# Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era Patch #4: Network Crash Hotfix for 3+ Players

- Product: Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/heroes-of-might-and-magic-olden-era)
- Vendor: Unfrozen
- Date: 2026-05-05
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/3105440/view/703267074116422352
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/heroes-of-might-and-magic-olden-era/releases/2026-05-05-patch-4-network-crash-hotfix-for-3-players

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- **fixed** — Fixed a crash occurring in multiplayer matches with 3 or more players when unit abilities were used during player vs. player combat
- **fixed** — Fixed missing ability description text for Temps magique in French
- **fixed** — Fixed game date display in Japanese
- **fixed** — Fixed various typos across multiple languages

##### **Greetings, Heroes!**

Thank you for sticking with us and sharing your feedback on Discord, the Steam forums, and in reviews — we read every comment. **Keep it coming!**

We've seen a lot of reports about issues playing with multiple friends, so we're putting out a hotfix for this as quickly as possible. We're also aware of connection problems in certain regions and are actively working on a fix. AI balance remains on our radar as well.

In upcoming patches, we plan to introduce changes relating to game difficulty, and we are continuing to work on improving the stability of online play.

##### **Changelog**

_v. 0.80.12_

##### **Bug Fix:**

Fixed a crash occurring in multiplayer matches with 3 or more players when unit abilities were used during player vs. player combat.

##### **Localization:**

- Fixed missing ability description text for Temps magique in French.

- Fixed game date display in Japanese.

- Fixed various typos across multiple languages.

##### **Official Wiki**

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New to the series or a returning veteran? We have an [Official Community Wiki](https://steamcommunity.com/linkfilter/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwiki.hoodedhorse.com%2FHeroes_of_Might_and_Magic_Olden_Era%2FMain_Page&snr=1_2108_9__2107) for you to master the art of war! Thanks to active community members, it has detailed breakdowns of unit stats, spell tiers, and other detailed data for those who wish to dig deeper. You, our community, are the gift that keeps on giving!

##### **Join the Community**

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With love,

💙 Unfrozen Team