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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by someone who does not have the expansion. Players who try to
connect to a multiplayer map created in the new Campaign Editor
in the expansion, that do not have the expansion installed will not
connect to the game and will be notified that they need the
expansion to play in that specific map.

New Adventure Map
locations

Conservatory of Chaos sells parchments that teach
one spell from the school of Chaos magic.

Conservatory of Life sells parchments that teach one
spell from the school of Life magic.

Conservatory of Order sells parchments that teach
one spell from the school of Order magic.

Coliseum of Might – selected hero will fight a
number of Black Dragons based off of the hero’s level.
If the hero wins, he gains a level. If the hero loses, he
returns to the army as a tombstone and must return to
a town or Sanctuary for resurrection.

C o n s e rvat o ry of Nat u re sells parchments that teach
one spell from the school of Nature magic.

Conservatory of Death sells parchments that teach
one spell from the school of Death magic.

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Coliseum of Magic – selected hero will fight a
number of Faerie Dragons based off of the hero’s level.
If the hero wins, he gains a level. If the hero loses, he
returns to the army as a tombstone and must re t u r n to a
town or Sanctuary for re s u rre c t i o n .

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New Artifacts

For the Mysterious dark priest

A hero wearing both the Cloak of Darkness and the Ring of Light is
granted one Guardian Angel at the start of every combat.

Ring of Light: Increases the hero’s Melee and Ranged
Damage by 10, increases the effect of Life spells cast by
the hero, and grants the he ro Death Ward.

Cloak of Darkness: Increases the hero’s Melee and
Ranged Defense by 10, increases the effect of Death
spells cast by the hero, and grants the hero Life Ward.

for the mighty Barbarian

A hero wearing the Tiger Armor and the Tiger Helm, and wielding t h e
F rost Hammer, is granted Regeneration and Dragon Stre n g t h .

Tiger Armor: Increases the hero’s Melee and Ranged
Defense by 25, increases the hero’s Speed by 2, and
increases the hero’s movement by 2.

FOr the discriminating bard

Targets of a hero wearing the Harmonic Chainmail and the Necklace
of Muses, and wielding Aiffe’s Mandolin, are affected by the Song of
Peace spell.

Tiger Helm: Increases the hero’s Melee and Ranged
Defense by 5, increases the hero’s Melee and Ranged
Damage by 5, and grants the hero the Negate First Strike
ability.

Frost Hammer: Increases the hero’s Melee Attack by
25, and opponents struck in combat have a chance to be
f rozen for 2 turn s .

H a rmonic Chainmail: I n c reases the hero ’ s Melee and
Ranged Defense by 15, and grants the hero Mirth.

Necklace of Muses: Increases the hero’s Spell Points
by 15 and regenerates 5 spell points per day to the
wearer.

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Aiffe’s Mandolin: Grants the hero the ability to cast
Song of Peace, Unholy Song, and Mass Ferv o r.

For the busy wizard

A hero wearing the Necklace of Balance, the Flame of Chaos, and the
Ice Scales is granted Magic Mirror.

Flame of Chaos: Grants the hero Order Ward and Cold
Resistance, and reduces the spell point cost of Chaos
spells by 2.

for the archmage who has everything

A hero wearing the Arc h m a g e ’s Hat, the Staff of Disruption, the Wa y f a r i n g
Boots, the Ring of Flares, and the Angelfeather Cloak is granted the ability
to ignore an enemy hero ’s or cre a t u re ’ s magic re s i s t a n c e .

Archmage’s Hat: Hero gains +10 spell points,
regenerates 2 spell points per day and is granted the
effects of the Blur spell.

Staff of Disruption: Hero gains +10 spell points and
ignores all ‘Ward’ limitations caused by creature abilities
and spells.

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Ice Scales: Grants the hero Chaos Ward and Fire
Resistance, and reduces the spell point cost of Order
spells by 2.

Necklace of Balance: Increases the effect of Order and
Chaos spells by 25%.

Wayfaring Boots: Hero gains +10 spell points, gains a
25% movement bonus, and ignores all terrain penalties.

Ring of Flares: Hero gains +10 spell points and all
spells cost –2 spell points to cast.

Angelfeather Cloak: Hero gains +10 spell points a n d
is granted the effects of Flight and Heavenly Shield.

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New Creatures

New Creatures

GOBLIN KNIGHT

Level: 3 Alignment: Chaos
Hit Points: 120 Damage: 16-30
Attack: 20 Defense: 26
Move: 36 Speed: 7
Shots: 0 Spell Points: 0
Spell Power: 0 We e k l y Grow t h: 4
Cost: 1000 gold Experience: 157
Special A b i l i t i e s: 50% Magic Resistance, Stone Skin,

Negate First Strike

Description: The heavy armor of the Goblin Knight grants a
resistance to both magic and physical attacks, but allows enough
freedom of movement for the Goblin’s natural quickness to overcome
the fastest of opponents.

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EVIL SORCERESS

Level: 4 Alignment: Order
Hit Points: 100 Damage: 20-34
Attack: 28 Defense: 28
Move: 150 Speed: 7
Shots: 0 Spell Points: 50
Spell Power: 100 We e k ly Grow t h: 2
Cost: 4000 gold, Experience: 750

2 mercury

Special Abilities: Teleport, Spellcaster, Magic Mirror

D e s c ri p t i o n: The Evil Sorc e ress combines powerful spellcasting with

a natural defense against enemy spells and the ability to teleport on
the battlefield.

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New Creatures

New Creatures

GARGANTUAN

Level: 4 Alignment: Nature
Hit Points: 300 Damage: 28-40
Attack: 32 Defense: 32
Move: 22 Speed: 4
Shots: 16 Spell Points: 0
Spell Power: 0 We e k ly Grow t h: 2
Cost: 4000 gold, Experience: 800

2 crystal

Special Abilities: Shoots Twice, Area Attack, No Melee Penalty

Description: A large earth elemental, resembling a Behemoth, the

Gargantuan attacks with the very earth in a devastating barrage of
rocks. In melee, the Gargantuan pounds its opponents with its
massive fists.

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DARK CHAMPION

Level: 4 Alignment: Death
Hit Points: 200 Damage: 30-42
Attack: 40 Defense: 40
Move: 45 Speed: 6
Shots: 0 Spell Points: 0
Spell Power: 0 We e k ly Grow t h: 2
Cost: 4000 gold, Experience: 1000

4 ore

Special Abilities: Charge, Undead, fear, and Regeneration

Description: Dark Champions are powerful, twisted undead

Paladins. Those facing the charge of a Dark Champion will often
flee in terror, while the few remaining to fight discover the wounds
inflicted upon a Dark Champion rapidly fade away.

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