perfect solution for playing heroes3

1. Install basic game
    a. download the basic iso file "Heroes.of.Might.and.Magic.3.Linux.[mulek.info].iso"
    b. mount the iso file
            sudo mount -o loop ###.iso /media/cdrom
    c. follow the README provided in iso file to install heroes3
        here, do notice that: in recently linux distribution, you must replace "sh setup.sh" by "bash setup.sh".
    d. after installation you can play the game by type 'heroes3', but now you can't play the game in fullscreen mode.

2. Install patch for fullscreen mode.
    a. download the 1.3.1a patch.
            wget -c ftp://mirrors.dotsrc.org/lokigames/updates/heroes3/heroes3-1.3.1a-unified-x86.run
    b. install the patch.
            sudo ./heroes3-1.3.1a-unified-x86.run --keep
        there may be some errors, don't worry, here is the solution:
               i. cd heroes3-1.3.1a-unified-x86
              ii. replace the './bin/Linux/x86/loki_patch'
            iii. ./update.sh
    c. after successfully update the game, you can see the information.
            heroes3 -v
    d. play the game in fullscreen mode.
            heroes3 -f

3. solution of sound problem.
    a. download special libs for old loki games.
        wget -c http://www.swanson.ukfsn.org/loki/loki_compat_libs-1.2.tar.bz2
    b. extract the tar file in directory /usr/local/games/
    c. insert the follow code into ~/.bashrc
            alias h3='LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/lib:/usr/local/games/Loki_Compat /usr/local/games/Heroes3/heroes3.dynamic'
    d. now you can type 'h3' to play the game with perfect music.

4. play the wonderful game. ^_^
    h3


enjoy!



reference:
    http://forum.ubuntu.org.cn/about60084.html&highlight=&sid=0c32ca1e87888abf57ef9617705f93a0