Heroes of Might & Magic III
                               Patch 1.3.1a

This second patch for Heroes III for Linux has the following enhancements over the
previous version (1.3) :

   - Updated libraries, the game should be more robust
   - Fixed input problems.
   - Fixed networking crashes.
   - Fixed volume settings.
   - Fixed random seed generation.
   - Fixed problems with map dragging.
   - Fixed movie lockups
   - Fixed save game editing keys
   - Fixed crash on exit
   - Adventure map will not scroll when the mouse leaves the window
   - Fixed a problem with map loading/saving, should help with map
     compatability
   - Fixed the issue causing problems with large maps/lots of players 
     in internet games
   - Fixed text on the scenario completion screen
   - Worked around an issue with extremely unstable network links

The previous 1.3 patch had the following enhancements over the initial release :

    - Many game-related bugfixes from the Windows version
    - Defaults to fullscreen by default; the new fullscreen code does
      not require root privileges anymore, and should work on any
      XFree86 and compatible X11 server with at least the 800x600 video
      mode defined in the XF86Config file. Use the Alt-Enter hotkey at any
      time to switch between fullscreen and windowed modes.
        - Y2K bugfix
        - Fixed minor bug in the tavern videos
    - Proper CDROM detection on systems using supermount (Mandrake)
    - New command-line option: -x. Enables the X11 mouse cursor in the
      game, instead of the fancy colorful software cursor. This may improve
      drastically the game performance on some systems, but it makes it look
      much less pretty too.
    - DMA sound from the latest SDL (better performance). If your card supports
      this (most SB compatible cards do), you can enable it by setting the
      SDL_AUDIODRIVER environment variable to 'dma', i.e. :

      export SDL_AUDIODRIVER=dma
    - Initial PPC port (available in a separate archive). This port does not
      support network compatibility with other versions of the game, and saved
      games are also incompatible.

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CONTACTING LOKI SOFTWARE, INC.
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