r/heroes3 • u/jo-erlend • 7d ago

VCMI runs nicely on Ubuntu on ARM @1080p (CM3588)

I'm doing some work on my CM3588 NAS Kit (which is a silly name, but a nice computer) and I thought I would give it a go as a daily driver to really test its capabilities as well as Linux drivers and how well Ubuntu is doing on it. Of course one of the things that is required for a daily driver, is Heroes of Might and Magic 3, but I'm not even going to try to emulate the GOG-version and run it on Wine; that's just not going to work on this device, it would be way too slow. But VCMI runs great; I get around 30-40 fps, which is good enough for this game. I'm running the board without a case and fan, but only passive cooling and I think the CPU is throttling. On 4k it drops to 10-12fps, which feels choppy.

I just thought I'd share. :)

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u/PrizeCompetitive1186 7d ago

I love vcmi :)
It has the greates potential for building new mechanics e.g terraforming spells, new layers, new AI, new graphics.