User Guide

Show Movement Path
This toggles on and off the dotted line that indicates your chosen
Movement Path across the Adventure Map.
Animate Map
This toggles on and off the animations on the Adventure Map.
Show Enemy Movement
This toggles on and off your ability to see the computer players’
moves during their turns.
Music Volume
Adjust the volume of the background music. Scroll the bar to the right
to make the music louder, or all the way to the left to turn it off.
Effects Volume
Adjust all sound effects volumes in the game, from combat noise to
the clopping of your horse’s hooves. Scroll the bar to the right to
make the sounds louder, or all the way to the left to turn them off.
Combat Speed
Adjust the animation speed on the Combat screen. Scroll the bar to
the right for faster animations, or to the left for slower animations.
Army Speed
Adjust the animation speed of your armies on the Adventure Map.
Scroll the bar to the right to move faster, or to the left to move slower.
Enemy Speed
Adjust the animation speed of enemy armies on the Adventure Map.
Scroll the bar to the right to move faster, or to the left to move slower.
High Scores
View a list of the best scores, including the best Campaign and
Scenario scores.
Replay Cinematic
Replay the opening cinematic.
Credits
This option allows you to view the names of the hardworking people
behind the creation of Heroes of Might and Magic IV.
Quit
This option closes Heroes of Might and Magic IV and returns you
to the desktop.
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LOAD GAME
Load a previously saved single Scenario or Campaign game. Simply
click on the name of the game you want to load, and then click the
‘Load’ button. To return to the Main Menu without loading a game,
click on the ‘Cancel’ button.
Autosave
Note that Heroes of Might and Magic IV has an Autosave feature
that automatically saves your game each turn (as well as the
previous turn), so if you realise you have done something that you
didn’t want to do, you will be able to load the Autosave and play your
turn again.
GAME OPTIONS
Settings
This option allows you to select the resolution in which you want to
play. You have three screen sizes to choose from: 800x600,
1024x768, and 1280x1024. Higher resolutions have more room to
reveal more of the Adventure Map, more buttons, and more details
about your kingdom; however, animations may be affected on slower
computer systems. Just click on the resolution you want to play in.
You can also toggle on and off the Full Screen mode that allows you
to play the game in a full screen, or in ‘window’ mode that allows
you to still see and use your desktop while the game is running.
Quick Combat
This toggles the Quick Combat option on and off. In Quick Combat,
the computer resolves all battles instantly, without going to the
Combat screen, and simply reveals the outcome.
Show Coordinates
Toggle the pop-up window on and off which reveals the map
coordinates of any spot indicated by the mouse cursor. Three
numbers are given, including an ‘x’ and ‘y’ similar to a latitude and
longitude. These allow you to find any location on the map, and a ‘z’
indicates which level it is located on – (1) for the surface level and
(2) for the underground level.
Movement Reminder
This toggles the Movement Reminder window on and off. At the end
of every turn, if you have not used up all the movement of all your
armies, a window will appear to remind you that you have more
armies to move. For those who don’t want to utilise this pop-up
reminder, this option allows you to turn it off.
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