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harsh-harlequin

After an update Heroes of Might and Magic 3 Complete (GOG) won't launch

HI, HoMM III worked fine earlier, though I've had a couple of crashes. But now, after an update it won't launch at all. It says it's launching, but then nothing happens and it goes back to the state where I could try launching it again. Log file attached. Thanks in advance for any help.
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harsh-harlequin
harsh-harlequinOP7mo ago
Thanks, but my Heroic is not installed from Flatpak.
afraid-scarlet
afraid-scarlet7mo ago
Indeed, my bad Have you verified the game files?
harsh-harlequin
harsh-harlequinOP7mo ago
Yep
afraid-scarlet
afraid-scarlet7mo ago
back up your saves (DO NOT SKIP THIS) turn on dxvknvapi install vcrun2012 through winetricks try launching it again if it doesn't work delete this directory:
/home/jussi/Games/Heroic/Prefixes/default/Heroes of Might and Magic 3 Complete
switch to proton-ge instead of wine-ge make sure umu is on install vcrun2012 again
harsh-harlequin
harsh-harlequinOP7mo ago
Thanks, but I actually got it working by pinning the version of the game to the previous version. Thought I tried it before, but probably chose the wrong version.
broad-brown
broad-brown6mo ago
Hey. I've got the exact same problem. I follow RawToast advice to turn on dxvknapi, install vcrun2012 with UMU on, and using Proton-GE. But no luck. It says "Launching" but actually stays on that state. Here are my logs: https://0x0.st/8rmd.log Thanks in advance for any help. Note: I realized it also works if I uninstall and re-install a previous version*

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