{"slug": "vcmi", "name": "VCMI", "category": "other", "category_name": "Other software", "description": "", "recommenders": 5, "commenters": 6, "warners": 0, "score": 4.981, "rising": 2.35, "first": "2025-12-11", "latest": "2026-10-25", "why": "You might be interested in VCMI, which is an open source engine for HoMM3.", "why_is_quote": true, "has_verdict": false, "sentiment": {"recommend": 5, "neutral": 1, "compare": 0, "warn": 0}, "spark": [0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 3], "listed": true, "loved": [], "caveat": "", "short_quote": "You might be interested in VCMI, which is an open source engine for HoMM3.", "kind": "", "icon": true, "domain": "vcmi.eu", "github_repo": null, "official_url": "https://vcmi.eu", "pricing": "", "aliases": ["VCMI"], "verdict": null, "praise": [{"label": "", "summary": "", "quotes": [{"id": 803782576, "item_id": 50236411, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50236411", "by": "NeveHanter", "date": "2026-10-25", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "HotA also has a up-to-date VCMI port", "excerpt": "HotA also has a up-to-date VCMI port: https://vcmi.eu/Mod%20Repository/Expansion/Horn%20of%20the%20Abyss/ WOG is also available for VCMI: https://vcmi.eu/Mod%20Repository/Expansion/In%20The%20Wake%20of%20Gods/", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "fheroes2: A recreation of Heroes of Might and Magic II game engine"}, {"id": 803782528, "item_id": 50236408, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50236408", "by": "NeveHanter", "date": "2026-10-25", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "HotA also has a up-to-date VCMI port", "excerpt": "HotA also has a up-to-date VCMI port: https://vcmi.eu/Mod%20Repository/Expansion/Horn%20of%20the%20Abyss/ WOG is also available for VCMI: https://vcmi.eu/Mod%20Repository/Expansion/In%20The%20Wake%20of%20Gods/", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "fheroes2: A recreation of Heroes of Might and Magic II game engine"}, {"id": 803700192, "item_id": 50231262, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50231262", "by": "vrganj", "date": "2026-10-25", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "There's also VCMI [0] for Heroes 3!", "excerpt": "There's also VCMI [0] for Heroes 3! [0] https://vcmi.eu/", "context": "", "use_case": "Heroes 3 engine recreation", "switched_from": "", "story": "fheroes2: A recreation of Heroes of Might and Magic II game engine"}, {"id": 803692112, "item_id": 50230757, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50230757", "by": "cyrusmg", "date": "2026-10-25", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "there is also an engine for it for Linux: https://github.com/vcmi/vcmi", "excerpt": "Oh, I loved HOMAM 3 - and this made me google a bit and there is also an engine for it for Linux: https://github.com/vcmi/vcmi", "context": "", "use_case": "playing Heroes of Might and Magic 3", "switched_from": "", "story": "fheroes2: A recreation of Heroes of Might and Magic II game engine"}, {"id": 779298704, "item_id": 48706169, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48706169", "by": "celaleddin", "date": "2026-06-28", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "There is also VCMI, an open-source engine for Heroes of Might and Magic III", "excerpt": "Nice! There is also VCMI, an open-source engine for Heroes of Might and Magic III: https://github.com/vcmi/vcmi", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "OpenRA"}]}], "caveats": [], "who": [], "tags": [], "use_cases": ["heroes 3 engine recreation", "playing heroes of might and magic 3", "open-source homm3 engine"], "compared": [], "makers": [{"id": 751458192, "item_id": 46966137, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46966137", "by": "agosz", "date": "2026-02-10", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I've made a couple of contributions to VCMI, an open source implementation of heroes of might and magic 3", "excerpt": "That's so cool! I didn't know they open sourced it. Is your work also open? And how do you check that the frames don't change? I love seeing people try to revive old games and improve them for players. I've made a couple of contributions to VCMI, an open source implementation of heroes of might and magic 3 that I used to play as a kid and it's so rewarding seeing people use those.", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "I Write Games in C (yes, C)"}], "threads": [{"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50230384", "title": "fheroes2: A recreation of Heroes of