related&gl=GB

However, that kind of defeats the problem, so would be great to one day improve it running on windows.

I've decided to look at it today using DxWnd and here is what i found

-It recognizes wing32.dll right where the EXE File is
-The Game doesn't Upscale, Unlike HOMM 1&2 windows edition which has working WinG32.dll Wrappers that converts the game to OpenGL, whatever GoG did it was shoddy, but also that WinG32.dll is tied to HOMM config.ini.
-The game tries to upscale in DxWnd but it crashes, mostly because of the program.