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Revision as of 11:29, 22 April 2024
Developers | |
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New World Computing | |
Publishers | |
1998-2003 | 3DO |
2003-present | Ubisoft |
Re-release | Sold Out Software |
Engines | |
Outdoor environments | Horizon[1] |
Indoor environments | Labyrinth[1] |
Release dates | |
Windows | April 30, 1998 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time, Turn-based |
Perspectives | First-person |
Controls | Direct control, Point and select |
Genres | RPG |
Themes | Fantasy |
Series | Might and Magic |
Might and Magic VI: The Mandate of Heaven is a singleplayer first-person RPG game in the Might and Magic series.
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
- TELP subforum
- Extensive guide
- Celestial Heavens' subforum
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | Oversized DRM and unreadable sectors (lead-out area shortened and used for data, to prevent most contemporary CD-RW drives from copying the method); see Play without the CD for a workaround. | |||
Amazon.com | Comes in a pack with games 1-6 | |||
GOG.com | Comes in a pack with games 1-6 | |||
Steam | Included with Might & Magic X - Legacy Digital Deluxe. |
- This game is included in the Digital Deluxe edition of Might & Magic X - Legacy.
Essential improvements
GrayFace MM6 Patch
The GrayFace MM6 Patch fixes many gameplay bugs, while adding optional new features (such as always run and optional mouselook).
The MM6 Controls addon allows for the changing of keyboard bindings; extract it into the installation folder and run it.
Skip intro videos
Use -nomovie parameter[citation needed] |
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Disable intro videos in mm6.ini using the GrayFace patch |
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Play without the CD
Disable CD check in mm6.ini[citation needed] |
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Disable CD check in mm6.ini using the GrayFace patch[citation needed] |
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Game data
Configuration file location
System | Location |
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Windows | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\New World Computing\Might and Magic® VI\1.0\[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/243380/pfx/[Note 2] |
- GrayFace configuration settings are stored in
<path-to-game>\mm6.ini
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\Saves\[Note 3] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/243380/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud | ||
Ubisoft Connect |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | 16:9/16:10 stretched possible using DXGL or GrayFace MM6 Patch. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | Toggle with F4; needs 16-bit color unless using the GrayFace MM6 Patch. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Possible using DXGL or GrayFace MM6 Patch. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Possible using DXGL | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Up to 16x possible using DXGL | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | Possible using DXGL | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | No apparent framerate cap. Certain graphic elements (such as the flames in the party creation screen) move at a pace tied to framerate. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | Install GrayFace MM6 Patch then use MM6 Controls. Mirror | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | Possible using GrayFace MM6 Patch with mouse look option enabled. | |
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Sound, Music and Character Voice. Sound controls MP3 music volume.[2] | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | Most dialogue is text-only; voiced dialogue has no subtitles. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio | ||
Red Book CD audio | On Windows, CD music might not play correctly; see the troubleshooting guide for solutions. |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Simplified Chinese | Retail only. | |||
Traditional Chinese | Retail only. | |||
French | Retail only. | |||
German | Retail and GOG.com.[3] | |||
Korean | Retail only.[4] | |||
Russian | Retail only. | |||
Spanish | Translation by Clan Dlan (author: L@Zar0), download. |
Issues fixed
No music (GrayFace MM6 Patch)
- Using the GrayFace MM6 Patch with the
NoCD
option stops music playing so MP3s are needed instead.[2]
Move the music files (digital distribution versions)[citation needed] |
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Rip the CD tracks (retail)[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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DirectDraw | 1 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | Miles Sound System | |
Cutscenes | Smacker Video Technology |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95, NT 4.0 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 90 MHz | Intel Pentium 166 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 32 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 220 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 1 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ Applications writing to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE
will be redirected to other locations based on various criterias, see the glossary page for more details. - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (243380) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
- ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 3DO and New World Computing introduce Might and Magic VI; this year will prove to be Role Playing Gamers finest hour. - Free Online Library
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 MM6 music problem, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com
- ↑ Might and Magic games in German ● GOG.com - last accessed on 9 June 2023
- ↑ Might and Magic 6 ● Wikipedia