Games PC HEROES OF MIGHT AND MAGIC IV-THE GATHERING STORM User Manual

HEROES™ of Might and Magic®IV:
THE GATHERING storm™

The 3DO Company
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Redwood City, CA 94063

Table of Contents

Installation GUIDE.................................... 3

What’s New ........................................................ 3

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Editor Editions

and Compatibility ...................................... 6

New Adventure Map Locations....... 7

New Artifacts................................................. 9

New Creatures.............................................. 13

Customer SUPPORT .................................... 17

LIMITED 90-DAY WARRANTY.................... 19

Installation Guide

You must have Heroes of Might and Magic®IV installed on your hard
drive to install the Heroes™ IV: The Gathering Storm™ expansion
pack. See the installation card insert in the box for specific installation
instructions. After the installation of the Heroes IV: The Gathering
Storm game you will be able to play the original campaigns from
Heroes IV and the new campaigns from the new CD. Start the game
as usual and you will notice that the banner on the main menu now
reads "The Gathering Storm " .

What’s New

The Gathering Storm is an expansion pack for Heroes of Might a n d
Magic IV. It combines the original game with new campaigns, n e w
single scenario maps, new multiplayer maps, new cre a t u re s and a
number of new adventure map locations and artifacts. These additions
will require you to develop new strategies for achieving victory.

The Gathering Storm includes six entirely new campaigns which tell
the tale of five heroes and their quest to defeat a mad wizard named
Hexis, whose control of the realms of Nature and Death has begun a

chain of events that threaten not just the heroes’ own kingdom of
D e v o n s h i re, but all of the lands of Lodwar. As Hexis’s strength grows,
so does his negative effect on nature itself. Earthquakes, floods, storm s ,
and more are spreading across the kingdom, and it is up to the five
h e roes to stop Hexis and somehow reverse the damage he has done.

Another Bard’s Tale: This campaign tells the tale of Agraynel the
Bard, who goes in search of three artifacts once belonging to Aiffe,
a bard of legendary wit and skill. Shadowy forces will stand in her
way, but are they just coincidence or are they part of some plot to
prevent the artifacts’ recovery?

The Masters of Magic: Bohb the Archmage goes on a quest to
reunite the five legendary items once worn by the greatest of
archmages, Nevar. Each of the five items has long since been taken
by five mages, each of whom proclaims himself to be the Master of
their magical college. Bohb must defeat them all to assemble Nevars
items and unlock their secret power.

Opposites Attract: The wizard, Kozuss, must travel first to the
jungles of Aldamar and then into the kingdom of Merlion in search of
three artifacts forged during an ancient war. These extremely rare
items allow for proper use of the opposing schools of Order and Chaos.

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A Matter of Life and Death: This campaign follows the tale of the
Dark Priest, Alita Eventide. Her quest is to recover the Ring of Life
and the Cloak of Darkness, but two powerful cults possess these
items, and won’t be willing to part with them without a fight.

Might Makes Right: Brash and overconfident, Dogwoggle sets out
in search of the fabled Armor of the Tiger. He is able to learn that the
various parts are in the hands of three mad brothers who rule small
kingdoms nearby, and this campaign follows Dogwoggle’s struggle
against the three.

The Gathering Storm: Once the five now-powerful heroes have
completed their individual quests, they will reunite in Devonshire and
set out together toward Hexis’s stronghold in the south. The way will
be fraught with peril, as the heroes must battle their way through the
tainted and twisted forces of nature. The battle against Hexis awaits!

New Heroes

T h e re are 5 new named heroes in the campaigns: Alita Eventide, Bohb,
Kozuss, Dogwoggle and Agraynel.

New Adventure Objects

T h e re are seven new adventure objects/locations:
C o n s e rvatories (one for each school of magic) and Coliseums
(one for Might and one for Magic).

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New Artifacts

There are sixteen new artifacts and new combination artifacts: Ring
of Light, Cloak of Darkness, Tiger Armor, Tiger Helm, Frost Hammer,
Harmonic Chainmail, Necklace of Muses, Aiffe’s Mandolin, Flame of
Chaos, Ice Scales, Necklace of Balance, Arc h m a g e ’s Hat, Staff of
D i s ruption, Wayfaring Boots, Ring of Flares and the Angelfeather Cloak.

New Creatures

There are four new creatures, all minions of Hexis: Goblin Knight, Evil
Sorceress, Dark Champion and Gargantuan.

Editor Editions and
Compatibility

The expansion has upgraded the editor from the original game,
allowing you access to all of the new heroes, adventure objects,
artifacts and creatures used in The Gathering Storm. Maps created
using the new Campaign Editor from The Gathering Storm will only
be playable by those who have The Gathering Storm installed. Even
if you create a map without using any of the new features with
The Gathering Storm's Campaign Editor, it WILL NOT be playable

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