Might and Magic II game engine", "mentions": 4}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48697560", "title": "OpenRA", "mentions": 1}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46925808", "title": "I Write Games in C (yes, C)", "mentions": 1}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46422412", "title": "GOG is getting acquired by its original co-founder: What it means for you", "mentions": 1}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46174534", "title": "VCMI: An open-source engine for Heroes III", "mentions": 1}], "sentiment_by_month": {"2025-11": {}, "2025-12": {"neutral": 1, "recommend": 1}, "2026-01": {}, "2026-02": {}, "2026-03": {}, "2026-04": {}, "2026-05": {}, "2026-06": {"recommend": 1}, "2026-07": {}, "2026-08": {}, "2026-09": {}, "2026-10": {"recommend": 3}}, "versions": [], "version_unnamed": 0, "family_ref": null, "runs_on": null, "lines": [], "quotes": [{"id": 803782576, "item_id": 50236411, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50236411", "by": "NeveHanter", "date": "2026-10-25", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "HotA also has a up-to-date VCMI port", "excerpt": "HotA also has a up-to-date VCMI port: https://vcmi.eu/Mod%20Repository/Expansion/Horn%20of%20the%20Abyss/ WOG is also available for VCMI: https://vcmi.eu/Mod%20Repository/Expansion/In%20The%20Wake%20of%20Gods/", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "fheroes2: A recreation of Heroes of Might and Magic II game engine"}, {"id": 803782528, "item_id": 50236408, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50236408", "by": "NeveHanter", "date": "2026-10-25", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "HotA also has a up-to-date VCMI port", "excerpt": "HotA also has a up-to-date VCMI port: https://vcmi.eu/Mod%20Repository/Expansion/Horn%20of%20the%20Abyss/ WOG is also available for VCMI: https://vcmi.eu/Mod%20Repository/Expansion/In%20The%20Wake%20of%20Gods/", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "fheroes2: A recreation of Heroes of Might and Magic II game engine"}, {"id": 803700192, "item_id": 50231262, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50231262", "by": "vrganj", "date": "2026-10-25", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "There's also VCMI [0] for Heroes 3!", "excerpt": "There's also VCMI [0] for Heroes 3! [0] https://vcmi.eu/", "context": "", "use_case": "Heroes 3 engine recreation", "switched_from": "", "story": "fheroes2: A recreation of Heroes of Might and Magic II game engine"}, {"id": 803692112, "item_id": 50230757, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50230757", "by": "cyrusmg", "date": "2026-10-25", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "there is also an engine for it for Linux: https://github.com/vcmi/vcmi", "excerpt": "Oh, I loved HOMAM 3 - and this made me google a bit and there is also an engine for it for Linux: https://github.com/vcmi/vcmi", "context": "", "use_case": "playing Heroes of Might and Magic 3", "switched_from": "", "story": "fheroes2: A recreation of Heroes of Might and Magic II game engine"}, {"id": 779298704, "item_id": 48706169, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48706169", "by": "celaleddin", "date": "2026-06-28", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "There is also VCMI, an open-source engine for Heroes of Might and Magic III", "excerpt": "Nice! There is also VCMI, an open-source engine for Heroes of Might and Magic III: https://github.com/vcmi/vcmi", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "OpenRA"}, {"id": 742776976, "item_id": 46423561, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46423561", "by": "rascul", "date": "2025-12-29", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "You might be interested in VCMI, which is an open source engine for HoMM3.", "excerpt": "You might be interested in VCMI, which is an open source engine for HoMM3. https://vcmi.eu/", "context": "", "use_case": "Open-source HoMM3 engine", "switched_from": "", "story": "GOG is getting acquired by its original co-founder: What it means for you"}, {"id": 739666480, "item_id": 46229155, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46229155", "by": "eamag", "date": "2025-12-11", "version": null, "stance": "neutral", "quote": "There's an ongoing project of build an RL AI https://github.com/smanolloff/vcmi-gym/", "excerpt": "There's an ongoing project of build an RL AI https://github.com/smanolloff/vcmi-gym/", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "VCMI: An open-source engine for Heroes III"}]}