{
  "added_at": "2026-11-09",
  "category": "reconstruction-cases",
  "class": "game",
  "description_en": "FreeHeroes recreates Heroes of Might and Magic III in a C++ engine with a battle emulator and a one-time converter for original SoD, HotA and HD game resources. It can also start with substitute resources; the author describes the project as unfinished.",
  "description_zh": "FreeHeroes 用 C++ 引擎重建《魔法门之英雄无敌 III》，包含战斗模拟器，以及对原版 SoD、HotA 和 HD 资源进行一次性转换的工具。项目也可使用替代资源启动；作者称其尚未完成。",
  "entry_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/freeheroes-case/",
  "entry_url_zh": "https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/freeheroes-case/",
  "evidence_class": 1,
  "evidence_status": "observed",
  "evidence_url": "https://github.com/mapron/FreeHeroes/blob/01537e2a8f529285c43ffbda567c188450b0edbd/README.md",
  "group": "cases",
  "id": "freeheroes-case",
  "json_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/freeheroes-case/record.json",
  "kind": "case-study",
  "markdown_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/freeheroes-case/index.md",
  "markdown_url_zh": "https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/freeheroes-case/index.md",
  "name": "FreeHeroes: a Heroes of Might and Magic III engine recreation",
  "name_zh": "FreeHeroes：魔法门之英雄无敌 III 引擎重建",
  "preview_kind": "image",
  "preview_url": "https://awesomerea.org/previews/freeheroes-case.png",
  "reconstruction_method": "engine-reimplementation",
  "record_type": "resource",
  "relationship": "independent-reconstruction",
  "requirement_facets": [
    "prerequisites",
    "prerequisites",
    "limits",
    "license"
  ],
  "requirements": [
    "Original Heroes III resources are recommended for improved visuals and can be converted once.",
    "Building requires Qt 6.12, CMake 4.0 and a C++20 compiler.",
    "The author says the project is pre-alpha and may never be fully finished.",
    "Source code is MIT licensed; project images and audio are CC BY-SA 4.0."
  ],
  "requirements_zh": [
    "建议使用原版《英雄无敌 III》资源改善画面；资源只需转换一次。",
    "构建需要 Qt 6.12、CMake 4.0 和支持 C++20 的编译器。",
    "作者称项目仍处于预 Alpha 阶段，可能永远不会完全完成。",
    "源代码采用 MIT 许可证；项目图像和音频采用 CC BY-SA 4.0。"
  ],
  "scope": "partial",
  "targets": [
    "game"
  ],
  "url": "https://github.com/mapron/FreeHeroes",
  "verification": "source-reviewed",
  "verified_at": "2026-11-06"
}