Witness the amazing evolution of the genre-defining strategy game as it becomes a next-generation phenomenon, melding classic deep fantasy with new generation visuals and gameplay.

In the renowned Might & Magic universe, demon swarms spread chaos over the land in a relentless assault. The fate of the world is at stake and heroes from a variety of legendary factions must stand up and defend their causes. Live their fate, lead their forces to victory and unveil the secret goal of the demon lords.

Become a strategy gaming legend by raising unique hero characters, assembling armies and defeating enemies using the brand-new dynamic battle system both offline and online. Are you up for it?

Here are some key features of "Heroes of Might and Magic V":

· Cutting-edge visual technology: For the first time, experience the world of Might & Magic in a full, breathtaking 3D animated world supported by a consistent and modern graphic style.
· A more mature & consistent heroic fantasy universe: Includes all the features that made the series successful in a completely revamped and more mature universe - with six unique factions and over 40 different creatures and spells.
· Complete strategy experience and RPG gameplay: During six campaigns and more than 30 missions, explore and conquer territories, manage your cities, recruit armies and raise and upgrade your heroes through a user-friendly yet deep turn-based system.
· Complete scalable turn-based battle system for challenging and tactical combats: Discover the combat system that made the Heroes series successful or experience the brand-new dynamic battle system that transforms a chessboard into a lively battlefield.
· Competitive, addictive, and intense multiplayer mode: Play five different online modes via hot seat, LAN or the Internet. Challenge your friends in furious battles and create your own level with the editor


What's New in This Release:

Features added:
· "Paper doll" in Hero inventory interface
· Support for p2p network in the game and in the editor (now maps can be loaded from shared folders without downloading, check the map editor documentation for more details)
Bugs repaired and changes made:
Stability:
· Game no longer freezes on sending results to ubi screen
· Game no longer freezes on Ubi rating games when host is disconnected
· Game results will not be submitted to ubi.com situation is no longer present
· Placing the "entry point object on the map no longer causes the editor to freeze"
Interfaces:
· 'Move Hero' button disabling at turn start in some situations no longer present
· Hero movement path plotting on Puzzle Map seen no longer
· In the Wait interface players default names now change with player color change
· Select spell region difference with spell icon exists no longer
· Showing more then 1k creatures in one stack now is correct the big icon of Random Hero in Duel creation interface now is correct option changes now may be saved by clicking 'Apply' button
· the "Clear" button in Hall Of Fame no longer erases all results including the default ones
· not all the upgrades performed are updated correctly bug exists no more
· no movement path after exiting whirlpool bug fixed
· Vital information no longer displayed after player presses 'End Turn' button in Hot Seat Mode
· icons of Shadow Matriarch, Cavalier, Spectre, Wraith, Silver Unicorn, Emerald Dragon now are in accordance with their models
· icon of Sack of Endless Gold now is accordance with model
· mission results screen has been improved
· the Alt+F4 shortcut works correctly now in multiplayer duel mode
· many text bugs have been fixed
Gameplay, Mechanics, Balance:
· Duel 3x3 concept has been improved
· the problem with incomplete army positioning in Duel 3x3 mode exists no longer
· Gremlins can repair machines and construct creatures only once per combat in all situations
· Mages no longer damage themselves from casting
· the ability "Guardian Angel" no longer gives an extra turn to the hero after the stack resurrected by the "Guardian Angel" has died
· Vampires no longer regenerate when attacking undead creatures
· Pendant of Mastery and Artificier manipulating exploit fixed
· specialization for dungeon hero Eruina now works correctly
· changes in cost of buildings in Sylvan town
· creatures now are collected in dwellings
· all levels of Magic Guild cost equally in all towns
· now creatures don't disappear in combat when splitting stacks
· skill Gating now is more balanced and improved
· perk "Power of speed" was changed and grants "Mass Haste" spell now
· perk "Power of Endurance" was changed and grants "Mass Endurance" spell now
· building "Dragon Tombstone" (Necropolis) now requires Dragon Graveyard to be built first.
· building "Library" (Academy) now requires Magic Guild to be built first.
· perk "Imbue Ballista" (Ranger) can't be obtained by the hero without perk "Imbue Arrow" now.
· Warlock can get "Resistance" and "Counterspell" perks now.
Map Editor:
· functionality of the Map Editor has been improved
· Hero Editor Tool has been improved
Other:
· wrong camera behavior when a Paladin attacked by the range attack creature now fixed
· wrong camera behavior when a unit is "scared" by the attack of the Hell Charger now fixed
· wrong camera behavior when a creature attacked by the attack of Ranger now fixed
· the auto-combat button doesn't have a correct refreshing of its icon in hot seat when 2 human players are carrying the combat bug exist no longer
· the delay between clicking on a hero's destination and his actual movement on the adventure map now fixed
· wrong system resolution after system went to standby bug exists no more
· sky in Necropolis town has been improved